The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-12
DOWNFALL OF A COUNTESS.
Ragged and Dissipated She Is Sent to
Migrants Cell.

/ From the Brooklyn Citizen.
A woman. probably 60 years old. with
hair disheveled. and dressed in rags, with
years of dissipation plainly marked in her
face. was committed by Magistrate Lemon
recently on a charge of vagrancy.
What is your manner" asked the mag
istrate
The woman replied: angelica Kruger
Gan right, Mrs. Kruger" continued the
magistrate you will go to Jail for six
months
Magistrate Lemon did not know that Re
had committed Countess Eva Angelica de
Jugatevltch, but he had. The woman is
genuine countess, but to look at her
as she stood before the bar in her rags
and filth, with the odor of whisky about
her, no one would suspect her of aristo-
cratic connections.
Countess Eva has remarkable history,
one which sounds more like fiction than
plain, everyday facts. TO begin with, she
married a Jew. despite the protests of her
father and relatives. Her father threat
ened to disinherit her. but he couldn't do
this, for her mother, who had been inn
mensely wealthy in her own name, had
left the girl fortune.
Baron JugateVitch had bought his title
He made love to Eva and captured her
young heart. They elopsed TO this coun-
try, where the baron spent all her money
and then died.
How old are you asked the reporter.
The countess replied: I'm just "a years
old. That is, I have been out in the world
about that length of time. When / ar
rived here, and was married 10 the bar
on It, did not take me long to learn IL at
he had married me for my money. I
wasn't good-looking, and, fool that l was,
should have known that he was only
after my money. Several weeks after our
arrival the baron, gently, but firmly told
me that he didn't want me to go on the
street.
| Jealous? No, he wasn't bit jealous,
but he was ashamed of me. wasn't good
looking enough for him. He had very
enjoyable time, however, and year after
year my money dwlndled away. Yes,
speak pretty good English. l talk seven
different languages, and must say that
my education was not neglected Had l
been as good-lookng as 1 was educated
everything would have gone on lovely, as
they say. But then, you know. we have
nothing to do with our looks"
The Countess father, who was great
criminal lawyer, married a Jewess who
had piles of money and good looks
| HE forgot what he had DONE" said the
old woman, land when / wanted to marry
a Jew, even with title, he kicked like a
steer, as they say"
Twelve or thirteen years ago the woman
married. so she says, DR.. Emil Kruger,
who then lived at No. 727 Flushing avenue.
The doctor lived only couple of years aft
er the marriage, Since then she has been
going down. down, down, until now she
is a total wreck Last year, it was learn
ed she was arrested for vagrancy, and
was committed to the penitentiary for six
months.
The Countess, said she had a furnished
room at No. $50 Bayard street.
This morning, she was found in Flushing
avenue with bottle of whisky in her
pocket. She was arrested by Policeman
Kelly of the Stagg Street station Il is
said that the woman has a son living
| somewhere in Union avenue, She has not
seen him for some time.