The Washington times., 1913-01-02

IL T was admitted In court circles that
young Prince Hohenhoff had fallen
| i a victim to the charms of Beatrice
Messonier. At the German lega-
| ton II was known that, his highness had
| cancelled all diplomatic engagements for
\ the coming year and that for the pres
| ent he had refused definitely to return
to Berlin.
1 Certain sections of the continental
press seized upon the Information and
| believing public. A prince of the house
of Hapsburg was about to enter into
! the bonds of matr mony with a name
\ less charlatan, who, by some mys,eri-
Gus means. had achieved succession of
| brilliant cures at her now famous in
| stitute.
The unexpected arrest of DIR. Tsarka
| and Inouyiti came as a thunderclap on
the heels of the story. Nine. Messonier
, was to be implicated In the series OF
radium frauds which had recently
startled Europe and America. How
would Prince Hohenhof escape from
| the network of scandal into which he
had been trapped?
plain-clothes police. yet the beautiful
'charlatan" who had saved the Duch-
ess of Marfster and Prince Hohenhoff
from the destroying effects Of Tsarka's
radtum remained at liberty.
The reason was not far to seek. Scot
land Yard failed at the last moment 10
produce evidence, presumptive or other
wise. to establish a charge against Gif-
ford Renwick. A sympathetic jury re-
should not accept the only existing
means of saving himself from blind
ness.
Gifrord's counsel pointed out with pas
sionate emphasis how the young in
vestigator had been trapped in the
nerve specialists laboratory and render
ed helpless by the deadly radium-
sponge. Would any living creature, the
counsel urged. refuse medical treatment
at such a time. even though that neip
were proffered by a member of the no.
torious radium clique?
In vain old the prosecuting attorney
seek to show how Clifford had sought
to temporize with the Japanese band
Of. swindlers. Beyond the fact that he
had accepted Pepio's check, nothing of
specific nature could be charged
against him.
After brief consultation the jury re-
turned with a verdict Of mot proven"
and Clifford left the court carrying
with him the sympathy of the judge
and public alike.
The case against DR.. Tsarka and
Soto Inouyiti proceeded slowly enough.
Horubu was discovered in the labora-
tory suffering from terrible burns. The
formation about himself or the cause
lie a6r,I,taS hou,.,.r &hax =. h,a
driven . heey,, ,.o.n. 90, int nc a,J
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o,as. T ou uu 70 par us
- Nd, ne hsistsu 70 tne
as as was @ IN no way connectcd Win tne
atioH. Inc poy arust presence on
Ine caI Was tne result OF intimldasion.
lnouyit hao Deen compelled 10 accom-
pany nim on pis terrible mission only
aiker the most violent persuasions.
The Investigation inb the STUDIO out
rage presented Its cor1edy aspect to the
astonished world. The evidence of The
Spotted Baron" merely accentuated the
farcical side Of an otherwise tragic con-
spiracy.
The final attitude of Prince Hohen.
hoff toward Inouyfti was entirely SYM
pathetic Indeed, when the story of the
unhappy boy artist became known nub-
lie opinion was in favor Of his instant
acuuittai.
In the dock Teroni Tsarka remained
cynicalIy obdurate under the castiga ting
remarks OF the nrosecntIny connss1 Ws
was compeIled 10 admit that - haS
founded the Messonier In.t;t,,.o ta.
view Of the remarkaSia c,r.s W. ,asU h,h ~