Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-23
Grown Princess
Louise, Flight
King Geosge and Frederick c4ccepf The ESfran9enem Be-
hceen Her and Husband as hreparabh-She IS Now
In Geneua- Case is The One Absorbing Topic in Vienna,
Whence Come 5Many Sensational Scandals.

lily discharged by order Of the crown
prince, Dec. 2.
An instance Of the princess lawless
disregard of court manners was her
cycling through the streets with an
American dentist who at her request,
taught her 70 ride. though the king and
crown prince commanded her not 10
learn.
The name Of the dentist was at first
coupled with hers when It was heard
that she had disappeared, but as he Is
quietly living here with his family the
story was dropped
The crown princess had lively Vlen-
npse manner. She was independent
and high spirited and was inclined TO
ridicule the observance OF the little
Saxon court which takes Itself most
seriously.
His attitude recently until she had
actually gone appears to have been
that OF dlsdainful Indifference and dis
belief that she really intended TO carry
out her threats.
The crown princess days at Salzburg
were spent In controversy With her
father and mother. who did not excuse
her for a moment In her mad desire
to leave her position and family Her
brother took his sisters part The cir
cumstances OF her flight are still OBJ
scure and no further reliable news Is
available. The only fact that seems
clear Is that the king and crown prince
know where she Is and are in c0mmuni-
cation with her.
Dresden is absorbed BY the sensation.
CROWN PRINCESS IN GENsvA.
Geneva, Dec. 2S.---The Crown Princess
of Saxony is here under the name OF
Fraulen Won Oben. Her brother,
Archduke Leopold Ferdinand, and Prof.
Giron are at the same hotel. The
archduke has assumed the name OF
De Purlano. The party are living
quietly and propose to spend CHRIST
mas here.
VIENNA rs EXCITED.
Vienna. Dec. 2S.--The flight Of the
Crown Princess OF Saxony Is the abb
sorblng topic OF the day here. All kinds
of senatorial reports are In circulation.
When she left Salzburg, accompanied
by her brother, Archduke Leopold Fer
dinand, the princess went TO Murice,
where French tutor awaited he;. Her
brother was also Joined there by
beautiful Viennese woman and the two
couples proceeded to Brussels ana
thence to Geneva.
II appears that when the crown
prince returned recently to Dresden at
ter his hunting accident in the Tyfol
he discovered secret correspondence ex-
listed between the princess and the
French tutor. whose former relations
with her had created scandal result
ing IN the tutors expulsion from sax
ony. Besides disclosing the couples re-
lations the letters revealed another
scandal. Immediately afterwards the
princess left her home and went to
Salzburg The fact that she took a
trunk Allied with jewelry and other val
uabes indicates that she was prepared
for en- emergency.
II was reported that Archduke Leo
pold Ferdinand has written TO Emperor
Francis Joseph renouncing his rank and
dignities as a member OF the irnpTrjal
house and saying ne will become a civil
subject. The whole OF the archduke's
cared Is redolent with scandal. dating
from the time when he started 20 ac-
company the heir to the throne on q
tour Of the world. He only got SO far
as Colombo. where he was obliged to
leave the ship on account OF his scan
dalous behavior The archduke has
since been mixed up IN number OF ar
fairs and was confined for some months
In an asylum.