The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
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BY ANNIE scHRiEBER
eopyFNnt 1910. by American Press
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'"tt 8ouHt kumsd0rf Z
bis wife. 4 feel that today / shan b,
IN presence Of great danger"
+oh, husbandw exclaimed the wife
"Why then 90 to the palaceq STAY \,
home today
do, papa" pleaded bis little daush
ter
THAT would not avail. Fate doe,
not relinquish her designs against "A,
because we change our usual course
We cannot hide from her"
Wife and child both clune 10 him
Only sense Of duty and a manllnese
that refused 70 flee from what he trieo
TO call a superstition enabled this hus
band and father to tear himself ava,
from those be adored and leave then
trembling and with tears IN their eve,
70 listen all day for the distant bomt
they dreaded.
There Is another side TO this story
What Count Rumsdorf considered al
perstition was what we In America
call a presentiment There are people
who deny that any coming event win
cast its sh8dow before. There has
been an age Of dreams and forecasts
and there has been an age Of doubt IN
such claim. Now we have societies o.
psychical research that are STUDYING
them scientifically.
Two attempts to assassinate Count
Rumsdorf had failed. Once conspira
tors had lain IN wait FOR him when AZ
was expected to drive over bridge
across the Neya. on that occasion Id
was detained AZ home with a cold
Again, when be was expected 10 so L
Berlin on behalf Of his sovereign for a
conference with the emperor Of Ger
many they had mined the track. But
the trip had been abandoned.
A third attempt had been arranged
for this day with so much forethought
and provision for Unforeseen obstacles
that Il seemed TO those who planned Il
nothing could save the man they plot
ted against Indeed. one Of them said,
III the minister escapes Us this time
we shall consider that his guardian
angel protects him and he Is proof
against our attempts But there Is q
saying, "The third time Is the charm, &
and II Count Rumsdorf had known Of
the preparations made to kiIl him he
would have had not only PRESENT.
ment, but would have considered that
BY going over his expected route he
would be lost.
The intention was to shoot him as
he drove from the palace 70 his home
which he always did az o'clock IA the
afternoon. Two men armed with re.
volyers Of a heavy caliber were to fire
ct him from a FIRST floor window Of a
house located IN street through
which he usually passed Two others
similarly armed were to fire at him
from a window opposite, a tribe far
Their on. The last two were intended
to finish the Job Ia case the first two
missed. A fifth man was stationed Id
the street who was to signal the ap.
proach Of the intended victim None
Of the men who were to Gre at the
count were to show themselves till
they received a signal from the man
in the street that his carriage was
near them.
The street was narrow, and h
would be Obliged to pass within halt
dozen yards Of either Of the win.
dows where lurked firing parties.
Their keeping back out Of sight pre-
cluded the Possibility Of their inten-
tion being suspected and warning
being given the minister. The man
Ia TIE street would signal the exact
moment when they were to make
ready and on hearing the rumble Of
a carriage they would to the win
dow and fire at the occupant Il any
nlishap prevented the first two from
doing the work the second two were
II reserve for its accomplishment.
at hair past 3 IN the afternoon the
two firing parties stationed themselves
at their respective windows The sig
naler walked about till he should see
file counts carriage coming This was
that lie should not attract attention
~ remaining at the exact spot where
the conspirators were 70 look for has
signal. which was to be the waving
Of his handkerchief.
The day was cold and blustery. -Four
o'clock came, but not the count Tbs
eianaIer was on watch every instant
Af afteen minutes past 4 be expert
aneed 4 symptom Of catching cold He
enaazed violently. Taking out bis
handkerchief, the strong wind blew i
from his fingers. and i went sailing
down the street. Its owner ran aLtet
Al AT that moment the counts ear'
yiare furned corner not BLOCK
away The signaler ran back to re
nost and endeayored to give the sighai
without The handkerchief that Is py
frantic gestieulafion
The men in the first window thlilk.
ING that ne meant to warn fhem
agoinst Al impending danger-that
some one had peached and the ponce
vsra coming to arrest them scurrled
out Of the house BY the back door
The men in the second window seeing
their flight, also ran away only the
sneeziug signaier stood his ground
at half past 4 the count drove Up e
bfa house and. alighting, was clasped
Is the arms If his wife and daughter.
aNever again, said the count 'slah
I Mace any faith ID my feelings tnat
some danger hangs over me.
The next morning however ne vas
handed a note. It read.
You are protected by your angel 1850
.t-.ss vva have tried 70 KIN Won ana tnfee