The Washington times., 1920-08-17
WARROMANCE
WILL Be Barred
Spies, Royalty, Betrayed Love,
and Family Duel in Chi
cago Case.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE last chap
ter OF the World Wars strangest
romance. one involving spies, roy
atty, betrayed love. a duel In which
a son slays his father to avenge
his mother, and a villain who stole
the hero's credentials and name, will
be written into the court records
here this week.
The story came to light with the
arrest OF Theodore Schude at san
Francisco, who confessed to being a
German spy. and who obtained
$1,000 from the Government as BACK
pay belonging to Lieutenant Arthur
Kincaid, whom he had impersonateo'
Schude will be brought here TO race
the charges. He will also race the
real Arthur Kincaid, who Is now Al
White Pigeon, Mich.
When Schude stole Kineaids ere
dentials and name. while the latter
was a patient in a Belgian hospital
he assumed the burden OF kincald
romantic past, which army inteii-
gence officers say appears 10 De as
follows:
Back In 1898 a young opera singer
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of a Paris opera house and smiled at
Count Won Hohenhorst, a member of
the German Imperial household. A
courtship followed, but because Of the
Germans noble blood and pride he
could not marry the young actress.
Tears and stormy scenes followed, put
not until the bewitching singer had
been betrayed.
To hide her shame she ned 10 the
United States and soon married Ber-
nard Kincaid, who lived in Indiana.
When the counts son was born they
named him Arthur Kincaid.
swORE TO AVENGE WRONG.
After he had grown to young man
hood his mother told him one day OF
the circumstances of his birth. He
took solemn oath that he would
avenge the wrong she had suffered.
When the war broke out in Europe
he was a student at the University
of Chicago. He left his books and
Joined the regular army Of the United
States. When America entered the
fray young Kincaid was a sergeant
He was soon commissioned leu
tenant and was sent overseas.
He was brave and proved his valor.
At Verdun he was awarded the CroiX
de Guerre. Aineiied maui h'ii' q ASS
lieutenant.
Once while on leave he went to
Paris, where he found his mothers
brother, said to live at 6 Boulevard
des Italienne.
His uncle told him he was related
to the French pretender to the throne
and introduced him to society nav
ing as it's object the overthrow or
the French republic and the re-es-
tablishment of a monarchy with Kin
caid's relative on the throne.
SLAYs FAITHLEsS PARENT.
When the armistice was signed the
Young officer went to Berlin. While
there he visited the castle OF Count
Won Hohnhorst, his faithless parent.
He provoked a quarrel. so the story
goes, and slew the count. just as he
thought he would do ever since the
day his mother told him that the time
would come when he would meet his
father and avenge her.
To avoid further trouble he fled
to Holland. There he collapsed ana
was sent to a Belgian hospital.
Enter now the villain. A German
soldier stole his credentials and as
sumed his identity. Theodore Schude
SAYS he was that man. Schude says
he also killed a man in Berlin. He
was arrested, court-martialed, and
sentenced to death. He escaped and
fed to Holland and then to Belgium.
After assuming the identity of Kin
caid he went to Brest, reported as a
casual, and was sent to New York.
There it was found his brain was
disordered and he was placed in an
army hospital. Later kincaid was
sent to BreSt.
He was invalided to New York and
placed in the same hospital. By that
time Schude had been sent to Fort
Sheridan, near Chicago, and mustered
out.
Kincaid was sent to Camp Taylor,
at Louisville. and given his honorable
discharge. Both men applied to the
Government for back pay and col
lected it. That was one reason Schude
is in trouble. He is charged with
collecting money from the Govern
ment under false pretenses.
After leaving the army, Kincaid
went his way Schude went to the
Pacific coast and re-enlisted in the
army. Last week he attempted to
desert and was captured. Then he
confessed that he had acted as spy
ana ndO taken
and assumed his name.
MAY FACE TREASON CHARGE.
Schude may face still more serious
charges than those which have been
filed against him. If 1t is found
that he was a: American citizen, he
will be accused of treason, which
calls for the death penalty.
The United States District Attorney
at San Francisco has ordered that
Schude be sent to Chicago. A sepa-
rate investigation has been started
to ascertain why army officers paid
two men, named Kincaid, back pay
from the Government funds, when
the records show only one had en-
listed and had commissioned a lieu
tenant.
When Schude arrives in Chicago
the ending of the romantic story will
be written. No doubt all the princi-
pals will be present. Kincaid is not
far from here, and his mother Is