The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1910-02-26
COUNT A hit"
At LITTLE ROCK
FILES SUIT AGAINST SOUTHERN
CLUB FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
IN FEDERAL COURT.
Going Back This Morning to Have
interview With Governor and Be
Guest at the Country Club.

hlSul II OIlA A-llNIe iNotht where y ester
day in federal court he lodged two
civil suits against the Southern Club
OF this city in the sum of $4,000 each.
The count is complainant in one and
his wife is complainant in the other.
Attorney w. II. Martin of this city
accompanied To count to the state
capital IT had been intended to call
on Governor Donaghey in the matter
OF clamping the lid on the South
ern Club, but the governor was out
campaigning. and the count was dis.
appointed only in this respect.
He viii return to the capital today,
where he is to be dined at the QUA
paw Club, given an auto party about
the city and viii take luncheon at
the Country Club. In fact the count
was the big hit Of The day in Little
Rock He was presented by Mr.. Mar.
tin to a number Of prominent personal
and political friends. and with these
he was at first only figure of in
terest, but his personality soon pre-
vailed to the result that he was hos
pitably received later for a good fell
low and the afternoon Democrat in
an article yesterday afternoon reflect
ed the manner in which the count had
captured the city when It hailed aim
as Prince Of Good Fellows.
Why / told them not to can me
count, but anything they liked" said
the count last night, and they called
me Mike. They patte1 me on the
back and showed me a splendid time,
and am going back tomorrow to have
another Dig day with my new friends We
The count did not authorize the
statement that the British ambassa-
dor had interviewed in his behalf, and
while it is true that "unonicial' aid
viii be received, yet he discourages
the idea Of using the ambassador in
connection with the case. He was
registered in the complaint as a sub
ject of King Edward VII, as was also
the countess who formerly was Miss
Irma Kilgallen Of Chicago daughter
of a wealthy Chicago manufacturer.
Constable Haley and his bondsmen.
George Hcusiey and Lum ONeil were
also named as defendants in the case,
which had arisen over the baggage
Of the count and bis wife being attach
ei at the depot over a debt said to
have been due the Southern Club for
roulette chips, which there was con-
uoyersy over.
The complaint of the countess was
very similar to that OF the count,
which latter was as follows:
In the United States Circuit Court
for the Western Division Of the
Eastern District Of Arkansas.
Jack Albert Alexander Dudley Mou-
iik de Beaufort Van Weede Plain
tiff, ~
VS..
Samuel c. Watt, Enoch Hughes.
Charles Walker and Samuel Wag-
ner defendants
The plaintiff, Jack Albert Alexander
Dudley Mourik de Beaufort Van
Weede, who is an alien and a subject
of Edward the VII, king of Great Bri
tain, and residing in the city of Lon
don. England, complains of the de-
PENDANTS, Samuel c. Watt, Enoch
Hughes, Charles Walker and Samuel
Wagner, who are citizens Of the state
Of Arkansas and inhabitants of the
western division Of the eastrn district
of Arkansas, and says:
The defendants and each Of them
reside in the city of Hot Springs,
Garland county, Arkansas, and are
common gamblers, operating and CON
Quoting a common gambling house sit
mated in the city of Hot Springs and
known as the Southern Club; and the
said defendants have no lawful occu-
patton.
The plaintiff further states that he'
in company with his wife. was for
several weeks prior to the matters
hereinafter complained Of temporarily
soiourning in the city of Hot Springs.
guests Of tho Arlington Hotel 10 said
city. which Is situated Immediately
. f..,t fI,s Southern