The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-13
COUNTS LOVE
WORTH SASSY.
That Is the Sum Awarded Miss
BostWIck by Jury.
she SUEDASWEDISH NOBLEMAN
Claimed He Had Promised 10 Marry Her and
Demanded $4,000 Damages.
HER PICTURE WAS RETURNED BY HIM.
But ths Court Failed 10 Send Back The Mcnsy He
Had Borrowed = CcunIDmsn VIII
Gene 10 His Aid.
SHE SUEDASWEDISH RODLEMAN
Claimed He Had Promised 10 Marry Her and
Demanded $50, 600 Damages.
HER PICTURE WAS RETURNED BY HIM.

New York. June 13.-Count Malt,
Liewen Stierngranat, whose father was
formerly Chamberlain TO the King oi
Sweden, and whose family is wealthy
and influential I'm that country, hopes
soon to be liberated from Ludlow Stree
Jail, where he was confined severa
weeks ago as a result OF his first ef-
fort TO get an American wife. His love
experience was told yesterday in the
Supreme Court before Judge McAdam
and a jury during the trial of the suit
brought by Miss Lesbia NJ. Bostwick
to recover $50, 900 damages Tor breach OF
promise of marriage.
Miss Bostwick is 20 years old and a
handsome brunette, OF fine figure. In
court she was richly dressed i'm black
silk and wore a white straw hat with
white trimmings and a white bird.
Count Stierngranat is about the wo-
mans age. fair haired. and wears a
mustache like that of the Emperor OF
Germany.
Miss Bostwick's story OF how she was
Tilted was corroborated by her mother.
Mrs. Alice @. BOstwick. The Count told
his own narrative in broken English,
and in three-quarters OF an hour The
-
dict OF $45.S7.
one OF the jurors said his associates
had favored verdicts ranging from $3.50
to six cents. therefore they mad added
up the different sums and divided the
amount by twelve, thus reaching the
verdict. The Count said he possessed no
property except the clothes he wore, but
/ was informed that several Swedish
Americans would raise the money for
him and see that he was released from
Jail.
Miss Bostwick testified that on jan
uary % last she was introduced TO the
Count In three days he told her of his
love, and said that he would write tc
her on the subject. He did so imme-
diately, and the epistle told his undy
ing love, and said he would call on her
February /, and make a formal propo-
sal OF marriage.
He kept this promise and asked her
to be his wife. She replied:
Yes; with the consent of my moth
err
He told her his family was one of the
most prominent in the Swedish nobil-
ity; that his father had a large estate;
that he himself would soon Inherit
fortune. and would be able to support
her in magnificent style, and that her
position i'm Sweden would be equal to
that OF Lady CurZon, in India.
Count Strernghanat told Miss Bost-
wick later that he was i'm trouble, as
his brother had lost all his money on
his way to this country. and that had
left him almost penniless, until he could
hear from Sweden.
Miss Bostwick offered to loan him
$3.50. He accepted the offer. but did
not return the money. Notwithstanding
the fact that he broke the engagement
in April He gave back her photo
graphs. though.
Mrs. Bostwick testified that the
Counts love for her daughter was so
sudden that il astonished her. She told
him her daughter had never been in
love before. When he said his wife
would have to rule oven peasants Mrs.
Bostwick told him her daughter could
do that as few American girls could.
The Count testified that II was while
he was staying at the Waldorf Astoria
that he met Miss Bostwick II liked
her more and more" he said. While
that he had borrowed money
from her he said she had refused the
of il.
Asked TO explain why he had ceased
mis- attentions 20 the young woman, he
said he was told that I'm this country
any young man who wished TO marry
was obliged TO sign n paper agreeing
10 give SEQ 900 to the woman. He de-
MED that he had asked Miss Bostwick
10 marry him. hut admitted that an
Engagement had been spoken of.