New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-05
COUNT KAROLYFS ROMANCE
MEMBER of Magyar Delegation Once
Managed Hotel an America.

Count George Karolyi who is one Of the most
prominent and influential members OF the Hun
gar1an legislative delegation now in tins country
Tor the purpose Of taking part the international
Parliamentary Peace Congress at St. Louis, IS no
stranger 70 the United States. he spent several
years N America in his youth under romantic
circumstances, ard at one time earned ais H'-
Ing at San Francisco the manage OF d iolei
in which has actress wife housekeepeI' a
Count -adlslo$ SZogyeny, nephew Of the Austrian
Ambassador at Berlin, was oookzeeper. and Count
Logothetu, son or the Governor of TeInesEar. was
head porter Tn fact nearly every one or the
employees OF the hotel, including the head waiter,
the clerks At tire desk, even 10 the very chamber
maids were impoverished members OF the Old
World aristocracy, bearers Of ulusuioUs names
ana scions Of distinguished families. Who hau
failed in their efforts to retrieve their broken
fortunes in the United States.
Count George, who was heir vast wealth, ms
old father. Count Stephen. being one of the
wealtnest Of territorial magnates in the k.ngdoih
Of Hungary, had while still minor, become ule
prey Of 4 gang Of Vienuese usurers, who made 1t
their object exploit his family. He had been IN
their power for more than year and was on the
point Of making a fUll confession TO his rather
and of appealing to him to save him from The
clutches of the sharpers. when the gang, fearing
TO lose their prey. placed Boriska Frank the star
actress Of OF the fourth-rate theatres AT
Pesth. in his way. and She, several years MS
senior. Induced him TO eiCpe with her TO America
The object OF The gang IN Keeping father and son
WIS % found the TAFI illaL As an Only
son was entitled the death OF his rather TO
AT least oue-aIr OF the Iatter's great wealth, and
that. according TO Hungarian laws ne could not
be disinherlreG. nor the entail Of the property
broken without his consent The Usurers reared
that. were father and son 10 become reconclled
George would consent 20 such measures with re-
gard the disposal of the family property as
would render their advances TO him a complete
loss
The count arrived in this country by way OF
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ty-one years of age he civlly married TO
Borska Frank. the ecclesiastical ceremony being
subsequently performed Il year or so later. By
Archbishop Riordan az san Francisco.
The young counts flight 70 this country created
an immense sensation in Austria and Hungary ana
was source of profound sorrow to his father. VINO
had been rendered thereby for The first time aware
Of the difficulties in which his son had become IN
volved. He sent a message for his boy TO the
Austrian Legation 81 Washington copies OF Whicn
were forwarded from thence 10 each of the Amerl-
can consuls In this country. which ran as follows
That you should have fed from home can under
stand. 7 did the thing when ! was OF your
age. with this difference. that ihe object OF my
flight was to join our army on the 51tLenela'
am ONLY sorry that YOU should have panied y0ur
mother and sister SO deeply WITH open arms, you
are awaited by your aTectiorate father"
The message remained without -esponse and a
trip which old Count Stephen made 20 this eouu-
Try in the hope ot finding his son Aad obtaining
ar interview Rlth him proved equally uusuecess-
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