Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-16

She Marries a ''BarOn," Who Spends All
Her Money and Leaves Her.

The New York Herald publishes a remark
able story of the married life of the Baroness
F. f. o. Won Sucro, formerly Miss Willie Con-
stable, OF Baltimore. Sheis handsome of good
family, well-known in New York and Baltimore
social circles. and about thirty-three years old.
Her parents are dead She met the baron. who
who, Is much older and not at all attractive
about year ago in Baltimore Absolutely
nothing was known about him except his state
ment that he was nobleman and the possessor
of vast estates in Germany Miss Constable's
friends and relatives disliked the baron exceed
ingly, but she accepted his attentions and last
September was married to him in Baltimore
and again in Philadelphia.
BORROWING HIS wIFE's MONEY.
They came to New York and lived at fashion
able boarding house. The baron had no money.
but he explained that his father had become
enraged at his engagement to an American girl.
and had shut of all his supplies from his estate.
The baroness had q small fortune on which they
were 20 live until the baron got his affairs
Strengthened out. After that the baron told his
wife, at intervals. of extraordinary misfortunps
that had befallen his interests abroad He
made her believe that requests amounting to
S6.t00,eJ0 or S1.O00,0A0 had been left him in
Germany. but his father kept him out of them
at one time by getting him convicted If insub-
ordination In the German army and at another
by attaching the estates and so on.
THE BARoy's SUDDEN DEPARTURE.
Finally the means of the baroness were AL
most exhausted. Then the baron got news
that he lad inherited another fortune in Ger
many, AID he was about to take his wife over
there to enjoy it. She gave him all the money
she had III the world except $50, and he went
ont to buy steamship tickets That was last
Monday. He did not return. and a note from
him the next day told her he had sailed alone
on the Alaska. The baroness took her $50 and
followed him Wednesday on the Gallia hoping
TO Overtake him at Liverpool. The baron's
name is not on the list OF any outgoing steam
ship and it Is not believed he has left the coun-
try.
The TWO MARRIAGES..
Baltimore special to the Philadelphia
Times says: ''The marriage of Baron
Won Sucro and Miss Williamann Constable,
N this city last September, caused social SEN
satlon. Miss Constable was prominent in So
ciety and her attachment for the baron was not
generally known until after the marriage 1t
appears that they first met on steamer re-
turning from Europe. Miss Constable having
been abroad completing her musical training
she being very fine singer. The friendship
cultivated during an ocean voyage soon ripened
into love. and on the arrival Of the steamer at
New York. Miss Constable. who is niece of
Henry Archer. of Hartford county Md. re-
turned to her uncle's home. In a
few weeks the baron arrived in Baltimore.
and one day abou, the middle of Sep
tember the baron and Miss Constable appeared
before Mayor LatrObC at the city hall and re-
quested him to marry them. The mayor. ac-
cOrding 70 the laws Of this state having no
an horIty to perform the marriage ceremony,
told the baron 10 go 10 the German consul
The couple appeared anxious 70 have the cere-
mony performed Immediately. and. after lnav-
ing the mayors office. they went to the rectory
OF Rev. Or. Hodges OF st. Paurs Episcopai
church. and that clergyman married them. The
baron was very DESTROYS 10 have the knot also
tied by civil magistrate and. as BALTIMORE
mayor had not the authority and the baron did
notcare to ask an ordinary justice of the peace.
he took his bride TO Philadelphia, where Mayor
Filler married them.