The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-22
Count
BORROWED
TO COURT
Raised $4,000 in Order to
Win Esrman HsiIess but
Won American Girl.

Berlin, Oct 22.--Count Francis Joseph
Maria Larisch Won Moennich testified
Tuesday against the syndicate OF money
leaders which he accuses OF attempted
extortion. The count, who is a name
sake OF the emperor OF Austria and a
close relative OF the late Empress Eliza
beth. married Miss Marie Satterfield at
Buffalo, ~. Y, In June 1901 The count
testified that Immediately after his mar
rage a New York bank sent him a draft
for $4,000. forwarded by the money-lend-
ing syndicate. which he refused 10 pay.
The syndicate. he said. was composed
OF four merchants and six mortgage
agents-two OF the syndicate were di-
rectors OF savings bank. This. the
Count continued. was the beginning of
the syndcate's persecution.
The accused persons assert that they
financed Count Larisch Won Moennich
with $4,000 to go TO Nuremberg 10 court
one OF the three daughters OF Baron Won
Faber. the famous pencil manufacturer.
each reputed To have a fortune OF $4,000
oO0 The count signed this note which
he was 10 pay should he marry a Miss
Faber.
SUIT NOT SUCCESSFUL.
lie went to Nuremberg we'll supplied
with money. they assert. paid his re-
spects to Miss Faber. but was not sue
cessful She ran one OF her papa's PEN
CHS through his name The members
Of the syndicate maintain that they do
not demand payment on this particular
$4,000 note, but on another which Count
Larisch Won Moennich signed. and 10
which no condition was attached.
On the other hand the count expressly
swore that he had not borrowed money
TO pursue his suit OF Miss Satterfield.
and that the draft for 10000 on which he
is being sued is based on one OF the
.s~ {.. hi.
dition that he married a Miss Faber.
These notes aggregate s250.ooo.
The presiding judge In opening the case
said ne hoped that the names OF the
Misses Faber woud not he used care
lessly. inasmuch as they are wholly inno-
cent OF any relations with the persons in
voved.
II is said here that the count had deal
ings with money-lenders for some time.
His father paid them s40.no and Count
Won Larisch Moennich borrowed other
sums
WENT TO AMERICA THEN.
Then in exchange for few hundred
marks ne gave the money-leniers promis-
sorry notes and went 20 Wiesbaden. to
court one OF the Faber girls. They dis
coura ged his advances and. later, AT his
own expense the count went 10 America
and married Miss Satterheld.
on motion OF counsel for the defense
the case was postponed to summon wit
nesses from America The names OF these
were not disclosed. The trial probab bly, will
not be resumed until the new year
Count Won Larisch Informed the Assoc
ciated Press today that Countess Won
Larisch is I'm Vienna, that she knew all
about the case. and that she had known
about IL before their marriage The count
classed as absurd" some of the state
ments, published in the United States
that the countess intended to sue for a
divorce.
After his unsuccessful wooing OF one Of
the Misses Faber. Count Larisch Won
Moennich came TO America. presumably
on his own initiative. and married Miss
Satterfield. whom he had met. previously.
when she was touring Europe with her
mother The countess father John Sat
terheld. who died In Paris, was worth
about IS, coo 600 made I'm Pennsylvania coal
and oil. The countess inherited $1,000 600
i'm her own right. and at her mothers
death she and her brother John will inher-
IL the great estate. The countess n beau
tiful girl OF twenty-one years. was mar
ried under n big apple tree, on the lawn
OF her home. which was her favorite play
ground in cbfidbood