The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
CHASES WOMAN
ACROSS ATLANTIC
TO LAND IN CELL
Notwithstanding His High Rank
at Home He Can't Pay Fine
of 500 and Must Serve
His Sentence.

Chicago.-Special: Pursued half way
around the world by an admirer whom
she feared. Miss Grace Sandner, 24O0
Prairie ave, las had the persistent
sutton, Carl VIII, arrested IN a charge
OF disorderly conduct as a sequel to
a love pursuit which began - years
ago in q little town In Austria.
VIII is a high officer in the service
of Emperor Franz Josef, of Austria.
n in his native land is considered
wealthy. But when he was unable to
pay a fine of 500 imposed by Municipal
Judge Newcomer in the Harrison street
police court. he was taken to the Bird
we'll to serve his sentence.
The chase Is perhaps the longest love
guest on record. The leading characters
have been in most OF the European
capitals, all over the United States and
their adventures YOU make an in
teresting novel.
VIII. in his hunt. has spent most of
his once great wealth for private de-
tectives when he was unable to find
the trail alone, Il is said to have
lost q great portion of his fortune at
monte Carlo trying to retrieve what
he had spent.
Beginning of the Chase.
The pursuit began when the girl was
Just out Of school. She was then 20
years old. VIII is five years her senior.
The sequel came when Miss Sandner
learned that VIII mad arrived In Chi
cago. She then owned a restaurant st
2Sl6 Prairie ave. and was making
money. Two months ago, through a
friend, she learned that Will had lo-
Gated her. Sh sold her place of bust
ness and prepared for flight. However,
she was not quick enough and Will
discovered her address.
Two hours before he called at her
home ZOO Prairie ave, Miss sandner
moved to another place in Indiana ave-
hue. Hastily made inquiries revealed
to VIII her Whereabouts. He hurried
TO the Indiana avenue address and ran
up the stairs. The front door was
open viii entered without
rushed up h stairs into Miss Sand
nsrs room and dramatically exclaimed,
We'll, I am here!"
Woman Screams for Help.
The sudden appearance of Will for
the moment frightened Miss Sandner.
She drew back in her room. VIII fol-
lowed and extended his arms. He tried
to fold her to his heart. but she shrank
away from his grasp and rushing to
the door which he had closed behind
him, threw 1t wide open and ear
The landlady, who was in an adj
Joining room, was instantly OF the
scene. A mar rocmer, followed by the
landiady's daughter. climbed the stairs
post haste to the rescue. What they
saw was Will on his knees before the
object OF his longing. imploring her to
be his wife.
It's Christmas" he pleaded. "and
Fou'n be my wife today"
Policeman Gets Him.
Miss sandner fell back against the
door and was apparently about to
faint. ThTen tbs man To1TIieTr col hIaiai,
OF VIII and attempted to restrain his
arcor- a policeman meantime was
urnmone and Will arrested. The ar
rival of the policeman quoted win and
he declared he Intended no harm Al
though Miss sandner said she feared
he would kill her, a search by the
policeman failed to reveal any con-
cealed weapons.
VIII, according to Miss Sandner, is
the son OF a wealthy Austrian fam
lily and rich in his own right Sba
declared he Is dissolute. and proba bIv
has spent q large part of his fortune
She first met VIII In Austria. where
her family and Wills were neighbors
The boy. for he was young then. was
a trifie wild. she said. and. fearing a
marriage with him would end unhap-
PLY, she left her home. VIII followed
and then began a record breaking love
quest of IL years duration.
Flight Through Europe.
From Vienna she went to other Euro
pean cities. working in some and liy-
Ing on her meager savings in the other
RAASNS ASo4AS ilS wealth. VIII
wse enabled to follow her. Several
times he nearly caught up with her
In her desperate attempt to leave he
! the man her girlhood longed for.
but whom now she despised.
For years n years 1t continued.
and often I thought he had been thrown
off the track, u sure enough he would
suddenly appear" said Miss sandner
last night. 81 hope now that Il 10 ali
over. for I will never mar-y h:a;.-s.-
though I fear for my life"
Miss Sandner refused to tell whether
she will take advantage OF his incar-
ceration and start out again on her
fight. but intimated that she was pre-
pared to leave within a few hours,
Viii cannot speak English and when
questioned through an Interpreter re-
fused to make any statement. He was
asked in his cell at the police station
IL he intended to keep up the chase
when he was liberated, but he merely
scowled at his interrogation. The name
Will is said to be a shortening of his
real name.
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