The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-25
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Eulenburs Family Unfortunate.
N n 1sFORTuNEs seem to dog Thu
gI\/ steps OF the Eulenburg famt.
5Iv ". Although Prince Phillr
!. /, through death from the cor.
ylction that would undoubtedly have
brought to conclusion. yet the eigl-
teen sessi onsa VIII ch took place before
the gravity Of gtis illness rendered tn
O. 7 tinuauon impossible left no dou ll,
he was shown to % have nas been been Infinitely
worse than either charged by his ac-
enemies. This Is d Strong statement
but yet Tar from being adequate to de,
vice OF the man.
And now the Berlin tribunals arc
occupied with another cause celebre
In which the name OF Eulenburg Ike
5wiso figures. It may be recalled tina
!, {, time last winter the extremely
tess Alexander Wartensebcn, wife OF
the Prussian general OF that name, was
robbed at Berlintin most mysterious
fashion, OF necklace OF pearls, which
was celebrated for its beauty at the
Berlin society. There were nil sorts
Of mysterious features In connection
with this robbery. the police complain
ing that they. did not receive the nee
essary assistance from the countess.
the loss than her husband, the general.
Her maid was arrested, and an at
tempt was made to show that the girl.
who had only been in the service of
few mGnths
band OF gsrwel thieves. But after be-
Ing detained in close custody, and sub
Jected to all sorts Of rigorous invests
cations, the police were compelled to
to find no evidence against her.
Recently. one of the Berlin news
papers. Of the so-called society order.
known as the Great Bell, published an
article entitled Criminal Aristocrats."
els had been recovered, that the maid
had been perfectly innocent. and that
the thief was person OF the same
soc Soci l! standlng As the Countess Won
Ma r. 1eays The article was such
Wartenslebens no alternative but to pro-
coed against the responsible editor
since the tmputation conveyed in the
article article vas that the countess had a
the Jewels or to whom she had afford-
ed the opportunity to steal them. When
the suit came up Tor trial a few days
ago. the editor declared through his
counsel. that he had no intention what
s so.,y,r Of aacribinE any lover to the
imply was that the Jewels had been
stolen by the countess son by her first
namely. Count Botho Eulen-
e puurg; that he had pawned them. and
subsequently with his mothers
a ssistance he had redeemed them and
restored them to her. In support OF
this assertion he stated that Count
Botho Eulenburg, who is twenty-five
years OF age. and an officer of cavalry,
was particularly dear to his mother.
and was. in spite Of the
countess generosity. continually very
hard pressed for money. his difficulties
about meeting his debts OF honor being
matter Of discussion in the clubs and
On the race-course. The editor added
to him by the Young counts brother
ln-law. Count Leopold Kalnein. leu
tenant of the Second Hussars Of ths
Guard, and married to Countess Alex
stated to be on verw bad terms both
with his brother-in-law and with his
nother-in-law, countess Wartensleben
rms defense by the editor and the
permission which he obtained from the
court to subpoena as witnesses Count
burg, Countess Wartensleb en-, and her
present husband, the general, have Gre
ited tremendous sensation in Berlin
society, which is now patiently walt
nE tofsee whether the3 suit for libel
against the editor Of the Crosse
ilocke will be dropped by the general
and by Countess Wartensleben, or
the matter will be threshed
put in court. and Botho{ Eulenburg and,
Ills brother-in-law. Count Kalnein, SUBJ
tected to a gruelling cross-examina-,
Ion. iSts & "a
Countess Wartensleben's first hus-
oand was Count Frederick Eulen burg,
The only brother of Prince Philip Eu-
Lenburg. and the divorce was granted
some Il. twelve years. or SO ago, on
which have led ito the complete
ostracism Of Count Frederick. They
Will be best understood when ] inti-
mate that at the beginning of the.
Prince Eulenburg scandal an effort,
was made by his friends to shield him
On the ground that he was being con-
fused with his .disgraced younee r
brother Frederick. tits difficulttto see.
how this great pearl robbery Scandal,
which was the talk Of all Berlin last.
winter. Will end For IL the suit for
libel is dropped, and all further pro-
ceedings quashed. 1t will naturally be-
as an admission OF the truth
or the assertion that Count Botho was
the. thief: whereas tif.Sthes suit Is carr;
ried on. 1t will entailS the washing in
court of an immense amount OF very
dirty linen. =
Considerable satisfaction has been