Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-01
Primo. and in,i.cI-in.I.nw.

II is learned th.t Mrs Mackay's re-
ply to the ssert0n made by Prince
collona that his wife, stcp-daushter 0 E
Mr. Mackay, the tmericaa millionaire,
drew and spent te yatire amount Of
money Mr.. Mackay SGT to her, is that
the Prince forced his / to odraw check
in favor of servants, 30 cashed them
and turned the mons thus obtained
over to the Prince.
Prince Collona ciairntlat ne has the
household books shoylg that all the
checks were drawn intor of Preciozo,
the butler employed b.he family, and
that all the money " spent on the
household.
Prince Collona retued to Paris on
December oath, after hing passed six
weeks in arranging / affairs in Ma
pies. He said Satnrd that he came
back so as to see his ildren Christ
mas day, and give thenhe customary
TOYS.
Bv the decree of ttFrench courts
the Princess obtained barge OF the
children. on the conon that the
Prince have access to5lm, and that
they visit him at his he every two
days.
The prince took chaers about a
hundred wards from Invites hotel,
and on Christmas sent sequest that
the children visit him TO short time.
He received no reply. | then went
TO the hotel, and told theroprietOr 10
inform the princess that mas waiting
downstairs. The proprir answered
that Mrs. Macllay had gn strict or
ders against sending ucards. She
would see nobody. Thefce insisted.
and, eventually, the proltor went 70
the room occupied ny theincess. He
returned wilh the reply it was i'm
, nossible to let the chihn sec 70"
, prince Oh that day
: Prince Colonna told I proprietor
that there was uothingNuava@ant
in his demand 10 see the'dren that
ne had cone for them in!rsuance OF
his legal rights, aud that did not N
tend 10 let Mrs. Macka,r any body
else keep him from the The pro
prietor consented TO spe with Mrs.
Mackay again and went ;airs. he
conference lasted scvt minute.
What passed between m is no,
9 known.
AT any rate Mrs. Macl weakened.
and the Prince received a ssage that
. the children were in ii grand
: mothers drawing-roor and that
he might sec them there he prince,
laden with packages toys, as
cended to the drawi oom and
: found the children. Mackay,
however. remained in thom throug-
out his stay. seated inc corner,
whence she grimly watc' the father
embrace the children anctribute the
presents. Whether or nny words
nassed b t,ecn the motAn-law and
: son-in-law is not know The latter
, remained only ten minu
ID The next day the prin trough his
n LAWYERS. requested the cgen to visit
y him ON Thursday. lie Nd till five
,a O'Clock, and then wen the hotel.
He learned that the Pri,s and the
ly children, Mrs Mackay q he Count
css Telefener were outhc Prince
y y asked for writing-materi sat down
~ in the hotel Office and W an account
ST of the incident, and he ,sted upon
st. the proprietor and the starry all;X-
y ing their signatures.
. This document he asscd 10 The
president of the tlibul He tn, n
withdrew, leaving the 81 poop e
nervous and uncomlortai Since th; t
time the prince has not uned. As
the princess is followinr lire pW-
sued by MIS-. Deacon wi ference TO
the children, litigation sis. 20 that in
the Deacon case is cxpe The af-
fair is the cngrossing tor the Amer
lean colony.