The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-29
PRINCE COLONNA'S STORY.
HE sITS THE MACKirS HAVE DE-
FAMED MS CHARACTER.

He Il Not Gambler, and MI. Mnchny
Never Paid n Genuine OF Hts Debts-Om-
ciai Circles In Italy Mach Inccn.ed
Against Ills wires FsmiIy-HoId- 1T.
Mother.in-iaw Responsible for the Trouble
PAIRS, Dec. 2S-The action brought by Prln-
cess Colonna stepdaughter Of Mr. Mackay.
against her husband Prince Colonna. for a
judicial separation, was to have been heard
to-day, but the case was postponed in conse-
ouence OF the fact that Advocate Butt. who
represents the Princess, was pleading case
before another court. Prince Colonna was
present in the court room with his advocate.
Prince Coonna was asked by the United
Press correspondent this evening 10 give his
side OF the suit for separation. lie said he
must decline to initiate the Mackays by dis
cusslnE family affairs in the newspapers. lie
was willing. however. to make statement de-
nyinG the fasehoods which had been circu-
lated. he said. concerning him and his friends.
one OF these friends mado this statement In
the Princes behalf:
Tho further adjournment OF tba suit is
probable in fact. 1t is likely to be adjourned
as long as Princess Colonna's lawyer has any
pretext for deIerrlng judgment The courts
decision is beyond question. unless the bench
be Influenced by personal regard for the
Mackay clan. The Judges must admit that
they have no jurisdiction.
Prince Colcnna Is n Lieutenant in the
Italian cavalry. and italian elector. and Is an
Italian land owner. liable to service on a jury
in Italy. He doubtless Ia actionable in the
Italian courts. but not here. The Princess
having Professionally the charge Of the chill
dren. whose guardianship really is the object
OF the litigation is not DESTROYS OF Fastening
the decision Of the French court. The case
could be tried proT erly only in Naples where
the tribunalccrtninly would refuse TO deprived
Prince highly esteemed in his own country. OF
the natural guardianship OF his children in
favor OF mother who is foreign born. The
attacks made by the press upon the Prince
have aroused bitter feeling In the official cir
cles OF Italy against the Mackays.
"As to the assertions that the Mackays paid
the Princes gambling debts. and that the
Prince sold his wife's wedding presents to pay
his living expenses. can say that Mr.. Mackay
never paid q single centime OF the Princes
debts; The Prince would not have permitted
presents together, with her every other
possession. She, having separate estate.
received allowances from her ,stepia;her.
money from the hank and spent or invested it
entirely by herself. The Prince sold from the
Paris residence only his furniture which he
no longer needed here as he was about to re-
turn TO his ancestral palace in Naples His per-
so ever since his marriage to cover his per.
sonal expenditures. He Inherited a large
amount 81 property. Tho legend that no is
addicted to rambling Is entirely unfounded"
Prince Colonna's friend then reheareed the
Princes grievances against Mrs Mackhy.
whom the Prince evidently considers respon-
sible for his marital unhaprineEs. lie said !
that the Prince quarrelled frequently with his
mother IN law and eventually forbade her to |
cross his threshold. After abiding to q quar-
rel between the Mackays and the Colonnns as |
to assuring the future OF the children the |
Princes friend continued:
Three months ago, therefore, the Prince |
decided to leave Paris where his family were |
living in great style. and return to Italy, re- |
duce hiR household expenses and economic |
generally so as to provide for the future Of his |
children A secondary reason for the change |
was that he wished to have his children edu- |
Gated in their fathers country and learn its |
language. Of which they were entirely
ignorant at the time. The Princess was
believed by him 70, be, willing to
to disapproye Of It, and finally persuaded the |
Prince TO retain a foothold, at least, in Paris.
The Princess packed and sent away various
articles including the wedding presents. At
the Princes suggestion certain articles in the
house were selected az souvenirs while the
rest OF the furniture was To be sold.
They even discussed the details OF estAh-
fishing their household In Naples Tho
Prince. not suspecting the truth. went out
walking one afternoon, and when ne returned
for dinner was astonished 10 lind that his wife
and children had vanished. On the writing
table there was o note from tho Princess say
ing that she had lodged a demand with the
courts for separation"