New-York tribune., 1908-07-27
r,-r.BSBuRG SCANDAL.

- SOC the steps of the Eulen-
Misfortune .1.,,o,rb Prince Philip zu kuiehoul us
p"'- o through death from 'he con, ~ ,ad his
ny 5oubtedy have fallen 10 niS ~ oiobteen,
w., - wrought 20 conclusion Ne' - of his
tr'al 'evi -, took place before the sraNl.E W ,f+
sessions Nl.i' ~. continuation impossloe i
illness ,+.sr as 10 his guilt in fact- he We
no CO.. h.,-e boer infinitely worse La ~ ~
"a bv his aocusers or inldsIle lo. hui vet
- - eor, heiug adequate to descriDe o
=, .s-,sscitv and vice Of the lhah' 18th
h - H. T2erlin tribunals are occupieV w."
An" "V sa c4abre in which the name %
=, E7,le,,burg likewise figures .Ho e~
-,1.s that some time last "lii' cunt
- .sn5sonne and ultra fashionaoie -,
'sl. ,s.r z,o7 Wartensleben, WE Vi ~
- General of that name, was ioOOeu
+,r;r IN a most mysterious fashioh oI a - -
:. ,aar1s which was celebrated 1or i' - Ds-,,,
- oo1-+ of the Emperor ana thio'1 .+,-as
oe+, There were all sorts OF mysterious -,
o+;o- with this robbery, the ponce '0i-
&c nat they did not receive the Ileceseais -
1;--srca from the countess who seeiieu -
,-,arned about the loss than her nusD"lI t+,,+
General Her maid was arresteo am, - - =,
- ,sae 10 show that the girl. who nao pee. t,a -
' 60 81 rho countess only few hioil'iIS.
= - confederate Of an international pa"u "a
-, thieves But after being detained III ''o
c,,z-odv and subjected TO all sof'S VI ~,
tt.,r the police were compelled TO SET 'he
against her =, tho
9,.,+1,. one of the Berlin newspapers OF tile
scaled society order. known as the great d.. d.
,,,,sbed an article entitled Criminal 90
q v-+ich IL was fntimated that me 1e"eis nav
,.o,-ered that the maid had been perfectly ihho-
=. - that the thief was person Of the same
,o,al standing as the Countess Won Wartensieoeh.
Tho article was such to leave the GeneIaI anu
countess Won wartensTtben no alternative Du' 10
,,-oreed against the responsible editor sitoe ie
ir,rutation conveyed in the article was ,l"l -.
.+ess had a lover TO whom she hed el'hef
-. -bo ,ev-eIs or 10 whom she had anorded the
orpo-tunity to steal them
when the suit came up for trlal a ie" "oH s
che editor declared. through his counsel lhat he
- intention whatsoever of ascribing any lover
- -Le countess but what he did lntehd 10 iihpS
was that the Jewels had been stolen pl ~.
,r,,tess's son by her first marriage naIneIE' Oo
Torho zu Fulenburg; that ne had pa"heo '4i' ~
that subsequently,. with his mothers assistance W
had redeemed them and restored them 10 heI. IN
.,-rnort Of this assertion he stated that Counl
-, -, Iz,lerb1rg who is twenty-five years OF age
end an officer of cavalry. was particularly dear 10
his mother was frightfully extravagan'' WAS a
gambler and was. in spite Of the countess ; gen
e-os,+r continually very hard pressed for money
-. 5t47cul+ies 2 bout meeting his debts OF honor
being a matter of discussion In the eiuos anu ."
,re ~acAcoUrse The editor added that these re-
ro-+s had been confirmed to him Dy lhe young
counts brother-in-law. Count Leopold halhfiH
lieutenant Of the ID HUssars OF the NudIu' f1iu
-,s--5a5 "a Countess Alexandrine zu Eulehoure.
Count Kalnefn Is stated TO be on very oan terms
bo.r with his brother-in-law and Win MS IHotHet
,,1.u- Countess Won WaTtensleben
-rq,is dafence by the editor and the permission
xrfc, he obtained from the court to subpoena as
witnesses Count KaInein. young Count Botho Eulen-
hr-g Countess Wartensleben and her present nus
hand tfe general. have created a tremendous SEN
sstion I'm Berlin society, which is now patiently
,ss-ir,g 70 see whether the suit for libel against
she editor of the Crosse GlOcke" Will be dropped
~ the general and bv Countess Wartensleben, or
,vhe,ber The matter will b. thrashed out in court
and ro1bo F.uenburg and his brother-in-law' Count
Kainef, subjected 20 a gruelling cross-examina-
t!o-."
f-orlntess wartensleben's first husband was count
r--.4o-i.t- F-u1enburg the only brother Of Prince
y,hf1i, F,rlleub,7rr and the divorce was granted
rrne twelve wears or so ago, on grounds Whlch
have led 10 the complete ost-acism OF Count FRED
e-sci. They viii be best understood when intf-
mate that at the beginning Of the Prince Eulen-
burg scandal an effort was made by his friends 10
shield hint on the ground that ne was being con-
tssed with his disgraced younger brother, Fred
.-tck II IS difficult to see how this great pearl
robbery Will end if the suit for libel is dropped
and all further proceedings qUashed II will natural
IL - construed as an admission OF the truth OF
the assertion that Count Botho was the thief
whereas IL the suit is carried it will entail the
washing in court Of al immense amount Of very
dirty linen