The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-03
A ROYAL OFFSHOO'P.
Son of the Late King of
Holland and Lives in
HOb0ken.
ROMANTIC STORY OF HIS LIFE.
Abundantly Provided With Money.
But Not Happy-Practi-
cally an Exile
From Home.

There are any number of barons, dukes
and other men wearing distinguished
titles. who have been banished from
foreign climes, lettering about Hoboken.
As rule they stop at Naegele's and
Busch's or some of the other big hotels
near the piers of the Bremen and Ham
burg Steamship Company. They are
always well supplied with money and cut
quite a caper. AS rule they do not care
to discuss their past history with anyone.
and many newspaper man has received
rebuff in endeavoring to learn some
thing about them.
But the latest reports that has stirred
the habitues of the hotels about the
steamship piers ana the fair singers in
the concert gardens was that son of the
late King Wilhelm of Holland was resi-
dent OF the city. The story went that he
was handsome man of middle age, and
dressed In the height of fashion. He had
one fault, however, and that was that he
loved to look upon the wine without any
particular regard for its color-with the
usual consequences. This morning a
JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter went in quest
of the illustrious parsonage, and after
half an hours search among the resorts
dtOUS the IlftE lrOilb lOlnu ulDu.
He was seated in the Cafe Amsterdam,
a pleasant little retreat. AS the name OF
the place would suggest the proprietor is
a Hollander, c. p. Bausby name, and a
gentlemanly and courteous individual he
is. The reporter explained his errand
aud asked ii the son of the late King Of
Holland was really stopping at the house.
In guarded whisper the proprietor.
pointing to a table where two men were
sitting, said
TWO BARoNs FOUND.
There is the Baron de Side and the
Baron Won Maugerkatz. The Baron Won
Maugerkatz claims to be son OF the late
King of Holland, but / do not think he
will talk about the matter"
The reporter was introduced to the
Barons by the proprietor. They are both
men of middle age and dignifled in ap-
perance. They appeared conviyial and
were drinking wine. The Baron Won
Maugerkatz was reticent. Several times
the reporter endeavered to lead him tc
speak of his life III Holland, but he care
| fully worded the subject. He appeared
| downhearted and finally went upstairs to
his apartments.
After he had left the wine seemed tc
| put Baron de Sede in communicative
mood and before long he had unfolded
the history of his nomadic life.
"The Baron Won Maugerkatz,n said he
1 y
\ years ago was one OF the most beautiful
| women in Holland. The ex.Queen o1
| Holland took q fancy to her, and she be
| came the especial guardian and attend
ant of female royalty. The late King
| met the beautiful attendant and be-
| came infatuated with her and she be
| come the mother of boy, who is now
| the Baron Won Maugerkatz, who left us
| few minutes ago, The secret of the
| liason was kept for some time, although
| the ex-Queen learned OF it later. The
| attendant was endowed with specia
| privileges and became as one OF the roya
| family.
| AS the years rolled ON the illegitimatt
| son grew to be a handsome and darine
| fellow. He was made an officer In tht
| Army of the Netherlands and fought un
der the French flag in Algiers. He hat
received a liberal education. All this
| time. however, a great deal of tall
had been occasioned by the
remarkable resemblance existing be
tween the daring young soldier and thu
| late King The young soldier neve
| thirty years old, when his mother tolG
| him. Then it was that he began to diss
pate and, finally year ago, he was giver
"a liberal sum of money ant
| sent to this country. Afte
| spending a small fortune he went bach
| again and was again sent here. He never
| knows what it is to want for money"
This was the remarkable story told tt
| the reporter and Mr.. Baaus, the proprie
| tor of the place, confirmed it. Mr.. Baau:
! said he felt sorry for the Baron, as HI
was afraid that he would drink himsell
| to death.