The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-04
SON OF A NOBLEMAA
Disgraceful Career Of the Young
Scion OF Powerful Hun
garian House.
Count Stephon Karolyi's Long
Journey in Quest OF His
Unworthy Heir.
Arthur Stanley Wilson Saw Cumming
Chent at Cards-The Youth at Cam
bridge One Year.

vienna, June 3.--Connt Stephen Karolyi,
one of the most powerful and wealthy mem
bers of tho old Hungarian aristocracy, has
just returned here from the United States
without having succeeded in his mission.
Tho object Of his journey across the Allan
tic was to recover his son. ypung Count
George, who landed in Boston last autumn
accompanied by an actress named Boreska
Frand, the star of one of the fonrth-rate
theaters of Buda- Pesth. According to the
statements of the old count, the woman Is
considerably older than his son and forms
part of gang of Vienna usurers whose sole
object is to bleed the family of the young
man. The latter has been in their power
for more than year, and 1t was only whom,
toward last summer, he WAS on the point OF
making full confession to his father of
his troubles and appealing to him to save
him from their clutches, that the gang.
fearing to lose their prey, caused Rorleska
to induce him to eIope with her to America.
AS soon as the count became aware of his
sons flight he made inquiries at Vienna
and at -Pesth, which brought to light
the entire conspiracy. At once he set to
work to get into communication with the
lad for the purpose of warning him of his
peril. With this object in view he dis
patched a letter to the Austro Hungarian
legation at Washington, containing the fol-
lowing message for his son:
"That you should have fled from your
home | can understand. | did the same
thing when l was your age, with the differ
ence that the object Of my flight was to
join our army on the battlefield. I am only
sorry that you should have panied your
mother and sister 80 deeply. Take care of
your health. With open arms you are
awaited by your affectionate father"
Although copies OF this message we're for
warded to each of the Austrian consulates
in the states, yet, owing to the articles of
the gang, who we're determined at all costs
to prevent reconciliation, 1T failed to
reach the young count.
In order to discourage them the father in
January published an announcement that
he would decline to pay any debts contract
ed by his son. In February he received
news that his son had married the actress
and he Immediately set out for the United
States, attended by suite of dozen re-
tainsrg, including q doctor and a secretary.
On reaching New York this count began
his search for his son visiting in turn
Boston, Philadelphia, Washington. Chi
cago, San Francisco, Baltimore, Atlanta
and New Orleans, At the latter place
all trace of the couple was lost. and it is
unknown whether they have betaken them
selves to Mexico OR Aust ALA. The count
has accordingly returned home, stopping
on his way in London. where he invoked the
influence of his former guest, the prince of
Wales. with the Australian, authorities
through whom he hopes to be able to COM
munieate with his son.
The object Of the gang in keeping father
and son apart will be more easily appreci-
ated when it is stated that the young count
is an only SON, and as such is legally enti-
tied. on the death of his father, to at least
half of the latter's vast fortune. Ac-
cording to the Hungarian laws he cannot
be disinherited, and is therefore being per-
suaded by the gang to discount his future
inheritance at ruinous rates.