Catt also confirms that Wilhelmine spoke up first and got beaten by FW. As I said in my original write up, the differences between accounts are also interesting - for example, Kamecke in the one given to Catt by either Heinrich or a friend of his speaks up for all the children, whereas in Wilhelmine's memoirs she specifically pleads for Fritz with the "don't do a Philip of Spain or Peter the Great!" comparison. But we can filter a common denominator in all the accounts (the Lövenörn one included), which is that FW shows up in a rage, Wilhelmine speaks, gets beaten, the kids are frightened (and try to hide in the Catt version whereas in Wilhelmine's they still kneel and plead with FW), Frau von Kamecke becomes the heroine of the day with some choice words towards FW which prevent any further violence.
(It must have been terrifying for all present, and that Heinrich at four can remember it later is also telling.)
Re: Løvenørn letters: Sep 10, 1730
(It must have been terrifying for all present, and that Heinrich at four can remember it later is also telling.)