New-York tribune., 1910-06-20
ac.,,,tess- Wanted in Paris.

s;esrt Countess de Colrlar, who
!, Nsw York last December with
f-'.s- -'.-s'--..en-vear-old boy. and who when last
- Of. E few weeks ago, was IN can
e. Bakersfield IS perhaps the per
-9'',- s-zsntea~ in Paris on charges Of swim
-. ., connection with her mythical claim
g estate Of her alleged grandfather,
= rbs-les 7 OF Brunswick, the estate
- haen for the last thirty years or
: he possession Of the present Duke
-e---svicl.. Of the King Of Saxony and
- su-iss city Of Geneva When the
- ro,,rtess Of colmar left New York
-. 7-,-b ne evcved object OF placing
- -re Jesuit College Of New Or
ar had Il not been for the fuss
~ re California newspapers about
- --sssrce 81 Bakersfield and about her
= p,bs-1 q second cousin 10 the King
!. es,c-v.~ working shoulder 10 shoulder
= -,sbsiars IN the neigh boring oil fields,
--;-h he drives from the Bakersfield
-, q, sp automobile every day, 1 should
:. hs,-a known 1I-at the lady had taken
: bs- residence on Jhe Paci5c Coast, in
80 ~ - the Crescent City. When she
:. !, New YORK she called herself the
..ushrs- II Eliza beth Wilhelmina. the
,-1r daughter Of Duke Charles Of Bruins
--t Sh= also declared that she was
-,--,.s n rhe Duke de Ear-DU-ckheirl
v,w Duke Charles Of Brunswick. popu-
.ay t-ou-n SIS the Diamond Duke, VINO
-.s renowned throughout all Europe for
:. v4res ard eccentricittes, was driven
--o exile BY his subjects ana forced 70
..s,sa, the throne of Brunswick 10 his
,-,.ser william. Before his deposition he
extracted ar intimacy with q Miss Sey-
-,u- the daughter Of ar English aonalra!.
~ zho- he Rad 4 daughter. who was
iB- ch-ssts-ed g. Brunswick and invested
Av the duke 1Eo acknowledged himself
:, ss her father. With the tide u Countess
r. colrar. There is TO proof in existence,
tsvsver. that the duke vas ever married.
erss automatically. 70 Mss Seymour, and
. ne er9 q his DAYS he always insisted
ri Countess Col-ar was merely a. fle-
ft-sre daughter He provided fer her
s:acation al Paris. but I1sowned her when
s,s bscsre z convert 10 the Roman Cath
Gle Church and married against his wishes
Il inpecunlous French noble Of the name
Z the conte De Ctvry- When he dted ne
iii the bulk o. his fortune 10 the city OF
tsaeva- which was enabled thereby 10
IN. and er6ow its handsome opera house
t16 number of other institutions, as wei
e 70 raise a monument 10 its benefactor-
The co-ntesse de Civry instituted suits
70 recover portion # not ali Of his enor-
-.us fortune. part OF which had gone, as
rave tust mentioned. 10 Geneva. and the
,s-zi-es- = MS brother william, the late
Ike on whose decease his Inheritance
y, divided between the King OF Saxony
ui the Duke Of Cumberland The pro
ss.aings occupied the attention Of the Ger
-, the Swiss and the French courts for
'sFs and the Comtesse de Ciz-ry was able
7 induce 2 number ot creduloUs persons
fg-nish funds for her fight on the ur-
st,tisnding that # victorious, they would
lsssive hack their money q hundredfold-
Wien the co--ssse tied the fight was
nksn ID by her three children, two sons
i1i az only daughter. the latter Of whom
ts5 unmarried. under rather tragic cir
instances z couple Of years ago Tne
NJ sons, the Contes de CTvry. lead sort
Z As-d-to-rlcuth existence IN Paris as
rs-1alisrs. and we're implicated in the
sandal connected with the black-nailing
e he lste Max Lebaudy. ror,liariy known
e the Petit sucrier-' C'the Little Sugar
~ their pictures being published in the
Fsris-an Illustrated papers in connection
s-h The affair.