New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-01-06
BOURBON BLACK SHEEP.
Prince Pascars Death Brings Relief
to an Historic Royal House.


- baozest sheer. a man who has done more than
~ Csher OF his family 70 drag the name OF Bour-
-, IA the mud. Tine and again has he been In
.se tolls o. the law. and only consideration for
MS relatives saved him from reaptng the fun pun
...,,ent 81 mis- Shortcomings
Youngest OF that extraordinary monarch
gong Ferdinand II OF Naples who is known in
ttrto-y by the nickname of 'fBonnna' by his mar
-s.qs with Anchduohess Therese OF Austria, and
bslf-brother therefore. OF the last King Of
ssplss he held IN such horror by his rela-
.,yss hat at the obsequies OF King Francis OF
Nsples Austria ten years ago. the princes OF
t,s family drove him from the house OF mourning
.1s invoked the aid OF the police 20 force him TO
1--we the place. the ground that he was not q
A. Individual mingle with the royal and I'm
..-ial percentages who had assembled for the
ssneral. and that his presence beside his half
h-otherss corpse would constitute great an n
s,ruity SIS 10 cause 10 turn IN its coffin. Sub
.,uently he challenged several OF his relatives
s,,els for the affront which he declared had been
,l.oed upon him. But his cartels declined. on
ne ground that OF honor could be called
mon to give satisfaction 10 person OF his repu-
tauon.
Tbcv cannot be blamed for adopting this atti-
,rse for il is not many years ago that he was
-i-ainaly indicted before the tribunal OF the
selne on the charge q swindling tradesmen He
IS accused OF having purchased over SIC 600 worth
q vine. giving IN payment three months bills 10
mai amount. and, by way OF collateral. mort
-sgs @o- the amount on q villa which belonged TO
sin. 81 Pau and the value OF which he stated 10
amount 70 $50 900. The bills on becoming due
we're not met, snd their holders. seeking 10
-su themselves OF the mortgage, were disguised
~ find that not only the value OF the villa at
pa under SIS 003 but that Il was already saddled
Nv a previous mortgage by the prince TO the tune
= Sos ooe Additional investigation led 10 the dis
,verv Of The fact that within z couple Of days
sfe- The purchase OF the wine the prince had sold
ne whole lot for cash 10 some merchants at 81
rsnis For The sake OF the name his relatives IN
,s-rered and effected a compromise with the mer-
.bsrrs Who had been defranded
-, what aneered his family more than any
.ht,r else was ais extraordinary marriage in 1913
"a an elderly ballet hgursnte OF the name OF
u,v7~be NTarconnay, 3 number OF years his senior
~ 81 the time when he first made her acqnaint-
,roe had already a son Of fifteen. VINO hsures on
=. paris registers as the offspring de pere in
,nrr" lraternity unknown. On this boy Prince
rs,sl ATTEMPTED 70 confer his name ana MS ti'le
- 1-roa BY means OF adoption but the French
1ew invoked by his relatives prohibited this, ano
.As-supo- the boy. with the conniTance OF hs
-,o.bsr and OF Prince Pascal. circurnVenteo lhe
r1r-hon family by proceeding 20 Italy, where ne
vas naturaIized AT Naples under the name OF
.E5s,-s du Bourbon" and was enrolled as such
IN the roster Of the Italian army subsequently
he vouIg man on the strength OF ms newly &c
,u,-od Italian nationality. and furnished Win an
italian rssgport returned 10 Paris and inquired On
,bs boi,,svards there as Henri de Bourbon-that Is
~ the same name as that by which that gallant
old soldier the late Due q Aunnale. who conquered
the greater part Of Algeria and gave the cnateiSu
i, ChantiIly ID the nation was enrolled IN me
ranks OF the French army.
