The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-27
LOVED HIS
SHIP BEST.
Count festetics' Wife
Had a Sad Life.
HER STORY TOLD IN COURT
Real troubles Began in Honolulu
Where the Yachts Crew
Deserted.

Alloy. Oceanic. Au revoir, Ella. Bon
voyage"
Thus did the ships upon which sailed
Rudolph and Ella, Count and Countess
Festetics de Tolna. pass in the night The
Oceania went down to the sea and be-
hind her the darkness closed round the
little yacht Tolna at anchor in the Straits
of Malacca. Ella, Countess Festetics de
Tolna, was coming home to launch her
action for divorce against her titled and
characteristically negligent husband. lie
remained behind to breathe his hi of the
salt air Of the ocean, to fight and quarrel
with his black-skinned crew and to grow
restless with the annoyances of the
"cockroaches and creepers'' that Lillian
Ross Thomson of Hongkong AYERS infest-
Count Festetics fulfilled his end of the
yacht" The Count says IL Is luxurious.
Count Festetics fulfilled his end of t.le
bill until the bones of the Tolna sank be-
meath the sea. Countess Festetics launch
ed her divorce proceedings. They were
heard By Judge Bahrs yesterday and the
action was submitted for decision.
] Mr.. Lovey protested against the action
OF the court In taking the case under ad-
visement until such time Count Fes-
tetiCs' deposition. setting forth his de-
. Tense in detail. arrived from Vienna. r.
=. Ptllsbury, counsel for Countess Fes-
] q
deposition by Count Festetcs by admit
ting that the Austrian Count would deny
everything asserted by Countess Festet-
les and corroborating witnesses, and
would reaffirm every allegation made in
his answer to his wife's divorce COM
plant Under the statute there no
alternative but for the court to take the
case under Amusement. but Judge Bahrs
stated. however. II Count Festetics' de-
position arrived in the near future he
would consider the same in his delibera-
lions on the merits OF the plaintiffs case.
! Countess Festetcs entered the court
room at the opening OF the morning ses-
sion accompanied by Mr.. Pillsbury. Miss
Elizabeth Hooper. her cousin, who re-
sides at st. Helena: Lieutenant Frank
Brooks Upham of the Pensacola and an
other gentleman friend. She was dressed
in a black taiior-made gown relieved with
white. and wore n fetching black chiffon
turban.
Countess Festetics was Immediately call
ed to the stand by Mr.. Pillsbury. She
Immediately addressed the court and be-
gan to tell the story OF her sufferings
aboard the Tolna during her five years
at sea. the details of which have been
heretofore publ shed. Referring to the
many trials and tribulations of her I'M
happy voyage. Countess Festetics said
her real troubles began at Honolulu.
at Honolulu" she said. "the captain
we had secured a new crew i was COM
PEELED to take the post of sailing master.
. We went from Honolulu to Tahiti, visit
ed all of the islands of the South Seas.
and thence We went TO Sydney. From the
time we left Sydney began to complain
of my sufrerings aboard the Tolna. / was
: broken in health my nervous system was
a wreck and / felt that II I did not die
I would go crazy. My pleadngs to my
husband were met with cynical smiles
and for three more years / was forced
TO comply with his wishes.
During the trip we visited Kobe and
there found n message informing me thai
: my mother was seriously III. immediate
l ~ took a steamer for home, and DID not
. join my husband again until early In
. May, 1Sos. He was then ut Hongkong will
the Tolna. Against my objection, for
was In poor health. we set sail for Ma
Mia. The crew was made up of Malays
Filipinos and Lascars, while the captain
was an Austrian. In addition to my fea
= OF the crew and the elements, / was fore
ed TO accept a Chinese boy instead Of
maid. When we reached Manila VI
found that Admiral Dewey had destroye
the Spanish hotilla, and as things wer
. stin in a dangerous condition he ordere
the yacht away. We went, but my hus
band insisted on visiting the other impor
/ tant cities OF the Philippine archipelago
- Though We were in constant danger W
q finally. without injury, We made our wa
u 20 sandakan. In Borneo. where We ar
J, rived In August OF 1893.
> I'VE cruised around and finally arrive
at Singapore. There the physician order
ed me 10 the mountains for my health
," Count Festetics would have none OF il
He said the yacht was good enough 70
me and that / was not sick
thought I was. At last, in despair that
would lose either my mind or my life,
went ashore and he sailed away, leavin
me pennIless at Singapore. / telegraphe
home for money. My father responde
- promptly and / took the steamer fc
~ home.
. IL last saw the Count in the Straits
re Malacca- The Oceanic, i'm which l sal
le ed passed close TO the yacht one dar
III night. I shouted: 'Tolna, ahoy? Bac
IN from the little vessel came the shou
Alloy, Oceania- Az revoir. Ella. 30
voyage The little vessel was lost in tr
d. darkness and / have not seen my husban
since; neither have I heard his voice.
- The Count was never solicitous for m
z welfare. Once he sent me of to II
Z yacht when she was lying of shore. a
tended only by Chinese boy and a olaC
"A did I have a maid. and that was at Sy'
a. ney. She left me at Yokohama becau'
q she was frightened almost TO death by q
20 typhoons we had passed through. L WI
40, as wearied to death OF my cramped qua
,,s tiers, the whole cabin being but twel'
feet square. The Counts desire to go
Africa FASTENED my conclusion to quit u
- yacht forever. The dangers with whi'
, such n voyage across the Indian Oces
were fraught were too much for n
nerves. but he laughed a. me. Then
deserted me and ! am here.
MY husband never supported n
. Though we never had any agreement tn
A. / was 20 support myself. he compelled n
ed 10 do so. II wanted luxuries was for
'er ed TO buy them for myself. j paid for n
n own washing and my own clothing. !
never gave me a garment In his life one
on n Christmas. he became generous a
:. gave me so. He forced me to pay T
- own physicians bills and meet other G
penses Of a similar nature. though he
WAYS had money to expend on hims
when he desired. when he hired ca
riage 7 was forced TO pay the bill. I
he said he only got the horses to ples
r. me. and must pay for my own anus
OF ment.
so- 'sHe went so far in his demand that
support myself that he wanted to run 81
larafe bills one for each OF us, at varfo