The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-16
R|NCE FLEES.
| FROM HIS OUNS
hndson of a Queen and Husband
OF Wealthy New York Widow
Beset by Usurers.


'ARIS. Dec. 10 Prince Giovanni
Drago, grandson OF a. queen, bearer
an ancient Roman title aud pos
sor of a wealthy American wife.
Pwed true NapOleonic strategy IN
'maneuvring his creditors and get.
< safely aboard ship bound for
" York, SAYS a cable 10 the New
rk American. Milanese money
der who heard OF the Princes pro
ted departure. took hurried "trip
Paris and caught Del Drago AZ
Fel In the Champs Elysecs. There
= 4 stormy scene on the staircase
tho hotel The Prince pleaded his
er inability 70 pay anything Dis.
wing the summons which had just
IN served ON him. he said
! haven't penny and my trunks
Ve been seized for FIVE hundred dol.
$. Now look AT these papers which
NJ been served on me-
rhe evidence was convincing and
moncy-lendor and other large
litors agreed 90 wait for their
Prey The Prince released his
inks by dcpositing with the Court
$500 sued Tor and with his wife
for America
lThe Princess del Drago was
althy widow. Mrs Josephine Schmid
owner of the Lion Brewery IN
W York Her departure Tor Now
rk was due To suit for an account.
brought by her daughter Mrs.
uline Hughes Murray The fortune
very large md is said here TO reach
? figures OF S20.000,o00 Mrs Muir
who is now thirty-thrcc years az
p. claims an accounting covering
en the years Of her minority. henc"
b Injunction against the Prlnccss's
awery and other property IN the
itcd states
incess Gives Husband Paris House
Before the Injunction became op"r-
| vc in France the Princess gave her
sband hcr house ia Paris. This
'ndsome mansion 80 - Rue B2s
DO. was purchased bv the Princess
kcphinc Smith del Drago few
bars ago for $4,000. one Of Del
lagos creditors, having learned that
\ house is in the Princes name has
f,ged n claim against il
although pel Drago rs grandson
the late Queen Maria Christina OF
lain he has no right 20 the title ~
Inc, by which ne is known ~ Paris
Is the Younger son OF the old
|incc del Drago OF Rome. and his
liz t. that Of MARQUIS His Ameri
h. wife is bitterly disappointed at
J. wreck uf hyr social ambitions IN
|me. Cor The old Prince sternly re-
|sed 70 receive her His famous
|alscc of the Four Fountains' Is the
htrc of Papal society there
according to tho Minister of War
aerouane which can even now
rry a man and a machine Gun al a.
|leht Of 375 wards could easily dos
by any dirieiblc balloon. For these
hsons the French military author
los will devote their whole attention
aeroplanc work An experimental
hool will be established near Nice
IN government workshops viii b"
ectcd in two suburbs OF Paris, one
pce already chosen being Ninccnncs.
addition thcrc will be- a training
hoo for military acronauts Near
,rdoaux There the air@oing sol
cra viii be- TAUGHT how 10 use the
ronlauo ~ an offensive weapon 80
to he able to lwucb proicctlles
word VIII ho taught how TO dFht
Q now puuOoats OF Che air.
Captain Iuca- GerardNl'o has beer
Professor Of Military ANla !
IN for this school he was q pup /
Wilbur Wricb, a; Touans aud Pau
The Tragedy OF John Trsscser.
John Tlagcscr q hotel man we'll,
.ovn in Ncw Norl aud on ,ne Par.
coast where he conducted various
tols. died suddenly ~ Monte Carlo.
the time Tho authorities said TIE
use Of his death was pneumonia
ONLY fcv DAYS before TraGeSer
n Paris where ne had many friends. I
wa i'm p"rfcct health II" was
hr his wife formerly
rs. Ed Marks of NcW YORK. the !
dow ~ the popular racing man.
.agcser had iust taken ON now
tel At AK les Rains which was be
2 rchtted FOR tho opening next
ason
Today tn" real ncws ~ tn" cause o'
E staltlingly sudden death reached
iris one of his closest friends. who
IS with him in the gambling princi-
litv informed The correspondent OF
L. American that Tragescr had lost
avily AT the tables His wife. VINO
: an ample fortune of her own.
,ycd also. winning slightly bu'
.aeescrs bad luck was unbroken
10 last day Of his life his entire
rtino went across the green cloth
the Prince Of Monaco's croupiers.
Unable to meet the heavy payments
ling due on his new enterprise at
X Les Bains. Jack Tragcser wen'
his room in the hotel and blew
$ brains out as is the usual way
Monte carlo The true story Of the
lgedy was suppressed
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