Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-05-27
CRIMINALS OF TITLE.
Princes and Princeooes Are Punished
for Their Crimes.
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Whatevsr = mAn's rank, he cannot
escape the penalties Of the law II he
breaks II. Abroad, though q man Of
title can no longer commit crime with
impunity, yet punishment il too often
shockingly inadequate. The case Of
Prince Prosper Won Arenberg is sn ex-
ample Of how far favoritiEm OF this
kind can go. says the Chicago Trib-
une.
The prince was in command OF
German southweat African District,
and had as his confidential servant
a half-breed named, Keen. The man
chanced to arouse the princes dis
pleasure, 20 his master made him
drunk on brandy, and then, manacling
him, drew him up by cord TO the cedi-
ing and practiced upon him tortares
too dreadful TO mention.
At last he cut the moaning victim
down, and, turning him out Of the
house, ordered the antry TO shoot
him The sentry hrsd in the ah. and
then, when the prince repeated tie
order, shot at Keen and wounded him
In the leg. The titled tortnrer. mad
with fury. pulled out revolver and
ahot Keen through the body and again
through the head. A. the man still
showed signs Of life, he seized ram
rod and forced II through ths last
wound into the mans brain. The
prince was tried by court-martial and
seMenced TO three and half years
detention In a fortressl Detention In
a fortress In q sort Of first-class i'm
prisonment, and 10 actually welcomed
by many officers 40 relief from the
severity of their dutiea. Prince Won
Arenberg il member OF one of the
preatest families in Germany. one OF
which the members are entitled 70
marry into the reigning family.
In the winter OF last year most
daring robbery took place in the open
street at Batoum in broad daylight.
The cashler Of the Caspian Black Sen
Naphtha company was carrying the
gum OF $1,000 from his Office 10 a hank,
acconSpa MED by an armed guard sud
denly man rushed out from sane
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 thTni
both and got clean a~ay
This daring and snccessful robber
was Prince Alexander Lordkipinadse,
the author OF series OF crimes ex-
ceiling those perpetrated by even the
worst OF the old time western Ameri-
ran desperadoes. He was Mt the head
of widespread organization OF ban
dits, whose headquarters were IN the
Caucus mountains, and whose depre-
dations extended to Batoum, Tifiis and
Baku. A few months hgo--to be exact,
IN March, 190i--the head OF the band
was caught, and with his two lieuten
anita Prince Valerian and Prince Elias
Lulukidxe. put on trial The case laated
q fortnight and there we're proved
against them no fewer than 100 mur-
dsra, besides numerous cAsss OF arson
and almost innumsrabls robberies.
All three met richly dsssrvsh fate on
the gallows.
Berlin recently enjoyed a sensa-
ton in high life. Countess Won
Schlieben was arrested on a charge
Of setting fire TO her summer
residence in Steglltz, one OF the
suburbs OF the German capital
Bail wa. refused and the lady immured
in prison. The life story Of this won.
an Is distinctly interesting. Twenty
years ago she was plain Mary Hertog'
a flower seller In one Of the principal
streets Of Derlin. Her business did NO
wedl that she made fortune and bios
soned out as patroncse ~ charities
and eGitress Of a woman's periodical.
Then she married Count Won Schlieben,
n man considerably younger than her
self. and the pair went to live at Steg-
lib in the villa which has now been
burnt down. This house. which the
countess built with her own money, IL
the one she IL accused Of burning.
Austria has her titled criminals. In
April, fooo. '-rded r-or-'e'or. corr'
Kerschendprn, was arrested for COM
plicity in an extensive series Of for
geries In Transyivanda. With him
were implicated an ex-district prefect,
two lawyers, several priests and other
persons Of good standing. The notes,
which were most cleverly forged. we're
issued to value Of over 10000 be-
fore the fraud was discovered. An
other Austrian nobleman who has re-
Gently got into trouble 10 Count Hans
ARR, who has been deprived ~ his rank
and sentenced 20 Two months impris-
onment with hard labor for cornanit-
ting thsfts In dentist's waiting soom
al Vienna
The case which has created most
popular interest OF any in which titled
criminals have BEEN concerned is that
of Princess Rsdawiu. The case arose
out Of the action brought by THIRD
party Against the late Cecil Rhodes
ard Princess Ca Uterine ReS~'w'ff W oh