New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-23

their object TO exploit his family. He had been in
their power for more than year, and the
point Of making full confession TO his father and
OF appealing to him save him from the clutches
OF the sharpers when tbs gang, fearing their
prey-he was an only son-placed Barbara FRANKIE,
an actress Of one Of the fourth-rate theatres Of
Pesth in his way, and she several years his SENIOR
induced him to elope with her to America The OBJ
Ject of the gang in keeping father and apart
was to be found in the fact that only lie
was entitled the death OF his father to the
tailed estates, and that. according the Hungarian
law, he could disnherited nor the entail of
the property broken, without the consent of both
father and son. The usurers feared that If Count
George reconciled with his father he would
consent to such measures with regard to the dis
posal of the family property would render their
advances TO him complete less
MARRIED AT BOSTON BY AN ALDERMAN.
Count George arrived in this country by way Of
Boston, where his arrival, although not twenty
one years of he civilly married the City
HAN TO Barbara FRANKIE the ecclesiastical ceremony
being performed year later by Arch
bishop Riordan at San Francisco. The counts
flight to this country immense sensation
In Austria and Hungary, and was a source of pro-
found sorrow TO his father. who had been rendered
thereby for the first time OF the extent of the
difficulties in which his son had become involved.
He sent a message for his boy TO the Austrian
legation at Washington, copies OF which were for
warded TO each of the Austrian consuls in this coun
try. 1t follows:
That you should have fed from home I can
| understand. did the same thing when was vour
age. with this difference: that the object Of nv
flight was to join army on the battlefield. 1
| am only sorry that you should have panied your
mother and sisters deeply With open arms YOU
are awaited by your affectionate father"
The message remained without response, the
trip which old Count 'Pista'' Karolyi made to this
country in the hope of finding his son and obtain
n
successful. Only some time after the old noble
mans return home did he become aware of the
whereabouts Of his son. OF the latter's eccesasti-
cal marriage at San Francisco and of the birth
there in 1892 Of little girl, Countess Georgne
karolyi.
EVEN THE CHAMBERMAIDS BLUE FLOODED.
At the time of the birth OF the child Count
George was earning his living in San Francisco
| as manager of hotel IN which his actress-wife
was housekeeper. Count Ladislas Szechenyi cousin
Of the former secretary OF the Austrian Embassy
! at Washington. the bookkeeper OF the estab-
| lishment. and Count Logothetti, son OF the Gov
ernor OF Temeavar. head porter. In fact, near
ly every of the employees of the hotel including
the head waiter the clerks at the desk and the
very chambermaids. were impoverished members
of the Old World aristocracy bearers OF illustri-
Gus names and scions OF distinguished houses who
had failed in their efforts TO retrieve their
fortunes in the United States.
Count 'Pfsta," learning of this. wrote 10 his
that he was willing to bow the inevitable,
TO recognize the marriage and to present TO his son
and TO the latters wife his chateau and estates OF
Janova- in Southern Hungary, on condition that
they would return and take up their abode there.
The hotel with which he was connected having
meanwhile been overtaken by disaster, George ac-
cepted the his father and returned to Hun
gary with Wife and child his father having Sc
! cured from the War Department remission Of the
! penalties which he had incurred by going 10
America without having fulfilled HIS military duties
! For time ali things went well But 1t was not
long ere the young count became profoundly bored
! by the absence, not merely of work and excite
ment but likewise Of all intercourse with con-
genial people, being restricted almost exclusively
TO the society his wife and child owing to the
severe boycott organized against the countess by
the aristocracy and gentry Of the district He be
gan TO absent himself, spending much Of his time
at Pesth and at Vienna, where association with
| relatives and the members Of his caste ended
by rendering him heartily sick Of the society OF
his wife, who thoroughly uneducated woman
and devoid Of any Of those charms Of intellect and
manner which are an indispensable accompant-
ment TO beauty when woman wishes 10 retain
any permanent hold upon a mans affection. tu-
dicial separation followed by divorce. the
legal arguments in connection with the proceed
ings in court contributing 20 render both trials
causes celebres
While Count Georges union with barbara FRANKIE
is now completely dissolved. yet he is forced by
law 70 continue 10 gay a handsome annuity to the
woman and generous allowance toward the main
terance Of HIS American-born daughter.
NARoITISE DE FONTENOY.