The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-11

Kenosha people and especially those
cf German extraction are being enter
tanned just at present with remark
able story Of mystery and intrigue
fashioned about the life Of Frederick
Gardner, German, ifty-fve years of
age who is temporarily residing in the
city and if the story is true it should
prove the most interesting page in the
last century history of the German
empire. Gardner, man Of high in
tellectual attachments and man who
has had an excellent education, lays
claim to the German throne and asserts
that he is the first born of the late
Emperor Frederick and that he was
deprived of his right to sit upon
throne and reign over great empire to
prevent a public scandal touching the
lives Of the late emperor and his ems
press wife. The story is one Of more
than unusual interest. Gardner adj
mits that in the maturer years of his
life he has worked as an investigator
and that his greatest care has been the
investigation Of his own identity. His
story is one that will create interest
even if it does not convince any one
that an imposter is now sitting ON the
throne of the German empire.
just at present Gardner, who claims
his right to the title of Emperor
Frederick, is living at a boarding
house on Park street, His visible en-
ployment in Kenosha is as an agent
for a nursery, but he has taken a
greater interest in telling the story of
his life than in securing orders for
trees and bulbs.
The story that he tells is substan-
tiated by hundreds of papers of more
or less official weight which he has
with him in Kenosha and it is GER
tain that the story has attracted more
than passing interest throughout all
sections of the country in which there
is a large representation Of German
people. Without any idea Of passing
on the authenticity of the facts as
presented b., tbs strange claimant to
the robes of royalty the story of the
life of Gardner is given in his own
words as follows:
BY Frederick Gardner.
81 have lived in this country for the
past twenty three years and have been
engaged in different lines of business
and work. Besides my regular occu-
patton, 1 was secretly engaged in an
investigation, having for its object the
discovery of my real identity. This
investigation covered period of over
thirty-fve years. An unbroken chain
of strong circumstantial evidence sup
ported by undeniable historical facts,
tend to show and makes it clear to
the most skeptic of minds, that I am
the legitimate first born son of the late
Frederick of Germany, and that the
present emperor is a substitute to save
the family honor, as was born several
months before the conventionally al.
lowed time.
The facts as now known are: Crown
Prince Frederick and Princess Victoria
were married January %, 1858, their
first child was born several months be-
fore the legally allowed time, suppos-
edly August %, 1858. If this fact
would have been made public it would
have caused tremendous scandal and
to avoid the latter the child was sent
by mail dispatcher to town on the
Rhine and adopted by him. The mail
man 3 own child, which was born later,
about January 27, 1859, the birthday
of the present emperor, was sert to
Holland where steamer was in wait
ing to carry the child to England
where it was passed off as the child
Of Frederick and Victoria
Little did dream as to what an
amazing conclusion I would arrive at
during these long years of most try
ing research. It would not enter my
mind that such intrigue as 1 now de-
scribed could be conceived, carried
out and continued and with what
enormous expenditure and sacrifice so
hsly to prevent a scandal
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The space does not permit here to
detail the facts in Length. lsst / con.