Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-25
SHAH LOVES DANCER
Report that Visit to Vienna Was to
See His Inamorata.
GIRL REJECTED HIS ADVANCES
while Holding Down Persian TbrOne
He saw the Fair American I'm
Performance and is Now
IncOn soLabIe.
IN EM1L ANDRAssY.

VIENNA. Dec 24-(Special TO The Bee)-
1t was not politics that brought the eN-
shah Of Persia to Vienna on his recent
visit which caused flutter OF excitement
in diplomatic circles. II was love. love OF
beautiful young Irish-American dancer
who had gained the heart of the former
monarch Of the Persians.
The story goes that a few months ago
an Anglo-American dancing quartet per-
formed at a vaudeville show in Teheran.
and the shah ordered the four dancers to
give a private performance at the palace.
There he promptly fell in love with the
youngest Mabel Flynn, Il years old. He
gave her valuable presents and asked her
to become his fourth wife. She rejected
these overtures, declaring that her princi-
pies would not allow her to marry a man
who already had three other wives. and
the quartet left Teheran without taking
leave OF the ex-shah. Since then the mon
arch in exile has been inconsolable, and
has been trying in every way to get pos
session OF the girl. At last the Persian
embassy at Vienna informed him that the
quartet were dancing at the Casino de
Paris-a high class cafe dansant Of Vienna.
The ex-shah tried again 70 induce the girl
to become his fourth wife but failed. as
Mabel refused the honor unless he con-
scented to live with her in Europe.
old Mystery Cleared Up.
The finding of skeleton by wood cut
tiers in the forest Of Quitznow has solved
a mystery OF 100 years.
IN November 1910 Benjamin Bathurst,
British envoy at Vienna. started home and
his route took him through the forest He
arrived at Perleberg. and here he left his
carriage and insisted on being conducted
to the house OF the governor Of the dis
trict from whom he again inquired with
much anxiety about the security OF the
roads begging to be told the shortest
route, saying that he had a terrible fear
Of French patrols and custom officers,
who had twice already tried to poison him.
The governor recognized that Bathurst
was suffering from dementiia, and did his
best to reaSsure him. The British envoy
left and started for the posting house, ana
a fortnight later his riding breaches we're
found by two women gathering dead
leaves in the forest Of Quitznow, close to
pArleberg The prevailing idea was that
Bathurst had been assassinated by French
soldiers, who were after his dispatches.
His wife appealed to the Emperor Ma
poleon to give her every facility to seek
her husband and this was done all the
resources OF the country being at her
disposal
The hat Of the lost diplomat was found
on the edge OF the River stepnitz and this
was consequently dragged for HIS body, but
In vain. Within the last few days some
wOod-cutters in the forest OF Quitznow
have discovered a skeleton in a good state
Of preservation, not far from the spot
where Bathurst riding breeches were
found. The bones are thought to be those
Of the envoy, whose disappearance has al
ways been mystery.
BInckmaiIer Arreated.
A disagreeable affair which will probably
assume greater dimensions. is causing
much discussion in Budapest.
A ladies' hairdresser named vigyazo has
been conducting an organized camdpaign
Of blackmail against ladies OF the aristoc-
racy, which appears to have been long
planned. vigyazo, a strikingly handsome
man Of elegant appearance and polished
manners, selected the business Of hairdres-
ser for the sole reason that It would bring
him. into close connection with those cir
cles in which he hoped to find victims.
By degrees he became acquainted with the
intimate secrets OF his patronesses. Thus
finding himself in possession Of sufficient
mateiial, he forwarded various blackmail-
ing letters, in one declaring that he had en-
tire knowledge OF a lady's meeting with
her chauffeur, in another giving exact de-
tails OF the lady's interviews with an Of
fear Of the hussars. while other letters OF
the same character contained scarcely
yelled threats. The price which he required
for his silence varied from 5000 70 5.OOO
kronen, or more.
An energetic lady, wife Of a millionaire,
to whom the blackmailer had written in
error, informed the criminal authorities,
who arrested the man.