Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
Karl Schulmester Asatian Smusg Made Himself indispensable Great
Conqueror but Was Denied Gross of Legion of Honor-s Great
Wealth Swept Away by Defeat of Master.

Schulmeister the young woman wrote
letter at his dictation. 1t was addressed
to the DUO d'Enghien, and told hin
that she had been arrested by minor
French police on the suspicion of being
inimical to Napoleon.
The letter said that she was being
detained at Ettenheim. She was sure
the letter said. that unless something
interviewed to save her she would be exc
broadly to her that little money would
have the proper effect Would not the
due come and save her from q terrible
fate?
The due scraped together all the
money he could get, and with two at
| tendants left his house one midnight
and stole across the border into France
The letter limited that If he came
to Lorrach he would be met by those
who were interested in receiving the
brides. When. therefore, three men
came out of the shadows of a cottage
on the French side Of the border and
softly asked him If he were the due,
he said yes.
He was asked to get into coach
with them, and after some hesitation
did so.
Instead of being driven to where he
could free his mistress. the due found
himself a prisoner in Strassburg From
there he was taken to VincenneS, where
he was tried on the charge Of attempt
ed murder of Napoleon.
That trial would bear little scrutiny
by fair-minded jurists. But Napoleon
had spoken and justice was a matter
of secondary importance. as 1t usually
is when power speaks.
In the dim dawn of the day follow
ing the trial jailers came into the cell
of the young due and took him out into
the courtyard Of the prison. They stood
him up against stone wall. The off,
Ger in command Of squad Of soldiers
peered through the murk of the early
morning.
II can barely make him out" he said
testify From jailer he took Ian
tern and, Striding over to the young
due, he thrust it into his hand. Hold
that upl" he ordered.
The young man held up the lantern
so that its light fell on his face and
chest-and the firing squad found no
more difficulty with its target.
DART of Schulmeister's reward was
something like $4,000 in cash.
Part of 1t was to be an introduction to
Napoleon.
savary did not bring schulmeister
personally to Napoleon. But ne said.
II am sending you, sire, a man who
Is all brain and no heart.
Schulmeister presented himself at
court, and after waiting nearly an hour
he was told to enter the chamber where
the great man awaited him alone.
Napoleon saw before him man of
about SIS. with iron -gray hair and the
kind Of face one does not remember 10
minutes after one has seen 1t.
ST am SchulmeiSter, Sire!" said the
visitor in q colorless voice that went
with the rest of the mans appearance.
Napoleon was far from being i'm
"Who besides savary vouches for
your ability to serve me?" Napoleon
demanded.
81 do, Sirel"
Napoleon stared at such assurance.
mot enoughl"
And with the short, characteristic
gesture Of dismissal which had sealed
many a mans fate, Napoleon turned
on his heel and went into an inner
room.
Several minutes later he thought of
something he wanted in the room he
had just left and went back to 1t. He
was startled to see stranger there.
The man had flamboyant red hair
cold, piercing blue eyes and the gen.
eral air of a man who knew his own
worth and found it considerable.
who are you and how dare you enter
without permission2" Napoleon de-
manded.
Forgive me, sire, but I am still
Schulmeisterl the man said.
Napoleon walked up to him and
stared at the red hair In which, now