The Washington times., 1912-02-01
COUNT, ON TOUR TO
I URGE PEACE, GIVES
N[NSTORY Or DUEL
Tells, for First Time. Why
He Fought Nobleman
\ In Austria.

Irritated by statement that Countess
4 Won Luetzow had been denied royal
\, 3,recognition, DR.. Francis Count Luetzow,
fwho will address the House of Repre-
4 lsentatives tomorrow afternoon on s.Uni-
y versaT Peacey' has written friend
i within the last month the first explain
!. alton of duel fought in 1881 with Count
8 Deym, Austrian ambassador to Eng
i hand in the sos. The cause of this duel
\ has been mystery, and the cause OF
Il much speculation and court gossip for
4 more than twenty years.
y 1t had been stated that Countess Luet-
Il low. now with Count Luetzow at the
"a ehoreham. was not invites to the
@ Austrian embassy when the count was
Isecretary, and that her name was not
4 Austrians given the lord chamberlain.
~ This list comprised those available for
u presentation at the Austrian court.
I fusal Of the embassy to accord recog-
.4nition to the countess was the cause
.rHf the duel. Count Luetzow called out
I fGount Deym, resigned from the en-
.f.Austria without serious consequences to
T. saseither principal. 1t was said that the
,s'countess had also been refused recog-
y nitfon at the Austrian court owing to
The assertion that she was unable to
-.eomply with the rigid court rule re-
SSLspecting the number of noble ancestors
III dHu llODie pOSSeSSfOnS. f
4. Gives Explanation.
Count Luetzow's explanation OF the
4 duel, written in London January IL,
Il last, follows:
II married Countess Luetzow in 1881,
when Count and Countess karolye was
n sRmbassadOr to London. They not only
y received the countess, as was their
4 duty, but asked me to remain as sccre.
4 ,tary at the embassy IN London, and we
gawere. of course, on the court list. The
4 countess was also presented to the EN-
!. press of Austria during one of her
shvisits to England.
4 Count. Deym came TO the Austrian
I embassy.in in 1855 and the countess and l
X were at first on the best of terms with
4 him and Countess Deym. Then Coun-
{ tess Deyin thought fit to mix up in a
!. long standing quarrel between myself
I and my younger brother Count Henry
! Luetzow, about financial matters.
! Il had to decline this Interference
! Of Countess Deym in my family affairs
Y and was obliged to call out Count
\ Deym. The duel took place. and l. of
,s;course, previously resigned my position
y as honorary secretary to the Austrian
n embassy.
,..H.is false to say that l have quar-
I reled with the present ambassador,
! tess and l. have always found most
I. courteous trust that you will ask
4 the author of these two articles to
contradict these most untrue STATEMENTS
4 that have caused the countess much
4 annoyance, and please have them con-
tradicted also. should they appear in
~ other papers,
~ he had trouble. was ambassador, to
gi Rome in 1880, and 1t was once rumoreo
IA, that Emperor Francis Joseph had de.
Il cided to send him to Londan. Had this
81 report proved true Count Luetzow ano
~ his brother would have found, Them
III selves at swords points in the British
4. capital.
II To Meet President.
III Count Luetzow will probably meet
- President Taft tomorrow. His visit tc
Hts.the United States is unofficial. Con
HI gressman SABBATH, of Chicago, has ar
III ranged to have the Bohemian visitor
~ address the House shortly after.
"a O'Clock tomorrpw., At it's conclusion
4 Congressman SABBATH will give lunch
L con In the House dining room to Coun
II and Countess Luetzow, to- which abou
\. theater party and dinner may be giver
II tomorrow night by the Chicago Con
II The Bohemian diplomat and sayant
y who is regarded as the official historian
RI Of his own country. will leave Washing
I universities of the country, leavint
III New York for England March 10. HI
9 will speak on Bohemian history ant
III cultural development during this tour.
gg Count Luetzow divides his time be
d,,tween England and Zampach, his hom
In Bohemia Zampach is an old mon
astery, dating from the fifteenth cen
iii tury. The visitor is an enthusiasts
III horseman and maintains a. large stabi
IN In England.