New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-04
COUNT ZACHAROFFS WIVES
THE SEQUEL OF A HAsTY MARRIAGE.
STARTLING DISCLOSURES FOLLOWING THE zAcHA-
RoFF-BILLINGs WEDDING.

which reached this city yesterday, contained
narrative of much interest to many New-fork peo-
pie concerning the marriage of Count Zacharon TO
Miss Jeanne Frances Billings, of this city, and the
flight of the bride and bridegroom TO Rotterdam,
where the Count was confronted in tho Office of the
American Consul with slawful wife. The article
in the London paper is as follows:
The details OF eXtr binary case OF alleged Dig
ANGUS marriage OF a pretended Russian prince with
American heross, and the pursuit of the bride ana
bridegroom from Ncw-York u Rotterdam. where they
were discovered only last week, are so repete Win
Sensational incident that they read more ko the lmag
native story OF three-yolumo novel than episodes Oh
real life A few years there suddenly appeared IN
the city Of Bristol young mIn CT noble men, hahd
some features M accomplished lngust. and polished
man OF the world He described himself as the Prince
Zacharus Basllius ZacharOf GortschaSoH' Gardc I'M
perialc ado-dc-camp dc 81 Majestic rEmpereuri ana,
though prince, he alabe to all sorts ana con-
dtions OF people that he became very popular III many
circles and eventually succeeded In winning the hand
Of tho daughter OF highly respectable Bristol trades
man. THE Princes" wedding tour was unfortunately
interrupied by his arrest in Belgium on charge OF
fraud ia relato foreign bonds, AMI he was Drought
back to EngiOnd under the EXtraditton Treaty ana
charged before the Lord Mayor with msappr"priatlng
securities to the value OF upward OF 4l,OoO from
the safe OF n NJ HephIstdes, OF Constantinople' In
the course OF this prosecution II was alleged that
the Prince had some time before tho fraud planted
;,nnn the ususpeciin Greek iron safe OF which nc
himself ret aimed duplicate key. anu ~ means oil when
he some years aicrward succeeded III pu.-~-S'nS
himself of the bonds. The next heard OF thc fIIhte
was as plaintiff action tried in the Bristol Iolzoy
in October SD In which he sought To- recover
damages from his fatner-in-laW ana Alfred Brlulc'
constable Bristol police force for false imprlson
appeared that wife, having refused to live with MN
any longer. residing with her father at BRISTOL anu
" the Prince by way ~ asserting his maIita auth1ty
was IN the habit OF Knocking violently AZ INC ianeI
door at all hours OF the night and disturbing the peace OF
the ncighborhood. THIS conduct becoming unDearInle
the Prince was gwen into custody hnd hence
the action. The proceedings IN the Tozey Court
chiefly Interesting for the severe crosse
animation ~ cedcuts to which no assuDecte
by Mr. J. f. Norris, the learned counsel VINO Hptlcu
FOR the defendants. aud now one OF Der Majesty
In India The jury returned ycrdiC for the dcrhdHhl
Brimble and for far ming damages only against tho
costs After this action 1.-THE Prince appears 10 haNo
sought solace IN travel, and from tm' 10 uho
llly rcnort reached Bsto that he had been shot hy
Tie iivil Guard whilst escaping from prison IN Persia
lie was regarded. though not mourncd rs draii put
about the middle Of last month g"nteran. whom we
viii designate ns fr. - now resident ~ IhaIelfhla
but formerly citizen 81 Bristol ana an ultimate lrl
of the pseudo prince. observed In he Neir-l oE Hdd
the following announcement 0f marriage:
ZAcn,RoFF- BnLNSs.-At Hoiol Mau on. August 90 by
TIE rev. J. Siany u RAY I4omih "ac"ao' 10 '''n'o
Frances Bl!in.s.
The name OF The bridegroom revived old omnl,cences
Of his former friend tho Prince" whose bones he had
supposed bleaching Oh the Ids OF Persia III n'h
iug inquiries he found iat his surnisrs we're correct
IIchar.a I,charon who nos describes III usrI as
count. WIS other thun hls whioin associate the
al that he had aimed ehtlcc
the best Of Ncw-lork society ana "ith chccr1
disregard Of tue laws OF b!gamy. hd contracted nr,
lance with American hcrrss possessed Of @l'OoOo
IA her own rght and LARGE cHPrc'A'ioh' ltou n''
mother. Mr. p at once put blu-"ii lulo cpuimuHl-
Gallon with thr lady's friends, aud although inc
Prince assumed an air OF ltd!Ghaton ana p'olcSs.
