Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-20
A SCAMP BONApARTE DEAD.
LOUIS CLOVIS. eRANn NErHnw or
NAPOLEON, DEAD.


Press Report.
London. May is-,Louis Clovis Bona
parte, grand nephew OF the FIRST Ma
polcon died here Monday. lilo was son
OF the late Louis Lucicn Bone parte.
ami GAINED considerable International
notoaesy during the last two years
Through matrimonial diflcuities. which
involved him In several suits, one Of
which was called In the West London
police court IN February. 1899. Tha
piuintlfr 10 the case was Nine. Rosaiis
clovis nonNpnrio. his wife. aud tn,
SPECIFIC charg was that The prince, aid.
cd and aeeitvd hy William Alexander
Thompson. a solicitor. had frauduiently
obtained posacssion of diamond neck
lace and other jewels valued at 500,
900. which the madaino claimed haze
been given 20 her az absnlute Gifts by
the defendant at the time OF theh
marrlagc.
Thc'nrince questioned tho legality OF
the marriage, and then the unsayor,
story came out. Louip cloverinE Clio.
Wis, as he was formerly known, was
ciyli engineer. living In England HI
father. Louis Lucion ponnparte. aid
not acknowledge his paternity. how
ever until October 90 1899. II shor,
time prior TO tho fathers death. Some
yoara before the Acknowledgement
Louis Cioverlng, who was not thon en-
titled TO bear the historic name OF
BonApRrte, became onamorcd OF Rosa
lie Megone. who was then married.
Woman. shn evidently returned hts
R6eotlon, Tor her hushnnd instituted
suit for divorce against her. making
her relations with Louis Clovering tho
ground FOR his action A divorce wan
granted, says onc story, and Rosalio
became fren woman. Another story
has Il that no decree OF divorce was
ever given.
~ any rnte. tho relations hutwoen
Rosallo Megone aud Louis Ciovoring
bwore continued, and finally the couple
were married on May 20. 1888, IN tho
Isle OF Man, the bridegroom assuming
the name Of Clovis. They lived togcth.
CIR as man and wife for come time,
but eventually their iltmg for each
other grow laas and less. until thu
nNNl ANlAMifsH hll'h INAlNN iHh'ltN
Bonapnrt Acknowledged Loula Clover,
Ihlg his son tbs latter was paying de.
voted attentionr 10 Miss Laura Scott
1wo nays nfter Louis cioverinE wal
given the right 90 stand before ths
world az a Bonaparte he married MiBs
Scott, though u is not known that raers
wha any divorce granted diwoivins
his fornor marriage. A short time be-
fore this SECOND marriage thu prince
surionttlously ieft the house Ia which
he was living aud took with hun tho
jewels which the prince had received
from hls mother and who'll he gave to
hln nrnt bride on hiI weddas day.
Thoae same jewels he. u In said. gave
TO HIS second bride.
A short time theroafter Resale nlcd
petition asking for dissolution OF
her marriage with LOUIS Cows This
grounds for her application were tho
relations exlating betwaen Louis Ctovis
Bonaparto and hi- lec7rd wife Rosa
lilo also charged Mr.. Bonhparte with
taking 100000 worth OF jewelry. and
the prince wRs Indicted and arrested.
Mr.. Bonnpaftc instituted counter
suit before the English courts for che
annulmont OF his marriage TO Rosalic.
on the ground that nhe had n husband
living at the time 'rhis WIS granted
on August 1. 1909, and now the French
courts hnve followed the example Of
the English courts. thus iegalzias m
France the second marriage.
Madame Rosalie Bonaparte was
awarded the jewels by tho court, Il
being shown that the prince had been
permitted 10 have possession OF the
gems on representations that he WAS
about To be prosecuted for obtaining
money under fAiss pretenses. The
prlnes and Solicitor Thompson we're
released when tho jsweiry van ~
turned.
The prince bore no resemblance to
his great nRoastor lie WAS above the
average height. with nmooth BLACK hair
and a very big black mustachc Rosa
lle Negone was Miss RosAiIe Barlow
before her marriage tn Mr.. megone,
Mlsn Scott comes OF a respectable fani-
iy and was. II is said. induced to marry
the prince through tho giamor OF his
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