The Detroit times., 1908-08-07
EL0P|NC PRINCESS
MARR|ES AUTO
AGENT
AFTER THREE MONTHS THE
FUERsTE N6 q ROMANCE
REACHES CLIMAX AT BRIDES
hoME-FAlNTs, BUT WEEDS.

VIENNA. Aug. 6.-An extraordinary
wedding took place on the estate Of
the historic family of Fuerstenberg.
when Princess Amalie OF that house
and konigshof became the bride OF
ex- Lieut. KocEian, the handsome motor
car agent. with whom she eloped last
May.
The bride, who Is "a years OF age. IL
a step-sister OF Prince Max Egon. OF
Fuerstenberg. one OF the wealthiest
men In Germany. and personal friend
OF the German kaiser. and the sister
OF one OF the secretaries of the Austro-
Hungarian embassy In London. Herr
koczian, who comes from distin-
guished Csech family. made the &C.
quaintance OF the princess last year
al Carlsbad, when, he was acting as
the agent OF Vienna motorcar COM
pany.
Even when koczian left Vienna 10
take a new position at Mannheim the
princess infatuauon for him contin.
ued. They corresponded frequently,
and about the middle o: May Kocziaa
returned TO Vienna, where they ar
ranged the details OF the elopement.
which took place May 24-Taking the
most direct route TO Switzerland and
travelling as tourists in an ordinary
first-class coach the princess, Herr
koczian, and the latters mother took
the ViennaZurich express. and had
barely crossed the frontier when the
detectives from the Austrian capital
q rrixnH UnarnhaJ train for
the fugitives.
Perhaps TO this day the whereab bouts
OF the princess would not have been
known had she not gone TO Zurich on
shopping excursion with her fiance
and was recognized there by two Wen
ma detectives returning from France.
While these detectives were trying to
discover the hotel in Zurich that the
couple occupied the princess returned
TO Lucerne.
The fugitives at first felt very un-
certain OF their legal position In Swift
zerland, and il was only on being
assured by a German lawyer, Dr. Sc
ligg (who is now their legal adviser).
that the princess and her lover were
perfectly free to do as they. choose,
that they took life more easily and
appeared in public. Then followed
week OF enjoyment the "fugitives'
having no callers or journalists to wor-
ry them. and spending the time on the
lake and visiting the beauty spots
around and above Lucerne.
The proprietor OF the Victoria hotel,
who was let into the secret. greatly
aided the lovers by giving no informa-
ton TO journalists. At the end OF the
week the princess wrote TO her mother.
again explaining that she was deter
mined TO marry the man she loved,
and received a reply TO the effect that
her mother would not give her con-
sent TO the marriage.
The princess then appealed to her
brothers, the elder OF whom arrived
from London at Lucerne, and asked
his sister TO come and see him, refus-
ing, II is stated TO meet Herr Koczian,
who returned the following day with
his mother to the Victoria hotel.
The Narodni Listy. Czech news
paper inimical to the Germans. gives
the following details OF TIE ceremony.
which took place In the castle chapel
AT Kammerburg. All the prepare
tons were kept secret, as the family
hoped until the last moment to pre-
vent the marriage Koczian appeared
just before the hour fixed at the gates
OF the castle. He was allowed TO en-
ter only by back door, and was con-
Quoted to small room, where he put
on the uniform of a Lieutenant or
Dragons
The mother OF the bride attempted.
with tears and reproaches. to persuade
the princess TO give up her lover.
Prince Emil, of Fuerstenberg. her
brother, also made a determined ef-
fort 70 induce his sister to change her
mind. After entering the chapel the
mother made a Anal appeal. and the
princess, overcome, tainted. When
she recovered. she insisted on going
through the ceremony. but she was
50 weak that she had TO be supported.
Directly after the ceremony the
young pair left for Prague. The prin.
cess embraced her husband In the
presence OF the crowd assembled In
front OF the castle.