Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-25
DEATH OF De CHAULNES
Still Considerable Mystery Over His
Sudden End.
SENSATIONAL TALES AFL0AT
Rumors That He Was q Morphine
Wreck Repeated and Denied.
Duchess Frustrated.

NEW YORK. April 25.-Theodore P.
Shonts, Mrs. Shonts and their daughter.
Miss Marguerite Shonts, sailed today on
the st. Louis Of the American line for
Paris. The sudden departure Of the
Shonts family was due to the death In
Paris yesterday Of the Due de Chaulnes.
who married Mr.. Shonts' daughter. Theo-
dora, on February Is last. Mrs Shonts
and her daughter had planned to go
abroad in May and Mr.. Shonts was to
have gone on a vacation tonight to Ala
bama. The unexpected death of his SON.
in-law. however. upset all the family
plans, and hurried preparation was made
to sail on the st. Louis today.
Before the vessel left at 10 O'Clock Mr..
Shonts submitted to an interview.
II have received no further details OF
the duke" he said, but 1 expect to get
some Information by wireless on the way
over. All know is what is stated in the
newspaper. AS for my future plans.
have none. I will be governed entirely
by the circumstances. and my only object
is to do that which viii make for the
happiness of my daughter"
Upset All Plans.
Mr.. Shonts said that his wife and
daughter had planned to 60 abroad on the
Adriatic on May 2S, and that he had his
private car all ready for trip to his
home in Alabama, which ne has not vis-
tied In four years.
Il had Just received message from
my daughter In Paris telling Of her hap
piness." said Mr.. 6hcnts, and the news
Of the dukes death following so closely
was like bolt out Of the blue sky. Mrs
tie better myself"
rs i true that the Due de Chaulnes was
addicted to the use Of morphine?" MI.
Shonts was asked.
II believe the story Is ABSURD he said.
s1b'e,tu ac hc,sp a1wsys appeareS to me to os an
think the stories that he used morphine
do his memory great injustice"
Body in q Vault.
PARIS. April 25.-The body Of the DUO
de Chaulnes. who died suddenly from
heart failure at II O'Clock Thursday night
in his bedroom in the Hotel Langham, in
the Rue Buccador. was conveyed at day.
light this morning from the hotel to the
Church Of st. Phillip. It was accompa-
MED only by an undertaken and his at
tendants and the Due de Luynes, a cousin
Of the DUO de Chaulnes and the Official
head Of the De Chaulnes household. TIE
cure of the church received the coffin at
the door. 1t was escorted to the crypt,
and after q simple blessing there depos-
tied. The body will remain in st. Phillips
pending completion Of the ARRANGEMENTS
for the funeral.
These will be settled definitely upon the
arrival in Paris tonight of the Duchess
dues and her husband. 1t Is practically
certain. however, that the funeral and the
interment will occur at the Chateau
Luynes outside of Paris.
The Duchess La Rochefoucauld and
Princess Galftztn, an aunt Of the young
duke. remained last night with the wio-
owed duchess. who was Miss Theodore
Shonts Of New York. Early this after
teau Dampierre, accompanied by the Duke
de Luynes.
Hotel People Worried.
The false reports that the Duke de
Chaulnes had died in nis sisters apart
ments in the Rue Vandyck arose from
the desire Of the management Of the HO-
tel Langham to make it appear that the
death Of the duke had not occurred In
their establishment.
Notwithstanding the oficial report that
the DUO de Chaulnes died from natural
causes the Paris newspapers print vari-
GUS versions as to the manner and place
OF his sudden demise. The Petit Journal
says the duke died in a small apartment
in house belonging to his sister, the
Duchess Dues. in the Rue yandyck. He
retired there Thursday night, according to
tae Petit Journal. and not appearing FRI
day morning a servant entered the apart
ment and found him dead in bed. his fea-
lures presenting q Nvid appearance as II
had set in Beside the bed,
says the account, were bottles containing
cocaine, ether and morphine. From this
the newspaper draws the deduction that
death was due to an overdose Of drugs
affecting a naturally weak heart which
the duke was known to suffer from.