The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-10
ooMQE DE PARIS oH11D.
Duo d'Orleans Said to Be the Son Of an
Italian Jailer.
From the New York Press.

ASAA 'AAN %fSH 4 VI "A I AGShs
Paris, Sept ga startling sensation
is agitating Paris and the ST German
quarter to its center 1t is a blow at
royalty in France, and coming Just at this
moment, when the death of the Comte de
Paris removes one of the strongest claim
ants TO the throne, it appears to be a
powerful attempt to do away for all
time with the claims of any pretender
and TO establish more firmly than
ever the republican form of gov
eminent in France.
The story runs that Just before the
birth OF the present Due d'Orleans, the
late Comte de Paris and his wife were
travelling IN Italy under the name of
Comte ct Comtesse de JoinVille They
were very much interested lust at this
period In the birth of a male heir to the
succession, and to the vast wealth that
would 90 with it, and fearing that a girl
instead of boy might be born, the comte
resorted to a subterfuge in order to
remedy such an evil
To this end he made the acquaintence
OF man named Lorenzo Chiappini, jailer
at the prison OF MOdlgliana, that in the
event OF the countess having a daughter
the lailer would adopt it and give In ex-
change his own boy, which was within A
lew days of being the same age. The
event justified the precaution. The couu-
tess had daughter, and she was bap-
uZed under the name of Maria Stella
Chiappini the iailer's wife gave up her
boy, and he is known as the present Due
d'Orleans.
The story has been certified to by docu-
ments signed by members of the Italian
nobility, by magistrates and by clergy
men, all of whom attest the truthfplness
OF the substitution which was operated
between the daughter Of the comte and
the son OF the jailer.
CHIAPPINI's SECRET.
The most interesting of all the docu-
ments produced in sustaining this claim
is the copy of a letter written by Chan.
PM to the young lady in the matter. who
IS at present married and living in Eng.
land. The letter reads as follows:
O'Mlady, am finally on my deathbed
ana have reached the end of my davs
without having divulged to anyone a
secret that concerns us-you and me- The
secret is this The day when YOU were
born to an exalted parsonage, whose name
viii not mention, and who is now on the
point OF passing into another life him self
there was also born boy TO me. / was
| requested to change the infants, and as il
was TO my interest at that time, / con
| sented to the proposition, and it was then
| that adopted you for my daughter. i'm
the same manner that my son was
adopted by the other party. I see that
! ANhF@LA Aoo NOlIttNGu lily lAQlb and has
| placed you. by your marriage, in a better
position than could have hoped to have
| given you, and 1t is this that enables ms
| to die with some repose. This letter will
be sent to you after my death.
"LORENZu CWAPPINI.n
Possessed Of the explanations made in
| this letter, Maria Stella has demanded of
! the Italian authorities correction in tho
record Of her birth, in response 10 which
| the following Judgment has been Given
1t is definitely ordered that a rectifca
! ton and correction OF the record OF birth
! inserted in the Baptismal register of the
! Prioral church of 81 Etieune at Mod
! nghana, where IL was found that Maria
| Stella is indicated as being the daughter
! Of Lorenzo Chiappini and of Vincentia
| Duigenti, and, on the lother hand. sht
1 should have been indicated as the daurb
ter of M. Coh,e dc Joinville and of Nine
! Ia Comtessc de Joinyille, French"
! The substituted young lady, it is said
/ will try TO regain her position.