Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-04-15
CRIMINALS OF TITLE.
Princes and Princesses Are Punished
for Their Crimes.
Some Recent Instances OF DeprAvity
Among the German Nobility and
the Penaities Imposed
Upon Thew

Whatever mans rank he canno
escape the penalties OF lie law IL b
| breaks II. Abroad, though man o
title can no longer commit crime wit
shoekiuFiy inadequate. The case o
| Prince Prosper Won Arenherg IL an ex
| ample OF how far favoritism OF thi,
! kind can go, says the Chicago Trib
une.
The prince was in command Of q
German southwest African district
and had as his confidential servant
half-breed named Keen. The mar
chancrd to arouse the princes dis
pleasure, SO HIS master made him
drunk on brandy AID then, manaclinG
him, drew him up by cord to the cell.
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 fred in the air, and
then, when the prince repeated the
order, shot at Keen and wounded him
in the leg The titled torturer, mad
with fury, pulled out n revolver and
shot Keen through the body aud again
through the head. AS the man still
showed signs OF life, he seized ram
rod and forced II through the last
wound into the mans brain. The
prince was tried by court-martlal and
sendenced to three and half years
detention In a fortressl Detention in
fortress IL a sort Of tirst-clnss inn
prisonment. and is actually welcomed
by many officers az a relief from the
severity OF their duties Prince Won
Arenberg IL a member Of one Of the
greatest families in Germany, one OF
which the members are entitled to
marry into the rcigning family.
In the winter of last year a most
daring robbery took place in the open
street at Bntoum in broad daylight.
The cashier Of the Caspian Black Sea
NapLtha company was carrying the
sum of 81 GOO from his Office to q bank,
accompa nGed by an armed guard. Sud
denly man rushed ont from side
street, stabbed the guard, seized the
bag Of money from the cashier and ran
off with n. Two policemen gave
chase; the man turned aud shot them
both and got clean away
This daring and successful rohber
was Prince Alexander Lordkipnadse,
The author Of series Of crimes ex-
ceiling those perpetraded by even the
warst Of the old time western Amcri-
ran desperadoes, He was at the head
Of widespread organization Of ban
dits, whose headquarters were in the
Caucus mountains, and whose depre-
dations extended 70 Hatonm, fifiis and
Baku. A few months ago to be exact,
IN March, 1901 The head of the band
was caught, and with his two lieuten-
ants, Prince Valerian and Prince Elias
Lululidsc, put on trinl. The case lasted
fortnight and there were proved
agninst them no fever than 1o0 MUIR
Gcrs. besides numerous cases Of arson
and almost innumerable robberies.
All three met a richly deserved fate on
the rqllows.
Berlin recently enjoyed senea-
tinn in high life. Countess Won
mas arrested on charge
of sefling FIRE 90 her Summer
residence in steglitz. one cf the
suburbs of the German cepital
Bail was refused and the lady immured +
in prison The lie story - this WON
nm Is distinctly interestlng Twenty
years apo she was plain Mary lIertog,
n flower seller in one of he principal
streets of Rerlin. Ter bli mess did so
u etl that she made fortune and blos-
.oueCi out rs patronese ~ charities
and efittef, ~ wuman's periodical.
Then she married Count Won Schlieben,
4 man considerably younger than her
self, snd the pair went to live al Steg-
burnt down. This house, which the
COUNTESS built with her own money, is
he one she is accused Of burning.
Austria has her titled criminals. In
april, 1900 landed proprietor, Count
KerschenSprff was arrested for COM
licty in an extensive series Of for
-erics in Transylvania With him
~ere implicated an ex-district prefect
wo lawyers, Sc yenal prizes Is and otler
PERSONS Of good standing. The notes.
which were most cleyerly forged, we're
fsued 10 value Of over 10000 be-
ore the fraud was discovered. An
ther Austrian noblefnan who has re-
emily got into trouble IL Count Hans
Irz, who has been deprived Of his rank
nd sentenced to two months impris-
nment with hard labor for commit-
ing thefts in dentists waiting room
4 Vienna
The case which has created most
opular interest OF any In which titled j,
riminals have been concerned is that ,
4 Princess RadMwill. The case arose
ut OF the action brought by third
arty against the late Cecil Rhodes
nd Princess Catherine Radziwill to OBJ