Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-30
BARTHOLIN OF ROYAL BLOOD
Supposed Murdsrsr's Alleged Half Brother
BOba Up ssnSatiOnally.
THE FATHER WAS A DANISH KNIGHT
Also that when k~niEhthOod Was in
Flower Their sprig OF IL EIoped
TO America with a German
Broom-JuEEler.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2s.-The Daily News
says: Assertions were made today that
Frederick Bartholin, $50 North Humboldt
avenue, is a half brother OF William j.
BarthoIin. and that the Bartholin prop
erty will belong to him unless some other
claimants step in to prove their relation
ship. 1t was not until today that the
claims Of relationship between the West
Side Bartholin' and the man who is
wanted by the police in connection with
the mysterious Calumet avenue tragedies
was made.
According to Frederick Bartholin the
family formerly was Of the nobility Of
Denmark, the father Of william j. Bar
tholin was a Danish knight and he eloped
to America with a German domestic.
According to the information unearthed,
William Bartholln is a member Of the noble
house Of Bartholin- Eichel in Denmark.
The house OF Bartholin was founded in
1880, when Dr.. Bartholin -Eichel was made
baronet for distinguished services" Since
then the house has stood high In the coun-
ellis OF the Danish court, it's members occu-
plying important positions. The line de-
scends without a blot until half a century
ago. Carper Bartholin was (Gnd Is still at
the age Of s2) the r~eigning baronet, presid-
ing over the lands and estates and castle Of
Astrup. His brother was william Peter
Bartholin, who became the father Of the
William Bartholin for whom the police Of the
country are on the Iookout. Being a younger
son, William Peter Bartholin had no estate,
but by the influence of his family was made
the warden Of the royal castle at Ribe,
where he was made a knight of the Danne-
brog and given a castle Of his own. He
married Countess Gottholdine Grevencopp-
castenskiell Of Great Frederlckslunds cas-
tie. Two sons we're born-Georgen. now ed
itor Of the National Tidende, the largest
newspaper in Copenhagen, and Frederick.
who now lives in Chicago.
EIOpes with the Maid.
A German servant girl was taken into the
family and, after a few years of married
life, Bartholin eloped TO America with the
servant, taking with him, 1t is alleged, a
large amount of public money which had
been entrusted to his care. The deserted
wife, after a few years, secured a divorce
and married Bishop Hans Tornoe OF Copen-
hagen, one Of the dignitaries of the Luth-
! eran church.
All did not go we'll with the younger son
He served throughout the civil war, leaving
the German servant maid to her own de.
vices. When the war was over he returned
to Chicago and married her and In 1879 VIII.
liam Bartholin, the present fugitive. wal
born. After various vicissitudes the father
died at the Soldiers home at Milwaukee.
The next public attention given to this
hayward limb of the noble house was wher
the police began the search for Minnie
Mitchell, who was supposed murdered and ir
their search discovered the mutilated re-
mains Of Mrs. Bartholin In the basement Of
their house. -
Frederick rBartholln until recently did moi
know that his father was in this country
although he was familiar with the story o.
his fathers downfall. 2 -
The supposed step-brother Of William
Bartholin declares that he did not wish to
have his name linked with that OF the al
legged murderer and It was that which held
him back from telling Of his relationship
before. The rouble Of the family in Dem
mark are supposed to have led to the sui
eide of William Bartholin's father.