Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16
ArOuseS the Wrath Of Germans
Who Don't Take Stock in
Princes Insanity"
CRUEL BEYOND EXPRESSION.
officer Who Had an African Half Breed
Butchered in Cold Blood II nhuman
Even as Child.
Special Correspondence.

~ ERLlN April 5,-Cases have been
few of late, In which the result
OF military ourt-martial in this
country has satisfied the public
but no such decision has called forth
fiercer denunciatIon than that by which
Prince Prosper Won Arenberg, previous
~ sentenced to death for a fIendlshly
cruel murder. has been acquitted on the
ground of insanity and committed to
the municipal hospital at Herzberge.
The general feeling Is that this titled
assassin has got off as the result OF
Influence and that the authorities
once more have played straight into
the hands of the socialists by giving a
further jolt TO the confidence Of the
masses In those who govern them.
1t may be remembered that the MUIR
der for which German law now consi-
ders the prince irresponsible was COM
mitted nearly four years ago In one Of
Germany's southwest African colonies,
whittier the officer had gone with his
regiment, the yictim being half breed
IhllNfInull lluilltu MILL TIE IlDIutItT
was sent back to Germany for trial and
II was the court-martlal, then appoint
ed 10 try him, which In September,
1900, sentenced the prisoner to death.
His aristocratic friends Immediately
set TO work in his behalf and the
court-martial just closed was the re-
suit Of three years effort to have the
original decision set aside
A VICIOUS CHILD,
In. one would think, any ordinary
court, the testimony as TO criminal in
clnations and general vlclousness on
the part Of Won Arenberg from his
hoyhood would have gone long way
toward overbalancng the insanity plea.
II was stated by witnesses that no
used to attack his teachers that he
caught cats and after cutting of their
feet set his dogs upon them, and two
Of his favorite pastlmes as a small boy
were said to consist of biting the tall
Of his dog and cutting the eyes from
living fish.
Nor did the brutality Of his character
lessen when the young noble was gradu-
ated from a military training school M
to leutenancy I'm the army He was
known as the champion drinker of his
regiment and drunk or sober made a
regular practise of beating and ill-treat-
ing his men, Like most DULLES, too he
was coward. Among the witnesses
at both trials was the surgeon attached
TO the ship which carried the princes
regiment to Africa and the doctor de-
scribed how the prince rushed on deck
during a capfuI Of wind, wearing only a
life belt and begging to be saved In case
the ship should be wrecked,
At the military station he soon be-
came known az "rhe Crazy Prince
According TO the testimony Of eye wit
nesses Prince Prosper was on excel
lent terms with Kain, the half-breed
policeman his subsequent victim, often
drinking with him and treating him
with familiarity which disguised his
other acquaintance at the fort.
ORDERED TO SHOOT
One day, however, the prince, who
had been away from the camp, returned
declaring that the half-breod had
threatened his life. aud that he after
ward had made on intent on escaping
into English territory So Won Aren-
berg, taking detail of soldiers started
out to round up Kahn, the soldiers hav-
half-breed resist arrest, The policeman
gave himself Up at once, however, and
infer making prisoners Of all Kain's
family, Prince Prosper as jury and
Judge examined him.
Denying all the accusations, the po-
liceman declared his rights Of appealing
his cause 10 the colonel Of the regiment.
10 this the "Crazy Prince agreed.
promising 10 take him before the SUI
perior officer next day Then, to alt
appearances he became gracious again,
allowing Kahn to Sit about the camp fro
ana drink with him. Previously how
ever the prince had ordered the soldiers
to shoot Kahn II he tried 10 escape and
" hen the policeman made no attempt
10 get away the cOwardly officer tried
In various ways TO make him leave the
camp,
WITH HIS OWN HAND,
Finally. according to an eye witness,
Kahn rose and walked away after tho
prnce had spoken 20 him In English.
'rhon the prince ordered q sentry to-
shoot him because he was trying to
escape. At the second command tn
fire the soldier shot Kain In the leg, so
pnraging the prince that he ran up
with drawn revolver ana shot the native
IN the head
Curslng violently, as he saw the
wounded man still struggling on ths
ground, the prince turned him over, and
putting his foot on the still conscious
native, ordered the sentry TO thrust
his bayonet into spot indicated. Not
daring 10 dlsobey. the soldier stabbed
M the body. taking care, however that
Tho Lavonet should not more than prick
The skin. This caused the prince vt
torlv 10 lose control Of himself and
selgIng ramrod from soldiers gun,
the olncer thrust It into the wound
made by the pistol ball, boring Il In
until the sharp metal penetrated Kaln's
brain,
Among the last witnesses called were
a brother lieutenant and the soldier OF
prince prospers regiment who shot the
policeman. Both testified that the prince
WAS determined to have kain's hand
some native wife but IN spite OF this and
the other similar evidence a number OF
eminent professors and specialists
called az experts, decided that the oiil-
Ger could not have been sane and rec
commended that he be judged irrespon-
slble for his crime.