New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-12
PRINCESS COLONNA HERE.
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ing constantly to divert his sisters mind from
her troubles. - -
During the entire trip the eager women pas
sengers notIce5 that at meals the Princess wore
but one color and that a dead black. Not even
on Friday evening. when tnere was a concert
for the benefit of the sailors homes, did the
interesting passenger wear any other color. Not
even lace hchu relieved the palnness or her
attire. In fact there seemed 10 De STUDIED ue-
sire on the nart Of the Princess To look as unob-
,rusIve as nossible II was noticed that she
never came to her breakfast, and as the stew
ardess did not carry 1t 70 her IL Is presumed lhdl
she went without H.
brooke who waited at the captain S table, served
a few special little dishes which the Princess
desired She was most abstemiOus, and never
dra nix ANYTHING but water the entire passage.
Her brother who sat next to her. was not how
ever az sparing. He generally wore AT the
table a Norfolk shootng-coat, ana the twain
looked the picture Of happy couple in mod
crate circumstances. There was no ostenta-
ton I'm their conduct whatever and the Prin-
cess toward the end of the voyage. joined in
the small talk of the ladies' cabin but never
alluded to her case in the French courts Upon
II being referred to one evening by an over
Jealous partisan. a woman whose good inten-
tIons exceeded her tact the Princess rose. and,
bowling gravely to those about her. left the
apartment and went to her staterOom When
she next saw the offender she greeted her with
smile as IL nothing had occurred to mar her
peace OF mind.
AS soon as Mr. Mackay stepped ashore yester-
day. he was surrounded by number Of re-
porters who asked him many questions. lie
said the members Of the family were averse to
making their domestic affairs public. and he
said that his sister had no statement to make
He refused to say what the plans of the family
for the future Mr.. Mackay, after whisper
ing his orders to the cabmen. jumped into his
carriage, and the tw' vehicles were driven away
bound uptown.
1t was generally believed that the party had
gone to the Belgravia apartment-house. No
Gil Fifth-avc. The elder Mr.. Mackay has had
suite of rooms in this apartment-house for
many years and when he was i'll recently he
was nursed back to health there.
TALK WITH JOHN " MACKAY. JR
John W. Mackay. jr. the brother Of the Prin-
cess, was seen last night at the Waldorf Hotel
He was In the company of Thomas +. Ochtree
and several other friends Concerning his sisters
troubles young Mr. Mackay refused to say word
AS to where the Princess was he equally
reticent.
"She has come here simply to visit me- he
said. land | do not care To- say where she is
staying. Some people imagine they know. but
they will find out later that they do not. She Is
in place" he went on. where no one would
imagine her to be. l have secured this place for
her for the reason that If her abode was known
she would be annoyed by callers.
AS | said before. she came here To visit me.
and at the same time to get rest and quiet. l.
have not said one word to her concerning her
affairs. and cannot talk about them.
she Will not go - California for some time.
AMI when that time will be- / do not know
New-York is about the only place just now
whore any social events are occurring. and We
will participate in them. or course she Will re-
turn To Paris some time. but cannot say when"
THE MARRIAGE AND SEPARATION.
The Princess Colonna is the daughter Of Mrs
John W. Markay by her first husband, Mr.
Bryant. She had two children and these took
the name OF Mackay 10y request Of NJ. Mackay
The Princess Colonna's brother was named John
". Mackay. jr. While travelling in Italy with
her mother seventeen years ago Miss Mackay
met Prince Colonna. He followed her about. and
although Informed that Miss Mackay was only
stcp-daughter OF the millionaire. and had there
fore no legal claim upon the millions OF her
step-father. he proposed marriage For some time
no attention was paid t. the Princes suit. but
a he persisted and insisted that he loved Miss
Mackay and would accept no dowry the ell
gagcncnt made
The marriage took place in Paris In 1883, and
the affair was celebrated one in the social
world. Soon after the marriage an income Of
$4,000 a year settled upon the Princess by
her mother. in addition to the numerous and valu-
able presents she made 20 the couple They
settled shortly aftcrvard in Naples. and before
SIX months had gone by the Prince became i'm
Fortunate In his demands FOR money. The facts
about his life then became known and II was
proved that ne WAS not only dissolute gambler
but that he also resorted t. cheating when fort
unc AT cards was not in his favor The Jockey
and II is commonly reported that Mrs Mackay
paid out 100000 In settlement Of his gambling
debts
For several years the titled couple have been
cstranccd The Prince frequently became abu-
sivc. and several times acted In a brutal manner
Last October his wife became tired Of constant
recrminaton and Of broken promises u reform
and left him In Paris. taking with Ter her three
children. She Immediately brought suit for
separation. The Prince. in order To- cancel some
gambling debts sold all the household furniture
and gambed II away.
THE START FOR HOME.
While the suit was pending the French court
gave Prince Colonna permission to see his chill
dren twice a week. His conduct when he visited
the children not all that It should have
been. and his long sufering wife decided that
she would return 10 her fathers protection.
She wrote to her mother. who is In London, and
arrangements were made for the trip to this
country
On January 30 the Princess, attended by her
three children and her brother left the Hotel
Brighton. where they stopping in Paris.
secretly for parts unknown. When the
Prince called on the following day he was told
that the family had gone for stroll. and II
was not until his wife and children were out Of
the jurisdiction OF the French courts that he
learned the truth His rage is said to have been
frightful. His numerous spies were. however.
unable to get n trace Of the Princess. and now
that she Is safe IT is probable that her lawyers
will fight for her Immediate separation and for
the custody OF her children.
John w Mackay. the Princess COlonnas step
father. IL rcputed to be one of the wcalthiest
men in this country. His fortune is estimated
at about $7j. 900 600 He was born in Dublin In
1881. and he came Of the Highland Mackay Clan.
He came To Ncw-York in 1910. and went West.
When in 1872. the Bonanza mine discoveries
came, Mackay mounted upward on the wings OF
fortune. In 1878 the Bank of Nevada was cstab-
lshed. and In 1854 the inception of the Com
mercial Gable Company brought John w.
no "A al he Yea IL
lest Of the time. In 1867 he married the
daughter OF Colonel Daniel G. Hungcrford. of
New York. She was then "A widow, living In re-
duced circumstances with her daughter. After
many ups and downs In the financial world Mr..
Mackay Is still one Of the wcathicst men in
this city While I'm San Francisco. February
"A. 1898. Mr.. Mackay was shot by an Insane and
broken down stock broker named Rippey Mr..
Mackay has frequently expressed regret at the