Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-23
Denied.
Princess Louise Cannot
See Her Children.
KIM Of Saxony forbids He'
The Privilege.
Request Often Refused eefore-Eloped
in 1902, With French Tutor.

Dresden Dec. 22.-Thc former Crown
pr.rcess Louise. who now bears the title
of Countess Manligoso, arrived here I'M
expectedly, Wednesday right Accom-
panied by lawyer she proceeded soon
after her arrival to the Taschenberg
palace and asked to be permitted 10
see her children. Permission. however,
was peremptorily refused and the prlh-
cess announced her intention OF leaving
Dresden in the afternoon. KING freq
erick Augustus, who is on a snootihs
excursion. has been informed Of the ar
rival of his former wife
The princess who had written to the
King that unless ne granted her OIL
repeated request to see her children she
would attempt to see them without MS
permission, arrived here UNEXPECTEDLY
from Vienna, last night; with woman
COMPANION and went 10 the hotel Belle
yue. where she was Immediately recoS-
nized. The police were Informed ana
then the ministry sent a telegram TO
the King at Pillnitz who directed that
she should on no account be admitted
to the palace. but that she should not
he arrested unless she became violent.
The princess, dressed in mourning.
went alone to one Of the entrances of
the palace Of the Theatre square. A
lieutenant Of police saluted her ana
told her quietly that it would be i'm
possible for her to enter the palace
The former crown princess stood on
the steps, trembling. and the Few
guards and policemen surrounding her.
thought she was about to fall. The
princess recovered herself somewhat
and said three or four times: please
let me see my children"
The lieutenant replied that his orders
were peremptory and offered to walk
with her to the hotel bellevue She said
that would not be necessary, but he
walked by her side across Theatre
square.
She returned to her hotel. received no
one and lunched in her rooms. Mean
time many hundreds Of persons collect
ed in the neighborhOOd Of the hotel DR..
Sehme. attorney for the former crown
princess called at about O'Clock and
together they drove 70 the railroad sta
ton and took the 2.36 p. NJ. train for
Leipzig, designing to return to Vienna.
Public sympathy runs strongly in
favor Of allowing the princess to see
her children once year, as the Ger
man law provides In the case Of moth
ers divorced for the most fragrant Of
fences.
The ministry was much disturbed
over the possibility Of popular distur-
Dances and assembled at midday to
consider the measures that might be
necessary Tho police were directed to
notify the princess that she must leave
the city by p. NJ. and that she would
not be allowed to communicate with
anyone except her attorney. he prin-
cess sent letter to the cOurtmarshal
asking IL she could visit her children
ard after receiving an answer in the
negative she left Dresden on the next
train.
The Princess Louise eloped i'm Deem
Der, 1902. with NJ. Giron. the French
tutor of her children. and was subse-
uuently divorced by her husband, now
King Of Saxony.
The princess voluntarily left the city,
this afternoon, for Leipsig. an immense
crowd cheering and escorting to the rail-
road station the open carriage in which
ghe