Ignorance OF all his Old OcIiiuns win BRISTOL aud a.
serted that bis accu~"r was mad and That there must
be great mistake somewhere ne ultimate % 49,
to an arrangement whereby, although ne hHh gone
through the ceremony Of MARRIAGE ne a2recd TO I'VE
apart from his wife until he could furnish tO tho mdy'H
family satisfactory proofs Of his bona dcs aud OF MS
he claimed u be possessed! By some means however,
De succeeded In oluding the vigilance OF me Iau{
having the confidence Of his bride, he
induced her surep1tOusy TO leave her nome ana tAke
passage board steamer FOR Rotterdam The hisnt
OF tho couple aroused tho worst .I'peiohs oi he lazy
friends who 10 once entrusted Mr. p with tue task
o' following The fugitive, obtaining proofs ol the
,auS ~ w 49,. Gr,s and tr.ik. cifors OF New
40, and merry and which rcsut.d In una nali.
ned success, Leaving Ncw-York Ia tie sorvia two days
later than tho ugitiyCs they on arrival al Liverpool
,ircd TO MIR Brnson solicitor. ~ Bristol. - ascertain
t ,yher ,houts OF tAa Princes" nr.t wife. FOLLOW
lue their telegram Ia fcW hours th'y, WIN hI' ,'h
sons prompt stance. soon accumulated abundant
,trof o." is Princes" perudy. Sir Benson had acted
Tor the wifes family IN tho action "itc' men.
TONED. ANA thus having - clos" hh"W''fr OF 'n'
Prince. nntecedcns no In possession ~ .uch ~.
formation which soon let I" To hhdlhs oI 'ho h''t
VII, ia London. FrDm photographs IN possession "i
NJ - tbo Bristol detective, fully houuhfd tho
Bristol prince with TIE American count nnt her' was
no Zine o. be- lost. aud OH "wednesday last MT' = anu
hs American lawyer crossed 10 Rotterdam. accompanied
by the nrst wife and her brother lh'eotot
short aud the necessary statutory declarations an quo
fn,tauh. one Of the latter being portrait ot enc
Prince and he first wife Arriving ht ROTTERDAM th'y
hal the good fortune 10 hnd lhhl th'y hhi "t'P'lo
tbc arrival Of the rrincos" steamer which was not
until Saturday In mo mrnhtIine W. ~ W, 'io
facts before the American consul Nhd secure" W. 20
operation A. The steamer arrived MISS blNhk,
received polite mess 80 rom ,ln 5000
her attendance a. bis CHAMBER NheIe shorty aeI"sI
lie unsuspeotiug prince and his bride presented
themselves Afer few minutes n2mvor Win ',g
Consul general topics, The fugNc couple VINO hA
taken tho Of Mr Aud Mr.. sch"hT were hSiouhueu
To- see Sir. p and Nc jerks outer Ia" r"om
The Prince equal 20 tho occasion cried our ~ ni"Aen
English That horrid man again! Take him away ne
l. mad" But he soon became aware that there was
,neIbod in his induces when tho Princes vic No.
appeared from inner room leaning on inc arm 3 h,r
would fal To describe the Hstonishmont and dsmhy eI-
hbitrd by the alycuturer when confronted by thcso
csrry mailer, with a high hand before such
whomlng evidence he succunbcd AMI. IN Ills own words,
hsi 10 murmnring Bont be to hard upon him.
tainted away aud she Is returning 10 her friends In
Americn under the charge Of Mr. Jeuk,. Perhaps tho
one orsel OF consolation In the sad story II the fact
that Miss Bness trustees had not yet parted WIN her
fortune. As for " the Prince no hurrcdy left the
Consns house. apparently not liking the proximity OF
Inspector short
Iponiry In this city yesterday fully confirmed the fore
going account IL gsoeer1incd that tho steamship
on which tho Count and Miss Billing, sailed the
Leerdam which left here about september :. Miss Bill
inrs is a daughter Of Mrs J. H. Billings. OF No 272
uadison-ave ON the day OF their departure cab APP
peared at the tho Hotel Madison driven by one
of Zncharon's detectives The Count and Miss Billings
were driven to the Twenty thlrd-ft entrance
OF lie Boutcrs store. They passed through the store
to aud then driven to the steam
ship pier In Jersey CITY Their luggage had preceded
them and tho steamship departed Immediately their
arrival
Count Zacharoh had varied career In this country
IIs claims 20 noble birth Offset by the
positive statement those position to know. that
be was the son OF C-eck steyedore. Ho
ngratiated himself with some prominent Now-Yorkers'
who introduced him In several New-YOrk clubs flo
picked up money In various ways. He entered the en-
ploy OF the Man nBOudor Car Company. from which no
was dismissed, acquiring thereby his first newspaper
notorety In this country. lie gained other noOriety
n connection with Adeliua Patti. whom no entertained
I'm an elaborate manner the Hotel Kossmore and after