The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-09-04
CRIMINALS OF TITLE.
pnrices and Princesses are Punished
for Their Grimes.
some Reeent Instances of Depravlty
Among the German Nobility ana
the Penalties Imposed
Upon Them

Upon Them
Whatever a mans rank, he cannot
escape the penalties of the law II ne
breaks it. Abroad, though a man OF
title can no longer commit crime with
impunity, yet punishment is TOO often
shockingly inadequate. 1.e case OF
Prince Prosper Won Arenberg is an ex-
ample of how far favoritism OF this
kind can go, says the Chicago Irio-
une.
The prince waG in command OF
German southwest African dIstrlct,
and had as his confidential servant
a half-breed named Keen. The man
chanced TO arouse the princes dls-
Measure 80 his master made him
drunk on brandy and then. manaeling
him. drew him UP by cord to the celi7
ing and practiced upon him tortures
too dreadful to mention.
At last he cut the moaning victim
down, and, turning him out OF the
house, ordered the sentry to shoot
him The sentry fired in the air, and
then, when the prince repeated the
order, shot at Keen and weunded him
in the leg. The titled tQrturer, mad
with fury, pulled out revolver ana
shot Keen through the bocy and again
through the head. As the man stiii
showed signs of life. he seized ram
rod and forced ii through the last
wound into the mans brain ms
prince was tried by court-martial and
sent enced to three and q half years
detention in fortress! Detention in
fortEess is q sort OF frst-class nm
prisonment, and is actually welcomed
by many officers as a relief from the
severity Of their duties. Prince Won
Arenberg Il .asmenrberof one Of the
greatest families IN Germany, one OF
which the members are entitled TO
marry into the reigning family.
In the winter OF last year most
daring robbery tsok place in the open
street at Batoum in bread Daylight
The cashier of the Caspian Bsnsk sea
Naphtha company was carrying the
sum OF S7,OOofrom his office to a bank,
accompanied by an armed guard. Sud-
denly a man rushed out from a sade
street, stabbed the guard, seized the
bag OF money from the cashier and ran
off with it. Two policemen gave
chase; the man turned and shot them
both and got clean away
This daring and successful robber
was Prince Alexander Lordkipinadse,
the nuthor Of a series Of crimes ex'
ceiling those perpetrated by even the
worst Of the old time western Ameri-
can desperadoes lie was at the head
Of a widespread Organization OF ban
dts, whose headquarters were in the
Caucus mountains, and whose depre
dations extended to Batoum, Tiflis and
Baku. A few months ngo- TO be exact
in March, 1D01-the head Of The band
was caught, and with his tHo lieuten.
ants, Prince Valerian and Prince Elias
Lulukidse, puton trial The case lastee
fortnight and there were proved
against them no fewer than 100 muir
dois, beshes numerous cases Of arson
and almost innumerable robberies
All three met richly deserved fate on
the gallows.
Berlin recently enjoyed a sensa'
tion in high life. Countess vor
Schlieben was arrested on a charge
Of setting fire to' her summer
residence in Steglitz, one Of The
suburbs Of the German capital
Bail was refused and the lady immuret
in prison, The life stofytf this WON
an is distinctly interesting Twenty
Years ago she was plain Mary l'ertog
flower seller in one Of tie prinripa
streets OF Berlin. Her business did SC
we'll that she made fortune and bios
soned out as patroness Of Charities
and editresS Of a woman's periodical
Then she married Count von Schlieben
mGn considerably younger than her
self. and the pair went tc live al steg
litz in the villa which las now heer
burnt down This house, which tn,
countess huilt with her own money, il
the one she is accused Of burning.
Austria has her titled criminals. II
April, 1900, a landed hrop,ictors Count
Kerschendnrff, was. arrested for com
rlicity in an extensive series of for
cries in Transydvau'o With hin
We're implicated an "y-di,trict prefect
two lawyegSsseveral pr ststend Other
PERSONS efsgood ttandifr. The n,,tes
which wers most clelerly forged. were
Issued to value Of over G10,0C0 be
fore the fraud was discovered. An
other Austrian noblem&u who has re
Gently go; into trouble is Count Han,
Arr. who has been deprived of his rnnl
and sentenced to two months impris
onment with hard labor tor commit
ting theftS in dentists waiting room
at Vienna.
The case which has created most
popular interest Of any in which titlet
criminals have been concerned is that
90 Princess Radziwill The case arose
ont OF the action brought hy third
party against the tate Cecil Rhode,
and Princess Catherine Radzivill to oh
tain sentence in connection with Ger
tain promissory notes tarawn BY The
princess and purportlng To be indorsed
by Mr.. Rhodes, Mr.. Rhodes denied
that the signatures were his, and ii
the result the princesSwss found guilty
OF forgery and sentenced to term OF
imprisonment.