The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
FATHER IN Law
and CREDITORS
BEAT BEAUFORT
Real Estate Dealer Administers
Physical Punishment for
Treatment of Daughter
Haberdashers Draw Salary
While ''Nobleman' Sings
on Vaudeville Stage
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-This is the story
OF the troubles OF Count Mourik de
Beaufort, whose title authorities on
the peerage say was 'self-imposed.s
CHAPTER
September 15, 1909, he married Miss
Irma Kilgallen, daughter of M. n. Kill
gallen, wealthy real estate dealer of
Chicago. The wedding took place in
London, England. after a furious court
ship following an introduction he OBJ
tanned while the mother and daughter
were travelling in Europe.
CHAPTER II
Wedding announced by Mr. KilgaIIen
October 1S. 1909, in Chicago, who said:
'Tt was love match, pure and simple
The count is fine young fellow, and I
like him.
CHAPTER III
The Countess de Beaufort left Chi
cago October 13 for New York to meet
the count. She. with her mother. came
back to America alone three days after
the marriage.
CHAPTER "
Tt was announced March IT, 1910.
LlAedl TIE cOuIiI lldQ SouS TO WOTR a a
puddler in the South Chicago steel
mills. The counth imself said that he
wanted to work and learn to be an
American. Great cheers. led by Papa
Kilgallen.
CHAPTER
In the first week of April, 1910, the
baggage Of the count and his countess
was attached for gambling debt at
Hot Springs, Ark He fought It In
the courts and won, the suit he brought
being compromised. Their summer
passed quietly; at least without pub
iicity
CHAPTER VI
On October a. rr II was sent out
fraet New York that the SAINT had
fallen from horse while mounted and
was near death. This was the first
public announcement that the countess
and count had parted. She hurried to
lowed.
CHAPTER VII.
October 21 the countess was taken
to a hospital with a broken arm and
broken leg. The count at the same
time appeared with a bruised. face.
The mystery remained unsolved until
the count told of a fuss and Of the
countess accidentally being pushed
over railing in the Kilgallen house.
Kilgallen himself told of having beaten
the count and having kicked him from
the house.
CHAPTER VIII
NJ
the hospital where he tried to see the
countess and taken to Harrison street
under arrest He was released on bond.
CHAPTER TX
November II the count was sued for
overdrawn account at a bank, and also
by haberdashers and others.
CHAPTER K
November % the count and his dog
were thrown out of the Congress hotel
cafe. Ditto Blackstone hotel.
CHAPTER XII
Count now appearing in vaudeville
house, singing songs of Dear Little
Maid of Chicago" etc. Creditors get
ting receipts.
CHAPTER XII
After a charge OF assault had been
dismissed against him for lack of
prosecution, De Beaufort this morning
swore out a warrant for his father in
law, NJ H. Kilgallen, on the charge
of assault and battery. He charged
that Kilgallen had called him to his
Office October 16. and after he had re-
fused a large sum OF money to leave
Chicago, he alleges, struck him in the
face
In his complaint prior to the issuing
of the warrant the count said he was
at st. Luke's hospital, waiting to see
his wife, when his father in law called
him by telephone and asked him to
come to the latters Office. When he
arrived. said the count, Kilgallen, after
some preliminary talk, offered him
money to leave Chicago and stay away
The count, according to his own story.
refused the offer. and the result was
that Kilgallen struck him in the face.
The nobleman further alleged that the
father of his wife had been boasting
since of his deed in striking his son in
law
John A. Rouse. Kilgallens chauffeur,
failed to appear when the case against
the count, accused of assaulting the
auto driver, was called this morning
and the case was dismissed Imme-
diately after the count swore out the
warrant for his father in law.
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