The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
COUNT AHEAD OF
WIFE IN RACE TO
SECURE DIVORCE
Angry Wife Is Connected With
the Medill and Mccormick
Dynasty In Windy City
Social Life.

Chicago, March 6.-Count Josef Gi-
Eycky, Of Austrta-Hungary, husband OF
Eleanor Patterson. daughter of the late
Robert w. Patterson and cousin
of J. Medill Mccormick, it was learned
yesterday bea his wife in the race for
q legal separation and obtained a
court order in September. 1910, fivd
months ahead OF the absolute divorce
proceedings started by the countess In
this country to regain her freedom.
While the decree awarded the count
is not an absolute divorce, 1t relieves
him of maintaining q horae for her OF
paying any of her bills. 1t has ne
counterpart in American law courta
bed and board" 1t is binding, however,
in that neither parties may marry
again during the lifetime Of the othen
Protest Against Detectives.
According to Sigmund Zeisler. an at.
torney for the countess, the counts ac-
ton will IN no way affect the suit for
absolute divorce she began in the cir.
cult court Of Cook county January 2&,
The news Of the counts action leaked
out when a letter to Zeisler from the
counts attorney was made public yes
terday. The Vienna attorney protests
bitterly against alleged espionage Of
his noble client by two Yagabond de-
tectives" in the employ of the count.
ess.
cit is we'll known to me that both
these vagabonds will be called Upon to
travel to America, to give there, UNI
der oath, false testimony in the divorce
proceedings against Count Gizycky,"
he wrote.
\ He further warned the Chicago az.
torney that In the event Of the local
suit for divorce being successful he
will advise his Gent to travel to Chi
cago and lay before the court material.
which he has collected from honorable
people"
Desertion Is Counts Charge.
DR.. Emil Frischauer, counsel for the
count in Vienna, it is stated in dis.
patches from that city, only recently
learned that the countess had insti.
tuted proceedings fer absolute divorce
N this country, 1t was this knowledge
which caused the Vienna attorney to
make public the details of the prior
suit by the count.
He first wired his client, then at
Monte Carlo, and then published the
account of the first divorce suit.
' According to Frischauer the decree
vas pronounced September 10, l91,S
The plea of the count was that tn.
countess had deserted him, taking theiA
only child. Felicia, and had proceeded
TO Paris and London and that despite
al efforts she had never returned.
Lawyer Refers to "vagabonds."
Following is the letter addressed by
Count Gizycky's attorney to zeisler:
Vienna, Nov. 80, l910.-Honorable
Colleague: I ave the honor to inform
you that nave discovered that Cour.,
Iizycky is being shadowed here by two
yagabond detectives whom Countess
5izycky, born Patterson, has en-
ployed. and that an agent, who Is like.
wise an equally qualified scamp, has
been trying to watch the count In Pet.
ersburg also.
II have nothing against this if yor
Gi!l let your mandatory lady know
that l an OF the opinion that the ras.
tally character of the shadowing vii
"ecoil on those who occasioned it.
In Europe l have advised the count
" tn regard to the fact that his lady
b~Ars the name of Count Gizycky, tt
show the greatest consideration, blu
for America this consideration may b.
entirely ~disregarded."