The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08
PRINCE FIGURES IN
n. Y !. DIVORCE SUIT
DEFENDANT HUSBAND SAYS WIFE
- VICTIM OF An ADyESTr-
RER's FASCINATION.
ALLEGES DE S f K F ON
WIFE OF FORMER HOTEL MAN
AGER NAMES FOUR WOMEN As
CORRESPONDENTS IN AC-
TIoN FOR DIVORCE
TIoN FOR DIVORCE

NEW YORK, July THE name of
Prince Charles De bourbon who
claims to be heir TO the throne of But
garia, q member Of the Palma Bour-
bon family, admiral in the Spanish
navy. honorary colonel of an Austrian
regiment and grand nephew of I'm
peror Francis Joseph. is mentioned
in an unusual divorce suit fled in
the Supreme court by Ma. Sarah
Purdy Ritchey, wife of Henry +,
Ritchey, former manager of the Hotel
Latham.
Mrs. Ritchey brings the suit and
names four women. They are a Mrs.
Patterson, Mrs. Seneca, fsabelle Pow
Ell ana Mrs. craig, or THIS city. Mr..
Ritchey declares that all OF the wo-
men bear excellent regulations and
that when they discover their names
have been dragged into thif case they
will stop at nothing To make my wife
suffer for it,
Eitchey in addition 10 charging the
prince of Bourbon" with having vic
timized his wife socially, ASSERTS that
Mrs. Ritchey has expressly stated
that she wants to divorce him IN
order to marry DIR. Franklin Martin,
a well known Chicago physician,
Ritchey is authority for the assertion.
Martin has begged Mrs. Ritchey TO
leave her husband and that he (Mr.
MARTINI has promised to get rid OF
his wife and go To another country
with Mrs Ritchey.
No Aune,ny Allowed.
Mrs. Ritchey is now living q. the
Martha Washington hotel with her
two children, Katherine aged twelve.
and Bennett, seven years old. Her
huyba I'D informed the court that his
Wifes treatment OF him has been such
that he is practically penniless. Be
cause of this financial condition, and
Ritcheys poor health, Justice Brady
has denied Mrs, Ritchey's application
for alimony.
Ritchey has the following TO say
about his wifes accusations:
My wife has spent large sums o.
| clairvoyants and paimists. Nearly
every day she either went to see or
teleVhoncd MADAME MenGrra a Tsy-
chic. or Mrs, Yeatty, an aura reader.
! My health is broken from CONSTANT
worry and hard work. and because Of
irritation from my wife's abnormal and
! eccentric life. She never before
charged that / was guilty as named
in the divorce BIN, but I expect that
the spirits she consnits have advised
+ ItF 10 TOOK IDE proofs u SuEU SAoii~
opnIngs to get & divorce"
Enter the Prince.
OF Prince Charles De Bourbon
/ Ritchey has this to say;
My wife allowed herself to be
/ made the victim u the social fasci-
! nation Of a certain adventurer known
/ as the Prince De Bourbon, who with
| his wife and son stopped at the Hotel
| Latham twhile Ritchey was man
ager). lie remained there until h.
| had incurred a $i.000 obligation fol-
| board This was allowed because
was weakly influenced by Mrs
! Ritchey's intercession and coaxing OF
/ me to extend further credit. IN the
! meantime she bestowed on these PEG
/ Pile cash and valuable gifts against
/ my wish and advice
Mrs Ritehes eFnphatieaily teffies
! her husbands charge regarding DIT
/ Martins alleged conduct. She admits
/ she has consulted spiIttuaiists, bat she
says that this was upon the advice of
/ her husband She also asserts thai
| she has seen a letter written by Mrs
/ Powell. in which the latter asked Mr.
Ritchey to SEND her $500, "Gentlemen
/ as rule. do not have to be asked
/ for it," one line of the letter read.
/ Mrs. Rttchey SAYS that her husband
always told her that If it hadn't been
| for her he would have been either q
! pugillst or bail player, He is Il
man OF great physical strength. She
! acknowledges that she knew the
/ prince" and adds that she under
| stood a Frank Howard is now liquldat
t Ing the claims against this alleged
royal person.
Ritchey denies that he has wasted
his money gambling or in riotous iiv-
ing. He says that his wife has de-
serted him, and that she mas "alway.
/ been foolish. erratic and disioyat"