Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-23
EVENING STAR.


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Yesterday, says the Pans coTrespOr dent OF
Tie LONDON Standard, writing September 8 a
n'eoe 81 Queen F,a0eliA, Win her Lu,baBd,
we've before the CONT OF correctional police on
chGree OF swindlug PreteTIed against them BY
NINE, MCilhan, the laldlsdy OF a lNdk ~ house
IN u kue de Bslzsc. fhe lady OF royal line
age who found herself in this painful situation
is Marie FTarcis Isabella GaEowski, daughter
OF Count Ignatius GaEoNsku and the IufRuta
lsabeils, sister Of Don Francisco 'Assis. She
Was me- IN The dock, but on the "tdnc Ess pc
reHts hbTcS." Her husband, Mr.. Perkins Is an
American, native OF Boston, and WAS United
States consul a. Lisbon. Mrs Perkins - ahOut
IS years old. She is extremely ike the orleans
sud Nespolitan branches Of the Boarbons
which is not surprising, her grand mott er, the
niece Of Marie Amelie, wife Of Louie Philippe.
Mrs. Perkins, who Was dressed in b ack is
sight al d elegantly formed Her hair Is iaNen,
turned up with gold; her features are well cut,
snd her eyes, which we're yesterday filed with
tears, of the SOftest tinge of blue. Mr. Perkins
sat in the dock. According 20 the story OF Nine.
Menban, who, weeping, declared she would
De ruined II not paid, he and hts wife
came Go Paris IN October, ISTl, and
ire N that time 20 the month OF June in
tie present year boarded and lodged with her.
and constantly borrowed money OF her. They
DOW owe her 50 600 francs. Part Of this credit,
she says, WAS given on the strength OF Ms.
Perkins relationship TO the eN- Queen OF Spain,
WHO stood eodmother TO little girl born ID her
Mime. Meiibau's) lcdgers st the Rue de BalEar.
and 10 whom her Majesty kindly gave a yaIu-
Abe necklace OF hTillants. The rest OF the
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81 ges, OF Mr.. Perkins having represented taat
he had obtained a contract tor n submarine
telegrs phic cable between Spain and England,
aud THAI the Queen OF Spain Was going - pro-
vide baUdsnmrly for his - cond baby. bow
that he had inherited 50.NCO francs from hls
father, which ne was going Go Boston q claim
AZ q W AZ he WIS raising CGTiist loan, on which
he WIS 10 rec, lie y heavy commission. Nrz
Perkins was accused of having, with great ar
sSsis'. her husasud in dipping Nine. Neihsn.
The defense OF Perkins il that he was unfart1
nate IN his SpeculatiOns, and thai when he went
10 board and lodge st the Rue Balzac. he enter
tanned reasonable hopes OF being able to pav his
way there. Papers found in his desk show that
he sought TO Obtsin, with Senior d'Alcautzra,
an immense engineering contract az St Sehas-
tan, and was trying 70 form company Tor
running uamways in all the great French
towns. Both the accused parties in their inter
ToRatory denied ever having made false
rePTesentioBs to Nine. Meihan with the object
of sWiEdliDg her. She misapprebended what
they had told her about C4Tiist loan. which
Mr.. Perkins. impelled alone by zeal for the
cause OF bis wife's relations. endeavOred % ne
gotlste. 1t was quite true that be was entitled
70 % 600 francs out OF the assets left by has IA
ther With regard 10 the Queen OF Spain, she
had quarrelled with Mrs. Perkins for marrying
beneath her. But her Majesty fOrgave that
lady, and was very kind TO her little girl. The
necklace which she gave her was a valuable
Ohe, ana she promised 20 pay the debts the Per-
kinses had contracted in Paris. NJ. Lachaui
supported the civil claim OF NJ me. Meilhan for
the 80 eco france. He was very hard upon the
prisoner and his wife. a phrase in a letter
written by the former to Senior ID lcantzra
produced in court an unfavorable impression
'oward him. 1t WAS, "Let US first see what we
can do by being cdnndiNss. We shall try hon
esty when we fail at everything else" The
tribunal he's reserved judgment, which will be
delivered next Tuesday. Perkins is an Amsri-
can OF the Yankee type. His vile wept copt-
Ously as he left the dock.