New-York tribune., 1904-09-23
PRINCESS LOUISE'S FATE.
c1okesDeare Memorial Arch to Form
East Entrance to the MGU.

.,..ay seems TO know quite what viii become OF
Ny-. N...5,,,e daughter Of King Leopold Of Belgium,
w ,,,e the ex-Crown Princess Of SaXony, bears
,,tle of Duchess of sa1ony. in addition 10 that
= princess Philip OF CoourS- mat she IS an oO-
e. svulpathy rather than for condemnation
-. =. ,n.r-ied lie and even her childhood have
s,u NJ misery and that her husband Is
= ,toc, Of universal aversion, no one can oehg-
-. !, 4 a question whether she is not destined 10
Ds p. --,er .nhappiness. and perhaps, after all II
,S have been better il she had been lett under
s.-o ~ DR. Pierson. the head Of the well known
80 tls osvl,,rn for the insane at Lindenhof, near
+-.saen where she enjoyed q comparative amount
,,rt,, being permitted 10 visit theatres. 10 shop
"a - 20 for long drives. well as TO indulge her
,ostes for dress and for JeWeiiy-
:, must not be forgotten that only le" hohths
.ro-it was il March l2st-a commission OF the
,.s,rg SPECIALISTS for diseases of the mind, COM
80 ror Jollv Of Berlin: DR.. Melis. of Brussels;
tt-ofessor Wagner Won Jauregg. OF Vienna, and Dr.
weber who is at the head Of the great asylum Ot
e.--ste;n N saxony after careful and prolonged
Examination Of the princess made a report 10 the
--,,o-or ~ Austria declaring that the conouon
= -,o-tid mental weakness found in her royal
ts,sness Princess Louise 0f Saze-Coburg-Ootna AT
me time when she was placed unaeF tUle'aee Ve-
.-sfrto remains unchanged and renoers Oe eA-
l,es nstient incapable OF managing her own al
s Tr,co the continued residence OF the prin-
-. g. 1, eapatoriuu is in view OF this condiuon OF
- and in the interests Of the exalted patient
.-,-e-sti,-elv necessary This report Was maas
rr,blie in the name Of Emperor FRANCIS Joseph Oy
The grand marshal Of his court GeneraA fFlhoe
ynsolf ISchtensteiu with the object or putting an
end 70 the stories tha1 Tie - -@
her sanity. - r,-.-.-or
Francis Joseph who number OF years aso gIah'-
a5 N that branch OF the German house OF CoouIs
settles in Austria number OF tne same ,y
.,vss ana iuanounites those enjoyed by the I'M
-,sl fsr,il, on the understanding, OF course thar
js members submitted his supremacy in all fam
M matters and yielded 10 him the same obedience
IL tbe princes and priacesses OF tire Hapsourg
srnastv. It was for this reason that the Emperor
s,.k the princess 10 task when she hrst oeeAh
!, con,pronnise herself with Nattachich, and that'
,as Is the reason why ne appointed TIE commission
:, fake evidence on the condition OF her mind last
s--nr and caused the grand marshal 81 the I'M
ssral household 10 make public its innings
With regard TO ex-CaptaiI Mattachich' VINO Hls
,vr for the second time eloped with her. it is well
a hear in mind that in the first place he Is ho'
rsblsman and that he has no right 10 can hliise'i
uCount Keglevitch." The latter. an honoreo h"Hie
AZ fbe Croatian aristocracy. belongs TO ms sep
father who declined 10 permit him TO use II aA's'
he had dsgraced It. lie never, OF course hao any
right TO use his stepfather's title OF count.
v,,eover n the book which he published In April.
roneerping his relations with Princess Louise o.
rohurg he admits that he negotiated the prornis-
yory notes 70 which he aware that the prlh-
-. bod af5xes without authority the signature
~ her sister the Crown Princess Stephanie, ana
describes how he obtained on the strength OF this
paper Ekch he knew 10 be forged. couple OF
rnlHon francs from the Vienna money lenders.
Splitter and Reicher. thus practically acknowledg-
ing that he was guilty Of the offences which led
"a his dismissal from the Austrian army. and TO
his sentence by court martial 70 term OF six
years penal serTitude.
The ex-captain. who found himself penniless on
snerging from prison and who obtained very little
r7Ph hiE hnr1r rrhiN
Austrian government did not think II worth while
70 suppress is asserted to have entered into rem
ions with the numerous creditors OF the princess
n France and in Austria, and il would seem tha:
4 IS they who furnished him with the money by
means OF which he secured her escape the other
Gay. For the creditors OF the princess hope 10 be
able now that she has become to all intents and
purposes their instrument 70 obtain the face
amount q her liabilities. instead of being COM
PEELED 20 acospt the very meagre compromise which
had been Onersd 70 them by her father and hus-
band, who have in their possession her fortune
part q which she received at the time OF her
riaEe, while the remainder should have 20 her
on the death o. her mother.
Some Of the creditors are tradespeopie. But the
majority OF them are usurers and professional
money lenders. and they expect TO accomplish their
enos' II not through the verdict Of the courts. at
any rate through the menace Of scandal
we're the princess an ordinary citizen there Is no
doubt that the Finch authoritis would as soon
as ever she arrived in Paris have complied with
tns request OF her relatives and her guardians
70 pace her under restraint and 10 restore her TO
ner keepers. This would he in strict accordance
WIN The law; and IL the French government has
S--- 90" IelTaiaea from acting thus. It is merely
oaose eiti-eF she is not really in Paris or else
because i IS AFRAID Of the agitation in her BEHALF
q Paris" - '-@'
l. for one. would not however, be astonisbes n
ss her once more placed under restraint as insane
psliiats IN chateau in Belgium. with special
Aeepers possibly In a French sanatoriuro uybiIe &.
= also or the cards that she may he returned -
Lnaenhof near Dresden. But II she is left al lib,
ny she VIII remain the prey Of the gang who bava
- specolacng on reapng large sum OF money
A.n her relatives by her escape: and should she
.P1A 10 the courts. as she threatens TO do and
- judgment IN her behalf. Il Is doubtful
s-slner she would get any OF her money Indeed
e.s ls al The mercy OF her so-called '1iberators'
NC are determined 10 exploit her for all she Is
-sih IL may be added that the woman stoeger.
Nno took pert in her abduction and who was
-lohg the companions Of her flight was the former
we o. one o. the jaiers OF the penitentiary Vhere
slschlcn had undergone his term Of penal servi-
sas and was divorced by her husband shortly
- ene eK-captain's liberation. Mattachich being
-. el - me correspondent This viii go to show
fallen 'e princess mas
Oe mag at any rate IS certain all OF the reign
- houses Of Europe will combine 20 do everv-
"a. s N their power to prevent another lawsuit
,.-n as ihat which ex-crown Princess stephanie
ssusnt against her father King Leopold at Brus-
-. lasl winter. the d!sgracefuI features Of which
-llouted so much TO damage the prestige Of
ehy IN the eyes Of the public It is on this
Al'o"n anxiety Of the reignlng houses 20 avert
,ner such cause celebre' that the creditors OF
- Pt4hoess depend. Indeed. Il IS reported az
-Ha mat Emperor Francis Joseph has given
s-nos Fhiiip 10 understand that II the French au-
ses s decline 70 surrender the princess to the
'an government, he must at all cost man
y elleet some compromise with her. by means