Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-12-04
CRIMINALS | TITLE.
Prince. and prince4rs Punished
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breaks II. Abroadhgh a man OF
t;tle can no longer hit crime with
impunity yet punift - 100 oi'en
shockinrlv inadeou The case OF
Prince Prosper von4 berg - an ex-
annie OF how far titiEm Of this
kind can 20. savs Chicago Trib-
une.
The prince was pmmand OF .
German southwesfican district.
and had as his cfntaal AerVhni
a half-hreed namekn. The man
chanced to arouse princes CHS
pleasure, 40 his Il mace nih'
drunk on brandy DEN, manechng
him drew him up ford to the CELL
ing and practiced him torturss
too dreadful to mn-
At last he cut toaning victim
down. and. turnirfn out of the
house, ordered th4try 70 shoot
rim The sentry Nm the air, and
then when the repeated the
order, -hot at Ke{ wounded nam
in the leg. The torturer' mao
I'll fury, pulledta revolver anu
shot Keen througHbody ana again
thronph tho head the man stili
.bowed sipns of \ seized ram
rod and forced f{bugh the hast
wound into the BRAIN
nr;nca was tried furt-martial and
sentenced to threo nan
detention in a top Detenaoii III
a fortress is sff nrstclass nm
prisonment, and ssaatlSda..y weicl-
by many officers as a relief from
severity OF their dutiea. Prince
Arenberg is member OF one OF
greatest families in Germany, ons
which the members are entitled
marry into the reigning family.
In the winter Of last year m
daring robbery took place in the o
street at Batoum in broad dayd1l
The cashier OF the Caspian Black
Naphaha company was carrying
sum OF 81 900 from his Office TO ba
accom4,a nil ed by an armed guard .
denly man rushed out from
street, atabbed the guard, seized
bag OF money from the cashier ann
of with it. Two policemen
chase; the man turned and shot u
both and got clean away
This daring and successful rob
was Prince Alexander Lordkipina'
the author Of a series OF crimes
ceiling those perpetrated by even
worst Of the old time western Am
ran dexperadoes He was at the b
of a widespread organization OF !
dts, Whose headquarters were IN
Caucus mountains, and whose De-
dations extended TO Batoum, Tifiis
Baku. A few months ago--to be ex
IN March, f901-the head of the b
vas caught. and with HE two lieu
ants, Prince valerian and Prince Z
Lnlukidxe, put on trial The case las
4 fortnight and there were pro
against them no fewer than 100 II
ders, besides numerous cases OF ar
and almost innumerable robbei
All three met richly deserved IA
the gallows.
Berlin recently enjoyed a SCI
ton in high life. Countess
SchIieben was arrested on a cha
Of setting Are to her snm'
residence in Steglitz, one OF
suburbs OF the German cap
Bail was refused and the lady imanN
in prison. The life story Of this "
an is distinctly interesting. TIVE
years ago she was plain Mary Her
a flower seller in one OF the prime
streets of Berlin. Her business di
we'll that she made fortune and b
somed out as q patronesT' OF char
and editress Of woman's period
Then she married Countpon Schliel
a man considerably younger than
self, and the pair went to live Mt s
| litz in the villa which has now /
burnt down. This house, which
| countess built with her own none
| the one she is accused Of burning.
Austria has her titled criminals.
| April, 1900, a landed proprietor, &c
| kerschenGprrr, war arrested ior ,
| picity in an extensive series Of
geries in Transylvania. With
were implicated an ex-district pref
two lawyers. several priests and o.
persons of good standing. The nc
which were most cleverly forged, '
| issued to a value Of over & 10,0OO
fore 4he fraud was discovered.
other Austrian noblemnn who has
Gently got into trouble is Count !
Arr, who has been deprived Of his J
and sentenced to two months iml
onment with hard labor for com
ting thefts in . dentist's waiting r
al Vienna.
The case which has created r
popular interest Of any in which u
criminals have been concerned is
of Princess Radziwill- The case a
out of the action brought by
party against the late Cecil Ri
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