"THE RED COUNT."

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1939, 23 December 1913, Page 5

"THE RED COUNT."

DOUBLE MURDER IN POLAND

WIFE AND NEPHEW SHOT. By Tcleefiiph—Press Auaociation— OopyrlgM Berlin, Dtcomkr 21 Count jieiiczynski, . suspecting Ilia ■ wife's relations with his nephew, Count Alfred,, found the latter in his wife's room in : a castle near Graetz, and- shot ..both dcj'id.': Tho . parties moved'.in thohighest ...Polish circles.- '. ... (Hoc. December t'3, 0.10 a.m.)' .... Berlin, December '2'2. '■ '■■Couni.'Mcilczynski, on returning from his club, 1, when to his own bedroom,'' but hearing .noises, which lie attributed to burglars, took' a. gun. downstairs. The ;tiagedy foilaw'ed; . •' ' ' ' : .:;llis .wife's 1 : lady companion was seriously wounded- when. she rushed .. between the Count and his wife. '■.',.' Tho husband then roused the' servants, and retired to his room,' wrote out a • report of the murder, and informed the authorities,

:. ' Count Mcilczynski was formerly dubbed "Tile Red Count" liMauso of his fierce opposition to Prussfcm rule. Later ■lie joined tho Moderate Right Wing party,-, although lie was fined in 1909 for making an incendiary speech nccusiniftthe'Germans ©£.'treating the Poles Uke' ; wi!d beasts.

■ A crowd 'at Posen this year mobbed him for attending a banquet in honour of the Kaiser. His carriage was bombarded'with'stones, and its occupants drenched with water.