The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-02
STORY OF ESCAPE.
Princess Demonstrated Her Shrewd
Nature and Courage.

Nature ana courage
BadeIster. Sept 1.-The princess.
closely attended by her physician and
lady OF the court, went TO the theatre
Monday evening. She was animated
and seemingly enjoyed the music as she
has enjoyed everything during the three
weeks she had been permitted to leave
the seclusion of the Sanitarium Pierson
at Coswige. where really she was
prisoner of state. She had been pro
vided with attractive costumes for this
temperance into the world and she
was allowed once more TO wear the
splendid Jewels which were part Of her
dowry when she married Prince Philip
Of Saxe-Coburg The aVidity with
which the princess entered into the
quiet entertainments provided for her
and the hours she spent at the windows
of her apartments, watching persons on
the lawn. and the almost childish en-
thusiasm she showed at a carriage
drive through the rather dull streets
made those who saw her feel compass
sion for one who so long had been sep
arated from her ordinary diversions.
After the theatre the princess and her
little party had supper in one of her
rooms. She said good night at 1850
and her guardians were not aware Of
morning, by which time she was prob
ably far toward the Swiss frontier
Gratz first had a room on the third
floor Of the hotel. but Monday he moved
TO one on the ground floor. with a pri-
vate entrance into the garden, 1t is
presumed that the princess used this
exit and it is certain that Frau Schu-
bert Of Dresden engaged the carriage
AT a local livery stable. Neither the
driver nor the equippage have returned
Autos Move Mysteriously.
Beyond the outskirts OF the town
some of the occupants OF the carriage
were transferred to an automobile and
/ the carriage continued its rapid flight.
probably 70 confuse possible pursuers-
IL is deemed likely that the princess
was one of those taking the automO-
bile The chauffeur drove the machine
through several roads leading in diff
ferent directions from the town doubt
less with the purpose TO further create
doubt as 10 which road the princess
really took. An automobile similar to
that which left Bad Elster was traced
10 HOf. forty miles awaE. Whether
the princes took the a. m. train there
for Munich or proceeded in an auto
ports reaching here 10 the effect that
she had been seen at Asch, Bohemia,
aud that rooms had been engaged for
her in Paris are considered improbable.
The disappearance Of the princess
was most dexterously managed, as she
was under sharp surveillance day and
night, and by an especially trust
worthy court lady, with three servants.
and by the manager of the royal baths,
who had been made responsible for he
safe keeping.
\ watchman who was in the hotel
corridor at the time the princess es-
capped saw nothing OF her.
4 chamL ermaid who had access TO
the princess apartments carried notes
regularly TO the princess and another
person. it was in this correspondence
doubtless that the plans TO escape were
conveyed. The princess was To hava
been taken back to the sanitariuln IN
two or three days. A visit from he
sister, the Countess Lonvay, had been
promised for Sept. :.
Royal Husband Rather Pleased.
The pursuit is not likely to he kee5.
as il is very we'll understood that the
husband % the princess is rather
because he thinks she has been SUI
hciently punished The svmpathics Of
the Belgian court have been with her
FOR the same reason. II being thought
that she has been harshly treated
The princess. it appears. met LieUten-
ant MattasiSch-Ee glevitch in the gar
den of the Dresden art exhibition two
weeks ago. where she was taken under
the escort Of Manager Pierscn OF the
sani-arium The latter had turned
away few minutes before to look at
q piece Of sculpture. As sOOn as ne
saw the princess talking 10 a strange
Imam PiCrson FASTENED toward them.
She told Pierson that the man was
Lieutenant Mattasisch- Keglevitch and
begged 10 be allowed 10 speak with
him. Pierson replied that she knew
that 10 be impossible and that h must
insist that she go with him immedl.
ately. The princess began 70 cry and
asked again to be allowed 10 talk with
the lieutenant for a few minutes. She
became so distressed that PiersOn
turned 10 Mattasisch- Keglevitch AMI
requested him to- give his word OF
honor that he would not attempt 20
persuade the princess TO leave those
who were taking care OF her. The lieu
tenant promised. PieTs0n withdrew Ou-
Of hearing, and the two so long separ
ated talked together for several min
utcs until Pierson told them that the
Interview MIST end.
Dresden. Sept 1.-Up TO the present not
The slightest trace has been found Of
the refuge sought by the Princess Louise.
and IL would seem that the adventure had
Eeen brought 10 a successful conclusion.
The police learn that the princess and
her companion were first driven to Bran
bach on the Bohemian boundary. and
then. in pursuance of d sudden change OF
plans. the coachnan was ordered TO pro
coed TO HOf where they arrived earl|
Wednesday. That the princess and her
escorts took train for Munich has been
established. but nothiag farther is known
Prince philip Of Saxe-CoburE, we nus
hand OF the princess. apparently - nor
concerning himself with the departure OF
his wife and has not given any directions
as to the future procedure.
STRUCK FOR A RAISE.
philadalpbia Sapt Seven bTu-