The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-17

OF the widow OF a renowned Rouman-
ian senator. who vas flowing IN wealth
and for that reason assumed the title
Of Princess Of Bagcad- Bidard Haye-
res engaged her az his wife after exl
acting 10000 francs to celebrate the
event His fancy then led him 10 find
husbands for all the widowed and or
! phaned demimondaines in Paris.
( The Countess dc Linsuil. who en-
} tered into that category. was pleased
TO negotiate with him. and though he
had seen her only once in her life, she
/ consented TO let him draw out a packet
OF $1,000 francs, which she had in her
corset. She admitted It hilariousiy be-
fore the courts. and said that she was
fully aware Of the transaction, and
that she had given full leave and IL
cense 10 the hero before the court.
was fully conscious at the time, but
could not explain how she was so Ear
hypnotized by her singular and new
acquaintance
To Suzanne Derxai he promised a
monthly allowance of 10000 francs on
condition that she should make over
to him all her fortune. which she COM
plaeentIy did IN nne. when they had
all been feeced, the promised prince,
or grand duke, never came. and then
BidaFd HayeEes offered himself as the
future husband, being. strange TO say,
enthusiastically accepted. and in this
way he became AT one time aff1anced
to more than a dozen of the gayest
danes IN the gay Partisan world
It was only when the day of settle
ment came and he could not marry
them ali on the same day that they
escaped from their hypnotic bondage
for a moment and brought complaint
/ against him The trial was one of the
gayest ever witnessed in court The
judges enjoyed Ii immensely, higher
prices were paid for the privilege OF
entering the court roona than had ever
/ been paid for seats in theatre;
committee Of doctors had 10 be sent
to Nice to interview the Princess of
Bagdad, who only said that, ike ca
] lvpsO. she incurred the loss of her
prince by the waves of the sea, and
the whole thing would have been the
most amusing vaudeville If the tri-
bunai had not prescribed two years OF
Imprisonment to the gay ADVENTURE.
Bidard's adventures before that Rad
been also Of a tranycendant nature in
the political field. In 1864, it IS re-
corded, he had founded republican
paper and e0mbatted vigorously the
then reigaing emperor in company
with Gambetta and the father OF the
present minister of the French navy.
81. Pelletau. During the commune, ID
1879, all his papers were seized oy tne
then minister of Justice. III. d'H0zier,
who robbed him Of his birth certificate
and even Of that OF his baptism, Of
which he now claims he no longer re-
members the contents.
Two years OF prison, however, did
not terrify him. He accepted them
ioyfully and said that he hailed pc
Rod Of quiet and repose. as his life
had really been too busy. His wife,
for he really had one, though she was
the second on the list, having been ne
gotiated a month after his first had
died. obtained a divorce during his Inn
prisonment and at once regretted IL
when she saw on his liberation that he
again became the idol of a host Of fem
irine admirers. who literally loaded
him with money. He lived like ma
bob for eight years. when, strange TO
say. two years ago he was ruined in
way that he cannot explain himself.
1t was a novelty for him TO be poor.
and it did not trouble him overmuch.
He happened TO make the acquaint-
anee of a certain EiscOunt. who stood
before him without penny in the
world. Out Of compassion BLIZZARD
asked him how much he needed to re
esta bIish himself. and the TiScount
thought he asked a great deal by put
ting the figure at 100000 francs. Oh,
leo. OG0 francs said Bidard. are q baga-
teIIe. I shall get you that in three
days He at once explained his PLAN
He would invite the wife of one of the
greatest .fnanciers in Paris to accom-
pany him on an innocent trip 70 switz-
erland. and once in Basic, he would
write TO the husband TO send on the
little sum All this was done, and in
a few days he handed the little gilt TO
the viseOunt Things turned out un-
gratefully, however. The husband
hurried to Switzerland. lodged COM
plant against Bidard, and the Swiss
courts recommended another cure OF
six months in a Swiss prison.
Bidard felt insulted at this. and aft
er he had taken his legal vacation,
came back 10 Paris bound TO have re-
venge. he so piled the great fnancier
that. though incredible as ii may ap-
near. the latter finally begged him to
JET his wife alone for a consideration
Of $4,000. e00 Just when he was about
to enter into possession Or his fortune
the financier quarreled with him ABOUT
some details, and finally appealed TO
the courts to have the transaction set
aside. This IS how Bidard Hayeres
now happens to be q second time be-
fore the Paris courts. His lawyer,
Naitre jacques Bonzon. very eloquent
IL pleaded that the transaction was
perfectly honorable and ought to De
carried out
The government procurator, Maitre
Pringuet. only replied that perhaps
Bidard might be decorated and made
chevalier of the Legion OF Honor. In
fact the court seems to be considerably
puzzled. and has announced that Judg-
ment would not be given till some time
next January.