The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
"sHoT UP" BY A PRINCESS.
Austrian Actress Tells Her Exciting
Experience With Grand Duchess.

From the Baltimore American.
Marie Ziegler, the Austrian actress
and prima donna of the Opera Comique
in Prague, the shooting of whom by the
Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Austria
less than two years ago in the rooms
of the Duchess husband, Prince Otto
Windisch- Graetz, caused tremendous
sensation in Europe, is visiting in this
city. With her husband, Fraulein Zeig-
Ter arrived here on Sunday. and they
are the guests of Mr. Charles Masopus,
900 North Bond street.
The actress arrived in this country
several months ago, partly for rest and
partly to escape the echo of the scan
dial, through which she was almost
killed by the Emperor Joseph's grand
daughter. She will remain in this city
for about ten days.
Fraulein Ziegler is "a years of age
She has the golden hair and the pink
and white complexion of the Teuton
In height she is below medium Her
features are similar to those of FRITZ
Scheff, whom she closely resembles
also In manner.
The actress story of how she was
lured into the Princes apartments I'M
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 Zeigler, "had it not
been for the Princes valet, who was
also responsible for my being shot.
You see, | received the summons to
attend the reception in the same man
ner in which hundreds of persons in
my profession received them. Think
It would be good opportunity to meet
the best people, | went to the royal
palace To my surprise, I found the
Prince alone. When | wanted to leave
he insisted that remain and take din
ner with him. Not wishing to create a
scandal by escaping, l consented.
Hardly had taken my place at the
table across from the prince when the
duchess appeared at the door and flour
ished revolver She Immediately fred
and shot entered my breast. l was
secretly removed to a hospital, and
there for month l lowered between
life and death. The duchess learned Of
my presence in her husbands room
through his valet, whom for some rea-
son or other she had paid to give her
information of her husbands doings.
while lay at the hospital re-
ceived 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 I formerly resided, was sent me.
The gift was accompanied by an I'M
signed note which read: For your suf
fering and your silence On the tax
books of the city Of Prague the house
is valued at $4,000. 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 a
nightly visitor to a theatre where per-
formed. 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 I certainly had not the
slightest intention to disturb the do
nestle happiness of the granddaughter
of the beloved Emperor looked upon
the prince simply as an admirer OF art
who wished to pay me compliment"
After her recovery the actress APP
peared in Prague, and at the perform
arce number Of officials tried to In
terrupt the performance. The affair