The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-10
New York's Four Hundred
Clasps at Report that Fam
Gus Singer Has Made a
Pauper of Bob Chanler.
HAS he BEEN TOSSED
ASIDE By HIS WIFE?
Reported He Has Returned to
America, Broken in Purse
and Spirit-He Is Living in
Seclusi0n Now.
(American News Service,

(American News Servicc.)
Nsw York. Sept. 10.-New York s
"Four Hundred" the ultra exclusive
Get OF multi.millionaire aristocracy.
over which Mrs.. William Astor ruled
for years with rod of iron. today is
Doltsd TO III very foundation by sensa-
tional reports from Paris purporting
90 detail the duping OF the former so
ciety queens grandson, Robert Win.
throp Chanlcr. by the woman he mar.
Sied but little more than two months
aOo-Lina Cavaliera, diva and premier
professional beauty Of the world. Mar.
Sied. stripped Of his fortune. contemp-
tuously tossed aside for former lover
and sent back to America broken in
purse and spirit to hide his head
shame from the friends among whom
be carried Il 90 high. but few weeks
ago In announcing his forthcoming
marriags 70 the beautiful songstress
hs had courtsd 20 long and lavishly-
this 10 the brief. humiliating history of
the brilliant and petted Bob" Chan.
Ter. sportsman. good fellow and dell.
tants politician.
Living On . Pension.
Owing 70 this report, Chanler II
now n New York psnsioner. living
% a. allotment Of $40 . month. al.
ooWo6 him by hio wife, whereas one
teaP ego - could command nillions,
Tho 1orner shesik q Duchese 60,
ty b now living In seclusiou ID this
city and what steps he 10 preparing to
take II any. to regain his forme. for
tune. are held In the utmost secresy.
Il II repogted that ono Of the couple
win seek . legal eparation-which
one 10 not known at this time.
The most remarkable part of the
Paris story relates to . confession
which Cavalerie 10 supposed to have
made to Chanler upon the eve OF their
marriage. She II said to have told
Chanler that. In early womanhood. she
was the pet Of the rich men Of the con-
tinsnt. living in luxury and ease and
disputing with Cleo de Merode the
title Of queen Of French beauty. Then
she told Of her life in the Paris half.
world. OF the gxy bachelors. the dash
ing married men and the aristocrats
who wined and dined her and loaded
her with jewelry and costly gowns.
rich lingerie and . thousand and one
other things 90 dear to the feminine
heart and especially to the heart of a
professional beauty.
NJ. Cavalerie conflded to Mr.. Chan.
Ter. 20 the story runs. that the father
OF her lS-year-old son was known to
but . few persons and she stipulated
that her ardent suitor could only
crown his courtship with success by
acknowledging himself ~ the father
Of the boy Not even the son himself
knows the identity Of his father.
Lawyer Approaehss Him.
And then. upon the third day before
the marriage. French lawyer. repre-.
senting the singer. approached Mr..
Chanler with formidable array OF
legal documents for signature. At the
some time Nine. Cavaliera's brother
and the beautiful singer herself enter
ed the room. Nine. Cavaleri threw
hcr arms about the neck of her pros.
pective husband and begged him to
sign the papers. explaining that thew
would transfer all his property to her
but she would take the greatest care
Of it.
Swept onward by his live for her.
Chanler did ~ he was asked. trans
5erring even his interest In the ali
mony fund for his arst wife. to Nine.
Cavaleri.
Then came the wedding and then the
awakening The accepted suitor Of
Cavalieri now 10 Prince Delgorouki, q
Russian Nobleman OF colossal wealth
and high standing In the calendar Of
nobility. The prince il . soldierly
man. Of six feet height and broad
shoulders, who invariably wears . uni.
form sprinkled with medals.
George Christian. an artist friend OF
Chanler's, asserted today that he was
under the impression that Mr.. Chand.
Ter would soon met his wife In this
country.