The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-11
DENIAL FROM PRINCE HUGO.
DJDN'T7RY TOW WE'D MISS GOBLET;
DIDN'T EMPLOY An AGENT.
was Approached by Two Persons Who
Wanted To Find Him 4 Rich American
VIE and Refused Oner-IIe's q Clerk
Here Win Lsdenburg. Thslmsnn 4 90.

hue anu Hefuseu OUer-ufS . Olerk
Here Win Lsdenburs. Thslmsnn a 90.
IT, in the future, anybody in San Fran
cisco or other remote parts Of the world
has any intention of circulating STOKES
about Prince Hugo Won HohOnohe, nephew
ofthe late Chancellor of the German Empire.
for publication in New York. he should
know that the Prince is right here on the
scot 20 deal with such tales. Prince Won
Hohenlohe is and has been since last spring
clerk in the office Of Iadenburg. Thai
mann 4 Co. at rs Broadway, and he il
keeping house with the aid Of good German
housekeeper at ~ East Sixty-third street.
The Prince can't speak much English.
but he can read j. fairly well, especially II
the subject matter has to do with Prince
Won Hohenlohe. While al breakfast yes
ter1av morning he managed to make out
enough of the stories printed in the news
papers 10 the effect tina, he had agreed to pay
TO tain persons $4,000 II they could get
Miss MAY Goelet TO look with favor on his
proposal of marriage 20 heat his Teutonic
blood TO the boiling point. He said such
things as only the German languag" could
do justice 10. His good housakeopcr was
shocked and wept. She had never heard
the Prince 60 on So before.
Prince Hugo ho'od his breakfast and
went direct 10 the Office of his American
lawyer William 4 Underwood, of Jrdar-
wood. Van Worst & IIoyt. whose Offices are
~ the same building as those Of Laden
burg. Thalmann & Go After a long talk
the Prince went to his work and Mr. Under
wood gave out this statement:
My attention l. called 10 an article appear
iuS in this mornings papers, pIrporting 10
he tela nh "a nd bei
~" substance of An article in the Chronicle
Of that city
Prince Hohenlohe has declined 10 have
anything 10 say on the subject Of this article.
not that he has anything to conceal. but that
threats have been made 10 involve the names
ri two wel-known ladies In London. with
waom be has not the slightest acquaintance.
IN. whose standing and position are of the
highest Prince Hohenlohe has been the
subject OF numerous threats H. case Of r--
fusal 10 pay money. of which he has taken
absolutely no notice
The whole article "a published in New
York is tissue OF falsShoods He had not.
until his arrival in this country. the honor Of
kno wing either Of the American ladies mon
,ioned and he has never made anv such
proposal "a ia stated. or even discussed il
He wa.unfor:uuate enough ~ have made the
a"qualntano. of Porkonv. formerly in the
Austrian ARMY. but who had been expelled
therefrom for disrepu'ahe practices. but
ri which Primo. Hohenlohe was entirely
ignorant Porkonv had m" manner and ap-
reirar'e If gentleman The Prince also
MOT the man 0'Brien. who Is said ~ b. dis
barred solicitor. formerly Of rho English bar
II goes without saving that Prince Hohen-
lohe, on account of his position and h- family
Connections both in Germany and England
did not need any introiuctions from men Of
the standing aud Crlihr" Of Porkony and
Brleu
In simplifying his statement Mr. Under
wood said;
Prince Won Hohenlohe has been a resi-.
dent Of New York since last spring. at which
time he came here - learn American bust
moss met hods
Technically speaking, he became a clerk
in the office Of Ladenhurg. Thalmann 4
q" and hetook up his residence in the house
81 a EaSf SiNy-thrd street
In 1875, or therrabouts. he went 10 Lon
don IT, transact some important business
- CONNIE rcial nature
]. was M cassary for him ~ learn Some
thing about The business standing Of GER
tain men ia London.
He had been introduced 10 Porkony and
Chanced 10 mention 10 him that he wanted
this information
"Porkuny. who was then regarded a. a
rnsr of excellent standing. told the Prince
- AZ he ,Porkoryl had a solicit or who could
find nu any, hing.
The solicitor proved TO he O'Bricn and
the Prince met bm
Later. Porkony suggested 10 the Prince
that he ought 10 get married and that he
,PolkouyI could arrange mee ling bot tween
me Primo" and any one Of number of Amer
Can girls who were Just loaded viii money
To this the Prince replied that when h.
decided To get married, ht would do his own
picking and arrange the detA l- himself
He returned - Germany and not long
af'erward received from Porkony long
list. of the names Of American girls who.
according 10 Porkonv. were IN the matri.
monial market and would just Jump al h.
Chance Of exchanging American dollars
fc- 2 German title so fine and so old "a hat
uf Won Hobenlohe.
TO this communication the Prince paid
no attention.
Later he received a bill Of 500 for al
legged services rendered by Porkonv and
o'Brien He treated this cornmur cation
ike the frs, one and he then got some letters
ia which Porko V and O'Btieu threatened
30 compromise him and Two English ladies'
whom the Prince did not know, hut " tao
moved " the highest English society.
When PoIkony and O'Brien found they
could not BULLDOG the Prince he heard
nothing more from either until week or
two ago, when be Ct letter from O'Bricn,
In that letter O'Brien reminded Nln
Hohenlohe that the bill Of 500 Lad never
been paid He also stated that san
Franrisco paper bad tried 10 got from him
lO'BrirnI the story OF the attempt Of the
Prince to get A proposal Of marriage a.
certei by Miss Goelet O Brien wrote
lla', for tue time being, he had refused all
Information - he press
THU letter was referred 10 me. Tho
Prince has rot decided what further action
lie viii take N hir matter, but If he takes
my advice he will pay no more attention TO
i may add that Prlnc", Hugo instead ot
being 10 year, old j. 81 When he has be-
como familiar with the banking business
from 4 10 Z he viii probably return 10
Germany and 40 into business.
1t should also he stated that, while I'm.
Prince is not q very wealthy man, he has
an income sufficient To- maintain the position
10 which he was born"