The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-27
A REPRoBATE BosApARTE.
He Was Not Acknowledged by His
Father Until on His Death Bed.
london Special.


Louis Clovis Bonaparte, a granddaughter
OF the first Napoleon, died here on Monday.
Louis Clovis Bonaparte was born in Lon
don In 1899, and was known in the early
part of his career as Louis Clovering Clovis
Richard and subsequently by the name of
Louis ClOyering Clovis. He was educated
as an engineer, and for some time made a
pretense of following that calling. The late
Prince Lucien Bonaparte, who died at Fano,
ons the Adratic, on Nov. 3. 1891, and who
was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery,
London, was an ex-senator OF France and
a son of prince Lucisn, brother of Napoleon
i. He was the last surviving nephew of
Napoleon L. and was well known for his
wide learning, especially as a philologlst
prominently in the English courts on ac-
count of his complicated domestic relations.
Some years before the late Prince Lucien
enamored OF a married woman whose
maiden name had been Rosalie Barlow The
latter had married in December, 1884, Mr..
Norfolk Bernard Megone. In less than a
year Mr.. Megone brought a suit for divorce,
naming Mr.. Clovering Clovis Richard as
missed on the ground of collision. The two
lovers then took up their residence in Scot
Richard until the close Of 1887 In the sum-
mer OF that year Mr. Megone began a suit
for divorce in the Scotch courts and sue
ceeded in obtaining it in the March follow
ing.
Rosalie Barlow then left Scotland. and
Mas m marE s to :, her 2yer By ncnse o on
las. Isle of Man. They lived for some
time at Douglas. and subsequently at Stony
St Helen's Gardens. North Kensington,
London.
Prince Lucien. adoptei the surname of
Bonaparte. and two days ,later. as Prince
to oP Ezabe eulS scott at ST. MattheWs churcS.
Bedhnl The first wife resented this pro-
ceeding, and made deterninsd effort to
assert her rights. This she did by bringing
suit for divorce from Prince Clovis, on ac-
count of his relations with his second wife.
The Prince attempted to turn tie tables
bands Scotch divorce had not been properly
secured, and on this basis be presented
a counter petition asking for the d'ssolu-
ton of his marriage with her. This last
petition was finally granted by. the English
courts on Aug. l, 1892, and on April e. 1893.
similar action was taken by the French
courts The much-marrying Prince thus.
after a long and tedious litigation, found
his marriage with Mrs, Megone, or Barlow.
last able to call his second wife his only
true and lawful spouse.
The divorce proceedings were varied by
charges of various criminal dongs on the
part OF the Prince. III January, 1892. he
was arrested on the. charge or having con,
spired with a certain solicitor 10 defraud
Rosalie out of a diamond necklace and
other jewels valued at 10000, which she
that he was in danger Of being 'entenced
TO seven years imprisonment In a suit
brought against him in the Isle of Wight.
The Jewels were TO be sold to .-aise the
money needed to defend the case. Bail in
IS 600 was at first demanded. and the scion
of the house of Bonaparte languished in
iail for four days. The bail was then re-
duced to f1O00 and he succeeded in getting
his freedom The prosecution was finally
withdrawn by Rosalie on the Prince agree
ing to return all the iewelry and pay the
costs of the action. Then came the Isle
of Wight case, which turned out TO be
nothing more serious than a suit for med
ical attendance on ROSalie while she had
been passing as the wife of the Prince
The latter and the discarded wife. curiously
enough. Joined hands in an ATTEMPT 10 be-
RosaIie testifying that her relations with
the physician had been Of an immoral char
acter but the jury branded her and the
Prince as perjurers by finding a verdict
for the physician for the full amount of his
claim.