Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-08
NINE. BONAPARTE.
Funeral Of the Ambitious Widow of lie.
rome BOnaparie, late King Of
Westphalia, at Baltimore,
Yesterday-Quiet Close
of Very Stormy
litc.
Sketch of Her Career-W here She Met
''Her Fate '-LOre et First Sight
Her Husband Com: elIed to
Desert Her by the
Greater Napoleon

Desert Her by the
Greater Napoleon
BALTIMORE, April The funeral Of
Madame Bonaparte took place to-day. In
the morning the remains were removed to
the residence of her late son, Jerome Bona
parte, nov occupied by his widow Susan NJ.
B1naparLe. The funeral was private, only
immediate relatives and j few Of her most
intimate friends being invited. Rev. DR..
Leftwich, of the First Prasbvterion church,
offered z rcaear IT the hYu-e, the only 1eli
G.ou3 services before the procession started
Tor Green Mount cemetery. The chief
mou.nerS were her graudsons and Colonel
jerome Napoleon Charles Joseph Bonaperie
and the family OF the latter. The family of
Colonel Jerome poiecu H1napaTta Is in
Iars Governor Carroll was a pail bearer
At the grave Dr. Leftwich read the burial
service and the interment took place. The
c fila bore the inscription, elizabeth Pat
terscn, born sixth Of February, 1855: died
April !. 1879 " Tire nter:-ent was made 10
a lot purchased 10y the lady herself many
years age, for her las resting place. Ste is
its on y occupant.
Madame Jerome Boaap5rte WIS the daugh-
ter Of William Paitcr-Gg, leading merchant
oil the quaint ana rrt - town Of Baltimore
during Revolutionary tiiles aud alterward.
Next to Charles Carroll, Ct Carrolton, ne
was tee richest man il Maryland His eId-
est daughter, Elizabeth, afterward Madame
Bonapa,te, was a giti Of striking grace and
beauty, aHd remarkable aCcCmp lishments.
Her cltemp craies all unite II expressing the
greatest admiration for her charms, mot only
Of pzIsun, but OF mind Ia the fall of 1903,
when Jefferson was President Of the United
tato al H,.-t IofE I'd
Miss Paterson, then eighteen ye rs of age,
was III the tu!l flush Of girlish beauty,
jerome B0napdrte, at that time commander
Gt French t1gate, arrived In New York.
Wb;Io there he l"ceIyed an invitation from
Captain %, hua Barney, who had served with
hum III the French navy, to visit Baltimore,
where Barney was then residing. Jerome
va HgE." u IL Baltimore and st the house
Of Samuel Chase, one OF the slgGers OF the
Declaration OF Independence, he met the
beautiful Miss Patterson. Both felt
tue influence OF a mutual attraction. and
Captain BJn9parte soon became uGremittibg
IL his attentions 10 the far Elizabeth. Mr..
Patterson viewed the growing intimacy with
alarm, thinking that the marriage II jerome
BOnapagte to the daughter Of a private citi-
zen OF the United States would not be in ac-
cord lnCe with the views OF the ambitious
first crnsUl. He remonstrlt tied at first
with his daughter: and afterward sent her
of TO Virginia. Ia her return TO Balti-
more, however, Captain Bonaparte was as
opposition Of Mr.. Patterson, on Deem
her "a, 1903, the young couple were mar
red by John Carroll, archbishop OF Baltl-
more. The marriage contract was drawn
up by Alexander ]. y Has. afterward secre-
tary o. thu treasury, and every known for
N al'ty was complied With, and the witnesses
to the marriage, which was most brilliant
IF
Baltimore, th4 mayer If the Town, and the
vice consul Of France. and thus the young
couple set cat on the journey Of life, under
tavorlaG skies and happy auspices But the
imperial hrOths" OF the bridegroom re-
fused 10 Iecogaiz3 the InIo1, aud for
bade TIE young person.. as he termed his
brother wlte, to ever set foot on lac
so'l OF France, and promised pardon to Je-
ZONE only n case he tn:atd alone and by
"!ii.iili .crvlce' sought t; redeem his
fy!iy. Inc FIencd senate fJrmauy pro-
claimed that the foreign mirrIage-'pre-
tt aided IIalgiage, II termed twas an
nulied. Confronting them with this wall OF
0Op0lho', the young couple set sail for
France, determined to plead with the empe-
ror Tor favor. They landed at CadiZ, Spain.
Ise wife being forbidden passage on a
French vessel, the husband went forward
alone on his suppliant mission. This was
about eighteen months after the marriage.
\ few weeks later a son was bora to the
couple Madame BJnaparte never saw her
HUSBAND bat once atterward. Ii was when
on 4 visit To Europe. ana after Je-
rome had mari 4 Princess Frederick
Catharina Of Wurtem6utg. They met in
picture gallery Ia Florence /. is said he was
the more aslt:leJ Of the two 10y the encounter.
He was with his second wife, and whispering
to her "that Is my former wife" left her
and the room. But to return. Jerome, after
he left his wife at Cddiz, pleaded with the
emperor honestly and ardentiy tor recognition
of his American wife. Napoleon spurned every
entreaty. He wrote to his brother: Your
marriage is null, both in religious and le
gal point of view. | will never acknowledge
it. Write to Miss Patterson to return, to the
United States, and tell her it is not possible
to give things another turn. On condition of
her going to America | will allow her a pen
sion during her life of sixty thousand francs
per year, provided she does not take the
name of my family, to which she has no
right, her marriage having no existence. U"
Subsequently he granted Jerome an
interview. so, sir" said he. on seeing
him, you are the FIRST of the family
who has shametully abandoned his post. 1t
will require macy splendid actions to wipe off
that stain from your reputation. As to your
love affair with your little girl, do not re-
gard it, Jerome was faithful to his love for
a while, wrote loving letters expressive of
constaucy and desire to see his wife and son,
and vowed eternal faithfulness. In about
two years ne welded her of Wurtemburg.
To the honor of Pope Plus VII be it said
he steadily refused to give his consent or APP.
prevail to the second marriage, and always
held the first marriage with Miss Patterson
to be valid and binding. After the second
marriage of Jerome, Madame Bonap rte S
only ambition was to secure her child's recog-
milton. She visited Europe frequently, and
was respected and admired IN European
society. A formal trial was granted to
her in Paris in 1861, but, owing to the in
fluence Of the imperial court, the case
was decided against her. Napoleon III had,
however, previously obtained from his coun-
Gil OF ministers decree that her son Jerome
was Legitimate child Of France. Prince
Jerome, the father, protested against this,
but Napoleon III paid no attention to the
protest, but recognized Miss Patterson's son
as legitimate In formal decree. Her grand
sor subsequently, resigned Lis commission in
! the United States army aud entered that Of
| France IN which, we believe, he still serves