Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-14

stir. His brother Adolph posted of TO :
Nimeguen with the news. and from the ,
OLD Duke OF Guelders came strong rep
reservations to the Duke of Burgundy, |
which the Duke of Burgundy entirely
diSregarded
The trial followed ten days later, pre-
sided over by the duke in person, and
was attended by as much Of Brussels as
could pack itself into the great hall OF
the palace, where it was publicly held.
Count Anthony had demanded trial by
the cnapter OF the Golden Fleece, as
was his right. The duke had trampled
upon That right, as he was prepared at
an times 10 trample upon every right
that stood IN the way OF his self-willed
ends.
But he was to make the discovery
that there were certain things upon
which ne could not trample. One Of
these things was the law, however much
ne might boast that the law was en-
bodied IN himself. After all, he sat
with Judges. the same judges who had
sat with Count Anthony. And scowl
upon them, browbeat them though he
might, he could not move them from
the Interpretation which they chose to
put upon the law, which was the inter-
pretatlon that Count Anthony, ably
arguing, compelled them to put upon il.
I take my stand with confidence" he
had said in answer to the accusation
OF ABUSE OF trust, upon the indictment
OF the Sire de Rhynsault. That indict-
ment was found to be justified by the
fact upon which 1t was based. The fact
was subsequently established by the
confession Of the accused himself. To
charge me with having used this mat
ter of reprieve to pronounce a judg-
ment counter to the wishes of your
hlghness Is by implication to accuse
your highnesS of subverting the law of
which you are the sacred custodian to
private purposes of your own"
Although his temerity in this last
may have appalled, the judges. upon the
soundneSs of his main argument they
were not to be shaken.
We find" said their dean and
spokesman, the same who had urged
Count Anthony's delay in the execution
of Rhynsault, that the utmost COM
plant Justly to be made against the
Grand Master is of having acted with
unnecessary precipitancy in the execu-
ton of the sentence. But that is not
an offenSe at law, and 1t is not lawful
to frame law to meet an event subse-
quent to that events occurrence"
To which Count Anthony had ven
tured to reply that the senior Judge had
contradicted himself. Because, II
thing thing were mot, not an ofIense at law It
OF justice a ground for just complaint
against any man.
Thus was the duke baked of his
angry aims and compelled to pronounce
the acquittal Of the count, the more
incensed against him because the neceS-
sity was imposed upon him by the
craftiness with which Count Anthony
had gone to work in the matter Of
RhynSault.
But though he acquitted him, see him
again he would not. On his return to
his apartments in the palace, an ON
Ger brought the count brief note in
which he was requested to depart the
dukes dominionS within "a hours. Dis
obedience of this order Of exile must,
of course, be attended by very serious
consequences. Because Of the love that
had existed between them, Count
Anthony begged a last audience Of
Charles. This was refused him Dis
graced and banished, the count set out
for Guelders on the morrow.
CTo be continued)
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