New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
Observe TIE
OESEn6LhNCE BETWCEN
THE TWO PROElLES

chan Won Breuninc became Karl's
guardian. as viii appear later and
pctitioned me Landrecht for authority
TO direct the future education OF nee
son. The Landrecht was tribunal
with Jurisdiction I'M lItgatlons and
other matters affecting the NOBILITY.
Acting on the assumption that the
Dutch wan" like the German won,
Vas \ badge OF noble birth, - mad
listened 20 Bcethoven's plea and APP
rointed him sole guardian, removing
Nine. van Beethoven on the ground OF
immortality from the guardianship
which her dying husband had asked for
her. The proceedings were begun IN
September. and her petition was DIS
missed on the 18th of that month.
= nree DAYS later she applied 10 the
court again. this time for PERM ssioI
-o place her son in the Royal Imperial
Convict. where he could have board.
fnfrfrc and instruction. This appuca-
-cn was also rejected. and Karl be
came a public school scholar on No
,cmber IS. receiving lessons piano
forte playing. French and drawing from
Drivarc tutor. In the first week or
December he ran away from his uncle
and sought a ma en- with mis- mother.
Telling Of the incident 10 his friends,
the GiannatasiOs. Beethoven cried out.
+aarfullv. He Is ashamed Of me-. The
matter was judicially looked INTO.
Tme. van Beethoven having made a
.hird application for control Of IN ,
BOY. In her petition she set forth the
fact that ner son had left the house
OF his uncle without her knowledge.
that he had been taken back by the
nClicc. and that "as. 20 Judge b. ms
actions. Ludwig van Beethoven was
willing 30 send her son away from
Vienna 20 foreign lands she asked
THAT ne be restrained from doing so.
and she renewed her request that sne
be permitted 20 send the nov 20 the
ROYAL Imperial Convict for keep and
education. Uotschevar supported the
petition with 4 brief. 20 when the
statement Cf the priest. Frocnlcn. was
appended. dotschevar said that he had
cbecrvcd after the boy had run away
thar his hands and feot were trosthlt-
tou. he mad no seasonablc clothing ana
his linen and baths had been neglected.
Nmc. van Beethoven's deposition al
eyed that letter of G.annataslo' S
showed that she had 20 forego her de-
sire 20 visit her son or satisfy Do once
"a month. and then Ike a thief and
after Beethoven took him 10 NodunG
she was not permitted 20 see MN NJ
au. Karl was uow twelve years Old
and was called 3s q witness ~ the case.
he testified thai he had left his uncle
because his mother mad told hmm she
would send h.m 10 "A public school:
10 nad bee- ir hiding a. her home for
two days: he would Ike 20 live az ms
unclc'e In preference 20 his mother g
r. he bUt rad a companion. as his uncle
was ha~d g hearing and no could no.
talk with him. hs mother had wanted
90 take HIM back. but he had resisted
because he feared ma.treatmoUt. h's
Uncle had punished him, but only when
No. deserved pun shment: he had been
rialtroatcd only once when his uncle
threatened 20 throttle him: he had !r-
dulged IN d sresDectful remarks abou
bis mother in the presence Of his
uncle. whom hc thought he would
please ia that way. and who had agreed
with him. The m0ther testified. when
asked If she did not think her son had
been veil treated by his uncle that
Beethoven had only one servant. and
one could not rely on servants: he was
deaf and could not converse with his
ward: there was nobody 20 look after
the wants Of her son satisfactorily. his
cleanliness was neglected and super
vision of his clothing and washing:
persons VINO had carried clean linen
90 him had been turned back BY the
guardian. Asked II her husband was
Of noble birth. she replied that the
brothers had said so. The document
airy proof Of their nobility was said
20 be In the hands Of the older brother
the composer At the legal hearing on
the death Of her husband no proofs
Of nobility had been demanded. and
she herself had no document bearing
.r +-o -u "a iact