- eero-,s were made by the Due d'Aunaie. and
,r other members Of the House OF BouIo 10 Sc
cure "a injunction from the courts 10 prevent TINS
,eglrIrlate son OF ballet girl ano WIN no fiiO "a
father calling himself Henri DE Bourbon. eho l
have no doubt that now that FasoA Is ue@1' N0
VIII ADOPT his title OF prince
= +,e 4 aarach de Goths- Prince Pascal hgures
ss bs,ine been married ''rnorganaucaly at Paris
N Blanche Narconnay. But IN French "a" NOR
rsnatle marriages are unknown, ana me "oii1a--'
t--rirr married him both enthusiastically ans CIV
~ +,l4li-v al the legal requirements, became
.+e-shv his flu hedged wife. and entitled as sucn
- E-sneh law 10 share his name and Whatever
ro-o-s ne possessed. She has all along CAMEO hsI-
&c Princess Pascal de Bourbon, and never lost an
c,-o-t17itv of publicly boasting that by her mar
-,se. sre had become the sster-in-laW OF the e1-
60 NJ Nsules OF the Infanta Isabella OF Sps-h q
end aunt Of the little Infant Alfonso VINO ~ a n
- n --e crown q Spain and not only 3 EnelhSsr
az the House Of Bourbon but likewise CLOSELY re-
lated 70 the imperial family Of Hapsours
T.rsav add that prior 10 marrying Blanche AsF-
oonrsv Prince Pascal always In need OF money.
.-soyented the American colony on the banks OF
bs s.ne and was the sutton for the hano OF many
., American hetress. His reputatons however,
was TOO evil. and TOO widely Known anu mo- 80
TIE r-osnect OF becoming Princess OF BOURBON
a',s -a.-cls aDv American girl TO the idea OF
becoming his consort
DE EEARN N THE ALMANACH
-. -eyr al-aauach de Gotha for 1906 contains
one addition which may prove OF interest 20 many
- - -ss7e-s esrecially in Washington For the
srsr time the name Of Prince de Bearn' one OF me
secretaries OF the French Embassy 70 the Ol1'eo
States. figures therein. but not as Prince oe bearn
nor IS z French prince but as the Sp1liiSI -
10 Ct,slals II is under the name OF Chalais ana
ro- under that of Bearn that he must be sought II
the pares Of the new Alulanach de COMA
i nv he remembered that last spring stated
n these letters IN response 70 inquiries as 70 why
The name Of Prince de Bearn could not be found
IN The AImanach de Gotha, that ne was not a
F,ra-oa r,-f-oe hut z Spanish one. and that MS
French tue was that OF count He miseonsrueo
this statement 10 mean that ne was pear1ls Nlo
n which he had no right and wrote d lellsI -
This eject 70 the newspapers Ia my IeS4s, - -,
bshsd On lime L. last 7 devoted a GOOD oeaA Oh
sDsoe 70 giving his entire genealogy, at the same
tine quoting my authorities. and the oarA gwen IN
The new Alrnansch De GOtha bears thetn oul IL
every particular
lord WILLIAM IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
LORD William Nevlu continues 70 be pursued os
raEforr1ne for he has recently been hauieu Up
again IN The courts OF law. not LOT any eii-Ae' 81
for me inability 70 pay even slOo olI 80 -
photogrspher To the Judge he made some '@Ni,1
iuts-.a-,- -a,slat,ons concerning his present cif-
c-nusrs-oes From these Il would appear tffe1 He
receives nothing whatsoever from his father t-e
Es-qus OF Abergzvenny. lord neufenahI "L -
county u Sussex from any members "a -
own 4a,,uv hrs ss entirely dependent upon the
Charity a his wife and Of her family. the AhlIl-
srtaE Re declared that he had been unAnis 70
aao any occupation since his release from pilSSl
o. the completion Of the term OF penal SERUM
% Ehich he was CONDEMNED for F"inoAlAs Cep'0-"
sosp5e- Cav WILLIAM waldorf Astors son-in-laW'
snd that D.. had no income whatsoever. he IKE
wise volunteered the Information that me etnA1ns