Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-18
The Young King of Bavaria Captured
by n Cincinnati Adventures.


All Munich is at the present time full o
! rumors about a strange love affair between tn,
young king of Bavaria and an American conf
! dence woman. The following particulars o
this interesting love affair." which has caused
great deal OF merrment among the BavariaI
democrats, but has deeply disguised the mem
bers of the royal family have been ascertaineC
, from trustworthy sources. In January, 1872
there arrived at Munich au American lady o
about overweight or thirty, of very prepoS
, sessing appearance, elegant manners, and richly
dressed, She registered her name at the 0ber-
pollinger hotel, where she stopped, as Mrs
Fanny Jordan, from Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs
Jordan was accompanied by 4 femme de cham
bre, had plenty of baggage with her. and, to all
appearances was in easy circumstances. She
had letters of introduction to the consul of tic
United States, and had little difficulty in gain
ing access to the best circles Of society Even
her wish to be presented at court was gratifed,
and she was introduced to the queen dowager at
a soiree at the palace.
1t appears that Mrs. Jordan conceived, some
time after her presentation at court, the idea OF
entrapping the young king, who rarely appeared
in his capital, but most of the time led almost
| the life of a hermit at his country seat of Ho-
henSchwangua.
Mrs. Jordan resolved to see the king, and on
| the 18th OF February set out for the village of
, Bergan, near Hohenschwangua, and engaged
two rooms at the Golden Bear hotel. She was
| not long in aScertaiDing the places where the
king, who is fond of walking out alone for hours
in the neighborhood, might be met and the
| first fine day Mrs Jordan walked out with her
femme de chdn'bre TO meet King Louis, and, if
possible, to make his acquaintance. About two
| O'Clock in the afternoon, she saw tall young
man dressed in a suit of iron-grey, his head
covered with broad-brimmed, low,cfowned
hat, and carrying a small riding whip in his
hand approaching. Mrs Jordan, who recog.
nized the well-knOwn features of the king, at
once FASTENED to make prepare ions for attract
ing his attention. She took from the hands of
her maid telescope and travellers hand book
| and seemed lost in admiration OF the beautiful
scenery.
A few minutes atterward the king was close
| TO her. The prepoSSessing appearance of the
| American lady, her evident admiration of the
| landscape, TO which Louis the Second is very
| proud, made al once an impression upon him,
and he stood still, lifting his hat. Mrs. Jordan
| returned his salutaton, and, approaching the
| king, asked him the name of a village which
| was TO be seen in the distance. The king polite
| ly gave the information, and then entered in to
a conversation with her. They conYerSed in
| French, walking slowly, and on separating Mrs
| Jordan, who expressed a great desire to visit
| HohenSchwangua, was ovcriowed to receive from
| the king, who told her with unaffected frank
| ness who he was, an invitation TO inspect his
| country scat and delightful gardens, which are
| among the finest in Europe.
1t may be imagined that she improved the op-
pOrtunity, and on the following afternoon called
on the king. He escorted her through the pal
ace, showed her the picture gallery, the theatre
the conservatory, and the fountains in the gar
denS. Her well calculated efforts TO make an
impression on him, her skill as a conversation
alist, her lively temperament did not remain
without effect upon the king, who is little versed
| in worldly affairs, and by no means nsenSible
| 10 the Establishments of a pretty and accom-
plished woman. When Mrs. Jordan finally
babe him adieu he shook her warmly by the
| hand, and asked her to visit him again and
| even promised to rpTurn her call
lie was as good as his word, and next day he
| paid her a visit at the Golden Bear. The king
had often been there, and so his interview OK
cited but little attention. Mrs. JOrdan's road to
| success was now an easy one. She met the
king at H0henschwagau, or in the environs The
two made long excursions on horseback or
walked for hours in the wooded hills of the
neighborhood. The siren seemed to exercise an
irresistible charm upon the prince. His attend
ants noticed that he became thoughtful and
melancholy; but, knowing that remonstrances
would be of no avail, did not interfere with his
intimacy with the American lady.
| Mrs. Jordan soon received substantial marks
of the royal favor. Being a very good horse
woman, she was presented with very fine
white mare by the king. A valuable diamond
bracelet, miniature portrait of the king, set
with emeralds, and other presents of value,
were pressed upon her by her royal lover. Fl
nally, she managed to obtain loans of quite
| large sums Of money from him. Everything
went on swimmingly, and Mrs. Jordan was in d
fair way of becoming to Louis the Second what
| Lola Montez had been to his grandfather King
Louis the First, when an untoward event put an
end to the whole intimacy, and compelled the
American adventures to leave her fed of Cd
erations precipitately. Prince Leopold, til,
kings uncle, heard of his royal nephew's lidisop
and determined at once to break il up. For thi,
purpose he engaged the services of two Munich
detectives, who in the first place tried to dscov-
er who she really was.
| On pnnlipotiOu a rho IF fba Tn;t
States consul, they were shown the letters Of
introduction which she had presented to thai
functiouary, and which were from reputable
people in Cincinnati and New York. At thu
Ooerpollnger MOTEL where she had stopped for
nearly month, nothing could be said agains
her. She had always conducted herself witt
the strictest propriety, and had promptly pait
her bills But she had left three larg
trunks at the hotel, and the detectives
with that disregard of personal rights
SO peculiar to the police of Germany, broke tht
trunks open. They found in them numerous
letters, which left no doubt of the real charac
ter of Mrs. Jordan. 1t appeared from these let
tiers that she had passed the last three years il
several European capitals under several aliases
1t was true that she was from Cincinnati, but
her real name, as appeared by several Letters
written to her by her father, was Chumlev
She had at least one hundred letters from lovers
not a few OF which contained valuable inclos
ures
had idjson with Prussian colonel who haC
committed forgery to crafty her incessant de
mands for money, and who in consequence hat
been cashiered. She herself had escaped arres
only by precipitate flight from Berlin. In short
the detectives discovered that she was danger
GUS confidence woman of the worst sort an,
they went therenpon to the village wher,
she was stopping, and told her they would an
rest her unless she consented to leave Bavari;
a t once
The baffied adventures at first tried to nut o,
bold front, and showed a disposition to bi,
defiance to the officers; but when told that he
true character was Thoroughly known, she deeme,
discretion the better part OF valor, and writin!
a fearful letter to'the king, set out for Switzer
land. 1t is believed she took in money an,
yaluables about $40, 900 with her.
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