The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-23
Secretly Fled from the Castle After
Midnight, Was Carried Away
by Unknown Persons.
WAS ANGRY AT THE PRINCE
WHO Is REPORTED TO HAVE MADE
LOVE TO AN ACTRESS.
Ponds Dragged I'm Vain for Her Body
Theories Of Elopement and
Dementia Advanced.

DRESDEN, Saxony, Dec. 22.-The Crown
Princess of Saxony fled from her home on
the night of Dec. IL. The Dresdener Jour-
nal to-day says: ''rhe princess. I'm a state
of intense mental excitement suddenly
deserted her family at Salzburg and went
abroad. The Saxon court functions for
the winter. including the New Years re-
ception, have been Cancelled"
The foregoing paragraph in to-day's on
cial journal, which was inserted by order
of the King and Crown Prince of Saxony.
has turned into truth what for several
days past has been regarded as an in
credible tale. The Crown Princess OF
Saxony. surrounded by her women in wait
ing and numerous attendants and servants
of the royal household, has vanished so
utterly that the police of every Kingdom
of Europe have for ten days been unable
to trace her. The official announcement
was made in order to obtain the aid of the
general public in finding the princess and
because the court fiction that she pre-
ferred to remain In retirement at Salz-
burg rather than return to her HUSBAND
and children at Dresden cannot longer be
maintained.
Accompanied by the crown prince. the
princess went TO the castle of Emperor
Francis Joseph, near Salzburg, a month
ago. week after their arrival at the
castle The prince broke his leg while hunt
ing and was brought back TO Dresden.
The princess, however, remained at the
castle Why she did so the people ofr1be
court did not know. except that with
gloomy tenacity the princess usually does
what she ploases For little while this
explanation sufficed. then fragments OF
gossip began to reach Dresden. It WAS
said that the princess had surrendered
herself to a period of nervous excitement
and that her eccentricities Of department
caused much concern to her suite and to
some of her Austrian kinsfolk who were
staying in the castle with her. IL Is now
believed she was under surveillance. and
II this is true II makes her disappearance
the more extraordinary.
The narrative of the events at Salzburg
during the night Of Dec. 11-l2. as told In
Dresden, is that the princess. who ap-
peared to be in an unusually tranquil
mood, retired before u o'clock. Three
hours later, when a maid looked into the
royal bedchamber, something in the ap-
pearance of the bed prompted her TO go
closer and examine IL. Instead of the prin-
cess the maid perceived dummy figure.
She awakened the lady-in-waiting and the
latter, with other members OF the princess :
suite searched all the neighboring apart
ments. Then the entire castle and finally
the grounds of the castle for the princess,
but no trace OF the missing woman was
found. At dawn the police OF Salzburg
were informed of the disappearance and in
quiries were made throughout the whole
countryside. but with no tangible result.
A number of what had seemed traces OF
the princess were shown TO be without
foundation upon careful examination by the
police. The inquiry by the end OF that day
haG extended to all parts of the kingdom
of Saxony. and on authority from Dresden
by the end of the second day to all OF
Europe The theory of suicide was sug-
gested and a fruitless search for the
princesss body has been made. All the
ponds and other pieces OF water I'm the
Vicinity of the castle have been dragged
without result.
The disappearance of the princess doubt
less will cause the circulation OF many
stories. IL is already related that she
eloped but inquiries made here have
brought out nothing to substantiate or sup
port this statement.
Prince Frederick August. crown prince
OF Saxony. married Nov. p. 1891. the Prin-
cess Luise of Tuscany They have five
children.