The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-20
SUES As PAUPER,
GAN I DROP CASE
M. Bernard Must Go Into Court
and Prosecute Henry
C.lews, Jr.
GOVERNMENT TAKES HAN D
Plaintiff Claims to Be Part All
thor Of Poverty Of
the Rich
ny VANCE THOMPSON.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch.1
Paris, February 19.--The court has
decided that the case OF Professor
against Henry Clews. Jr.. son of the
New York broker, must be tried even
though the contestants are reconciled
and have agreed to drop 1t.
Some months ago NJ. Bernard sued
Mr.. Clews for 100000 damages, claim
ing that he was part author in tho
C1ews play. 1.-THE Poverty OF the Rich"
He said that while helping Mr.. Clews
to write this terrible Indictment Of the
American millionaires he was forced
to give up his college professorship
in Brussels, also that he was not paid
for work done. Though he has re-
turned to his native country and is
willing to abandon his case, the French
courts refuse to let him do So
The reason for this extraordinary
decision is found in humane pro-
vision of the French law which de-
clares that a poor man must be de-
Tended Professor Bernard sued as a
pauper, proving that he had been
forced to accept public charity since
working for the millionaire play
wright. who criticizes his fellow-mil-
lionaires as being heartless. The court
having assigned him a lawyer, the
case cannot be dropped by mutual con-
sent, and the cause of the Brussels
pauper against the New York mil
lionaire must be pleaded in open
court.
Courts Demand Publicity.
Mr.. Clews, while asserting that he
is the sole author of the play. admits
IT. is a failure, both in French and Eng
lish. Nevertheless he says he Is quite
willing to share the profits with M
Bernard, only unfortunately there are
none. He claims he has been very
kind to Bernard, even giving him
place at window In his house to see
the King of Spain pass by. for which
he never charged him cent. ne pit-
ten to Mr.. Henry Clews. ST., demand
ing an answer by cable, and threat
| ening to expose the matter in French
and other newspapers, Robert mace
| Cameron, the painter, and r. Winthrop
| Chanler both state that they frequent
Nv heard Mr.. Clews expound the ideas
/ Of his play and dictate them TO Der.
/ nard.
4 weeks hence for hearing the case.
The most important witness now II
| the celebrated case of Miss Kempel
/ against Nine. Laura Merrill Wlllets
}, Clare Clare alias blanche Leigh" or Beau
I tyr of the Beauty Institute OF thu
Rue de la PaiS. Is the son-ln-la Q
Mrs. John Darlington Marsh. OF chi
Gao and Paris.
, Adresey. was formerly Mrs. Hershe.
, Eddy, wife Of the organist, Clarenc
Eddy. Of Chicago. 1t was, she Wh'
and art in that city. Mrs. Marsh
daughter, Mrs. Vogel, married HECTIC
Geiger. He is the enterprislng youni
man who was instrumental In furnish
ing funds to Prince Victor OF Thur
and Taxis to enable him to go to Ne'
{ York to seek an American helress.
/ is we'll known, the prince found moth
ing but show girl and returned t
> Paris penniless.
. The Chicago Woman's son-in-law hat
: heen for years Blanche Leigh's sec
+ retary. When he heard the Thurn an
] Taxis wanted money, he presented hir
g "a that energetic woman. She wa
3 then living in the Avenue du Bois, un
! Sar the title OF Countess Clare. Coun
: Zoltinsky, a wandering Pole. was ais
1 hroueht into the combination. III
i niedeed his "Russlan manganese mine
S - Miss Kemper, who lent over hal
= noi,1ion francs. Mrs. Marsh's son-in
: law drew up the contract between tn
: wife-seeking prince and the femal
y money lender. His commission on tn
: loan was 10 per cent. Moreover, h
: got similar percentage on life In
surance policy which the prince wa
!. forced to take out