Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-12
THE PRINCE IS IN PAWN
Can't Go Back to Russia Until
He Pays His Debts Here.
WILL AUCTION HIS RARE CHINA.
Prince GailtzIne OF the Most Royal Russian
Blood. Whose Hot Pace Even stirred Up
Paris. and Who Has Cut a Wide swath In
This Country. Wants Money BADLY.


Blood, Whose Hot Pace Even stirred Up
Paris. and Who Has Cut a Wide swath In
This Country. Wants Money BADLY.
NEW YORK, Dee. Ia.-Thcy arr going
- sell Mt auction tomorrow the belongings
If prince of the bluod-blnod So blue that
Jnly one who has Ia. contemplated IL
an fully npprcciatc " ruIcan hue But
he Prince Alcxantlr, arv iStChs Galitzinc Is
lead brukn Nay, more. He has found
iepth of indebtedness only possible to n
nan of such high station The American
Tiger and the agnsahlc bookmnker got
Bome of the young mans money that he
didn't squnndcr in Paris
He has cut n tremendous swath in this
good democratic land. For THREE years he
aas been here Only last summer he was
4 social lion at Newport, where he enter
saincd beautifully. He has been received
everywhere. When he entertained at home.
he treasures In his apartments aroused
enthusiasm because Of their beauty, their
salue and their antiquity.
But the tremendous gambling and
spending money have not only exhausted
MS resources but his credit. And those
very fashionable society people who have
entertained him have received invitations
headed with the princes seal. n crown in
red, to come to Samuel krciser's auction
rooms, 9West Twenty cighth street. tomor-
row and bid upon the treasures. many of
which have been in the princcly family for
hundreds of years. The family jewels will
not be sold because they are in pawn.
Has Another Fortune In Russia
Many of these things did not really be-
.ong to the prince until about nine months
ago, when his mother died. But they had
long been in his possession. When he
reaches Russia, there will be another for
tune awaiting him.
. Now. one would naturally think Prince
Galitzinc would not bother about such
\ thing rs a vulgar auction sale when he
will be able to get deal of money in Rus
sia. But there are uncomfortable obstacles
in the way. There are the general debts,
for instance. These might be arranged.
But IL Is limited that the prince Is deeply
in the debt of the Russian consul, and that
this official has suggested that there might
be difficulty in furnishing passport I'M
less the debt Is paid.
The Prince Galitzinc Is a very young
man. but he has seen things and done
things according To the conventional fash
ion. When he reached his majority. he
cmulated the example of 50 many good
Americans and nearly all Russians Of rank
and went to Paris. He set particularly
in getting himself talked about. At the
end of two or three years Paris became
rather warm for him.
OF course n prince isn't expected to he
governed by the ordinary rules hut some
times even n prince can so too far. Then,
too. he gamhlcd at "A tremendous rate His
family and other people decided that IL
would be wise for the prince to come TO
America. II seems to bc standing rule
among titled folks in Europe to send some
sons to this country. with the expectation
If reforming them. and the sons invaria-
bly, get into trouble
Cut u Wide Swath Here.
30 the Prince GalitZinc came tn the
United States about thrcr years ago. He
passed a part of his first summer Mt Long
Branch. The races attracted him. He hct
nm the horses all afternoon and ut night
he was to In found ut Daly's gambling
house.
His very high play Immediately attract
I'd attention. He prcfcrrsd roulette and
usually made bets of 500 each. Any man
who frequcntcd the gambling place that
summer will tell you that he frequently
saw the prince win and lose 5000 in an
hour.
He was Immediately taken up by So
cicty. Its arms wcrC outstrctChcd to re-
ccivc him. There was no question rs to
his being n genuine prince. and moreover
he was rcputcd To In enormously rich.
The manner in which hc gamblcd and
squandcrcd money lent color To the report
of his wealth. Then, tou. he was, as he L.
now. a most attractive man personally.
He is Of middle stature, we'll made. with
"A dark, high bird face and black mustachc
No man dressed mon, motlCstly ar more
richly. and he has the most charming
urftH srsfa la ri h..
shows that exquisite Difference and hom-
age which come of the blending of man
of the highest breeding and n wild fellow
He was Mt the auction rooms yesterday.
and the women looked upon him with
open admiration.