New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30

Extraordinary Career of the
BOGUS MARQUIS de la Rance.


.,sool Of Budapest who has lately been
TESTED at the well known caravanserai
=. Hotel de vile. at The Hague, under
=, name Of TIE Marquis de Ia Rance, an
-,eu1ber Of one OF the most dangerous
..sr,ational gangs OF swindlers IN ex-
.e+snce. enjoys the questionable distinction
- having played the role of Don Juan to
a nrincsss OF a reigning house.
some eight years ago sensation was
.-,ss-es IN the court circles OF Europe by
ne -enort Of the elopemenJ OF the second
.s4e- Of the present Khedive Of Egypt.
,-5rcesS Nimet. with 4 foreign nobleman-
70 princess who was woman OF ex-
,sptiorlal beauty. which she inherited from
her -aotha-. vas married about fourteen
mars ago at Cairo with an immense
amount Of ponp and ceremony 10 her
COUSIN Prince Djem1 Toussoun Pacha.
Who. FOND Of Niennese life, secured not
,,,r artef-ward from the Sultan the post
II councillor and first secretary Of the
o.,ornaa Embassy 70 the court OF Austria,
r,th the rank Of minister plenipotentiary.
Tho Young couple led a delightful life, d.
sfdin- their time between Vienna fashion
able watering places in Europe and their
estates in Frvpt. until suddenly the prince
discovered that the princess had lost her
heart 10 a young foreign nobleTnap and
hat his misfortune was the talk OF the
town. lie Immediately left Vienna with his
wife restored her to her brother, the
T<hedive and insisted upon divorce. de-
clarinE that his dishonOr had been OF TOO
notorious = character To ever admit or ms
living again with the princess as his VIE
Accordingly a dissolution Of the marriage
vas pronounced in due Mahometan form
The khcdive. taking advantage OF the
authority which he possesses over the
members Of his family. ordered his sister
under arrest IN her own palace At cairo,
u.r5le her unfortunate eE-husband- resign
.r- his post ~ Vienna withdrew 70 his
estates in Egypt. In spite NJ the gorgeous
ness Of hor cage. the princess did not relish
-ro interference with her liberty. and, not
--i-h=rsndinE the vigilance of those Who
had been appointed by her brother 10 keep
watch over her. she managed 20 escape. 10
90 on hoard the mail boat for Trieste and
~ roach vienna. where she rejoined the
MARQUIS dc "A Rsmsc.- for whose sake
she had sacrificed both her four-year-old
how and her husband Accompanied by
rbr marquis she. after few DAYS stay
~ Vienna. left for Switzerland. and vent
on F-on there 10 London. where she Is
reported 10 have contracted z marriage
with -ir7-a marriage which. Of course. was
MOI LEGAL from an Egyptian or MosleT1
roi-- Of 7ieu. but which. according 70
me English and Continental police, is quite
sufficient 70 add the crime Of bigamy TO
--s many other charges pending against
-he marquis some years after tho
-e-rri-arion Of his association with the
--i7resS-that is 10 say. last spring-the
.---s-1lIis- managed 10 Gin the heart of
sH,e T4ech-. ONLY child and heiress Of one
II tho merchant princes Of Berlin and, IN
ss--7rr- a. the girls parents objected TO
his suit he induced tho girl % elope
virr him and married her in London last
Ma She was with him at the time Of hts
s--eet. and refused 70 return 10 her parents
o. - abandon him 20 his fate
Princess Nfr7et has now married again
r-rordfn- 70 Nosler1 rites. one Of her
Cousins. and divides her time between
Egypt and Europe. her present husband
allowing her more liberty than did Prince
-o1sSoun r. therefore. the assertions OF
-re English and Continental police are 70
,- believed The swindler Marquis de Ia
I.a-7Ae--a name. by the way. borne by the
novelist who wrote under the nom de
plume Of -T9ufds~-is a brother-in-law Of
Tho Khedive in the eyes of European law.
although not in that Of Egypt OF OF Tur-
hev
Fortunately FOR mo princess. she now
hears tho name Of her present Egyptian
husband. and strangers. therefore. ere not
81 likely 20 associate her with the Prin-
cess TouzsoBn VINO is mentioned a. having
hoeu one Of tho many victims Of the Wlles
~ the Marquis de Il RsmeeT now IN
-z1 ~ THE Hague. while the Dutch pc
1toe are eudes vo-inE TO ascertain which
o. III the many demands for has eXtra1i-
ZION received from foreign countries should
.7r5o-- priority. He is very good look-
f-.- man Of excellent manners and brill
isr- education. who was brought UP IN
certain amount OF affiuence- and who on
lie death OF his father. in 1897, inherited
some -Oa0e or S3oeoo. A considerable poT-
non of this lie lost in a single night
s-.1in- At the card table at Venice. TO an
.,Ueged Ameriezn crook OF the name OF
howard. head OF gang Of swindlers.
Howard seems 20 have taken the measure
IF TlIiulm al the card table. and. being in
need Of a confederate Of aristocratic de-
1neanor who would act as a decoy. decided
that his services would be more profitable
-aan his money. and. allowing the debt TO
stand over. induced him 10 Join the gang
Tho first +nu- sas 10 endow him with
- t.tle. and with this object IN view How
ard and his confederates pitched upon the
lh5t i= TO say. 5f q family Of the French
p .rIStocrary which became entirely extinct
some -G5 wears aEo. Finding an artisan in
Paris who bore the name Of Jean la Ra-
mee. they induced him, by the payment of
sum OF money. 10 legally adopt Bella
IIlimm- thus giving him the right 10 the
name Of Rance once in full legal pos
I session Of the name Of la Rance, II was
- Verv easy matter 10 transform the name
4 ~ AGaIbert ia Rance into the MARQUIS
-AdaIeert de 10 Rance and these papers
lavc heen accepted a. credentials by the
s slltho-Ities ereryW here. not only in Austria
and an over Europe, but even in France
There are several Princesses Toussoun,
one OF whom lives in London, where her
name occasionally comes before the pub
lic in connection with her encounters with
. Ilcr servants, while another is an Ameri-
can The latter is The widow OF Prince
Said Bon Tousson. and she was formerly
Miss Caroline Hopkins. n New York
Prince said Wss younger brother Of
Irlnce Biemn TousSoun. the first nusbs nj
q -tre sister Of the hhediye. and. like
bienH. "a son Of that extraordinary Prin-
cess Farima. who vas the favOrfte daugh-
Ter Of kredive IsmaU and whose intrigues
aT- love affairs with Europeans and IA
Lfes prior and subsequent TO her marriage
Win the lsfe prince Toussat1u ora ndsou