Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-06-28
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.

Among our telegraphic announcements
will be found that of the death of Jerome
Napoleon BOnaparte, at his residence in
Baltimore, yesterday morning at O'Clock.
He was born in England, at Camberwell,
a suburb of the English metropolis, on the
9TH day of July, 1905, and has therefore
almost completed his sixty-ffth year. He
was the son of Jerome Bonaparte, the
youngest brother of Napoleon l., by his
wife Elizabeth, the daughter of William
Patterson of Baltimore. As is well known,
the iron will of the Emperor was law to
his family. Lucien, the father of Napole-
on Ill, was compelled to marry Hortense,
the daughter of Josephine, though neither
were disposed for the match. In the same
way, when Jerome, who had departed in
1903 for New York, in command of
French frigate, brought back two years
later charming Baltimore belle of eigh
teen as his wife, the Emperor steadfastly
refused to cOuntenance the match, and
even refused the lady his permission to
land in France Her husband had mean
| while proceeded to Paris to endeavor to
mOllify his brother but the vessel that
brought her having proceeded to Amster-
dam, she soon guessed how i'll his mission
bad sped, by being refused permission to
land even there. The Continent being
closed to her, she sailed for England, and
shortly after her arrival there gave birth
to the subject of the present sketch. Her
husband yielded, after some time, TO the
memorable will of his imperial brother,
and married the Princess Frederick Cath
crime of Wurrtemburg. Nine Patterson, as
Jerome Napoleon's mother was styled in
Europe, only saw her husband once again.
1t was when q Bourbon was once more on
the throne of France that his first wife en-
countered Jerome Bonaparte, with his
Princess, in the gallery of the Pitt Palace
in Florence. Jerome started aside, and
was overheard to say to the Princess,
Chat lady is my former wife" In the
estimation of Pope Plus VII, chat lady
remained always his wife, for the POntif
though he had done the great Emperor
the unexampled honor of coming to Pari:
to crown him, stubbornly refused his reter
ated request to declare the marriage of Je
rome null and void.
Jerome Napoleon returned to the Unit
-
ed States with his mother when still young
and spent his boyhood in Baltimore. II,
entered Harvard College and GRADUATED
from that institution in 1926. He studio,
for the bar, but finding himself in easy
circumstances abstained from the profes
sion. When about twenty-five years o
5 age he married Miss Susan Mary Williams
r daughter of Benjamin Williams Of Rox
? bury Mass The addition of that lady
a fortune to his own made him one of tn
a wealthiest citizens of Baltimore. His moth
er-in-law, Mrs. Williams, who has resided
with him for some time, died yesterda,
two hours after him.
The life of NJ. Bonaparte has been varie,
only by several visits to Europe, one bein
r during the reign Of Louis Philippe, an
9 one along with his son Jerome to the Cour
e of Louis Napoleon by invitation Of tn
u Emperor. The remainder of his time ha
e been spent in the management of a larg
d estate and in agricultural pursuits Hi
resemblance to the first Napoleon was sal
. to be even more striking than any of tn
II Emperor's own brothers, and on his travel
this singular likeness attracted much at
tention. He was entirely devoid of any {
II the ambition OF his family. He was o
terms Of intimacy with his father, Will
ct the latter was still alive, and whom b
r. knew was violently opposed to the assel
ton of any claims based on the anOmalOu
o position of his family. Neither his so
d nor grand son, who is at present an office
/ in the French army, were ever recognize
d by the elder Jerome under any other nam
v than that of Patterson.
IS What destiny the future may have
IS store for the younger Jerome, who is no
thirty-eight years of age, will greatly Dc
pend upon the plans Of the present Empt
i. ror of the French.-N Y Times