The Washington times., 1910-10-04
De BEAUFORT UNDER
PHYSICIANS CARE
Thrown From Horse, Rumor
Says His Skull Has
Been Fractured.
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was not even to be troubled with mes
sages or inquiries as TO his condition.
His housekeeper however. says a
skinned nose is all that ails him.
Simultaneous with the news of the
counts accident came that of a hasty
visit to him Sunday by a man who look
ed much like his father-in-law.
The stranger reached New York or
fast Chicago-New York train, went
directly to the counts room and re
manned with him three hours. during
which time an animated conversation
was carried on.
Then the visitor left the house as
hurriedly as he had entered, and board
ed a fast train for Chicago.
1t is common talk among the counts
friends that as soon as he had returned
to his room from the park accident he
sent rush kilograms to Chicago. One
is said TO have asked his wife. whom he
welded a year ago, and with whom it
is limited he is estranged. to come to
him at once, and another is said 10 have
been TO his father-in-law, with like
request
Countess Arrives From Chicago.
AS a result the countess. fiustered.
and almost hystericaI, reached the
CITY Oh the NAC LAL4S AllDl INNS a AZ
rushed in a taxi" 10 the counts
apartments. She denied as cruel
lie the story that they were estrang-
ed.
Her father was responsible for the
story that his son-in-law had been
fatally hurt, and was in a hospital
This report, following on the heels
of another story that the count and
countess had had a bitter quarrel,
and that the former had told his wife
that he was going TO leave her Ior-
ever, caused sensation among
friends of the pair in this city.
The situation recalled the story rela-
tive to the mysterious message the
count wired his young wife, following
his vehement denial to reporters that
there was difficulty between them II
read:
REPORTERS after me. Look sharp.
Have put them Off Hope have stopped
story. BE careful Don't compromise.
Previous to the story Of marital diff
ficulties between them the count had
been approached and ne met newspaper
men readily. Following the publication
of the telegram he became elusive.
Friends say that after the visit Of the
stranger Sunday the count seemed de
pressed.
Police headquarters were asked to To-
cate the injured man and every hospital
was visited while the Hotel Belmont,
where the family formerly stopped, and
several Of the clubs were secured for
information
Finally il was learned that the count
was in the lodgings which he occupied
when he first came TO this city.
Sends for the Countess.
After the count had refused to see
interviewers. a friend Of his said that
there had been "a slight misunder-
standing between the count and his
bride, and that he had sent word &c
her Of the accident, in order 20 get her
to come to this city 70 see him.
If this was his object, he was sue
cessfuI, as when the countess arrived
she showed by her attitude that she was
very badly worried, and hurried into
waiting automobile at the station and
was rushed 70 the apartments Of her
husband.
Beyond admitting that she had passed
"a sleepless night, she refused to be in
tarviewed, and when questioned regard
ing the report that she and her husband
had separated in Chicago. said the story
was a cruel he
Young Count de Beaufort has had
varied career. He served six years in
the Dutch army and fell I'm love with
Miss Kilgallon abroad He followed her
TO America and they were married last
October. Ii was a unemployment, al
though they went to her home after
ward The fact that the son had be-
longed 10 the Dutch army and had titles
several feet long appealed not TO
TTather-in-Law ktlgallOn. Something
more substantial had to be presented to
him.
Nipped in Roulette Game.
Therefore the count went TO work in a
steel mill in Chicago at $3.50 a day. For
a brief time only he and his wife lived
in a SIG cottage. The count worked
hard for a few weeks, and then declared
gIeefuIly to his friends and the press
that he had made good" and hence
forth would represent his father-in-law
In New York.
Not long ago he came East and spent
a month at Bay Head, n. ]. Then he
got desk room in an office at Il Wall
street. He said he was representing
his fatheT-in-lw-
The count has had some interesting
experiences He got into difficulty play
ing roulette in the Southern Club. in
Hot Springs, and the countess trouSseau
Of four trunks was seized, a constable
claiming them 70 satisfy a debt Of $500.
The count had played roulette and he
received a bin for $500. He was told he
had been playing with dollar chips He
eaiI he believed all the time that the
Chips were worth only 10 cents. He
took the case 70 the courts and won
A few days ago the counts name APP
peared on the sailing list of a trans
Atlantic liner He was to have sailed
Saturday morning.
At the time, Mr.. KtlgallOn. in Chicago.
was asked If there had been trouble be-
tween his daughter and her titled hus-
band, and he denied IL. He said that IL
the count sailed the countess would 90