The Osceola times., 1880-09-18
Don Carlos Collar.
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The decision of the Milanese tribunal
i'm the case of Gen. Boet, accused ofsteal-
ing Don Carlos famous collar of the Or
der of the Golden Fleece, given to the
Pretender by the Duke of Modcna, is
decidedly awkward tor Don Carlos. In
December, 1873. it was announced that a
daring thief had carried off the collar
during the Pretender's stay at Milan;
then that the Pretender's aide-de-camp,
Gen. Boet distinguished Carlist officer,
had been subjected, proved guilty, and
arrested, and then had confessed his
crime. The excitement soon died away,
but was renewed when one the smaller
Partisan papers printed very circum-
stancial story to the effect that the rob
berry was put up job" The collar in
question: said the paper was valued
at 10000 francs Don Carlos wanted
money but did not want to risk the
scadnal of offering so valuable a
relic to the jewelers.; hence he
concealed the collar in the trunk of one
of his suite, and invited an old member
OF his mothers household to breakfast
with him. After breakfast the Prince
sent for his stars and garters to show
them to his visitor. Lo, TO everv ones
surprise the famous collar was missingl
Don Carlos was first stupeiied, then in
dignant. The police were sent for and u
big reward offered for the appre-
hension of the daring thief and the re-
covery of his booty. The police fought
rather shy OF the case, and advised Don
Carlos to nave the baggage of his suite
searched, but he paid no attention to the
recommendation, and soon afterwards
left for Paris, taking his loss so cody that
| their suspicious were increased. Boet,
on being arrested, declared that Don
Carlos sent him to Spain with the jewels,
as there would be a good chance to sell
them on the occasion of his cousin Al
tonso's marriage, and as the Spanish
police were not to be feared; also that
he endeavored to dissuade the Pretender
from this course and induce him to try
| the better and safer market in England.
When Don Carlos showed signs of pros
ecuting the case his ex.A. ID. &. made a
more complete split" and told not only
about the "aflaire du collier" but about
his "imbecile, ignorant and corrupt"
masters amours, drunkenness, wife beat
ing, etc, etc. Don Carlos, it is worth
mentioning, proposed saving his con-
/ science Dy auulfg lne lltHtai IcSti Na'ioii
at hasn't thought" whenever he has to
swear by "the Savior. the Host and his
mothers soul" that the Order had been
stolen from him. Gen. Boets scandalous
story was corroborated in some impor-
tant particulars by facts made public at
the time the Count of Chamrod refused
to receive Don Carlos at Frohsdori,
and action brought by the Pretender
against Paris paper for publishing the
story failed. Nevertheless Gen. Boet
was kept in prison and in the worst cell
of the prison, living on the fare of the
institution and passing most of his time
in bed, so cold and damp was the place.
He always declared he would prove his
innocence, and insisted that Don Carlos
should he brought face to face with him
at the trial, but the Court allowed the
Pretender's evidence to be taken by
commission. Gen. Boet is tall, stout,
handsome man OF seme forty-tive years,
with long chestnut hair grizzled at the
temples, lofty forehead, a bright, keen
eve and strongly marked Spanish fea'
lures. lie says he was Carlist until he
met Don Carlos.