The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-31
PRINCE COLONNA ON HAND.
HE HAS TURNED UP IN PARIS AND
rs NAMING TROUBLE FOR hrs WIFE

when She Hs.itsted 20 Let Him See the
CbiIdreA re Made n Scene ut Her Hotel
He Il at Last Admitted TO Mes. Mae
E-y's Drawing Roon, and TsIk. with the
Lttie Ones Before Their Gr-psmotber.
PARIS Dec. 30-Mrs Macksy's reply to the
assertion Of Prince Colonna that his wife drew
and spent the entire amount OF money Mr..
Mackay sent to her. Is that Prince Colonna
forced his wife TO draw checks In favor OF SER
wants. who cashed them and turned the money
thus obtained over TO the Prince.
Prince Colonna asserts that he has the house,
hold books showing that all the checks were
drawn in favor OF Preciozo. the butler em-
ployed By the family. and that all the money
was spent on the household.
Prince Coionna returned to Paris on Dec. "a
after having passed six weeks In arranging
his affairs In Naples. He said to-day that he
came back go as to see his children on Chist-
mas Day and give them the customary toys
by the decree OF the French courts. the
Princess obtained charge Of the children on
the condition that the Prince have access TO
them. and that they visit him at his homo
every two days The Prince took chambers
about q hundred yards from his wife's hotel.
and on Christmas Day sent q request that the
children visit him for q short time. He re-
ceived no reply. He then went to the hotel and
told the proprietor to inform the Princess that
he was waiting down stairs. The proprietor
answered that Mrs. Mackay had given strict
orders against sending up cards. She would
see nobody.
The Prince insisted. and eventually the pro-
prietor went to the rooms occupied By the
Princess. He returned with the reply that IL
was impossible to let the children see the
Prince on that day.
prinoa Colanna he hat
there was nothing extravaaant in his demand
to see the children; that he had come for them
in pursuance Of his legal rights. and that he
did not intend to let Mrs Maokay or anybody
else keep him from them. He would not try to
exact the i'm possible. but II the children were
not brought to him he would find way TO
meet them. and that without delay.
The proprietor consented to speak with Mrs.
Mackay again. and went up stairs. Meantime
the walters and porters who knew Of the
trouble. gathered in the hall and made surrep-
titious bets whether the Prince or his mother
in-law would win the skrmish. The proprietor
conferred with Mrs. Maekay several minutes
What passed between them is not known.
The proprietor 10 reputed to be man OF COM
mon sense. and 10 known more than once to
have given sound advice 10 quarrellng society
leaders He probably advised Mrs. Mackay
not to oppose the fathers natural rights. At
any rate. Mrs. Msckay weakened. and the
Prince received m essage that the children
were In their Grandntother's drawing room.
and he might see them there. The Prince,
laden with packages of toys. assembled to the
drawing room and found the children.
Mrs Mackay. however. remained in the
room throughout his stay. seated in one cor
ner. whence che saw the father embrace
the children and distribute the presents.
Whether or not any words passed between
the mother-in-law and son-in-iaw Is not
known. The latter remained only ten minutes.
The next day the Prince. through his law
yers. requested the children to visit him on
Thursday. He waited In vain until o'clock
and then went to the hotel.
This time he learned that the Princess and
the children. Mrs Mackay and the Countess
Telefener were out The Prince asked for
writing material. sat down in the hotel office
and wrote an account OF the incident, and he
insisted upon the proprietor and the seers-
tary affixing their signaturea This document
he addressed to the President OF the Tribunal
He then withdrew. leaving the hotel people
nervous and uncomfortable. Since that time
the Prince has not returned As the Princess
Is following the line taken by Mrs. Deacon
with reference to the children. litigation SINH
lar to that in the Deacon case Is expected.
The MAckay lawyer gives as the reason for
not allowing the children to visit their father
that he no longer inhAbts his own house. but
lives In hotel. whereas the Tribunals order
applies only to the Princes former residence
This move has greatly angered the Prince.
The affair is the engrossing topic OF the
American colony.