Evening journal., 1894-02-05
RAN FROM Her PRINCE.
Princess Colonna Slips Away
From French Courts.
HER HUSBAND IN HOT PURSUIT.
Millionaire Mackay's Adopted Daughter
Has More Trouble with the Foreign Mo-
bloman Whom She Married-Took Her
Three children and sailed For New York.

Has More Trouble with the Foreign Mo-
bloman Whom She Marrled-Took Her
Three Children aud sailed For New York.
PARIS. Feb. 5.-The Princess Colonna,
daughter Of Mrs. John ". Mackay. is now
on her way 10 Apefsca. This news set at
rest a rumor that she and her husband
had become reconciled on his giving a sat.
isfactory pledge OF good conduct in the
future
After the French court allowed the
prince the right 60 see his children twice
week the princess found her situation in
tolerable Besides from the elaborate re-
cautations by the French press of its earlier
seventies her friends augured unfavorable
action by the French court. Hence it was
determined that she should remove from
its capricious jurisdiction.
The princess, with her three children, left
the Hotel Brighton ON Tuesday evening as
II for moonlight promenade. Mrs Mac
kay remaining behind to lull suspicion.
The spies of the prince and the domestics
waited mp until 3 o'clock In the morning
and then informed the hotel proprietor,
who in turn informed Mrs Mackay Of what
she already knew.
Fooled the Prince.
When the prince called on Wednesday ia
see his children, he was simply informed
that they were out with their mother, and
IL was not until his wife had time to board
the steamer that he was informed that she
and the children were beyond the jurisdic
tion Of the French courts.
All inquirers were purposely misled In
order To give the princess time to escape
Her lawyers now propose to continue the
fight in America Ii is reported that tn,
prince sailed for New York on Saturday
Mrs. Mackay quilted the Hotel Brighton
on Thursday, but her destination is kuowr
only TO her counsel
Princess Colonna Is the daughter OF Mrs
John W. Mackay by her former husband
Mr.. Bryant She mot Prince Colonna IA
Italy II years ago while on a tour with he
mother. He followed her and propose,
marriage. although informed that Mis-
Mackay was only stepdaughter of tn
millionaire and would therefore have u,
legal claim TO his fortune
The prince nevertheless persisted, and a
he came from a family that rivaled the roy
al family itself and insisted that il was
case Of love and not money he was accepted
Their Unhappy Marriage.
In 1883 they were welded ia Paris, an,
the event was brilliant one. After tn
ceremony an income Of Sl75.00O year wa
settled upon the princess by Mrs. Macka
in addition 10 valuable presents. The cou
pie settled In Naples, andin six months th
prince began demanding money 1t wa
then learned that ne was not only dissolut
and gambler, but a cheat as well. II
was expelled from the Jockey club in Rom
for hiding cards, aud it is said that MI
Maokay settled his gambling debts TO th
amount Of Sl,OO0.OOO.
Coionna finally became abusive and brt
tai. His conduct was endured until Oct,
Der last, when the wife left him ia Par
and brought suit for separation. As 500
as the princess left him Colonna sold a
the household furniture and gambled n
money away
Three children were the result Of Il
union-Andrea, aged s; Blanca, o. an
Marco, 4, all three having been named /
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