The evening world., 1894-02-12
FROM PlO7TERS
Princess Colonna Says One Chile
Was to Be Stolen.
Her Husband Would Have Held Il
as Hostage.
Sic Sailed from England Under IN
Assumed Name.

Mr.. J W. Mackay. jr, when seen by
a reporter this morning. said that h.
vas authorized to make ruo..s the FOL.
lowing statement, which was written ans
signed by tie Princess Cjionra.
Il authorize you 10 STATE that ry
suddcn decision to leave France and come
to America was due So,ciy to a pct
which ! discovered that Prime de Gal
afro CJlonaa my husband, had formed
10 steal one Of NY children from me IS
a hostage, individuals having been emf
plCyel hy him t. that effect, as well ~
to closely watch M movements.
PRINCESS COLONIAL"
Mr.. Mackay said that he had nothing
further to say in reference to the mat.
ter, and that the Princess had no plans
for the future.
{ The impression prevailed yesterday
hat the Princess Coionna and her chill
dren would occupy apartments in the
SelgraNit at Forty-ninth street ami
Fifth avenue, during their stay in New
York. These belong to John W. Mac
KAY. sr., who lives there when he Is In
town. :
This morning, however, the attendants
at the Belgravia denied very emphatir 3
cally that the Princess CoiolnA was
staying there, ana declared that sne nal
not even been there since her arrival
Mr.. Mcckay's apartments have been
locked W for some time, sad the lanitor
Of the Bclsravia to an Evening wore
nor any OF his family has been sea
here for several weeks. y
There is not even a servant in cha rye,
Of the rooms. Dozens OF people havef
] called here since the news Of the arrival
of the Princess ana her children in town
became public. but we have had to tel
| fhpn1 ali the aln1p story
II have not the slightest idea where
the Princess Is staying. as not one OK
and the story that she drove here yester-
foundation
neither Mr.. Mackay nor his son was
staying there. There was a rumor cur
rent, however, that a friend of the fam
an uptown apartment-house. near Cen
trail Park. but the name of the house
was not given. No information could be
obtained as to the present abode Of the
family.
The Princess Colonna and her three
children-Andrew, the eldest. who Is
four-arrived here early yesterday morn
ing on the steamship New York. John
W: Mackay, jr; the brother Of the pFin-
They travelled under assumed nam;s.
the passenger list showing that Mr..
MaGka snd had sba reg Esmalnae as Of IT, tb NJ p M1r;
| WILL, dlll AAiS " t'N -
Children" For this reason their de
parture had escaped observation when
Their arrival here on the New York
was. therefore, entirely unexpected al
though after the Princess Colonna had
fed from Paris to London with her
children to escape the jurisdiction or the
French courts. 1t had been reported that
she Intended to come to this country
and institute proceedings here for a
separation from her husband.
It was feared that the litigation which
Is now pending in the French courts
might result in the separation of the
mother from her children, as the law
there gives the right of custody to the
father.
Tie Princess left Paris with her chill
dren secretly on Jan: 80 last, and went to
London. Prince Colonna. had obtained
ing him to see his children while they
we're in Paris and he called there fire.
quently. His wife. however. as she now
says, feared that an attempt would be
abduct one of them. In fact, she had
good grounds for such a suspicion, as
she was informed that the conspiracy
was about to be carried out. so she took
warning and fed from the country with
her children.
Q London, however, Is not 50 very far
from Paris. and it was feared that al
. attempt would be made there by III,
the children. 50 she resolved to come to
this country to be st!ll further remove!
from her husband.
~ceedings in the Frc2ch courts will be
discontinued and hat the action brought
5 by the Princess for = separation Will be
E commenced here. BY leaving France shs
has avoided the order Of the courts
there, and it is said that this act gives
the Prince. her husband, the legal guar
dihnship of the children.