The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-07
BOGUS NOTES
REACH $3.50, 900
Imposter Who Represented Frederick
Vanderbilt Worked Overtime on
Clever Swindle.

~ PARIS, Feb. More bills have
come 10 light accepted by Francis
Joseph Gerald Marie. duke of Bra
ganZa. the brotherin-law OF Anita
Stewart, and drawn by the bogus
Frederick Vanderbilt They now make
a total OF $4,000 says Vance Thomp
son, in a cable TO the New York Amer
lean.
The bogus American evidently
worked overtime signing papers. In
addition 20 those bills which were pre-
scented In Paris, there are over 5000
900 worth out I'm Europe.
AS have already cabled. the basis
OF the bogus Vanderbilt's swindle was
an emerald mine which he succeeded
I'm getting on the market The name
OF Vanderbilt backed by that OF the
Observation-Disclosures royal prince
filled the investors with JOY II was
from dispatch TO The American which
was cabled back TO Europe that they
learned the bogus Vanderbilt had been
imprisoned I'm Austria. expelled from
France and had more than bowling
acquaintance with Scotland Yard.
prince Michael Gets Angry.
The Braganzas are a good deal in
count OF certain matters connected
with Prince Michael who married
Miss Anita Stewart daughter OF Mrs.
) Rhinelander Stewart. OF Philadelphia,
and stepdaughtor OF silent" Smith
that James Gordon Bennett has has
tily ordered his yacht Lysistrata into
commission and has sailed from Mar
settles for the Far East.
The cauCp NJ this sudden UPnarturo
lit might almost be called flight
Is the wrath OF Prince and Princess
Michael of Braganza, over an article
which appeared in the Paris edition of
the New York Herald on Jan. l6. un-
der the form of cable from San
Francisco.
II was stated that Vesta Shortridge.
sought the friendship of Miss Anita
Stewart before her marriage TO De
Braganza while he was travelling in
Europe. Mrs Brugiere was said TO
have made this statement in the
course of her trial for a divorce.
When the Prince de Braganza read
the paragraph his anger was terrible.
His wife did her best 20 calm him,
but he insisted upon an immediate
public apology or reparation by means
Of arms De BraganZa and the former
Miss Stewart have taken house, No.
3. Quay de Billy. where they are lv-
inC under the titles of the Duke and
Duchess of Wien, which Is the title
recently conferred upon them by the
Austrian emperor
4 conference was held there and
De Braganza finally decided 10 leave
the matter I'm the hands OF his friend,
the Duke Jaoa d'Almaida. The duke
wrote a courteous letter TO the Her
aid. stating plainly that the former
Miss Anita Stewart, now Duchess OF
Wien. and Princess OF Braganza had
never heard OF Emile Brugiere and
had never seen him either before or
after her marriage The duke added
that Il was, therefore, Impossible
that her name could have been men
toned in the divorce suit
Duke Challenges the Editor.
This note was delivered TO Mr. Ben.
nett himself, who. instead of apollo
giving for the unwarranted insult 10
a young American girl printed the
letter with the sneering headline:
Impossible her name could have
been mentioned"
When this appeared De Braganza
sent his friend. the Duke d'Almaida,
TO carry a challenge to Mr.. Bennett.
What happened was that Mr. Bennett
left France Immediately De Bra
ganza says he has no intention OF SUI
a ing Mr. Bennett, but will force the
editor 20 meet him in a duel
Meanwhile Mrs. Clermont-m mother
i of Jacuueline. who Is Mr. Benefits
n daughter and who is now working as
n dairy maid on a Canadian farm
. has brought a new suit against Mr.
Bennett. The case will come up in
the First Chamber on Feb. 9. when
i Mrs. Clermont will be represented ny
4 Henri Robert, a leading lawyer OF the
4 French bar Mr.. Benefits lawyer Is
4 NJ Barbour. one of the forty lmmor-
tails OF the Academy.
Mrs. Clermont claims $4,000 a
year In the preliminary discussion
NJ. Barboux said: ct is impossible
. for Mr. Bennett 20 pay such sum
He is not so rich as has been re-
4 ported and the last year was disas-
trous for his newspaper property.
Upon this statement NJ. Henri Robert
consented 20 lower his demand TO So
! 600 as an annual payment TO mother
and daughter
Mrs. Clermont is informed that JAG
uueline is betrothed 20 a young man
4 named Kerloot. the son of the farmer
for whom she is now working