The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-25
TURNED DOWN BY PULLMAN.
A PRINCES GUEST FOR AN AMERI-
CAN GIRL WITH GOLD.


Did Not Become the sOn-in-Lavv of
the Sleeping Car Magnate-The
Banks That Staked the prince NOW
Sue Him.
From the New York Press.
Through the German courts an interest
Ing suit is dragging its way. The action
is brought by the Bergischebank the
German Vereinsbank and the Wurtemburg
Vereinsbank against Leopold sometime
hereditary Prince of Isenburg- Birstein for
money advanced to him for, expenses upon
a Trip which he made to this country some
years ago In hope of catching rich wife,
Leopold did not get his heiress. and has
resigned his hereditary title to a young
nephew, so the banks that staked him
Tor his bride hunt are apparently out of
| pocket. All they can do now is to tell
what they know about the princely house
| OF lsenburg, which knowledge is interest
| ing enough.
In the first place, the race Of Isenburs
is not long established even upon It's me
dlatlzed throne. About the time that the
american colonies were beginning to form
themselves into a nation and Col. WASH
|
dock army from the French and In
dams in the march to Fort Duouesne.
! there appeared in Offenbach, in Germany.
| Wolfgang Won Isenburg- Birstine. BY
| nook or by crook this man became Prince
| OF a small territory and was numbered
among the German regning Princes. A
traitor to his own country Napoleon took
| MIN up and used him. He was NOT exactly
| a parvenu-he had some good connections
| but he no more was entitled to be con
| slueISd felg1ng prince than his valet
In 1887 there sat upon the throne of Isen-
purg, Carl, who had married an arch
aueness OF Austria, and had a son, Leo
| pold, the hero of the American bride.
hunt" The finances of the house of isen-
burg were not fiourishing and Leopold s
| pay as an otncer in the German army did
nor help to keep the old castle of Birstein
| gong. Prince Carl decided upon issuing
loan upon the Frankfort bourse Just as
o oid,el pote4tates big and little, do occa-
s sbina ~. He raised, by pledging every
| OF $l,oU0OO. This loan was taken up most
~ by people of moderate means IN South
| Germany, who, in spite of the scriptural
| Injunction, sun put their trust in Princes
Out Wife Hunting.
As soon as Old Isenburg had got the big
loan he ordered Leopold 10 quit the mil
| Itary and go upon tour of the courts of
| Europe to seek wife that combined a
great name with fortune or equal size.
| OF course, the bride-elect must be a
| Catholic. The Archduchess mother made
that condition. But there are few Catho-
| nc Processes of wealth outside of the
relgplng families, and Leopold wasn't big
| enough 10 eaten one of the latter sort.
| Though he spent four years looking for
| a bride, he was, upon his return, as little
married as on the day of his birth.
This was sad enough for the young man,
| whose pocket money was extremely lin
| lted, pHt Isenburg, the father, suffered
no less by the failure, for, reckoning
| upon securing rich daughter-in-law, he
| mad plunged into debt anew, and his cred
| itors were pressing him sorey.
| The hereditary Prince was the only
| available asset of the family, and he must
raise the wind somehow. A family coun-
| Gil was called, and it was decided that
as Leopold had been. rejected at every
court of Europe he should try America,
| where, Duke Carl had heard, heiresses
| were waiting anxiOusly for husbands with
| titles But even a Prince must have his
car fare, and here was a difficulty. Prince
| Carl however, was man of many in
| Ventons, and So going to the three banks
| mentioned and unfolding mis- scheme he
| persuaded the bankers to finance the bride
was to be refunded when the bride was
| caught and the disbursement was to be
under the direction of a representative
| of the bank. A fnancier with a title
| was chosen, who was to pose as an Off
| cial of the Princes court. This watch
dog of the treasury was the royal master
| the Princes party when his Grace landed
| in America, five years ago. The banks
| tell with fine sarcasm that their repre-
| sentative was much admired in New
York. Washington, Newport and Chicago,
"the correct thing"
BY the banks instructions gambling was
tabooed,. and so were yachts, ballet girls,
| special trains and similar extraordinary
! personal expenses" In the matter of
Representation" however, Leopold was TO
| ft11 a VyaQ
| suits of clothes day If he liked. Besides
| the court marshal, a secretary and two
hunkies were, to aaccomP t,rs him every
houses or stopped at a hotel.
To forestall suspicious of a mercensry
| sort the tour was to be styled educaiional
! and il was to be ven out that the high
/ minded Prince had entered upon this trip
| with the idea of informing himself thor
oughly on American industrial conditions
| before he entered upon "the government"
! Leopold was TO visit factories study farm
| ing, and the management of large bodies
| Of lahorers. 1t was also to be announced
| that upon returning to Germany he would
| write a book on his experiences in the
! United States. But with al lthis-so ran
the banks instructions TO the court mar
! shel-the main OBJECT Of the enterprise
| must always be upOermdst in his mind.
| Yet the Prince YVES mt 10 go upon a wild
goose chase. He would have to concentrate
! his efforts upon catching one Of certain
| American girls whose financial standing
| the banks investigated. Anna Gould and
| Florence Pullman were 10 ne llrst choice
Chose Miss Pullman.
American readers remember that the
| newspapers engaged Prince Leopold 10
| both Of these g.fls time end again, but the
| Prince decided upon Miss Puf man as the
better looking. At the beginning of Sen
| terpber 1884, the three banks learned to
| their eminent satisfaction that the Prince
! was engaged 10 marry Miss Pullman. The
engagement was said to have taken place
| in Chicago on Aug.
| This niece OF intelligence, cahied to Ger
| many, not only filled the banks with ex-
travagant hopes 81 financial returns. but
| The numerous other creditors Of Prince
! carl likewise rejoiced and promised to be
more ienient with him In the futuFe, par
! ticuiar.v when Leopold wrote that his
irrespective father-in-law had no objec-
| lions Ia parting with the cash. namely
| Il o0O OCO down and SS00,00 more, ito be In
vested in a manner yet to be decided up
/ on"
everything would have gone along swim
| n'inelv now II il had not been for the fool
| ishness OF old Prince Carl. He was in
| soryned that MIR Pullman had cut down
NE amount of money demanded by 100000
and Instead of submitting gracefully, The
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