Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-22
AN AMERICAN GIRLS MISTAKE.
Count Zacharoff Loses His Wife-A
Former Marriage Still in Force.

! Count ZaCharof Loses HIS Wiie-A
Former Marriage Still in Force.
New YORK, Sept 19.-About eighteen
months ago Miss JEANNE Frances Billings
/ married Count Zacbaroff. She was the
daughter OF Mrs. j. II. Billings, of Madi-
son avenue. The young lady was pos
sessed of beauty, and $3.50, 900 In her own
right, besides large expectations from
her wealthy mother. Judge Donohue
yesterday annulled the marriage "be-
cause of the previous marriage OF the
| Count, which is still in force" Ihus
drops the curtain upon another OF those
sad matrimonial ventures in which a
girls happiness is sacrificed for Title.
1t appears that the young lady's mother
dld not make careful inc uirles into the
| Counts antecedents when he became en-
gagged to her daughter. She wanted
grand wedding, but the Count was AFRAID
he would be dlsinherited if his relatives
| heard OF his marriage with commoner'
| so the Duptial ceremony was quiet, al
most clandestine. A few days afterward
the mother sent an announcement OF Tue
wedding to the papers.
This was unfortunate, especially for the
Count. There were people who remem-
bered meeting him after he first landed,
cOatless and almost shOeless. the
about the time, and he went to Mr.. Hurl-
bert, of the W Orld. with an offer to write
respondence from Egypt. His earn
ings gave him start. He became an
agent for the Mann Boudoir Company,
and managed to make certain useful ac-
quaintances, who introduced him to the
clubs, He knew thoroughly well how to
advertise himself. He had duel to the
death with Persian Prince about lady
honor forbade him to mention. This bloody
duel was fought by cable, and got into the
newspapers-much TO his regret, of course.
Then he gave a sumptuous banquet to
Adellna Patti at the Rossmore Hotel, and
there he met the lady of wealth who wished
to buy title and they were married.
In few days the COuntessiand dowa-
ger mother were relieved from any posi-
BILE doubt as to the Counts noble antece-
dents. Indeed, he had been far too mod
est. Count was only his second title. His
full rank was "Prince Zacharias Basili-
US Zacharotf Gortschakotf. Guarde lmpe-
riale, aid-de-camp de sa Majestic PEmpe-
reur," and under this name be had we'd
ded the daughter of shopkeeper in Bris-
toll, England, and his wife's brother was
a detective. The latter part of this story
was, OF course, a vile calumny. Still, the
pressure of his American wife's friends
apart from his wife until the matter was
cleared up. Detectives were employed
to watch him, and he employed detectives
20 watch them. His wife went out for
walk one day, and detective saw her
enter lie Boutillier'S store, on Twenty
third street. Dachoroff's detective met
ner at the Twenty-secOnd street entrance,
and took her husband on the steamboat
Leerdam, bound for Amsterdam.
40 hn laft
his detective "Rave it away" Friends of
Mrs. Billings went to Europe on the Ser
via, picked up wife No. at Bristol, and
met the Prince and Princess at Amster-
dam. When the Prince saw Detective
jerks, of the Bristol force, he said: ''Deah
me, take that fellow away; he's mad, and
very annoying, you know" Then he
tainted. But out or corner OF his eye,
that was not entirely unconscious, he
saw his first vile enter. and started up
with the most blood curdllng oaths. These
he got off in Russian, because there were
ladies present. He was always a GENTLE
man.
Don't hurt him, please" said wife No.
2;"pOor fellow, he's so unhappy"
"Hurt himv' screamed she Of Bristol !;
'for half one pin I'd scratch his eyes
out"
Wife No. tainted, and Detective jerks
walked off with his prisoner. 1t was not
the first time he had interrupted the
Princes hOneymOons. In 1874 the Prince
had gone to Belgium for a honeymoon,
and was arrested there. Every one
thought he was dead until ne popped his
head into Editor Hurlbert's sanctum
here in New York, and became ore of the
Worlds young society men, "available
for balls and parties of the most private
description"
her visiting cards, with the appointed
gold coronet at the corner, into the waste
basket, and now modestlv writes on a
neat scrap OF bristol board, "Jeannie +.
Billings" when she makes a call.