The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-09

Highness's position, and promised TO lend
his aid in disposing of the case If suitably
rewarded. Towards the end OF September
Lord Stanhope and myself started on a
journey TO Bavaria. We carTted with US
plenty Of money, and passes made out in
fictitious names. The Baden minister OF
foreign affairs had provided us, besides,
with letters that served TO prove our high
connection, and bespoke for US the indul-
gence and the protection of the authorities
in our own and foreign countries.
MURDER, "A BUSINESS OF STATE"
On the 18th Of October the Nuremberg
local chronlclers report that two gentle
men. one noticeable for smallpox marks
and the other evidently an Englishman Of
high birth passed through their city. '.mak-
ing frequent inquiries after Caspar Hauser,
while the post horses were being changed"
They had with them, in the coach, a tall,
elderly man, "who looked the peasant in
spite of his fashionable attire"
On Oct. II the attempt on Caspar's life
occurred. Evidently the assault was insti-
gated by the grand duke, and H~ennenhofer
and his lordship were the executioners.
while the same man who had acted as
Caspar's keeper under the direction Of
Father Dietz. in Hochsal, probably did the
stabbing. That he bungled was not his
fault. At any rate, he got away scot free.
and hencefOrth vanished into obscurity.
Not so H~ennenhofer. In December, 1929, he
was gazetted "a commander Of the Order
Of the Lion of Zaehringen," the highest
decoration within the gift Of the Baden
crown. Lord Stanhope appears to have had
plenty OF money Immediately after the
Nuremberg affair.
INVESTIGATION FOR SHOW.
On April l, 1890, Grand Duke Louis died,
and his foster brother Leopold assembled
the throne. The latter cited Honnenhofer
before the state council and declared him
under arrest. The memoirs continues:
From this 1 perceive that Leopold knew
all. but as he vas the party most directly
benefited by my actions L had no fear Of
punishment and did not hesitate to say so.
Minister Won Berstett then moved that
an inquiry into the Caspar Hauser affair
be held at once, and when 1 learned that
Margrave William had made a clean breast
of it, I followed suit on condition that l
should not be prosecuted, and should be
left in the enjoyment Of my office and SAL
airy. The trial lasted three hours; every
word was duly recorded, and the whole re-
port afterwards submitted to Leopold, who
protested establishment at the enormity Of
the crime, but accepted its fruits. At all
events, 1 was promptly liberated, and the
change Of rulers had no influence whatever
upon my fortunes.
Lord S~tanhope, likewise, retained his
position as attache of the Baden secret
service and after formally adopting Caspar
Hauser, took him to Anspach. a small town
in Bavaria.
CASPAR MURDERED.
ION Nov. 2S," says the memoirs, "a meet
ing was held at the place Of Margrave
William in Carlsruhe between his highness,
Lord Stanhope and myself. and on the day
following 1 and Stanhope entered upon a
diplomatic mission, our destination being
Bavaria"
The nature Of the mission" Henn
hofer keeps as much clouded in secrecy as
the business Of state" that brought him
and his lordship to the neighboring king
dom in October, 1S2S, just previous to the
Nuremberg attempt.
In Anspach the founding boarded with
the family Of a teacher named Meyer. Lieu
tenant Hickel, of the gendarmes, was espe-
cially commissioned to look after the boys
safety and to protect him against assault,
but both Meyer and Hickel were on Lord
~Stanhope's pay roll.
On Dec. II. in the afternoon, Caspar came
home and sunk down at the feet of Frau
Meyer, bleeding from a wound in his side.
He had only strength enough to say that a
stranger had persuaded him to consent to
a meeting in a lonely spot OF the palace
l gardens, promising to make certain reve-