Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
FIANCEE JABS HARD
AND WON'T TAKE COUNT
5etrothed Declares Her Austrian Mo-
bleman Must Show the
Goods-Pedlgree,
That's 1t

PHILADELPHIA, Aug A.-After some
study over the revelation that her in
tended husband, the Count ]. de Ferri of
New Orleans, Is a ringer" for the fugi-
I'VE Austrian, Lieut.. Stephen de Feher,
who fed the city while under a. cloud tIvo
years ago, Miss Rita Jaichner Of 1e43
South Thirteenth street. has taken her
pen In hand and written the distinguished
foreigner a sizzling missive
In this letter the counts betrothed tells
him that unless he can make good with
the pedigree and prove conclusively that
he is not the runaway lieutenant she will
not marry him.
Besides this, Miss Rita says she de
nounces" the engagement, and does not
desire to go any further with the matter
anyway.
Hard Jolt for Count
This will be a hard blow to the count,
who has proved his fidelity by sending
his betrothed many valuable presents,
some of them decorated with his coat of
arms, splendidly embossed in colors. Miss
Rita explains that as these presents came
by mail she had to accept them, other
wise they might have been forever lost IN
the dead letter office.
Members of the family, despite the regal
future that was before the girl, are heart
lily in sympathy with her in the step she
has taken. They say she did just exactly
tight III announcing tHe enBaRement.
They all feel that as Miss Rita is a
sweet, lovable girl she can choose an adj
mirer just as wise as the lieutenant, and
one more closely affiliated with "the good
old u. s. A."
Thanks for Information
One of Miss Rita's pretty sisters, Miss
Helen Jaichner. said yesterday:
I'VE are much obliged to the North
American for informing us about the
count before it is too late; that is, if it
proves that he is really that runaway
lieutenant. We do not want her to marry
a man like that"
Miss Helen has been in tears and Miss
Rita likewise over the statement that
Miss Helen had acted the part of brides
maid in a play at Forepaugh's theater.
She says she was not an actress and was
never in this play. She insists that she
was never ION at Forepaugh's," although
a member of the family related to Miss
Helen by marriage says she was for eight
months, and at the end of the time was
taken back home by her mother.
JeweIry His Long Suit
More anecdotes of the missing Lieut..
de Fehrer- are told with much gusto in
West Philadelphia. 1t is recalled that he
had a penchant for ordering fine jewelry,
whether in position to pay for 1t or not.
On one occasion he visited New York,
returning in a day or so. Next day some
diamonds in a C. o. D. package addressed
to the count arrived at his number, He
was not in, and the diamonds went back
to New York.
Hearing of the return of the package,
the count wrote to New York protesting.
Again the package came c. o. D.. the ex-
pressman finding the count this time.
Lieut.. de Fehrer, being brought face to
face with this dilemma, had to acknowl-
edge that he couldn't take the package.
On the ensuing day big man in fur
coat sought out the count. He was the
salesman for the diamond firm, and had
ridden over from New York in an auto
mobile, getting in higher dudgeon with
every mile he Travelled. A stormy scene
ensued between the count and the dia-
mond man, much to the amusement OF
the spectators.
Eyes, 1 bought zee diamonds, but, mon"
sieur, 1t was on zee credit? lucidly ex-
planned the count.