Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-29
RE OF INNER LIFE OF KAISER AND CROWN PRINCE AS
ERNST Won FELTZENDORFF TO WILLIAM LEQUEUX

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meath a great damask-covered setteo
which runs along the wall opposite tho
door. For nearly an hour / remained
there. when the door Was opened
stealthily, and there entered the young
man whom i had seen in Hanover on
the previous day. He carried DOCK
in his hand. This he swiftly exchanged
for another similar book OF the same
appearance and moment later crepe
out again, closing the door noiseiessly.
Quickly | came forth and took up
the classical dictionary copy Oh
which was usually upon the emperors
table. 1t presented just the same APP
pearance as the book that BroSch had
taken away, only it was considerably
heavier.
A Narrow Escape.
Without delay, I dashed out, sought
the emperors valet and was admitted
to his majesty's presence.
Three minutes later we were both in
the study. | took up the book and held
it TIC his ear. Just as l had heard, he
could detect the faint ticking of a
watch within.
The book had been followed out and
bomb inserted 1t was, no doubt,
set to explode between eight and nine
o'clock, when the emperor would be
at his desk
"Take it out quicxly!" shrieked the
kaiser in terror, when he realized the
true import of the plot.
l., Aho
carefully, rushed with it downstairs,
out into the open. I placed it on the
grass some distance away, while the
emperor followed me, utterly astound-
ed at the discovery.
Having deposited it, / dashed back
to where the emperor was standing
upon the steps, greatly to the surprise
of the sentries, when hardly had |
reached him than there showed a
blood-red flash, followed by a terrific
report and concusSion-an explosion
| which would have blown the emperor'S
| head off as he sat.
His majesty stood white and rigid,
instantly realizing what a narrow es-
cape he had had, while the noise
caused the greatest alarm, and people
began rushing hither and thither to
ascertain the cause.
In few seconds his majesty was
calm again.
"Say nothing of this, Heltzendorff,"
he said LET it remain a mystery.
Come upstairs, and | will speak on the
! telephone to the police"
"Your majesty gave the matter I'M
reservedly into my hands" L reminded
him.
'Ah, that is so; / forgot" he ex-
added: stake what steps you like,
hut have the offenders punished, and
also try to find out who sent me that
anonymous warning"
The young valet, who had been, no
doubt, heavily bribed by Minckwitz to
substitute the book, had already dis
appeared, and, as matter of fact, has
never been seen since in Germany.
The man Minckwitz had also, 1t
seemed, suddenly left Hanover on the
night of my departure, for Hartwieg,
following him, reported to me by wire
that he was in Paris.
What | Learned in Paris.
Without delay I travelled to the
French capital, saw my old friend,
Pinaud of the Surete, and told him
the whole story, explaining in conf
dence that for some mysterious rea-
son the crown prince feared that if
the man were arrested, he might reveal
something unpleasant
81 quite understand" replied the
French detective, with a smile. 81
know that, six months ago, while the
crown prince was in Paris, he was one
night enticed into the gaming house
kept by the notorious Minckwitz.
There quarrel ensued and the crown
prince, fearing attack, drew his re-
volver, which went off end shot one of
Minckwitz's confederahes stone-dead.
! The crown prince has tyer since been
paying big sums TO hush up the af-
| fair.
until recently Mincswitz conceived
| the idea that if the emperor died and
| the crown prince came to the throne.
1t would mean to him considerably
more money each year. Therefore he
conceived that diabolical plot.
warned the crown prince of it, and he
threatened to expose Minckwitz and
have him arrested Minckwitz, in turn.
threatened that If his highness made
| the slightest movement to thwart his
plans, he would expose to the world
that the German crown prince during
| his latest escapade in the Montmartre.
had killed a man. Finding this to be
the case, l myself wrote that anony-
nous letter of warning, which / adj
dressed to the emperor"
! "And which has had the effect of
saving his majestys life" l remarked.
| That night Minckwitz found himself
arrested upon a charge of Matchmaking
Portuguese nobleman, and was later
on sentenced to Is years imprison-
ment.
In his solitary hours in prison he
often wonders, / expect, why his das-
4 tardly plot failed. Had il heen suc-