New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
BOY OF MYSTERY ARRIVES
RovaI Italian Prince. Crown on
Luggage Indicated.
COMPANIONS MOST ReTICENT
One Bears Titles, but Admits
American 0rigin-Teutonic
Passengers Interested.

Those 1-ho met the incoming liner Teu-
fluic al the White Star pier yesterday
morning INDUCED I'm considers bic specnia-
ion sz - the identity Of three passengers
around one Of whom st least hung vel
~ r77vs-erz- This was hoy Of fourteen ~
eFteea Years of age. He wore dark blue
xul- With kniCzerhockers and silk socks
,lT1r-fuz his hare cal-as \ white Ttou
collar end sailor car set o~ lie frank bov-
ish face 10 advantage The fact that the
uzeposseseing looking boy vas dressed like
-siE-year-od child although rather tai
for his age was the frst thing that at
-rE-ted attention 70 him. The second thing.
she Teticence Of his companions as 70 Who
10 was. and she tlird. that the royal crown
~ Italy vas erlblazoned on his baggage
and that OF his companions.
He was registered oB the ships list OF
-7-st cabin passengers as Mr. Aldo Bene-
.le--o Fubfi- and this was the name writ
se0 IN z big slsntinE hand across the pho
roe-aph he gave the Rev Or John Wright
,o-tor Of St Pauls Episcopal Church. St.
Paul. -dinE-. one OF the very few passen-
gers who had made his acquaintance. In
she photograph ne wore a uniform COW
cred with decorations. and in the baggage
ezan1ined by the customs inspectors were
form Il was Dr Wright who told the ship
news reporter that he thought the lad
~a- q menber of Italy's royal house A
cross ne q questions We're turned on his
companion while Ihe baggage was being
looked over
one. rather small Italian. was listed as
The NOBLE Emo Marucci Of the Count Of
Cas-eI Ffdara. and the other. an American
VINO had evidently lived some time abroad
vas registered as The Marquis Spencer
Turner - : N g He explained later
that tae initials meant that he was a
Knight u -he Sovereign Order of Malta.
TIE marquis. VINO appeared TO be e tutor
s1d travelling companion and Marrcci
who seemed q royal attendant. were both
~aIln!=h 5ernb-preof When the MARQUIS
Vas asked Il he we're an American he re-
piled.
"T am Roman
-T0u are on the manifest as an Ameri-
can. and declare yourself so
There are two Things the customs -egu-
latons 90 not provide for he began.
hur stopped abruptly. lie would not talk
77c-e.
L. LLOYD Parker. Up TO two vears ago =
surgeon Tor rEe merchant marine ana now
living ar 10. 10 West z3d street met the
psrf- az thc pier He denied that the boy
was uer7eT Of Ehe Italian house. but
said he was . duke
When The four got into a carriage the
~ounE chap raised his hat graciously ami
smiled ~ the bvsJanders as ne drove away.
ar Ruhhi'' ana his two attendants are
3 r1n Hotel Belmont. and viii be IN this
country for ten days. going possibly 70
Chicago and Washington and then return
Ing 70 Rome fe resume his studies
Il was said yesterday that He was very
probably the Young Duke Leone Massir7lo
grandson Of Prince Camille Massirno. the
present head Of the house This boy is the
ssne age - the young man who arrived
s-=tr~1ay- Young 1Tassimo. who Is the
Prince Of Antioch. IS the son of Francisco
EsSsim9 the Prince Of Arsoli, WIS mar
7ed a princess OF the house Of Brancaccio. I
TIE eldest Massin0 who is a hereditary
grand master of the papacy- vas q son Of
2 princess OF an cid Italian house and
da5e- rl- family back 10 Roman years. He
s allied with the Vatican. and not the
Qui-inaI. and has no connection with the
latter our 81 the Young stranger OF yes
terdav i~ eis grandson II II because his
gra7dfalHer claims alliance with Ttalys
f1rre- house that he Lses the royal symbol
on his luggage
-he crir BOYS Of his age Who arc cor
1ected vfrH the royal house are the sons
ef She r-ze Of Aosts. and they are AT
school m England, and the son Of the Duke 4
uf Gero4- u Is not thought that Mr..
7Glh~ i- royal prince. as ne came
-as-s'v g. z --s- class cabin passenger, and
neither rHe Italian Embassy nor the Gus
SONS officials received any notificatlon O.
MS coming. II is said The tile Of the
Marquis s euCer-TUrner" is Of papai orr
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