The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-23
Outraged at Her Husbands Conduct She Has Gone
 to Parts Unknown
SHE IS BELIEVED ID BE
 MENTALLY DERANGED
The Police of Several Kingdoms Have Searched in Every Direction, But Can Find No Trace of Missing
 Woman-court Functions.

Dresden, Saxony. December 22.-The Grown Princess of Saxony fled from her home on the night of December H. The Dresden Journal, today says:
 'The Princess. in a state of intense mental excitement suddenly deserted her family at Salzburg and went abroad. The Saxon court functions for the win ter, including the New Years reception have been cancelled"
 The foregoing paragraph in today's of ficial journal, which was inserted by or- der of the King and Crown Prince of Saxony has turned into truth what for several days past has been regarded as an incredible tale. The Crown Princess of Saxony, surrounded by her women in waiting and numerous attendants and servants of the royal household, has van ished so utterly that the police of ev- cry kingdom can find no trace of her. The official announcement was made in order to get the aid of the general public in finding the pri=cess.
 Accompanied by the Crown Prince, the princess went to the castle of Emperor Franz Joseph, near Salzburg, a month ago. A week after their arrival at the castle. the prince broke his leg while hunting and was brought back to Ores den. The princess, however. remained at the castle.
 Did What She Pleased.
 Why she did so the people of the court did not know, except that, with gloomy tenacity the princess usually docs what she pleases. For little while thls explanation sufficed then fragments of gossip began to reach Dresden. It was said that the princess had surrende-sd herself to periods of nervous excitement and that her recent eccentricities If de- pertinent caused much concern to her suite and to some of her Austrlau kins- folk who were staying in the castle with her It is now believed that she was un- der surveillance. and if this is true it makes her disappe. -nce the more ex- traordinary The narrative os the e~ents< 7 at Salzburg during the night of Decembef~ 11-12, as told in Dresden, Is that the princess, who appeared to be in an uu- usually tranquil mood, retired before IF o'clock. Three hours later, when maid looked into the royal bed chamber, some thing in the appearance of the bed prompted her to go closer ard examine 1t. Instead of the princess the maid per ceived a dummy figure. She awakened the lady in waIs'ng and the latter, with other members of the princess suite . searched all the neighboring apartments then the entire castle, and finally the grounds of the castle for the princess, but no trace of the missing woman was found
 No Trace of Her.
 At dawn the police of Salzburg were in formed of the disappearance and inquir- ies were made throughout the whole& country, but with no tangible result. Al rumors of what had seemed to be trace of the princess were shown to be withou foundation upon careful examination the police The inquiry by the end of tf day had extended to all parts of the l-i dom of Saxony, and on authority fl Dresden; by the end of the second da all of Europe. The theory or suicide suggested, and a fruitless search foi princess body was made. All the and other pieces of water in the VI of the castle have been dragged effect. The disappearance of the doubtless will cause the circul many stories. It is already rela she eoped, but inquiries made herc brought nothing to substantiate thS statement.