The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-31
Crown Prince Can't Sci Divorce
Through the Church
SAXON THRONE ENDANGERED
King George Has Ordered the Prepara-
ton of a Full Account of Crown
Princess FIight-PeopIe Losing
Respect for the Throne.

Dresden. Saxony, December S0.-King
George has appointed a special court of
seven judges to try the suit for divorce
which the crown prince has decided to
institute against the crown princess.
Rome, December 3O.-Cardinal Vannu-
telli president of the apostolic peniten-
tiary, which deals with matrimonial ques-
tlons, is authority for the statement that
the pope could not under any circum-
stances annul the marriage of the crown
prince of Saxony.
People Lose Respect for Throne.
Berlin, December 3O.--King George OF
Saxony has ordered the preparation OF a
full, official account of the elopement Of
the Crown Princess Louise and the cir
cufIstances leading up to it, for the Sax
ons, among whom the most fantastical
stories are in circulation, to the detri-
ment of the royal family. especially with
reference to the future king. The scan
dal is undermining, according to some
opinions, the peoples loyalty and respect
for the throne. The dynasty being Cath
Ollie and the people Protestant. the affair
Is being utilized for sectarian contro-
versy. The kings statement doubtless
will follow the line indicated in the inti-
nations, supplied to the newspapers hav-
ing court leanings and published today,
affirming that the crown princess sole
reasons for eloplng were her criminal re-
lations with Professor Giron and that doc
umentary proofs have been found show
ing that the elopement had long been In
preparation The stories of ill-treatment
on the part of her husband of oppres-
sive court ceremonial and of her fettered
existence are classed as inventions.
The crown princess own account of the
immediate cause of her flight from Salz-
burg, written to an intimate friend. pre-
sumably the Princess Thereses of Ba-
varia, was telegraphed from Munich this
morning 1t says her father, the Grand
Duke of Tuscany intended to imprison his
daughter either int hpntic asylum or In
an italian convent. .,s9iad already con-
suited the court physician and several
medical authorities in Vienna with the
object of obtaining certificates warrant
ing him in shutting her up. Her father,
the crown princess adds, has given her
no time for elaboration. He demanded,
first, that she be taken under guard to
Dresden to apologize to the crown prince,
and that she then choose between con-
nnement In a convent or IN madhouSe.
The crown princess asks the Bavarlan
court to use its influence with the court
at Dresdent to permit her children to
choose their vocation in life freely.
Dresden, December 30.-Prof. Cursch-
man of Leipsic has been called here for
consultation with the court physicians re-
garding the kings condition, which gives
much concern to his family. Although
diagnosed as influenza. his majesty's con-
dition has grown steadily worse during
the last few days, due to excitement over
the elopement of the crown princess,
which, in connection with his great age
and weakness, has had a depressing ef-
feet on the kings mental condition.