The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16

verified. Then, of course. came the dis
closure This one circumstance charac-
terizes the whole financial transactions,
for the usurers no doubt knew at the time
that the signatures were forged but they
calculated that the Crown Princess would
acknowledge them TO avoid a scandal.
Keglevich, SO the seni-official statement
continues, finding that his forgeries were
discovered. fed with Princess Louise TO
Nice At the gambling table in Monte
Carlo the Croatian lost his last penny in
a frantic attempt to retrieve his fortune.
In the meantime the divorce proceedings
had progressed so far that papers were TO
be served upon Princess Louise, but 1t
was found then that she and Keglevich
and their entire encourage had disappear
ed from Nice without leaving a trace.
Diligent search finally resulted in locating
the couple on an estate of Keglevich's
step-father in Croatia, and there DR..
Bachrach. the attorney of Prince Philip,
succeeded in obtaining an Interview with
the Princess, in which The main stipula-
lions of the divorce were agreed upon.
The military courts of Austria had been
officially notified of Keglevich's forgeries
who had every reason 10 fear the secret
procedure of the Austrian court martial,
attempted to have his case submitted TO
the civil authorities, but when he came 70
Agram, in Croatia, for this purpose, he
was arrested by the officers of the garri-
son court, tried in secret, and was SEN
fenced to six years in the peniJentiary,
stripped of his nobility and military rank,
and now makes shoes in Moellersdorf
Princess Louise was duly notified under
the pending divorce proceedings 10 return
to her place of residence, which was
Vienna. She complied promptly and APP
peared with the lady of her court in the
Austrian capital, but she refused to re-
turn to the palace of Prince Phillip. She
did consent, however, to remain for some
time in a sanitarium. There her mental
condition was inquired into and. to the
surprise of everybody conversant with the
scandal, it was found that there was 10
occasion for a continued restraint in the
institution. The Princess, however, vol
unfairly went to a sanitarium near Wen
ma, where Prince Philip paid 900 guild
ers monthly for her maintenance, until
the royal father of the erratic dame in
sisted that she take her residence at Cas-
tie Laeken.
The change Of residence was made after
the civil courts OF Austria had decreed a b.
solute divorce, and, TO the great conster-
nation of high and highest personages,
upon the plebian ground of unfaithfulness,
it having been established to the satisfac-
ton of the civil tribunal that there was
no ground for divorce ION account of men
tai alteration of the respondent
Thus Princess Louise and Lieutenant
Keglevich are disposed of, for the time
being at least, but Prince Philip, rich
though he is, has a lot of financial trou-
bles on his hands on account OF his err
ratio spouse that was. Princess Louise
succeeded in making debts to the amount
of about 3, G000 900 gilders Ca glider is about
40 cents within two years. Of this amount
Prince Philip has assumed 1905, 900; the /
latter represent the claims of the shy [
locks.
At critical time the compromising /
forged drafts had to be got hold Of at any ]
price, and the Princes agents succeeded /
in doing this by giving Prince Philips 1
note for 100000 guilders to the syndicate !
usurers. This note is payable within the I
present year. If it is not redeemed. for /
which there is every probability, COM 4
plant must be made at the court stew 4
ards office of the imperial house Of Au- /
stria, and this complaint will undoubted- .
~ be made. The othe- creditors will also
have to apply to the same arbiter, and
hence there is a good chance that Princess
Louise's escapades will be heard from for
some time to come