The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-30
MORE BOGUS PAPER
|sCOM||NG T0L|GHT
Operations OF False Frederick
Vanderbilt Were on Enor-
nous Scale.
DUKE MAY GO TO JAIL
Prince Braganza's Challenge tc
Editor Bennett Puts Latter
to Flight.
BY VANCE THOMPSON.

art and drawn by the bogus Frederick
Vanderbilt. he prince and the bogus
American evidently worked overtime
signing papers. which now make a
total of ss5o,ooo. In addition to these
bills, which We're presented in Parts,
there are over 100000 worth out in
Europe.
The Austrian courts Will be the
first to deal with the case. as DE
Braganza has curator appointed In
that country to deal with his affairs.
and II Is criminal offense for him
TO accept bills or attempt to get credit
unless he was able to make some ar
rangem ent to meet the notes. so that
before the end of February this pre-
tender to the Portuguese throne may
find himself in an Austrian ia.' in
spite of the fact that his godfather
is the Emperor Francis Joseph at
Austria.
AS have already cabled, the basis
OF the bogus Vanderbilt swindle was
an emerald mine which he succeeded
in getting on the market. The name
of Vanderbilt backed by that of the
Austrian Portuguese roya! prince.
filled the investors with Joy.
1t was from a dispatch to Tho
Ttmes-Dispatch which was cabied back
to Europe that they learned the bogus
SdHuei phlt lSO Deen imprisoned IN
Austria. expelled from France and had
Scotland Yard.
Prince Francis Joseph Is thirty-ono
years old. He has been long in the
matrim onial market. but as he would
have to give up his pretension to the
Portuguese throne IL he should marry
an Americn woman he demands an
enormous dowry as compensation.
Prince Michael Gets Angry.
The Braganzas are good deal in
the public eye Just now 1t Is on
account of certain matters connected
with Prince Michael. who married
Anita Stewart, daughter of Mrs Rhine.
lander Stewart. of PHILADELPHIA, and
stepdaughter OF silent" Smith. that
James Gordon Bennett has hastily or
dered his watch Lysistrata ordered into
commission and has sailed from Mar
seilles for the Far East. The cause
of his sudden departure, 1t might al.
most be called a flight, is the wratf
Of Prince and Princess Michael OF
Braganza, over an article which ap
peared in the Paris edition of tn,
New ork Herald on January is. un
der the form OF cable from Sar
Francisco 1t was stated that Vesta
shortridge. wife of Emile Brugiere. q
COMPOSER and wine a gent of San Fran.
SiSSo, ildu accused HeT HuSSan0 IN open
court of having sought the friendship
OF Miss Anita Stewart before her mar
riage while he was travelling In
Europe. Mrs. Brugiere is said 10 have
made this statement In the course OF
her trial for divorce
When the Prince de Braganza read
the paragraph his anger was terrible.
His wife did her best to calm him, but
he Insisted upon an immediate public
n mn INC
arms. De Braganza and the former
Miss Stewart have taken house at
NO. Quay de Billy. where they are
living under; the titles of the Duke
and Duchess of Wen which is the
title recently Conferred upon them bv
the Austrian Emperor.
conference was held there and
DE Braganza finally decided to leave
the matter in the hands of his friend,
the Duke Jaoa D'Almeida This duke
wrote courteous letter to the Herald.
stating plainly that the former Anita
stewart, now Duchess of Wien and
Princess of Braganza, never had heard
OF Emile Brugiere and never had seen
hlm- either before or after her mar
rage. The duke added that II was
therefore impossible that her name
could have been mentioned in tho
divorce suit
Duke Challenges tho Editor.
This note was delivered to Mr. Ben.
nett himself, who, instead of apologize
Ing for the unwarra nted Insult to a
young American girl. printed the let.
ter. with the sneerirg headline. I'm
possible Her Name Could Have Been
Mentioned"
When this appeared de Braganza
sent his friend, the Duke D'Almeida,
to carry a challenge TO Mr.. Bennett.
What happened was that Mr.. Bennett
lett France Immediately. De Bragan-
"a saws he has no intention of Suing
Mr.. Bennett. but will force the editor
80 meet him in a duel.
Meanwhile, Mrs Clermont-mothcr
OF Jacquel!ne, who is Mr.. BENEFITS
daughter, and who is now working az
dairymaid on Canadian farm--has
brought new suit against Mr.. Ben
nett The case VIII come up In the
First Chamber on February 9, when
Mrs. Clermont will be represented by
Henri Robert, leading lawyer Of the
French bar Mr.. Benefits lawyer is
Bareourx ore OF the Forty I'M
rrortals OF the Academy.
Mrs Clermont claims $4,000 yea,
In preliminary discussion, NJ. Bar
bourx said: 1T is impossible for Nj.
Bennett TO pay such a sum. He ia
not so rich as has been reported md
the last year was disastrous Tor his
newspaper prooertv." Upon this state
ment NJ Henri Robert consented TO
lower his demand 10 $1,000 as an An
nual payment 10 mpthe~ and daughter.
Mrs clermont was informed tha,
Jacqueline is betrothed to a young
man named Ferfoot the son OF tn.
farmer for whom she is now workinp
Society Really SIN the SWIM,
The decd has shifted the social ,i+o
Of Paris from the apartments 10 the
more favorablv located hotels whict
now are crowded with families. hotl
French and American wAo have seer
forced out OF their luxurious quarter
by the waters
Mrs. ~ II, Gerhard and Miss G.b
hard. with retiune Of servants. ar
FL fE7e Majestic, where Mr.. and M,
MeEav, of New York, ALSO had 10 see
shelter In fact, all the American
living in the new Fashionable quartz
on the left bank have heen forced
seek new homes
One result Is that The hotels IN,
put up their rates TO June prices. ~
Il seems as though the season ha
Aa'.aa fire months in advance.