The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-04
BATTLE over MAD
PRINCES ESTATE
TRAGEDY AND MYSTERY SUR
ROUND ACTION WHICH RUS
SIAN COURTS ARE TO
PROBE.

st. Petersburg, March THE courts
here will shortly hear an amazing story
In the fight for the fortune of the mil
lionaire Prince Oginsky, the last OF his
line. The prince, who owned consid-
cradle property in st. Petersburg,
Kilna, Kovno and Riga, in addition to
a fortune of s5,00O,00O, was married to
the daughter of Count Potulitzky, a
Russian nobleman.
Two years before his death the prince
was certified to be a lunatic and was
placed in foreign asylum. These steps
were taken by his wife, with whom
he livel very unhappily, in conjunction
with his brother-in-law, Count Potul-
itzky, and Count Salusky.
During the violent family disputes
which preceded the Incarceration Of
Prince Oginsky, his best friend and
supporter was General Vonlanjarsky.
The general strongly resisted the at
tempts to put Prince Oginsky away
and denounced Princess Oginsky, her
brother, Count Potulitzlxy, and Count
Salusky as open conspirators against
the prince.
Almost simultaneously with the in
generation of Prince Oginsky Gen
eral VonIanjarsky was murdered at
Warsaw under mysterious circum-
stances.
The next act in the drama was a
letter addressed by the unhappy Prince
Oginsky from his lunatic asylum to the
murdered generals nephew, Captain
| Vonlanjarsky. Prince Oginslxy wrote
that he had previously designated the
murdered general as the heir to the
greater part of his possessions and
that this property would now pass to
Captain volanjarsky, the legal heir of
the general.
Captain Vonlanjarsly received this
letter, but subsequently 1t was stolen
from him in a mysterious manner.
Subsequently Captain vonlanjarsky
received very urgent letter from
Prince Oginsky asking him immediate
ly to visit him at his estate in Retovo
| Russia. BY this time Prince Oginsky
had been removed from the lunatie
Easylum to his castle of Retovo. Cap
tain VonIanjarsky Immediately left his
house in st. Petersburg to proceed to
Retovo. but at the station in st. Pet
ersburg he received telegram inform
ing him that Prince Oginsky had just
died.
Nevertheless he started on his jour-
ney and at wilma was met by Prince
i Oginsky's brother -in-law, Count Pot
4 ulitzky, who delayed him there for sew
4 eral hours. Just as Captain Vonlan-
jarsky was about to continue his jour
ney to Retovo news arrived that Prince
Oginsky had been inferred in the fam
4 ily vault and that his widow could
receive no visitors.
Count VonIanjarslxy then obtained .
il copy of the death certificate. The doc.
tors had certified that the prince diet
from acute Inflammation OF the intes
tines. Captain VonIantarsky suggests
that the doctors were bribed to con
ceal the real cause Of death.
Roman Catholic priest. Fathei
Pombrowsky. had care Of Prince Ogin
| sky's last will an dtestament, whereof,
he designated Captain vonlanjarsk!
I the heir to the greater part of hi
estate and fortune. with codicil de
string the captain TO assume the nov
extinct title Of Prince Oginsky. Captain
( vonlanjarsky gave the will to the prop
: er authorities IN st. Petersburg and oh
} tanned permission of the car to us
!. the title Prince Oginsky.
But Count Saluslxy has now produc
ed a. will whereby he was made hei
I to Prince Oginsky. Neither Of the will
I. contained any provision for the widow
but Prince Oginsky left other docu
B ments denouncing her az the cause Q
( all the unhappiness. All these myster
ii ious circumstances win be cleared u
I by the approaching trial.
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