Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-28
FAILS TO LAND AN HEIRESS
Impecunious Austrian Prince Attempts Ia
Mend the Family Fortune,
BoRRows MONEY TO COME TO AMERICA
Member of Royal Family Guarantees
Payment and Default Causes n
Lawsuit, which Creates
Sensation.

Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Coz
VIENNA April, 27.-tNew York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram THE imperial
court OF Austria Is in a turmoil because
some ten or more years ago Prince Leopold
lsenburg failed to marry Consuelo Wander
bilt, and thereby acquire enough money to
pay his own and his papa's debts. The mat
ter leaked out at the trial OF a suit brought
by the estate Of the late Lawyer Umiauff
against Archduke Francis Salvador TO re-
| cover 900 lent to Prince Isenburg under
his imperial highness' guarantee. 1t appears
that the lsenburgs were mortgaged up to
| their ears when young Prince Leopold
started for America with borrowed money to
attack the hearts of American heiresseE,
notably that Of Consuelo Vanderbilt, who
was singled out as the richest plum In the
bunch. In order to pay his travelling ex-
penses Papa Isenburg borrowed nearly $780,,
| 900 on his estate, and when leopold re-
turned minus a wife and heiress the things
were looking black in the principality, the
servants went without wages, the horses
without fodder, the princesses without pin
money and the prince himself without the
wherewithal to play baccarat and other no
BILE games.
=
Hungarian gentleman named Umlauff to
loan him the $4,000 now sued for, but I'm
lauff insisted upon a guarantee by fsen-
burg's imperial relatives. This guarantee
was finally obtaind from Archduke Francis
Salvador, a nephew OF the princess Of Isen-
burg. Francis. 1t appears, wrote Umlauff
| letter setting forth that he, the archduke
would repay the loan II his uncle did not
AS IL turned out, Isenburg didn't, for Il
was against the old mans principle to pay
anybody or anything. SO when he died I'm
| lauff tried to levy on his estates, but the
| German law, guaranteeing the integrity Of
entailed estates, barred him. Then Unfair
sued Francis Salvador, but here again the
law stood in his way, for IN archduke can
not be sued like ordinary debtors, so there
are miles and miles of red tape to protect
him and the minister of the imperial family
shields him against rude attacks by cred
itors. Twice Umlaun carried his case be-
fore the cabinet court and twice he was de-
feated.
Blames the Americans.
This misfortune excited and chaErined
| Umlauff to such an extent that he laid
down and died. leaving his family Of
young children in want. Now the socialists
have taken up the matter In Parliament
| anu 10 ndhe IL warm Tor Francis
| Salvador, who will have to either pay or
give up his position In the army and forfeit
his rights to the throne. The socialists
are determined to force the minister OF
Justice to answer the complaint Of the de-
frauded family In public-no more secret
| cabinet courts for them. The whole truth
| will have to be told and II there was a
conspiracy between an imperial archduke
| and an heress- hunting bankrupt princel-
| Ing to fleece confiding man out of his
| money that conspiracy will have to be
| laid bare. The socialists say that Francis
Salvador and Archduchesa Marie Teresa,
widow OF old Prince IsenburH are Jointly
| responsible, as her imperial hiRhness
| helped to persuade Umlauff to part with
his money for the benefit Of the bankrupt
prince Umlauff. they say, was dazzled by
so much imperial prestige and his loyal
| heart broke when he discovered afterwerd
| that his nephew and niece OF Francis
Joseph so far lowered themselves as to
refuse payment Of a just debt All Vienna
is on the tiptoe Of expectation. for 1t is ex-
| pected that the socialists will bring about
such an airing OF imperial soiled linen as
never before has Haunted In the breeze Of
public opinion. Besides the archduke and
archduchess named another prince Of q
reigning house is involved in the conspir-
acy, the ex-duke Of Parma. This prince
is said to have exacted a commission ,from
Umlauff for getting him a customer Of the
rank and prestige Of old Isenburg. Part
OF tie loyal Austrian press blames Amer
| lea for the scandal.
why didn't some rich American girl
marry Isenburg, jr., and forestall all this
scandal?" argue the papers.
Meanwhile Umlauffs widow and children
are kept from starving by public charity.