The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-30
From the New York World.

~ GENERATIONS OF azure plooo
~ flow in the veins of Prince
~ Hellie de Sagan. In reality
his is a German title: "Prinz Won
saganp the accurate Almanach de
Gotha calls him. His ancient family
is as mobile" In Prussia as in France.
where his aged father is the Due de
Ialleyrand.
In the natural course of events the
Prince, as the first born son, will sue
coed his father in possession of the
Duchy of Sagan, an estate in Prusslah
Silesia. The increase from the duchy
would be 100000 year had not the
Due de Talleyrands creditors obtained
legal hold of all of it, save $4,000
year. The old Duke, a dandy and
spendthrift in his youth, is paretic
row. so he has little need of money.
But no man can tell what is the annual
income of Prince Helie de sagan, al
though some women may be able 70
guess at it.
For during the trial of the suit
which de Sagan brought against MS
cousins. the Castellanes, for attacking
him, Count Boni handed into court
bundle of letters, saying
81 ask the president of the court to
read these letters which are of
character so intimate that they cannot
be published But they contain things
so abominable and place this person
in light so despicable that he must
acknowledge them or prove them to be
forgeries."
"They are foregeries," cried the
Prince, land I will prove them So"
Count Boni had iptimated as strongly
as he could that women, very dear
friends of the Prince, who had found
him very DEAR had written the letters.
1t is interesting to quote the remarks
of the public prosecutor at that trial
which resulted in the court awarding
20 cents damages to Prince Hellie.
Nearly every day the court has to
judge cases like this. 1t was COM
mon gutter fight-nothing more or less.
The only difference is in the social sta
tion of the combatants and in the cur
of their coats. I do not think that the
injuries on the Princes side were so
very serious. Anyway, lie was able ID
have himself Photographed in bed, with
bandages around his head, soon after
the incident. 1t is not question either
of the dregs of society mounting up
from below, but rather of the elite
coming down to the dregs."
And, after the disgraceful fight, Boni
de Castellane characterized his own
flesh and blood by saying:
There will be no duel, for, nowadays
The Prince de Sagan cannot find Sec
onds to represent him."
In word Prince Hellie de Sagan has
for years been without visible means
OF support" Once his name was promi-
nent in a criminal affair. Notes had
been forged in the name of Max Lee
baudy, the late sugar millionaire, who
was the prey of harpies of all breeds.
Whether or not Boni de Castellane
is right in saying no man will go out
with de Sagan now, the Prince has
been on the field of honor" many
times. Ever since he reached the years
of in discretion he has been fighting
duels One of his encounters was with
Prince George Stourdza. As prelimi-
nary de Sagan slapped the other
Prince on the face in the lobby of the
opera, then wounded him in duel.
The Prince de Sagan pummeled Mai
tire Barbour, the lawyer, for having
declared that Nine. de CAST the mil
lionaire sportswoman, had posed for the
nude MASKED Woman" De Sagan
rrofessed to be very much in love with
Nine de Cast at that time. Barbour
took vengeance by having the Prince
fined 800 in police court.
De Sagan denounced Prince de Cha
lais san impostor,' claiming the an
oient title for himself De .Chalais had
recently married Miss Beatrice Wnans
Of Baltimore, now dead. But the Prince
declared himself above de Sagans chal-
lenge to a duel and it is noticeable
that he still wears the title De Chala:j
The men of the family of the Prince
de Sagan have been fond of marrying
American women. The Due de valen-