Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-02-05
SHOT UP" BY A PRINCESS
Austrian Actress Tells Her Exciting Ex
 perience with Grand Duchess

Marie Ziegler, the Austrian actress
 and prima donna of the Opera Comique
 in Prague, tke shooting of whom by the
 Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Austria less
 than two years ago in the rooms of the duchess husband, Prince Otto Wind. iseh-Graetz, caused tremendous sensa.
 tion in Europe, is visiting in this city,
 With her husband, Fraulein Ziegler ar rived here on Sunday and they are the guests of Mir. Charles Masopus, 90O
 North Bond street
 The actress arrived in this country several months ago, partly for rest and partly to escape the echo of the sean dal, through which she was almost killed by the Emperor Joseph s grand. daughter. She will remain in the city for about ten days.
 Fraulsin Ziegler is about twenty-four years of age. She has the golden hair and the pink and white complexion of the Teuton. In height she is below me dium. Her features are similar to those of Fritzi Seheff, whom she closely re sembles in manner.
 The actress story of how she was lured into the prince s apartments un- der the guise of being summoned to a reception is best told in her own words
 Nothing would have ever been heard of this dastardly attempt on my life, !" said Fraulein ziegler, "had it not been for the princess valet, who was also responsible for my being shot. You see, l received the summons to attend the reception in the same manner in which hundreds of persons in my pro. fession receive them. Thinking it would be good opportunity to meet the best people, l went to the royal palace. To my surprise, l found the prince alone When l wanted to leave he insisted that l remain and take dinner with him. Not wishing to create a scandal by cs- eaping, l consented.
 Hardly had 1 taken my place at the table across from the prince when the duchess appeared at the door and iourished a revolver. She immediately fired, and a shot entered my breast. was secretly removed to a hospital, and there for a month I hovered between life and death. The duchess learned of my presence in her husbands room through his valet, whom for some req son or other she had paid to give her information of her husband s doings.
 "While I lay al the hospital reeeiv- ed many visits from imperial ennis saries and every effort was made to hush up the affair. One day the deed and title to large apartment house, in which l formerly resided, was sent me The gift was accompanied by an un- signed note, which read: For your suffering and your silence. On the tax books of the city of Prague the house is valued at $50,000. The royal donors had even paid the taxes several years ahead.
 "For some time before my visit to the royal castle the prince had been nightly visitor to theater where l performed The attention he paid me is quite common in Europe from cavaliers to footlight favorites. No one there finds anything serious in these flirta- tions, and certainly had not the slightest intention to disturb the do- nestle happiness of the granddaughter of the beloved emperor. I looked upon the prince simply as an admirer of art who wished to pay me compliment
 After her recovery the actress ap- peared in Prague, and at the perform ance number of officials tried to inter rupt the performance. The affair was a success, however, and before the play had ended Fraulein Ziegler had been showered with flowers. But the echo of the scandal became unbearable, and the American shores were secretly sought until they subsided. The actress will probably return again at the close of the year-Baltimore American.