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in Berlin, and afterwards private secretary to Major Hennenhofer
at Mahlberg Castle.
Soon after the murder of Kaspar Hauser, Hennenhofer was
stricken with apoplexy, and lost the use of his right hand. On
this account he employed Seiler to copy papers for him, and
amongst the papers was the memoir which Hennenhofer had pre-
pared in case of needing sucha work in his own defence. Whether
Seiler was allowed to see the memoir, or whether he got possession
of it by unfair means, is not known ; at all events, Hennenhofer
was less afraid of the young man because he took no interest in
the affairs of Baden, and, besides, was about going to America to
reside. However, he did not go to America; but, becoming
dissatisfied with Hennenhofer, who promised good wages but paid
very little, he left his situation and went to Ziirich, taking with
him a copy of a portion of the memoir, which he at once proceeded
to publish. The plan was betrayed to the Baden Ambassador,
Freiherr von Riidt, who reported it to his Government, the con-
sequence being that the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Baden,
Herr von Blittersdorf, delegated a Government officer to arrange
the matter with the Swiss authorities, so that the whole edition
should be given up to Baden. Seiler was to be paid in full for
the worth of the edition, and then banished from Switzerland.
Seiler’s book contains the information which he derived from
Hennenhofer’s memoirs, but the language of Hennenhofer’s work
is different, to judge from quotations to be found in several
authorities. He is said to have made three copies of his work.
One he kept under his pillow with his journal; a second was in
charge of a friend in Neuburg, near Heidelberg, and was after-
wards taken to Frankfort ; a third copy was in Bohemia. The work
is written with the same peculiar tone of sarcasm which character-
ised Hennenhofer’s speech ; it is full of satirical cunning, and yet
betrays a trace of anxiety and melancholy. In describing the
impersonation of © Die Weisse Frau” (The White Lady), by
Countess Hochberg, he calls that zuse « Futter fir den Esel”
(Asses food), with reference to the superstitious credulity of the
persons imposed upon.