The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-26

with much noise, publishing a pam
phlet, In which he declared that Jesuit-
ISM destroys not only mans indepen-
uence anu Individuality, but every trace
OF national patriotism.
For a short timo the counts maine
was on every lip. and II was believed
that ne was In reality man whose
patriotism and sense OF the response
billy OF good citizenship were superior
10 considerations OF ecclesiastical dts
eipline. the Jesuits. knowing their
his craze for notoriety and his indis-
cretions. both OF speech and pen, would
ere long reveal his true worth to tho
people: and afford to the latter some
utterances. Their expectations were
realized Soon Emperor William and
the leading statesmen at Berlin. who at
first had manifested interest In his
case, began to show him the cold
A couple OF years or SO afterwards
credltable lawsuit with the notorious
marriage broker. ex-Captain Won Prok-
erny. the latter suing, the count for
p@RSeh h ,e had "a sS
to pay. in return for his Introduction
10 an heiress of very plebeian birth,
Gertrude Lettgau. who is now Countess
Paul Won Hoensbroech. and by whom ne
has couple OF children. According to
the evidence produced In court. several
heiresses we're presented By the broker
become convert from the Roman
Catholic 10 the Lutheran Church But
the count, " no had been advertised In
the newspapers as IAN arIstocrat OF
ancient lineage, forty years OF age. and
of agreeable and stately presence. but
of small means" did not seem able to
make terms with any of them. and at
length Informed the broker that ne mad
decided. in consequence OF quaims OF
conscience, connected with his VOWS Of
celibacy at the time OF his ordination
marriage and to remain single
with this understanding. the count
s ,lesan ID IN rseoyer'ng from the
paying small sum for the trouble
and expense incurred by the broker,
Prokerny. Almost Immediately after
wards the count led TO the altar one of
tho very hetresses whose acquaintance
he had made through the broker, who.
naturally disgusted By this piece OF
iy Instituted suit for tho payment OF
a handsome commission on the iady's
fortune. amounting to over "a million
marks: The count apparently admitted
{ hat the ex-captain had some justiilca-
ton for his demand for compensation.
For he seems to have endcavored to
compromise the claim BY q SUM OF
about 10000 marks. which the plain
tiff however. did not consider as ade-
quate. suing for the balance. The
testimony produced during the suit
against the count, AND also during MS
subsequent action for libel in connec-
tion Herewith. was such AZ to com
pletely put an end 10 all the importa nee
with which the ex-priest had until then
been regarded by the general public, as
a writer, as public speaker ami as
4 politician In fact. he ceased 10 have
any weight Nhatsoever. while OF
paired beyond redemption. the Emperor
declining to receive him any longer at
court. and his family refusing to have
anything TO do with him.
Tho last occasion on which he came
before the public. before the recent ap-
pearance OF his book, was In connection
in relation to his assertion that the
maxim. "thc end justihes the means"
is both doctrlnally maintained and
prac tically applied by the society Of
Jesuitsy The counts statement was de-
MED BY German secular priest. named