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Show A ItERLllfM'lrlDC. tn lllSrrr Adrl.nl to shoot Illm. cir. IVon-iw.n-, Sept. 23. A shocking scandal L. ju.t now agitating military mili-tary and oIIce society In Berlin. On last Tuesday morning Major Von Norman, a most distinguished officer, commandant of the training school for non-rommI--ioued officers at Potsdam, and a great favorite of Kaier '.Y'lluelra, w.t fojnJ deal in his quarters. lie liad committed suiciuu by tikiu; pt.)ii an J then opening the veiu In his arm. It was due to pecuniary troubles like several suicides which have horrified horri-fied Berlin within the past monUi. The real facts have siuca cwiw to light, and prove von Norman b nave been a scoundrel of the vilest character. It i not improbable that had he not taken his life von Norman would have provoked a military inuftny which might have resulted In his murder, for ho ruled the non-commis--loncd officers under his command wiUi severity.and was disponed to injulge habitually In unnatural vices imlltr to there which maJe Cleveland street In famous. Tiie exposure camo when von Norman attempted to assault a young non-rommiaslonetl officer who joined the school only a week ago. Tho spirited and indignant new-comer felled hissuperiorofilcer to the ground, and then crossed the barrack yard to tho .ulcers mess told what had happened, aud surrendered sur-rendered himself a prisoner. The officers immediately held a council behind CkHcd doors, and finally sent Uie three eldest capUIns as a deputation to Inform von Nor man that, as a German officer against whom an infamous crime could be proved", It was his duty to shoot himself. Von Norman made no attempt to deny tho charge, and promised the officers to comply with their deinanla within half an hour. The cai&ilns waited out-idc von Norman's quarters for two hours mid, then assuming that the retched man was to cowardly to commit suicide, retired, after placing plac-ing a double sergeant's guard un the place. In tho morning the eld. st captain went with n guard aud warrant of arrest, only to find von Norman dead. lie must have taken poison and otiencd his veins while the eapUIm were outside his door an J was probably dead before Uiey retired in dLgust at his supposed sup-posed cow ardice. |