The Washington times., 1908-03-24
DE- SAGAN WATTS
WORD Of GOULDS,.
HIDING IN HOTEL
Neryously Asks for Mes
SageS. and Denies That
He Is Prince.

ne Is HIlIlCe.
= PHILADELPHIA, March 2L-After
having breakfast served in his room at
the ADMINISTRATION Hotel. the Prince
HeHe de Sagan, sutton for the hand of
Nine. Anna GOuiG. TGada feverish in
quiry for messages from New York. and.
failing 10 receive any, called New York
on the long distance telephone. He
talked for some time, but it could not
be learned whether he was in communi-
cation with a member of the Gould fam
i-y or one of his friends interested in
The match.
Prince de Sagan, according to the
waiter who served him his breakfast,
scarcely touched food. He is I'll at ease
and is under a CONSTANT nervous strain,
Channg constantly under the Watchful-
less of an army OF reporters and
photographer.
The prince maintains that he is Ber-
trand DufraiQ, of Paris. but IL is gen
orally admitted that he is the cousin
OF Nine Gould's former husband, the
lively Count Boni de Castellane. He
has dropped the name of ". II. Thomp-
son, under which ne masqueraded in
New York.
Waits Word From GOulds.
The prince evidently expects 10 hear
al any moment how Mime. Gould has
gotten along in her efforts to persuade
her family TO become reconciled 10 her
to become a princess. hence his anxious
inquiry from time TO time as TO whether
any messages arrived for him.
The prince, il has been learned, awaits
only word from New York, when he will
Immediately leave this city, probably
for Washington. 1t is believed that he
VIII not at this time go 10 Hot Springs,
ia Virginia, where Nine. Gould and her
sister. Miss Helen Gould. expect TO ar
rive in a few days.
The marriage, which will make the
former Countess De Castellane the
Princess de SaEan may take place at
the Southern resort, When the facts OF
the princes movements in New York,
and especially of his having dined with
Miss Helen and Mime. Gould, became
known. two formal questions were sent
10 the former. They were:
Did Nine. Gould dine with Mr.. and
Mrs. Tyler Morse, at the Wyoming?"
.'She did" was the answer.
us it known 10 the Gould family that
Prince HeIe de Sagan is in this city?'
To the second question Miss Gould
would give no answer.
Was Tyler Morse's Brother.
Tyler Morse received the report
ers who went TO the Wyoming He
spared manfully for a time. not know
ing whether the prince had really es-
capped to Washington.
Nine Gould. who is an old friend Of
NY wife. did dine with us last night
The man who was mistaken for the
prince was my brother, IsadOr, who has
just come home from abroad. he had
Mime. Gould driving in the afternoon
and was here at dinner"
Mr.. Morse spoke the truth so far as
his brother having attended the din
ner was concerned. IsadOr Morse was
with his brother and Mrs Tyler Morse
shortly after midni ~ht Monday morn
ing The prince had not left their
apartment 81 that time.
Keeps Close to Room.
The prince, or Mr.. DUfrain, remained
in his room nearly all day and asked
that he be not disturbed. as he was
expecting no callers Toward evening
a card was sent to hiss room by re-
porter. and upon seeing il he became
very nervous. tore il TO pieces, and
said to the beIboy: Tell him that 1
am not at home
A few minutes afterward he came
downstairs, but instead of getting out
from the first floor he went 10 the
basement and then wakes uD the
stairway and took a seat in an obscure
corner Then he was approached and
photographs Of both the prince and
Nine Gould were shown TO him.
Your remarkable resemblance TO tins
picture" he was told. has given rise
to the rUmor that you are the prince
himself
Comments on Princes Picture.
surely" he said. 1T is no Cline to
look like another man? If I do look
like the prince have not been told so
before"
Then he looked at the picture OF the
prince closely This looks too young
for him. don't you think 500" he asked !
with a smile.
Then You know the prince he was
asked.
He replied with a shrug Of the shout |
ders, "All the world knows the prince !
But If, as the papers say. the prince
did arrive In Montreal and then went
TO New York under a different name, !
surely there is no crime in any of those /
things. And there is no reason why the !
prince should be bothered with ques-
tons"
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