The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-05
hoping that her youth. grace and beau.

hoping that her youth. grace and beau
vt would touch the heart Of Napoleon.
The empereror applied to the Romaa
Pontiff. Pope Plus VII, for an annul.
ment Of the marriage. but this step the
Pope refused to take, asserting that the
Catholic church allowed the marriags
to be a legal and binding one. Jerome's
plan was to go Immediately to France
himself while his wife was to land In
Holland. On the vessels reaching port
at Lisbon the ship was surrounded by
French guard and Madame Bonaparte
was not allowed to land. A representa-
tive of the Emperor waited on the young
wife. asking what he could do for Miss
Patterson. The reply sent back was:
Tell your master tnat Madame Bon.
aparte is ambitious and demands her
rights as member Of the imperial FAM
ily."
Jerome went to meet Napoleon and
his wife, finding that she would not be
allowed to land at any port in Cone
tinental Europe, sought refuge in Eng
land. Here her son was born in July,
1905, and given the name of Jerome
Napoleon Bonaparte. The father was
with the emperor. who was using every
effort to overcome the resolution Of the
young husband, and at last the de-
sires of ambition became stronger than
those Of affection. Jerome, who but .
few months before had left his wife
with every protestatlon of undying love,
now consented at the emperor's request
to abandon her. and even take an
other consort. one whose rank would
elevate him into power.
RETURNED TO BALTIMORE.
The deserted young wife and her child
returned to Baltimore. making their
home with old Mr.. Patterson, whose
forebodings Of trouble had been so truly
verified by events. Here Madame Bon.
aparte' remained for several years. In
1907 Prince Jerome was married to the
daughter of the Duke of Wurtemburg.
After the fall Of Napoleon Madame
Bonaparte returned to Europe. where
she spent many years. visiting the gay
capitals. where she was received in the
highest circles Of society. Her life was
one round Of pleasure. her company was
sought by the most distinguished men
Of the day. the courts of all nations
paid her homage. her loveliness, sad
history. rank and intellect making her
the most conspicuous woman In the old
world. Her son accompanied her much
of the time, receiving most Of his ed.
ucation abroad. Onr day, while visit
Ing gallery, Madame Eonaparte came
upon her former husband with his sec.
ond wife on his arm. The recognition
was mutual, but no word passed be-
tween the two. Young Jerome returned
to America and welded a Baltimore
girl, Miss Susan May Williams. to
whom he was married in November,
1929. This marriage was great cause
OF distress to his mother, who was am
bilious that he contract an alliance
with some Of the powerful families Of
Europe. Her letters, written at the time
to her father. show that she, having
never known the tender passion, could
not comprehend that any one would
prefer to marry for affections sake in
stead Of so as to elevate their position
In the social world
Madame Bonaparte herself returned
to Baltimore in 1894 and spent most Of
the rs .aining years of her life in that
city. 70 her dying hour she retained
traces Of her wonderful beauty. In
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keen wit and bright mind remaining to
her last breath. To her two grandsons
Jerome and Charles, she left her large
property. Jerome became In later life
Colonel Jerome Bonaparte, and Is the
father Of Miss LOisette.
Colonel Jerome Bonaparte died q few
years ago, but his handsome home In this
city has been kept open by his widow,
who was Mrs. William Edgar, her first
husbands brother being Commodore
Edgar, Of the New York Yacht squad
ron. Miss Bonaparte is also nneal
descendant Of the Indian King Philip,
of Colonial times, and a great niece Of
Mrs. Daniel Webster. Count Moltke
belongs to a branch Of the family Of
that name distantly connected with the
great German warrior.