The morning call., 1892-09-11
It Disappeared During His
Illness.
DUPLICITY OF A WOMAN.
A Romantic Incident Which Promises to Ter.
inmate Famous French
Lawsuit.
Correspondence of THE MORNING CALL

between Count d'Hauterlye and his vile.
Count d. HauteriYe is honorary secretary OF
embassy and grandson of Maurice d'Haute-
rive, who was Talleyrand's right arm. Henri
Blanc de la Nautte. the present Count
d'Hauterive. married in 1869 a Russian,
MILE Helene de Staal. maid Of honor to
the Grand Duchess Helene Mile. de
Staal was poor and Count d'Hauterive
rich. Because Of his wife's difficult dis
position Count d'Hauterive was obliged
to abandon his career. and some years
ago, when his health completely failed.
he gave to the Countess full power
to manage his estate. To the astonish-
ment of all his friends, Count d'Haute-
rive recovered his health. but only to find
that nearly all his patrimony, 900, 900 francs.
had disappeared. His wife had placed to
her own credit everything which she had
found belonging to her husband. Then be-
gan the lawsuit, but rs the Countess under
stands every intricacy of the law Count
d'Hauterive has found himself hemmed in
on every side.
Countess d'Hauterive Is sister Of the Rus
sian ambassador in London, and as he
wishes to succeed Baron de Mohrenheim in
Paris everything that he could do to infu-
ence his sister in favor OF her husband has
been done.
At last 1t was discovered that some sealed
boxes we're some years ago placed in the
vaults of the Compton f'Escompte, Paris.
They could only be opened with the consent
OF their owner, Countess dHauterive, and
this consent she refused. NJ. Quesnay de
Beaurepaire, Procureur de la Republique.
said Countess d'Hauterive should be
anxious TO open these boxes In order to
prove that she has nothing belonging to her
husband" Several times she was con-
demned 10 break the seals, but each time
she eluded justice, until at last, i'll 1891.
Count d Hauterive, up till that day in g-
n0rance, discovered the existence OF these
boxes.
MY money is therep exclaimed the
Count.
NJ. de Karlsoff. Russian Consul General
in Paris went several times TO Countess
d Hauterive's lawyer, in order to IN AXE
some arrangement, but this she refused
The unfortunate Count wrote to the Gar
explaining to his Imperial Majesty the facts
as here stated. He asked the Car that a
woman who had been maid OF honor to a
grand duchess and sister of an ambassador
should be allowed no LANCER TO thwart
French Justice. The Gar answered that
these were private affairs, but at the same
time his Majesty tried to influence the
Countess d Hau;erive TO desiSt IN her hos
tillty against her husband.
At last justice prevailed and the boxes
were opened. A locksmith was called and
in the Office of the Compton d Escompte, in
the presence of Count d'Hauterive and the
lawyers. it was discovered that the boxes
contained letters, jewels, silver and title
deeds to the value of co., 600 francs. The
question now is. Where is the rest of the
fortune?
few days ago the death of Count Won
Hubner. an Austrian diplomat, was cabled
10 The CALL. Count Won Hubner was a
personality in Paris, because here he pre-
ceded Prince Won Metternich as Austrian
Embassador.
In spite of popular belief, Count Won
Hubner was not born a n0bleman. His
real name was Hafenbraedl, and his pa
rents were half-peasants. The good people
who saw little Joseph Hafenbraedl drawing
a small milk-cart every morning, even at
the age OF years, could never have dreamed
that this boy was destined TO become En-
bassador Of his Imperial Majesty, Count.
and member OF the Austrian House of
Lords. Count Won Hubner won these dis
tnctions by his talent. his application but
above all by chance, for talent without the
aid of chance is of but little advantage.
A monk in convent where he carried
milk noticed the child's bright face and adj
mitted him TO the college established in the
monastery. He finished his studies in this
school with great success aud, through the
efforts of his friend the monk, received a
scholarship in the University of Vienna.
After winning diploma. again through the
assistance Of his early friends, the
young Hh1tUDIdtUl WAS "
the Chancellerie de Cour ct d'Etat.
This was in 1888, when Prince Gle
ment Won Metternich was the great
man OF the empire. The Young clerk spent
all his. leisure moments In writing news
paper articles that praised Prince Won Met
ternich and his system of government. Soop
he won the sympathy OF the Princes first
wife, nee Countess Zchy-Ferraris, because
he was able TO give her advice in the pur-
chase of objects dart.
But II WAS Baron de PLAT who really
opened the door to success for the young
Hafenbraedl. One day he called him to his
study and said:
You are handsome. witty and distin-
guished in manner. but you have neither
birth nor money. In spite of your talents
you run the risk Of being always simple
clerk. Prince and Princess Won Metternich
are fond Of you, but what you DO for them
they consider their due. Now, am will
ing to make your career, but you must
accept certain stlpulations. have daugh-
ter so ugly that / am ashamed of her, and
so dissgreeable that all fee from her pres,
ence. No young man of the great world
would like to marry her; that is why l
have thought OF you. ! will give her
large dot, and If you marry my
daughter your interests will become mine.
You will soon be secretary, then Councillor
of Embassy, Minister pleniDOtentiary, per-
haps some day ambassador. If you refuse
my offer you will in all probability remain
simple clerk for the rest OF your life
THANK you for your good Wishes" re-
piled the young man. but as marriage is
very serious l beg your Excellency to allow
me delay of some hours for reflection"
Reflect. weigh everything To-day is
Thursday. Return Monday and until that
day i give you vacation"
Monday, the anwer was yes. and the
m arriage took place, but not before Herr
Hafenbraedl became Herr Won Hubner,
aft no ehOnlt ho fouOt
Hu bner. The wife, until then sour-tem-
pc red because of the consciousness OF her
ugly face, supposed her husband was In
10 We with her, and showed sweet traits of
haracter. of which no one had ever
reamed He, on his side. in order TO keep
he treaty with Baron de PLAT, was kind to
his wife, and the result was a happy home.
When there was insurrection in nearly all
Of the Austrian provinces the Emperor
was at the castle of Schoen brunn, and,
thanks to Herr Won Hubner, he was re-
moved to place of safety in the fortress OF
Olmutz. soon after Herr Won Hubner was
in vted to visit the Emperor and the Arch
dukes In the fortress. 1t was Herr Won
Hubner who drew up the act by which the
Archduke Francis Joseph, then IS years
old, mounted on the throne after the abdi-
cation of his uncle. Then no recompense
was considered too great for Herr Won
Hubner, and in 1S49 he was sent to Paris on
mission; few months later he was
made Minister, then Embassador, so that
the prophecy of Baron de PLAT was full
filed.
Count Won Hnbner hated Napoleon III
and the empire. This explains why he was
so in favor witn the Count de Chambord, at
least until 1873 Then he was often con-
suited by the heir of the Legitimsts. but
although Count Won Hubner understood
perfectly the intrlcacies OF the French .em-
pire, he knew nothing of France and the
French people. His advice. consequently.
was most disastrous to the interests Of
the Count de ChambOrd. He said that the
republic was momentary caprice. and that
If NJ. Theirs had some friends, the majority
of the people were much opposed to his
rule, that France thirsted for authority,
regularity, stability, and that the monarchy
was considered by men of experience as the