Evening journal., 1897-01-20
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is was counsel for the y ncess, who, OF
course, did not attend
The proceedings were opened by tho iu-
dicial registrar declaring that as no plca
of non receyoir had been adduced 10y either
side the court admitted the demand for a
divorce, and the president affirmed that
they would have to examine whether there
were grounds for granting the decree dc
plano-in other words, at once-or whcth-
er they ought TO order an investigation.
The public prosecutor called attention to
the fact that the public was composed of
professionals I'm indiscretion' and added
that there was ground to fear that their
appearance meant q diffusion of scandal
Gus narratives 70 the farther ends of the
world; hence, he asked for tho sake Of the
honor of the Chimay family that the case
be heard behind closed doors.
The robed barristors were accordingly
only allowed TO rcmain, and tho rest Of
the court was cleared.
In the course of the proceedings in ca
mera Dclacroix dealt witha certain number
of facts concerning the princess private
misconduct, which constitute grave
wrong, demanded by the law to justify
the granting of divorce. Counsel took
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the princess with Rigo.
He read extracts from Gil Bias of Paris,
asserting that the princess was not one
of those women who concealed a Irritation,
I and that Rigo, calling himself Alcaze,
successfully lived in Villers Ia Tour and
/ Long PREF in the Chimay country. In.
deed at one time the burgomastcr of Long
| PREF interviewed, on special orders from
the chief of police, and requested him ca
show his identification papers The prin-
cess sometimes drove up i'm "a carriage into
the courtyard of the inn where Rigo lived
and sent away the vehicle, while at 9thers
she made it wait before the front door
Begged For Forgiveness.
Before she elopcd the princess sent a
/ letter TO her husband, asking forgiveness
and paying tribute to his gentle and up
right character and declaring she wished
to live no longer near her children, whose
minds she would sully.
She left for Paris with Rigo, the steward
Of the chateau and his wife. En- route
/ the steward asked if she did not regret heI
| children. The princess answered:
YES but don't let S think about it any
more. Let's have a good dinner. -
! Counsel concluded by asking that de
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out preliminary inquiry, since the facts
were proved.
Maitre Allain, for the defense, did not
deny the principal fact, but contended
that all the accessory evidence was false OF
/ greatly exaggerated If it was necessary
tl seek the causes for the eccentric love in
which she had wrecked her honor, they
could be found i'm the weakness Of hei
husband, whom she loved and still loves
Counsel aeked the court not to be inhu
euccd by the "alrocious accusation that
the princess had abandoned her children
without regret
Allain added that Mrs Ward gave hei
daughtern deplorable education, 50 thai
she was not i'm the least fitted for the liz,
Of the sort her new situation demanded
On the other hand the prince was no
sufficiently obliging toward her. He pos
sesscd no authority over his wife, whom
he neglected in order TO go hunting
The oaly request the princess had {,
make, her counsel stated was the privileg
Of seeing her children at stated intervals.
Finally the counsel stated that he IN,
no objection to an immediate decree Of di