The sun., 1897-11-29
KlLLEDFOR HER DIAMONDS
"PRINoEss DoLsoRoUKY" PoIs-
oNED IN sALTADoE.

Woman who Lived Hero FOR Time Civ
ing Pablo Performances on the Violin.
CITY OF GUATEMALA, Nov. GA report
which seems we'll authenticated comes from
Salvador that Princess DolRorouky. who claimed
to be tho morRanatic widow of Gear Alexander
H., was poisoned in Salvador by her secretary
and an advcnturer named Count Do Castro
Sormenho.
She died suddenly, and her death was given
out as from yellow fever, but the body was disin-
terred by tho authorities. whose suspicious had
been aroused, and an autopsy revealed that she
had been poisoned.
Tho alleged Princess camo to this country
from Paris under contract to play the violin at
the Exposition and lett here about two months
ago. She was heavily bejewclled, and 1t Is
thought her diamonds and the money she car.
ried were the objects sought by the criminals.
Tho Count said he was Portuguese grandee
from Brazil, but he was apparently Of doubtful
antecedents.
He arrived inlthis city about year ago and
was In poor circumstances Ho advertised as
professor OF fencing and languages, and an
nounccd that he was the graduate Of n French
institute of high standing. He soon aftcrward
became q reporter local newspaper, and
owing to some criticism fought duel with Mr..
Milla, son of the historian of Central America.
Milla was wounded, having received severe
sword thrust in the hand, but he soon recov-
cred.
At tho time of tho breaking out of the revolt
| against President Barrios. De Castro. who had
wormed his way into tho confidence Of Pres-
dent Barrios. was Chief of Police in Quezal-
tcnango. but escaped the vengeance Of tho revo.
lutonists by his hasty flight from the city.
The dull times prevailing here rendered the
country undesirable for an adventurer OF his
class, and he went TO Salvador, where accord
ing to telegraphic advices. he was suspected OF
completely in the poisoning of tho Princess.
The jewels and other valuablcs of the dead
| woman were said TO have been found in the
possession of the Secretary and De Castro as
| they were fastening their preparations to leave
the country. De Castro. however according to
| a telegram just received. escaped. and Is sup
posed to be on his way to South America. 1t is
| supposed the Secretary is still in duress.
The Princess must have been very attractive
| woman in her youth. She was over fifty,
though she looked younger.
THE STORY AS OMAHA GETS IT.
OMAHA. Nov. ga letter has just been re-
| ccivcd from an attache OF the United States
Legation Mt the city of San Salvador by James b.
Haynes OF Omaha which gives details Of o star
Ting affair. In the early part OF October Prin-
| cess Dolgorouky. n handsome woman, arrived
| there from Guatemala.
She was accompanied by Count De Castro.
Brazilian. Tho opera house was engaged. at
which the lady was to give high-class mu-
| sicale. Tho authorities, discovering that she
had been exposed to yellow fever Just before ar
irving. cancelled the engagement.
Sho appealed to the French Consul for redress,
offerin her passports at the same time. They
were signed by the Mayor Of Paris. The French
| Charge d'Affaires desired to know IL she was
| divorced from the Prince, and receiving
negative reply refused to render any as
| sstance. The lady Vas placed In temporary
confinement and on Oct. % was taken i'll with
what appeared to be yellow fever She was at
| once conveyed TO a common pest house. where
she died without medical aid or attendance. On
| Oct. % the body was cast into n hole without
| the formality OF a funeral or n coffin.
| Her friends appeared to have lost sight Of
her through the officials ignoring their protests
and tho French Consul refusing to accord
| her any protection. The rumors about the
| affair became ugly and tho Minister at Guate
| mala instructed the French representative here
to investigate the cause of her death. and secure
possession of the jewels and personal property
Of the Princess which were valued at $4,000.
At the hotel where tho unfortunate woman
had been stopping 1t was discovered that her
| large personal property had disappeared Later
her friends found some Of her jewels being
hawked about tho streets by those who had
| looted her apartments
An investigation Is expected to be ordered by
tho French Government, and the developments
may bring into disgrace several prominent
officials who were grossly delinquent in tho
affair.
A woman calling herself "IIer Serene High
ness tho Princess Lii Dolgorouky" came to New
and announced that she was the morgan
attic wife OF the Cznr Alexander ii. The Prin-
lNr hmm nj hN har n fiatN
great powers as n musician but OF the diamonds
was said in advance that she had played moi only
in the principal European ties but that 3, had
and had studied the violin under Wicniswski.
| In spite Of the fact that nothing had ever been
she had been pure1,, there was some expectu.
tion that she might be musician of some ca
She appeared at tho Academy of Music. and
the audience included number Of wclknown
musicians. among whom was Nine; Camilla
the extent sbS Of m.G. her capacity
plete aaseo. and proved herself to bo
possessed St only few aashy tricks ~ and nd little
come TO finish, as tho musicians refused to
play unless they were paid for their services
aS ssSnd %oan sas
40 years old. and on the, stage made
t shs dd ,,"nSo Ss
though they were diamonds. which she said
| Alexander III. hRd given her.
| Her story here was that she had been travel
ling in Russia under the care OF Wienawski.
| who was an old friend OF her father. and APP
| pearing in concert with him. She said that the
| Gear saw her at u court concert and persuaded
| her to leave the stage.
| She soon learned that New York was not the
| place likely TO appreciate her talents, in the
| Academy of Music at least. so she took off her
| long evening gown. put on a short skirt and a
| pair OF high boots and went 10 play at the Eden
| Musee with the Gypsy band there
| Afterward she appeared at one OF the music
| halls. She made various attempts to organize
| AN orchestra while here and play at dances. but
| they all failed.
Sho is thought TO have remained in this coun-
| try about two years She said that Spain was
| her nutiyc country and that her name WAS De
| Caznas. But persons who knew her believed
that she WAS French. In spite OF her claims to
| have lived in Russia for many years she had
never learned the language. She spoke only
| French.
With her was a Frenchman who posed as her
| manager and the two lived in fiat in West
| Fourteenth street. Her diamonds are said to