Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-07
ROYAL SKELETONS
EXPOSED BY a YOUNG WOMAN
ARRESTED FOR THEFT
She Is Charged With Stealing From an Italian
Princess Who Has a Rather Unen-
viable History.

New York, Jan. GA young woman
with pretty face. rich clothes and four
aliases was shipped to Washington to-
day In the custody of two deputy
mnrshals. She was charged with steal
ing the iewelry from M Italian princess.
Her hrst name il Caihaiine or Kate.
and her last name is ltcard, Ricart.
REGARD or Sheridan according % cir,um.
stances. French and Italian a.e a.
familiar to her "a English She Is -
years Of age. Mrs. Bicnrd. as she claims
TO be married, has been employed as
companion, lady's maid and nurse. For
about tcV months she has been employed
nt Washington ia the family Of Prince
RuspBli. am att0che Of the Italian lcGn-
ton. aud a son-in-law of the Marquis de
Tuliyrund Perigorl. the present heal Of
one Of tie most distinguished fumilis IS in
France. She found everything very cCin-
Portable while she desired 10 stay under
the Italian diplomats root She loft sud-
denly about three weeks ago, uwcvcr
saying she was going To pay % visit in
New Rochelle. 10 was discovered shortly
after She had gone that nearly 5000
worth Of clothing and valuables had dis
appeared. Last Saturday afternoon the
Young woman was caught and taken TO
the TOomhs. At first she was indignant,
then burst into tears aisl finally she
made partial confession She was
wearing when arrested some of tho
princess missing clothes aud p lawn
ticket tOr some of the missing pih"ps ~
jewrlry was found upon hcr Not only
did Mrs Ricard plead guilty to having
piundored the princess. but she CuOliy
declared that III She chose to open her
lips there would be trouble for She
story told 10 the detectives by the dark
eyed. understanding woman Is SIRE To-
displcaso the Marquis de- Tqllyrdnd-
Icrigoul. The marIuise. who IN now in
Paris with her husband. wng thc wife Of
Frederick w. Stevens. New Yo.6 luw-
yer. She is now an American aud be-
fore her nr5i marriage was Miss Able
Livingston Sampson. the daughter of
successful dry goods auctiOnccr from
whose estate she draws an income Of
about n quarter Of million dollars
The Marquis dc Tulyraud had one of
the most imposing titles In Europe He
hld already married an American girl
who had becn q Miss Bessie Curtis Of
New York Mrs stevens fell In love
with the marquis but there were two
ilnpediments IN the way OF their man.
rage tie existing Alnrquisc de- Tally
rnnd-Pcrigarl and Mr. Stevens Two
divorces finally solved thesWoblcm, end
Mrs. stevens was married ~ fhs mar
gus, whose father Ceedud IN him the
titlc of Due de- Mo. TO avoid conplica.
tions with the original Maruuise do
Ialleyrnnd, who refused to snrrprdor
her title. I'm order 10 prcvcnt nby
further undesirable Developments, IL n
said That The Duchess De Mo pays to
the Marquisc dc Tallcyrand De lure
generous annuity. All this story was re-
hearsed by Mrs. Ricard These ALLEGED
revelations she declares are hut a fore.
bisl' OF more 10 come. When examined
az ne loOmbs this morning Mrs lticnrd
broke down. She was transferred tn
Commissioner Shields. who SEM her ON
To Washington Ia charge of Doputy Mar
slnls j. lt0bus and S0loman. I'm, ,ector
Mclaughlin says Kate Ricard on Knte
sheridan was born ia Ireland and Inns N
fomhntc history. She was adopted hy
Wsalthy American family AMI seven
years ago married Ricard, by whom
she has son now living in This city.
Her husband left her four years ago.