The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-25
FIGHTINGFOR
Two Young French Aoblemen Heirs to
noPe than -Four nillion Dollars.
a Remarkable Ca-e which F~. Been In
the Gsersnaa Courts for Thtreeen
Nesr~-Thetr Legitimacy Finally
b.stabltalsesl.

BERLIN. bct. @.-Thc German court of
appeals IL just about tn give Judgment i'm
favor OF two young French noblemcn i'm u
celebrated case hrgun thirteen years agn,
the defendants being "a rrigning king and
~ British prince. who must rs,stors. "a part
of the enormous fortune inherited "a few
years ago from the Duke Of Brunswick.
The Duke Charles,the original defendant.
attained his majority i'm ls.,3 in London.
and continued to reside thcrs, and i'm Paris
until 1s,5. While i'm the British metro
polls he became infatuated with the
charms of the Hon. Miss Colvilic, the
beautiful daughter of Admiral Lord Col
willie of Culross. whom he il said tn have
married hy contract and by whom he had
"a laughter.
The girl was christcncd i'm the parish
church OF Ahluma and received the
names Marie Elizai,cth wiihelminc. and
was inscribed ON the parish register
Countess of Colnna. Duke Charles and
his brother s<Viilianh. who afterward ~,ic-
cessied to his sovereignty. were present at
THE ceremony AS sponsors, and signed the
register such.
The plaintiffs likewise assert that with
in few weeks aftcrwarsl the Duke depos-
tied i'm the tlucal archives u patent where
i'm he, under sign and seal, definitely REC
ognizcd the infant Countess OF Colnha
his daughter.
This ststeincnt is corrol,oratcti by the
kecpcr-in-s.hicf of the sl,,cai archives, the
late Counselor Van Ritter and others.
Il
palace i'm isls. The duke refused pub
licly to acknowledge the marriage and
soon transferred his affections. wisercupon
his wife returned To her father, leaving the
The latter was educated as "a princess.
md when confirmed at the age at IL i'm
Paris, the duke signed the register her
| father. PERI Larcorslaircs eventually in
| tl,ccti her to join the Catholic church
when she was 10 years old, which inccnsed
| He r,ientetl. however. when she mar
ri'.l Count de Civry, and caused the event
| to bc formally announced to the European
courts. In 1ssi5 she sued him and he dis
| owned her.
| AN enormous fortune to the city Of Gem
| eva, hut the city compromised 10y giving
half to his brother W Wiiliam. W lao s,,rcce.Ie,l
| of tin. countess was completely ignored
| and she promptly began suit against Will
liam under the German law;
| .'o,:r years ago Duke William died,
leaving his entire property, in equal
shares. tn the king of Saxony and the
duke of Cumberland. son of the lat. king
| of Hanover, who, a. inhcritors. have been
| forced to assume the position de-
fcn.lants i'm the DE Civry ease.
| Mcaiiw lille the countess herself died md
/ bctl,IcatlIcd her lawsuit to two SONS. one
| am ex-convict. The case is now brought
tn "a final issue and th. lower courts sue
| ccssivcly dccla red that the countess rs.lst-
tioIiship to Duke Charles WAS completely
establish he'd. and the supreme court. to
| which the ease was carried ON final ap.
peal. will deliver "A Judgement from which
there can la no further appeal, unless q
compromise is immediately effected
which il very improhablc.
| The king Of Saxony and the duke al
Cumberland will bc compelled to pay ovcI
to the two young Cou,its de Civry "a sun
| close upon S.UOO,UO, that being just hal
the sum obtained by duke William I'll,
result of his compromise with Geneva
| The count de Civry. strengthened 10y th'
; Judgment of the German courts, will nov
beRin procee,linns against the municipal
ity of Geneva for the recovery of half a
the city's portion of tho sl,ical fortune.
| A. the German and Swiss laws on th
. subject Of the rights OF iliegitiniatc s.hil
slren to "A fathers Inheritance are. ials.nt
r cal. il may In, regarded as certain that tn
yOsing uotlcmen will bs. successful.
So convinced ars. the people Of Gcney
that everything appcrtaininx to tiuk
. Charles is acctIrssti that they often talk a
|, hurling the monument and corpse. whic
il contains into the deep blue waters q
Z their beautiful lake.