The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
The Inside History of the
LoUe Affair Between Baroness
Mary Vetsera and Crown
Prince Rudolph of Austria.

- HE veil has been torn away the greatest royal
scandal of mo1ern times the most talked of
4 mystery of the century
For twenty-fo years the has been locked
IN the breasts of possible or four intmates In
all its horror and wildness the
story that stirred Europe to its foundations quarter
OF century ago revealed
Unpleasant though may be- unkind, insinuatng cut
ting, the threads of this royal tragedy in
web and woof of detail known only to the Countess
Marie larlsch, the only confdane and friend of of
the principals The countess, sworn to silence of her
knowledge, discoses her book entitled My
Past" Three quarters of these confessions rem
nsences given the inside history of
affair between the beautiful Baroness Mary
Rudolph prince of Austria who was Countess
Lariscfs cousin
No who read of the throbbing tragedy Meyer
ling twentyfour has forgotten the vague
of loves the nsinuating whispers intrigue
the gossip and scandal that followed the death of
Rudolph of Austria only of emperor and heir
the throne. No one knew anything Everybody
TALKED but foundation of fact lacking, re-
mained unconfirmed.
My Past is devoted to telling of the mad passion
of Mary Yetsera and Prince Rudolph and to the part
played by Countess Iarisch acting go-between and
confsdante.
To silence the fabrcations wild circulated
about her the countess, in remarkable volume,
graphically narrates the tragedy.
Marie Bones Crown Princes Ears.
There have been many accounts written of the drama
sf Meyeriing' she writes Various people have as
serted that they alone know the Socalled eye
witnesses have given their versions the affair." and
tsssne of lies has been connection
with the deaths of my cousin, the Crown Prince Rudolph
OF Austria, and the Baroness Mary Vetsera.
~Hitherto refuted the ISLANDERS circulated
about deemed them unworthy of notice. But as
Of my shot himself of what he read
in of the lying my daughters lives have
been embitered by hearing much that is untrue
regarding the part played in the drama, have made
mind TO speak after silence twenty years
and acquaint the world with the truth of what really
happened before and after the tragedy of Meyering
The crown prince had always been a great favorite
with the ladies-in fact, he continually bra ggng
about his conquests. -
- Why, Marie he said to her day, I'm always
amused when 1 lovesick girls Elizabeth r
languishes just you do with Elemer The
silly goose thinks adore her. and 50 can do anything
like with her.
Secret Drive Is Tahen
Shortly after this Mary Vetsera who had already had
several affairs of the heart with known members Of
the vennese court announced her infatuation to the
Countess Larisch for the prince.
= Can keep a very, very great secret Marey she
asked
= smiled thought whose secrets had kept once
time. Il believe can said
= Then listen. / know Rudolph at last. couldn't
live without him; he filed thoughts had tell him
all felt
81 started. What going to hear next? But all
could say at the was, Well Mary%
:" wrote to him., she continued. | told him that
loved him and that my wish was TO speak 10
him. Could he grant interview? \ letter sent
TO the Pose Restante under number would reach me-
- And Rudolph? ] quered, still wondering whether
was asleep awake