The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-24
~ Ia MARaUIsE DE FoSTESOY.
: 1CTORH $. RUELENS, who has just
~ been convicted IN the United
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~ bCcH convicted III the United
v states District Court at Phil
~, a,delphia, of the crime or using
inc malls to dcfraud posturing as a
representative Of the French Credit
Bank at Par!s, Is the same Individual
whom | exposed as a fraud in these
letters q little over Il year ago. At
that time he was passing himself off.
| IA the Southern States as q French
Prince" Niator Ruelens. describing
himself Il French citizen, whose
great, grandfather b. the iirst Emperor
Napoleon.
The good people al Meridian. Miss,
took him al his face value. and enter
ca extensively Into his schemes, which
included the construction OF n railroad
from Meridian 70 Natchez. and the ac-
QUESTION OF the control of the Mtssis-
slppt western Eailrosd; and so i'm.
pressed We're the Mcrid!anitcs that &,
BANQUET was given At the Great south
ern, Hotel, by tho Mayor OF Meridian
IN honor OF Prince Rucicns and Of
the lady who was announced by tho
1891 ,S papHrs 10 be his hancee. Miss
remainder OF the princes party com
prised "a Mrs Dc Wald mother Of His
hanccc. and his secretary, II. 4. Gar
shells.
TWO citizens Of Meridian, with moro
Iavorably impressed by the pseudo
prince, and wrote TO me whcrcupon |
pointed out 10 them, In print that tho
man was an impostor. tina there IL no
record OF the great Napoleon having
ever conferred the title Of prince OF
count or even baron, upon any one Of
the name OF Rueiens Moreover titles
bestowed by Napoleon, like those OF
the Bourbon Kings OF France, only
descend by primogcniture, through
the male line direct ana consequently
lSuelenS cannot put forward the plea
mat he has Inherited his princely coro-
house. Although lie gave 1t the time
his place OF residence as Paris, yet
mere was not ihen, nor is there to-day.
the treEch capital who bears the ma me
Of lsuelens, either with or without the
,ltie Of prince Nor can any such name
reference as the ':>nnuaire de la Mob
lessee, the .lIozier," or even the
....Inla,chett,e." the Tout Paris! or the
"Bottin Mondainc. which may he re-
gardcd as constituting the counter
part OF the Social Register" OF the
big e. cities here in America.
,.n me ,n ohly trnGe OF. OF any Victor Rue
mercial directories Of Paris, where.
among the tradesincn. there Is soli-
tarN individual OF that name. whose
calling is appropriately described as
fhm!Sterlc.' This has a double mean
Ing. II stands for chimney sweeping
ana construction. and also for "a hoax"
notice that when brought before
tnc united States District Court at
Ehiladelphia, from his office in the
a aaray ,nne. building there he did no,
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title OF prince. which lie had turned
to such good account in Mississippi
and other Southern States. but de-
French Duke de Baunremont This
statement is as wholly mcndacious as
ms claim TO be a French prince The
luke de Bauifremont, IS need scarce
~ add, has no kinsman, far OF near of
the name of RuelcnS, or who answers
IN any respect 70 the French swindler
who who has Just been convicted at the
nf lnJ, hi
ia ulfremont, who is q duke in France,
a prince Of the Kingdom Of Sardinia
now Of ltaly-a prince Of the Holy Ro-
first class Of Spain, makes his home a
81 Rue de Grcnelle. In Paris, and at
The castle Of I3auffrcmont, in the Vos-
Theodore de Bauffrcmont, who on his
mothers death succeeded to her Span
ish title as tenth Duke of Atrisco. and
rs eleventh Marquis dc la Vega, will
statement. that they have no know
ledge Of any relative OF the name OF
"Prince" Victor Ruelens.
Frances new Premier Senator Mon
IS. who ,rejoices In the Christian name
Of antoine. is, like SO many, other men
and from BordeauH a Protestant. and n
devout one at that. differing in This
RESPECT from most Of his predecessors
atheists, or Roman Catholics at war
with their church. The very fact of
his being n Protestant Will have the
effect OF rendering him more concili-
atory in dealing with the Roman Cath
olics For in Franco all OF the better
class of Protestants dread being count
ed fanatics, and are anxious to avoid
being regarded as DESTROYS TO avenge
the two centuries OF persecution suffer
ed by their co-rcligionsts. Moreover.
the tProtestants are just as much
averse as the Catholics to I he cndca-
vors to instl atheism into the boys
and girls attending tho public schools
and resent the efferts made by tho
teachers to destroy every vestgc OF
religious belief In the minds Of their
pupils.
Besides being very distinguished
lawyer, who was leader OF the bar at
Bordeaux, before Joining mat OF Paris.
Monls is one Of the most successful
distillers Of cognac in France, and n
part owner Of the Continental Hotcl,l
in Paris, where, indeed, lie makes his
headquarters when in the metropolis,
and where the construction OF his adj
ADMINISTRATION was arranged In living
at the Continental lie Is guilty OF II
violation or one OF the ethics OF the
Paris bar. which requires that It's
members should be living In a home.
where the furniture belongs to them.
IN fact, before young man Is admit