New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-15
PRINCESS DECLARED SANE
Decisior in Favor of King Leopold's
eldest Daughter. Louise of Coburg.

decision; in FaOor of King Leopold's
eldest Daughter, Louise of Coburg.
-. medical men and specialists DESIGNATED by
T-snch tribunals and the court OF Vienna TO
-..s-ynipe the question OF the SANITY OF Princess
Co. - E.oture eldest daughter Of the King Of
LoO'Se s.,stsrs have new completed their work.
me - eou,e &c the conclusion that while the
shu - e inclined TO prooigality and easily In
kso.a vet that she is, on the whole capable of
ho.H es,ns her own affairs. and certainly not in
- - condition Of mind as would warrant any
.a,.srenee with her entire freedom. In fact. the
la.e- s-s h, whose verdict the princess her hus-
- and the court at Vienna have agreed 10
-. declare that the princess is entitled to her
aei. and that her detention for so many years
l' insane asylum at Dresden was un-
.ss.s The verdict viii be officially proclaimed
- I, has been submitted by the Austrian Am
.-,so- Al Paris 10 the court at Vienna 1t will
q --asshly followed by suits for unlawful and
O,-,ssed detention by the princess against those
.~.ansibls for her incarceration in an insane
s-lnm for more than nve years.
Ssosss Louise OF CobGrs Is at the present
=, s,,u living at the Hotel Westminster, the
-. Al IA PAX at Paris. with two companions, at
=. -s.s Of so a day, which. OF course, makes
-, ,nroad mo the allowance of $4,000 year,
- her husband, Philip >of Coburg. contributed
:. ssr support while she was in the insane asylum
- sybieb he mas been obliged by Emperor Francis
1snb "a continue TO this day. As soon as her
sfre Is definitely decided after the official publ
.srion az the diagnosis Of the examining physi-
80 nrono1ncing her to De in possession of her
reason. she will take an apartment In some less
..t,,s ousr7er of the French metropolis which
80 NH make her headquarters spending her win
ters in the South Of France.
ZSr.ga ne ooes not forget that she is a royal
,rircess and the daughter OF q reigning sovereign
=, sta has nrsated By her bitter experiences of the
1Hfarr rofr ~aGff he orr
- -. essbionabe couturiers. who are aware that
:. bsr fathers death she viii be entitled by law
mart ~ his colossal fortune. this woman, who
so--,srIv thought nothing of spending $4,000 and
ssaOp1 Tor single dress. no1 gets her frocks from
.bs Louvre lust ike any little Partisan, or rathe-
,rovinelsl bourgeoise. 1t Is probable that her
ssther may add to the allowance which she is now
r.eeviag for he cannot but appreciate her conduct
&, sbsolutely declining TO join her sister Stephanie
= .he latter's recent unsuccessful lawsuit against
him for tne possession Of their mothers fortune
indeed the relations between the two sisters are.
n say The least strained. and Louise neither FOR
ss nor forgets the fact that in all the time that
sbs ass locked uD rs insane. Stephanie, although
she knew her 10 be n her right mind, never made
ry stter5ut to see her or manifested the slightest
sympathy or interest il her fate
DESERTED BY THE ARCHDUCHESS.
One Of the most unpleasant features in connec-
he Corrf Of Dresden and the former Crown Prfn-
cess Of saxony fer the possession OF her youngest
child Princess Anna Monica, and one which have
not vet seen mentioned in any Of the dispatches,
IS the fact that her aunt the old Archduchess
Marie Louise of Austria. widow OF Prince Charles
Ysemburg- Brstein who had accompanied her 10
Italy last fall. 10 act her chaperon and as her
dusnna has felt herself compelled by her Diece's
conduct To part company from her, and to decline
to have anything further to do with her
The old archduchess. who is sister Of the Grand
Duke Of Tuscany, father OF the ex-Crown Prin-
cess. had ike many others. felt profoundly sorry
for her unfortunate niece, taking the ground that
she had Tot been responsible for her actions, owing
TO the condition Of her health at the time when
she fed 70 Geneva. So, last year the archduchess'
having obtained tie consent Of Emperor FRANCIS
Joseph took charge Of the ex-cIoxn Princess. and
Of the latter's little girl. and went with her TO
Florence where everything seemed tending toward
Al any rate a partial reconciliation and rshaoih-
lstion OF the Princess
Then came the death of old King George. the Ill
advised and premature demand by the sympatnlz-
es OF the Princess in Saxony for her return the
angry announcement by the Prime Minister or sax
ony who had always been particularly bitter
against her that reconciliation was out OF the
question and after that. the III advised trip TO
Dresden and her public repulse from her cmlorens
door by the police All this seems to have contrib
uted impair, If not her mentaI oaldIlce' at any
rate her good resolutions.
OF course it may be argued that her enemies
VIII put the worst construction upon everything
that she may do. and that the detectives oy Whom
she IS constantly being watched. are obliged 10 give
play to their imagination at her expense. IN oroer
IA rove their usefulness and that they are worthy
NJ their hire But the fact remains that the kind
hearted old Archduchess Marie Louise. who had
been fun Of the most tender sympathy and affection
for the ex-Crown Princess. has considered herself
Obliged 10 leave her. and. in short. to abandon her
TO her fate
When the end Of the entire affair will be it is i'm
rossIble 10 predict. Dr. Koerner. the lawyer OF the
King Of saxony, treated the ex-Crown Princess
with so much brutality on the occasions OF his
meeting with her at Florence. and acted with so
much bad judgment in his unsuccessful attempts
70 secure possession Of the child by force or abduc-
ton. that he has excited popular sympathy through
ont Italy in her behalf. and il is this account
among others that the King Of Italy has declined
70 interfere "a the matter, declaring that the Prn-
cess long as she remains Italian soil. can
only be deprived OF her child by virtue of decree
Of the Italian tribunals For the present the italian
courts would be unlikely to give any such decree
against her But ii is 10 be feared that her aban-
Comment by her family. who seem to have cut COM
peteiy adTfE from her and the strain the nerves
due 70 the constant fear OF losing the child. will
completely wreck once more the Princesss reason
s1n ieao her to commit such foolish extrayagances
that ire Italian courts will have alternative but
% pronounce her insane or at any rate unfit to re-
iaan the guardianship OF the child. In fact, just
Present there is little hope OF the scandal being
Quoted down. On the contrary. there is every pros
ltei Of its becoming more before being finally
'iossht 10 more or less tragic close.
PRINCE MAX AT ROME
Meanwhile. King Georges brother. Prince Maxi
Ailsn OF saxony, who is a Roman Catholic priest
sac professor Of Theology at the famous Roman
Ssthoae University OF Fribourg, In Switzerland is
Rome and almost daily at The Vatican. Al
N1-sh be is closely related TO King Victor EN-
-seasta whose grandmother. the old Duchess of