The Washington times., 1904-09-18

est daughter of King Leopold of Bel
GUM. and Lieutenant Count Won Malta
clich keglevich. with whom she eloped
in 1898 and with whom she succeeded in
escaping on August 81 last from her asy-
lum-priscn at Bad Elster in Saxony /
Overshadowing the sensation created /
BIZ f-elr elODement six years ago and 4
having IN European court circles an in !
tcrest oriy second to the dispatches /
from ire Far East. is this third and
successful attempt OF Lieutenant Won
Malta clIeh 20 secure the release Of the /
PRINCES, whose affaire de ceeur IS once /
more attracting international attention.
Stree being himself court-martialed and
iTnvr.eOncd because Of his role IN the
royal drama. Lieutenant Won Mattachich
has written an astonishing confession
q story embodying such amazing reve-
lations as 20 cause the Austrian and Bel
CLAN authorities TO attempt it's suppress
sion by fair means or foul. Despite their
extraordinary vigilance and unceasing
efforts to enforce a censorship a copy
OF the book. OF which the following re-
markable story is an abbreviation, has
Just been received in this country. AS
a romance OF camp and cOurt-a revela-
ticn OF an episode without parallel in
modern history-added interest is given
the story by the present efforts OF her
llberator 20 have the Princess Louise
declared sane and safe from further an
noyance on the part of her royal faith
er and her Hapsburg husband.
Prisoner in Defiance of Law.
Her hishness, the Princess Louise Of
axe-Coburg-Gotha. has been impris-
oned because it SO pleases her royal
father and the prince consOrt. as well
as HE representative. DR.. Bachrach, who
has mana ged this outrageous affair. and
p few other courtly sycODhants OF the
Coburg Guard She has been held a
prisoner in defiarce OF all the laws Of
5ust.ce, and has been willfully charged
with insanity in order TO conceal the
Prevailing political and judicial condi-
TONS IN Austria. She as well as myself,
has been the victim OF a system by
which the civil and military courts are
Dominated by prince-by general
,vNo. the German Emperor has said. is
unworthy OF wearing the sword OF a
German officer.
'i1z-bo believes now that the Princess
Louise IS I'm prison because she is feeble
minded Is the public content 10 listen
rom time TO time 10 the declarations OF
q subsidized physician that the wife OF
his client is feeble-minded2 or that ner
alleged feeble Rdedness increases al
his pleasure to insanity? Is this diagno-
SIC 70 be strengthened by the public eN-
uressions OF King Leopold OF Belgium
this father who has not seen his daugn-
Ter since she was deprived OF her free
don,2 Drs. Bachrach and Pierson are
not the persons TO state her case at the
b~r OF public opinion. She alone shouio
he heard in her defense. or at least mei
who have no object in keeping her I'm
INJURED while they pronounce her insane
"Ir stating her side of the case ] am
not actuated by any desire TO add 70
The store OF sensational literature. My
sole object is 20 set defenseless wo-
man right before the world.
"Princess Louise IS said TO have been
djsioyal to her husband. to have IN
Cured debts-that is the sum and sub
stance Of the whole affair Because nc
orc Is aware OF her sufferings L have
taken Il upon myself 20 repeat her story
as / heard # from her lips. II Is my
devout prayer that this story may arouse
such A tempest as 10 shear OF authority
those who trample on justice. those WIFI
have 50 ruthIessly sacrificed the honor
OF a helpless woman. 1 have endeavOreC
u be as impartial as possible, TO re
strain every feeling OF anger, and m
essay at authorship Will surely be par
doned when my CALLING position Is con
sidercd. Ny story is Loyalty dedicated Z
her royal highness. the most seren'
PRINCESS Louise Won Saxe-COburg-GOth;
and Belgium.
Before describing my own entranc
into the life OF the Princess Louise.
is necessary to picture her position prlo
10 May. 1898. when she told a ceremonial
commission OF the Austrian court 8
Doebling, near Vienna, that she woul
never return 90 her husband, the Prime
OF Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Her highnes
was az trat time IN her fortieth yea
having been born TO King Leopold an
Queen Hen -ietta OF Belgium on Febr'
airy IS, 1858.
GirIhood Was Unhappy.
"she was born 90 sorrow-even b,
girlhood being unhappy because OF Il
constant ouarrels Of her parents. 81
always referred to Leopold not as n
father, but simply as the King. r.
her mother she had the deepest syn
pathy and affection.
when the princess was sixteen yea
Of age she was sought in marriage
Prince Philip OF SaXe-Coburg. then
man OF thirty, and their wedding o
CURED in 1910. AFTER a DIieL money ilo'
they took up a residence IN the Cobu
palace at Budapest
ct was there that both Prince Ferc
nand OF Bulgaria and the Crown Prin
Rudolf entered into her life. once, wi
tears, she told me how Prince Fert
nand had given her a dagger with viii
10 remove her husband proposal viii
she scorned. as is needless TO say.
Hating Prince Ferdinand, the prince
was more favorably impressed with Z
unfortunate Crown Prince Rudolf, WI
she always regretted. was evilly inf
enced by Prince Philip. Her highne
haa been a devoted mother 20 I
Duchess Dora Of Schleswig- HOlste
though she never cared much for Prin
Leopold her son in the Austrian ca
airy, who accompanied his father
America two years ago.
III was n the spring 9f 1890 that 50
the princess for the first time on Z
Prater. the fashionable boulevard