The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-01-02
PRINCESS FLEES
WIFE OF SAxONY'S HEIR MYSTE
RlOUSLY DISAPPEARS.
UNPLEASANT RUMORS AFLOAT
No Trace of Missing Woman, Who is
Said to Have Vanished Because of
Love Affair with an American
Dentist.

VIENNA-The crown princess of
Saxony, an Austrian archduchess, left
Dresden in great distress for Salz-
burg, where her parents live, owing
to love affair with an American dem
tist, the consequences of which are
undeniable.
Her parents, who have three young
daughters still unmarried, disowned
her and drove her from the castle
One of her four brothers took her part
and accompanied the crown princess.
The Saxony crown prince refuses to
hush up the scandal The court fes-
tivities have been countermanded.
DRESDEN, Saxony-By order OF
the king and crown prince the court
circular Monday announces the crown
princess of Saxony fed from her
home on the night of December II.
I'm state of intense mental excite
ment she suddenly deserted her fam
lily at Salzburg and went abroad" says
the official record. "The Saxon court
functions for the winter, including the
New Years reception, have been can
celed." Rumors to this effect have
been current for some days, but have
been generally discredited, but it is
now known that she has vanished so
completely that the police of every
kingdom in Europe have for ten days
been unable to trace her The Off
cial announcement was made in order
to obtain the aid of the general pub
lie, and because the court fiction that
she preferred to remain in retirement
at Salzburg rather than to return to
her husband and children at Dresden
cannot longer be maintained.
Accompanied bv the crown prince,
the princess went to the castle of En-
peror Francis Joseph, near Salzburg,
month ago. A week after their ar
rival the prince broke his leg while
hunting and was brought back to
Dresden. The princess, however, re-
mained at the castle. Why she did
SO the people of the court did not
know, except that with gloomy tenac-
ity the princess usually does what she
pleases.
1t was said the princess had sur
rnJ 70 Of
excitement and that her eccentricities
caused much concern to her suite and
to some of her Austrian kinsfolk. 1t
is now believed that she was under
surveillance, and her disappearance is
therefore considered the more extra
ordinary.
On December II the princess, who
to be in an unusually tran
quill mood, retired before u. Three
hours later, when maid looked into
the royal bedchamber, something in
the appearance of the bed prompted
her to go closer and examine it. In
stead of the princess the maid per
ceived a dummy figure. She awaken
ed the lady in waiting and the latter,
with other members of the princess
suite, searched all the neighboring
apartments, then the entire castle, and
finally the grounds, but no trace OF
the missing woman was found.
At dawn the police of Salzburg were
informed of the disappearance and
inquiries were made throughout the
whole countryside, but with no tangi-
BILE result. The inquiry was gradually
extended to all parts of the kingdom,
and on authority from Dresden, by
the end of the second day, to all Eu-
rope. The theory of suicide was sug-
gested and a fruitless search for the
princess body has been made without
The disappearance of the princess
doubtless will cause the circulation of
many stories, and it is already report !
ed that she eloped, but inquiries made !
here have brought out nothing to sub |
stantiate this statement.
VIENNA-It is officially explained |
here that the princess disappearance |
is due to mental arrangement There |
is little doubt that it was caused by !
domestic discord, growing out of her
husbands relations with an actress
Of the Dresden court theater. 1t is as |
serted that the princess frequently |
flight on this account and !
that she was incensed at her father, !
the grand duke of Tuscany, for coun-
selling her to forgive her husband
DESTITUTloN is APPALLING.