The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-06
THE M0RNYS At " AR.
A NOBLE EUROPEAN FAMILY AP-
rEaEs To THE COURTS.
Deeadeaee of Once Powerful sud
wealthy Hou<e--Honsn nftc hut Not
Affog~fher Pleasant Career at
SEINE OF Hts Members sf Both sexes
Money Causes the Trouble.

A lawsuit ~hich is likely 10 develop into
a cause c4lenre Is about 10 take place. s.
rz1ulsansousiy al Paris and Asdr-d. n
which the plaintiffs are ne young duke
" Moray ana his brother-4n-laT. Ioslsst
serge. wnsse ths defendant Is khs.F father
sr-lNw. Don Joseph silva marquis OF A.
caBicss but xho - better known -
France and ous OF span ~ 5ss more moi
erK title OK es1ke OF SeStos under which, %
fhs b.. he agDFed a. president 81 the span
ssn royal commission for The world iA4r
a. Chicago An immense amount OF e1-
fraaasly unclean linen Is certain 70 Be
washed IN public In connection with ftis
aaaIr. and another batch OF chapters
added 10 the long iEst OF scandals w7nlen
have been furnished 10 the annals OF the
European srtssDGracy during the last -
years by the dual house Of De Monty,
not an altogether astonishing faSs @hsh
II Is remembered that the father o. ne
present duke boosted Of being the uleslfl-
mate son OF Queen Horasnse. Of h9l4a5ld'
ard OF Admiral de Fsahaulf and even
went SO far as 10 emphasize him motiaNF
nhane BY assuming as his coAt-oi-aFiAs
shgeld on waich was painted h9Ftslas.a'
Tee dispute between the young D'e MOT
nys ard their Spanish stspiaIhet - 81 -
sabjss,s % money. According 70 ffefFsh
ard spanish Law they are entitled 10 the
major portion OF the very large fortune
which their mother possessed At the time
81 her marriage 10 their father and which
vas stu 10 existence when shortly after
his death sAe gave her hand to the
saasAky-vcsced Pope Aieanlces.
Th.s fortune has now nysteriously van
fzhsd. No trace OF it can be found. and
according 10 the code of both countries Il
- tie x.aower VINO Is accountable Tor is
DISAPPEARANCE. This il all the more ina
case. as for years preceding her death
fsw months ago the Duchess Of Sesto was
st.rs = ~
.rfaspogs. BILE. Il is believed mat her nus
band encouraged .ser IA this vice, and pur-
f5oseiy weakened her mental faculties,
with The object of securing possession or
her property.
the present duke 81 aforny has not, Of
course. enjoyed the same advantages OF
rlnndswing people officially as his father
fui. having saaandered his own fortune
shorty after attaining his majority. he
has since then resorsed 10 all sorts OF de-
vices in order 20 restore hS finances,
among the means which be employed haE-
ing been the sale Of dock concessions az
s.. Petersburg. similar enterprises at Con-
ssantnopie and a marriage with the
daughter ~ Old Gen esuzmSn Blaneo, at
ore time president OF Venezuela.
Hia brother. Count Serge. has been ga
r4tted in London as a bankrupt. while his
sister the Marquise de Relboeuf, has been
divorced ~ her husband. not only on the
ground OF her moral eeceBtricites. bat
also Ia consequences OF her insane exuava-
ganes.
Yet the young De Moruys are deserving
OF some indulgence. In view OF their bring
img up. Their mother actually having had
the heartlassness 70 have her iwo sons
the present duke aud his brother, when in
their teens. committed 20 n reformatory.
10 the horror OF society n every capital IN
Europe There was nothing wrong about
the boys al the time. cave that they were
exceedingly hgh-Spirted and possessed
esf the very demon OF mischief Thus, for
instance, one OF their mothers fads. 20
wRlgh she devoted considerable portion
az her useless existence. was the game ot
patience. and the TWO boys used go delight
- toss her cards about and 70 burn them
whenever her hack was turned. the
duchess being rendered Almost Wild WIN
rage thereby. True. 81 was aggravatlng.
bat surely not sufficient ground for
mother 70 commit her sons TO a reform
atory 10 herd with criminal boys and
young men.
have related so often the story Of the
Duke OF Sesto III these columns that II Is
sufficient 10 remind my readers that he
was 1T one time engaged TO be MARI ed 10
Eugene who. however, Tilted him when
the passi hiilty OF marrying Napoleon be-
came apparent 20 her He was the most
Intimate friend and associmte Of the late
King Atphons0. and incurred the bitter
amnesty Of Queen Christine by the man
ner ia which he assisted and favored her
nishty eousort 81 al his numerous In
a. gWes with the fair sex. on one occasion
even having his ears sUan1}y boxed by
her majesty when BE attempted 20 bar her
Eruption into pavilion where the king
was wh.Nn. away a July afternoon with
the late Duchess % ossuua. He has few
ff.ends ard Is. on the whole, a rather
contemplate memoer Of the old spanish
arsstoegacy. and there are hut few people.
ssher at Atadrd or az Paris. Who VIII
sympathize With him "a his present dilfi-
Culty wtth hia sons-in-lAw
rnn chjef events OF the career ~ the
vouag duke o. Moruy have bern hls APP
rcaranee upon the Partisan stage. at =
charitable performance. Fra tha suise ~
a Ballet girl. tho Kauze Of his skirts aud
the powder and rouge - his face contrast
ing In a particular}y offensive mangor
wth bis mouse aches. which he bad neg
lcffeA % shave eff Another occasion on
whieh he came before the pubiic ia ) verV
unxavoFy u1a0ner was when the Russian
actress FayEhimue was driven hy h.s d.s-
graceful conduct towards seer 20 commit
sulclae tie duke beng alnsost mobbed
and lynchcd az her funeral by the Pari-
sian pehalace
let me Hd5 Ia conclusion. that the GONE
ing trial affects Uog oaly society in Paris
and az Madrid. BUT also az So Petersburg,
since tho nuke sc Moray. through his
mather. Who was s Princess Treuhotsk.
Is related 20 az the principal houses ~ me
Cd Russian srsstoeracy. New Orleans
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