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similar services is shown by the fact
that Senator Chauncey NJ Depew,
charged only $1,000 for averting the
threatened contest over the will of Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. involving about
twice the amount of the Huntington
estate,
Is Counsel for Actors.
Mr. Redding has lived only five years
in New York, and even now spends
about half his time in San Francisco,
MS former home. His father was B. b.
Redding, for many years land agent of
the Central Pacific Railroad. Mr.. Red
ding is AZ years old, and was gradu-
ated from Harvard in 1879. On being
admitted to the bar he joined the legal
staff of the Central Railroad.
His practice now consists principally
OF two strangely assorted branches
Western land cases and the litigation
of actors. He is a great favorite with
stage folk and acts as counsel for
many.
His law practice is an index to his
Versatllity Besides being a lawyer, he
is a chess player of renown, a cham
pion amateur billiardist and a musical
composer He has written two comic
operas.
In San Francisco he was prominent
In society, being a member of the Pa
ciflc Union and Bohemian Clubs, the
latter an organization somewhat on the
lines of the Lambs of this city. Here
he belongs to the Lambs, Lotos, Play
ers', Lawyers, Union League and Man
haitian Chess Clubs. He is an accom-
plished after-dinner speaker. He is
married and lives at the Royalton, No
a West Forty-third street
Mr.. Redding has long been acquaint-
ed with all the members of the Hunt
ington family, having been associa ted
with them in San Francisco both in
business and in society. When Prin-
cess Won Hatzfeldt learned that her
foster father had left her only the in
come of $l,0o0,00o she at once turned to
her San Francisco friend for aid.
Adopted When "A Child.
Princess Won Hatzfeldt whose sc, 900, :
900 will go far to lift the financial bur-
dens of her titled husband, was brought
up in the belief that Coils P. Hunting
ton was her father and that she was
sole heiress to his millions. Her own
father, Edward Prentice, a poor grocer
of Sacramento, Cal, was drowned
a short time before her birth. Mrs.
Prentice and Mr.. Huntington's first
wife were sisters. and the Huntingtons
adopted the infant Clara Prentice at
her birth. She did not learn the secret
OF ner parentage until she was four
teen years old, when the Huntington
family came to this city to live.
At eighteen years she was sent to
Europe, remaing two years in Paris
and Dresden. After that she had a
brilliant career in American and Euro
pean society.
In 1889, while travelling in Europe
with Mrs. John Sherwood, she met
Prince Francis Won hatfield. 1t was
love at first sight. Their engagement
was first announced in the World Aug
10, 1889, and they were married in Lon
don on Oct. rs, that year. Mr.. Hunt
ington at first bitterly opposed the
match, because the Prince was heav-
lily burdened with gambling debts, but
he finally sanctioned it and settled the
most pressing obligations of his son-in-
law The amount which Mr.. Hunting
ton gave the couple at the time has
been variously stated at from 81, 000, 900
to $500, 000
AS far as known the married life of
Prince and Princess Won Hatfield has
been happy, married only by the for
mer's continued financial embarrass-
ment.