The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
EMPRESS EUGENE
 IS SUED FUR DEBT Obligation Was Made By Hus-
 band Fifty Years Ago IT CALLS FOR S92O,oOO Paris Burglar is Disguised With Haul He Makes From American
 Church-Dr RabuII Dies a
 Hero.
IT CALLS FOR S92O,oOo
BY PAUL VlLLIARS.

Copyright. = by w. R. Hearst) l Paris, May 4-roor ex-Empress Eu-
 genie, who for some time has been resid-
 ing near Nice on the Riviera, has been
 reminded of her late imperial spouse in a
 rather unpleasant manner which may cost
 her nearly a million dallars, if the courts
 decide that she is responsible for her hus-
 bands debts.
 In July 1855, Emperor Napoleon ILL
 who as usual was hard up, asked M. Thi- | erry, a millionaire shipowner at Nantes, | to let him have some loose change to the amount of $60OOOO, and with visions of
 stars and crosses of the Legion of Honor
 sure to come his way, M. Inierry obliged | the emperor, who as security" gave him a note payable on July 1, 1870, twenty-five l years later.
 Before the note fell due MT. Thierry died | and left it to his son, who evidently did not consider it a very valuable asset, for he never thought of it again until he, in June, 1870, was ordered to appear at the Tuileries, where the emperor wanted to | see him.
 In the midst of the disastrous war with Prussia, which cost him his throne, Napo- leon had not forgotten his note, and told M. Thierry that he would like to renew it l for fifteen years. Another note, this time for s92000O, was signed by the emperor with two of his defeated generals as wit nesses.
 This note M Thierry mislaid and did not 1 find it again until few weeks ago, and he immediately began suit and served pa pers on Empress Eugenie at her villa at | Cap Martin.
 Tho most aristocratic wedding of the year to take place in this city will be that of the Infanee Don Carlos of Bour- bon, brother-in-law of King Alphonso of Spain and son of the Count and Countess of Caserta, to Princess Louise of France, daughter of the Countess of Paris and sister of the Duke of Orleans. The infante accompanied King Alphonso to Cartagena, where he met King Edward, but as soon as his official duties were l over he hurried to Villa Manrique, the | residence of the Countess of Paris, where l he met his bride, whom he has won after much opposition.
 l The marriage is to take place here in l the early autumn and the young couple
 are to reside in the mansion of the Duke | of Tovar.
 American residencts of Paris have clubbed together and hired a watchman to look after the American church in
 Rue de Berri, which was visited by bur glars the other night
 The burglar, who has just been caught, declared himself disgusted with the affair, which was not a profitable one, and said: "I had thought I should find rich haul in the church, as I had always heard that the Yankees were crazy about
 churches, but that is all rot. There was
 hardly anything but copper in the poor boxes, and the old silk rags I took could not sell for 10 francs"
 ''If the congregation have decided to employ night watchman 1t is only a
 bluff to make people believe there is something worth stealing inside, while 1t is fact that what is inside would not pay watchman's wages for two weeks. The fete to celebrate the centenary of the great French painter, Fragonard, has just taken place at Grasse, the birth place of the artist.
 A bust of the most famous of French little masters" was unveiled, a work of the famous young sculptor, M. A. Maillard. Speeches were made by M. Dujardin Beaumetz, assistant minister of fine arts; the mayor of Nice and several
 members of the chamber. About 300 Americans were present.
 The Paris medical profession is mourn ing the loss of Dr. Rabull, one of it's most prominent younger physicians, who died the death of a true hero. One night not long ago the doctor, who did much free work among the very poor was called to the bedside of a poor wo- man and her child. both suffering from diphthera. Both patients were in a ter rible condition, and the doctor noticed that the child was almost suffocated Without moments thought of his own safety the doctor stopped down and sucked the childs throat, thus relieving it and saving it's life. He then did the same with the mother and went away to disnfect himself
 ,a1 ta ef, l.1 was able to see that the lives of both patients had been saved.
 The next day, however, he was him. self attacked with the disease, and few days later he died in the arms of his devoted wife, to whom he had been | married only a year.
 It is thought here that Count Boscari. of the well known Italian family, who | won fame by forging J. Pierpont Morgan's | signature and thus obtained $100,00, has I fled to Ameica.
 | The case against him had to be dis missed by the Italian court because he could not be found anywhere in Victor | Emmanuers kingdom.
 | The crown prosecutor asked the court l to sentence the count to ten years penal servitude. but this could not be done ac- cordng to Italian law, and unless he again puts foot on Italian soil the noble | forger will never be punished. Count Boscari first made his appearance in London, where he. after some months I of high living, was declared bankrupt. | He then became an art dealer. and in | 1899 he sold to MT. Pierpont Morgan "Gany-made'' by Cellni for $25 900. which | the American millionaire paid by per | sonal check.
 The count copied the signature and signed 1t to draft for s60.000 and present. | ed it to London fnancier from whom l he received about s40,0O0 in instalments When the draft was presented to MT. Morgan he declared it a forgery and re-