The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-12-06
R0YALTY'S PROTESTED NOTES
ment Forged ON Princess
Louise's PFOmises to Pay.

A settlement satisfactory to Prin-
esss Louise of Saxs-Coburg's ored-
itors has bsen made at Vienna, and all
proceedings In the civil and criminal
courts have bssn put an end to. The
nominal value Of the notes alleged to
bear forged signatures was $4,000
gHldsn, or nearly $,oo, 900, but as they
were money lenders notss, and court
influence was brought to bear In hush
ing the matter up. the sum paid in set
tlsmsnt wAs probably much smaller.
Strangely enough, the person who
represented the princess In tao trans-
action was her wronged husband,
Prince Philip OF Saxe-Coburg, her IA
thsr, the king Of the Belgians, having
refused to interfere in any way.
Tbs story Of these notes, as told In
The Berlin Borsen-Courier, on what 1t
asserts to bs high authority, IL a. fol-
lows: In June year ago outstanding
notes of the princess to the amount Of
800, 900 gulden fell due, and her credit
orr presented them for payment.
Their dealings had never been with
the princess personally, but always
with certain lieutensnt, who pro-
fsssed to represent her, Lieut.. Mat
tacio, with whom she sloped. On this
occasion he asked the creditors for an
sxtepaion OF time and for further
loan of 2T5,oo0 gulden. They held back,
but offered to lend the money If all the
paper was indorsed by the emperor
OF Austria or the king Of Belgium.
Later they agreed TO seaspt the In
dorssmsnt of Crown Princess Ste-
phsnis instead. Notes with her In
dorremsnt and bearing high rate OF
interest were thsreupon given 10
them.
Ono OF the money lenders happened
70 look into q shop window one day,
and sAw there picture OF ths crown
princess, with her signature under
meath. II s4ruek him that the hand
writing was NOT ths same 40 that on
hts notes, and TO clear the matter up
he made inquiries ~ ths crown prin-
esss' pelaes, Though no4 admitted 10
her presence, he obtained from her Al
explicit declaration that she had ns-or
Agnsd = pronalssory note Of sny kind
IN her life. he went straight TO tho
police With his s4oxy, and the police
informed The oourt chamberlain. In
answer 10 his inquiries, the crown
princess rspsatsd her assertion that
shs had never signed any form OF
note.
BY this time Princess Louise and her
lover had reached a country sent near
Agram, In the course OF their journey,
and the police set about separating
them, The lieutenant was decoyed to
Agrsn. on the prste1t of medical ex-
animation being needed for an apph-
cation for sick leave he had SAINT In.
Az he was known to go about armed.
the police waited I'LL he was stripped
before the Doctor before arrestins
him. Meanwhile ths princess WAS ear
ried of to Vienna on a special train.
and confined In . private asylum,
whore the doctors are TO watch her
for six months before deciding on the
question of her mental responsibility.
There she declared that she had never
troubled herself with business mat
ters, that she knew nothing Of Crown
Princess Stephanis's Endorsements,
and that she did not understand why
the crown princess should be dragged
into her affairs and, moreover, had
never heard of the notes.
These statements gave promise Of a
lively lawsuit. Her family, however,
had come to the conclusion that Prin-
cess Louise had attained sufficient
notoriety, and that the case must be
stifed. On King Leopold's fiat re-
fusal to intervene, Prince Philip, the
husband, reluctantly stepped in and
has closed that phase of the scandal.
IN. Y. Sun.