St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-02
A VERY ROMANTIC STORY.
Baron Louis Cremers Wants Sl00, 0G0
Damages on Account of an Al
legged Libel.
A Love Story not Devoid of Romance
Connected With the Libel
Suit.
He Relates the Story of His Connubial
Career to a Newspaper
Reporter.

NEW 1Okh, rtU. l.-DdIOH LOUIS
CremerS has filed suit against the Press
newspaper for 100000 damages on ac-
count of an alleged libel published in
that journal Dee. 10, 1887. Behind the
suit there is an unusually romantic
story. No suspicion attaches to the title
or social standing of Baron Cremers.
He is the son of RusSia'S RothSchild, the
great St. Petersburg banker, whose
wealth is at least SAC, 100000. Moreover,
Baron CremerS is the nephew of the
Russian minister at Washington, Baron
DeStruv, and is lieutenant i'll Russia's
ariStocratic cavalry regiment. He is
tail young man, of well-knit. athletic
frame, and the sears of old wounds that
seam his forehead under the blonde curlS
attest that he has seen service in the
field and in the dueling army. A re-
porter yesterday found Baron CremerS
in the Office of his counsel. Having con-
suited with his lawyer, the baron con-
scented TO make statement.
Il have no Vindictive purpose" he
said, lin this prosecution, but want the
opportunity to vindicate myself from an
atrociOuS calumny. | regret that L must
introduce the name of my wife, from
whom l am now separated. and who is
largely responsible fot the painful cir
cumStanceS that have arisen"
well. baron. what about the alleged
hbel?" inquired the reporter.
Here" replied the baron, as he drew
out a printed extract, lis an Infamous
letter written from Jail by a S0cialiStic
shoemaker who was arrested on the
charge of aSSaulting his own thirteen
year-old daughter. regret TO say that
this man was Il prOtege and pet OF my
wife. Learning that we had separated.
he wrote 10 her from prison saying that
had better hide his daughter. The
mans name is James Jewell, who was
arrested on the sworn statement Of the
girl Elizabeth. There is evidently con-
Spiracy i'll the case, for the girl was in
duced TO prefer charge against NE and
eXculpate her unnatural parent; but
within day OF two she retracted the
accusation, and admitted that her father
was to blame. 1t is humiliating to be
mixed up i'll any way with such an in
fanny. Jewell is held for trial, but |
want the earliest opportunity to vindi-
cate myself"
How did you happen to be involved
in such 4 caSe?'
'Ah, thereby hangs long tale. A
year ago last November | was married
10 Victoria Casini. 1t was a foolish
union. l never knew what her father S
name was. | admit that she fascinated
me, yet the proposal of marriage came
from her, although it was not leap year.
took pity Oh her helpless condition
and financial embarraSSmentS, fol- she
was practically deserted by her friends.
l entertained toward her most ardent,
pure and sincere devotion, yet we were
only couple of weeks married when
she told me that she could not possibly
love any man."
Didn't these circumstances or dis
closures disturb the harmony of your
relatiOnS?'
Il was honestly devoted to the woman,
and when she told me of her peculiar
temperament replied that if such were
unfortunately the case, still. although it
would be a calamity to me, L would &C
cept such share of friendly feeling and
gratitude as she could give me. She
disclosed other serious errors of her life
before our marriage, but | assured her
that if she would lead true and loyal
life now would cOndone the past and
trust my future in her hands. | was de-
pendent on my father, and he was eX-
tremely liberal until she contrived to
poison his mind against me-"
"Where did the shoemaker come into
the drama?"
He was my wife'S acquaintance, not
mine. This fellow Jewell made her
shoes. Immediately after our marriage
she became exceedingly friendly with
him. having known him for long time
previously. lie was a socialist a theOSO-
phist. and swelled up with all sorts of
theories. She subsequently called upon
him, remaining sometimes from noon
until p. m, and even taking him to the
theater. For instance, she took this
shoemaker to see Sara Bernhardt. To
this acquaintance | naturally objected
with good deal of emphasis and en-
deavOred to dissHade her from continue
ing it. She positively disobeyed my
wishes. declaring that Jewell was a man
who might well be taken for model of
humanity-in fact. her ideal of the
modern civilized man. He exercised a
very potert, and, in my opinion, any,
thing but beneficial influence on the
conduct of the baroness, to such an eX-
tent that she adopted in their entirety
his fierce and bloCdthirsty, anarchistic
and SOcialiStic theories, all of which
were utterly abominable and repugnant
to me. However, as / found it impos-
Sible to induce her to give up the ac-
quaintance of the shoemaker, and the
subject was the source OF constant irri-
= tation and heart-burning, | consented
TO meet this Jewell rather than lead a
eat and dog life.''
How did he impress you?"
''AS a decidedly malOdorous individ-
ual; yet / cultivated his acquaintance
aSsidaOusly in the hope of mitigating
an evil that | could not wholly get rid
of. As the fellow was in a state of alb
iect poverty | gave him orders for shoes
and recommended him to my friends.
The first time | met him was during the
Christmas holidays OF 1886. His daugh-
ter assisted him in his business, but |
never spoke a word to her in my life be-
You'd the ordinary good morning OF
good evening" addressed Jointly to
her father and herself. The shoe
makers adroit letter, seeking to fasten
his crime on me, is UNANIMOUSLY false
but must take cOgniZance of it in Or
der to vindicate myself. In his COM
munication to my wife there is thread
of candOr with web of wiles and lieS.'
do you propose to seek divorce?''
THAT is something to be considered
later. We are separated, and | may
seek legal relief from my letters; but 1
want first to vindicate myself from
JewelPs atrOcious charge, and, if pos
-Sible, to prevent the names of my rel
atiyeS from being dragged through the
mire. | wish the consequences of my
credulity and folly to fall on my own
head"