DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-10-08
COUNT SANTA EULALIA
IS IN THE LIMELIGHT
Chicago Woman Claims That She
Groomed Him for His Marriage to
Mrs. John B. Stetson

Cnlcago woman claims That She
! Groomed Him for His Marriage to
Mrs. John B. Stetsor,
Count Santa Eulalia, the husband Of
former Mrs. John B. Stetson, who spend
their winters in DeLand is about to be
sued for $1,000 by q Chicago woman
who claims to have groomed him for
his marriage to Mrs Stetson, alleged
that she did SO by agreement with him
Details of The Story.
The story is told in dispatch from
Chicago to the Washington Post, as fol-
lows.
Mrs William Franklin Ernest, who
proposes suing Count Santa Eulaia to
recover Sic, 1000 on an alleged antenup-
tial agreement, tonight related her story
Of how she and Mrs. l.. B. Bishop,
general manager Of an insurance COM
pany, "groomed" the Portuguese noble
man for his marriage to Mrs John B.
Stetson, widow of the late Philadelphia
hat manufacturer.
According to Mrs. Ernest's allegations
she picked up Santa Eulalia in Chicago
the same as any other raw material and
turned him out polished, finished prod
uct, only to be ignored and scorned
But it is her inning now, she says, and
IL she is able she will furnish many good
laughs for the counts acquaintance
Mr. and Mrs Ernest have been at the
Congress hotel since last Thursday, and
there they were found tonight. They
consented to talk only after being
cornered, and said they proposed de-
parting on motor trip early tomorrow
morning
Orders Her Lawyers to Sue.
When asked about the progress Of the
proposed suit Mrs. Ernest tore open
sealed letter addressed to Attorney Hen
ry J. Scott at Philadelphia. directing
him to Immediately file the papers in
her $1,000 claim
And the suit is not all they have in
store for the count who married the
widow with the millions, for when this
litigation is over Dr. Ernest, the claim
ants husband. will, according to his
threat, meet the count and make him
pay for the assertion that the suit is a
olackmailtng proposition
Il feel sorry for Mrs Stetson, and for
Ter sake must refrain from stating the
"details of my claim, but can assure
you that the story will make exceed
ngly interesting reading when the case is
heard in court" began Mrs Ernest.
This is no idle boast: am prepared to
how every movement the count has
made in the past Ave years. after met
him at the Alliance Franchise, and will
lave between twenty and forty witness
IS help me with my case
Says He Proposed Wedding Money.
II have been accustomed to meet
PEOPLE Of the highest type Of heart and
mind culture. and then have my
charity patients. and Count Santa
Slulalia was one Of the latter. Well.
le talked with me just as child would
ak to his mother, and told me it was
he desire Of his family to have him
marry wealthy woman. The fact that
&c did not have the title of count was
ur secret, and part Of Our plan was to
ct it for him.
Il fitted the count out with good
lothes, prompted him how to behave.
nd then Mrs. Bishop and l arranged
hat Mrs. Stetson should call upon Mrs.
bishop at the Chicago Beach hotel.
hat was eight months after Mr. Stet-
on 5 death.
AT first the count did not progress
apidly with his courtship. because Of
is personal faults. but made good
eadway by the correspondence route
ecause ! wrote every letter that the
ountess ever received from him. I
AIMED the proposal of marriage and ,
rgued away every objection she offered
, accepting the count in marriage. 1t ,
as hard two years work, but was :
nally successful" i
The Story Denied.
In a dispatch from Philadelphia to
Re Washington Post the Countess Santa |