The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-07-10
ONE WIFE ABROAD SUES
PRINCE De BOURBON
Claimant to Bulgaria's Throne
Accused of Deserving
Princess Jeanne.
SAW HIM WITH WIFE NO. I?
London Judge Signs Order to
serve Former Latham Guest
in This Country.
Sp,cH 'obte Despotch 10 Tns St.

II the marriage of the Princess Jeanne
Marie Louise Delaporte de Bourbon
against Prince Charles Albert Edgar
serge C,rsar dc Bourbon. who claims
relationship with the imperial family
Of Austria The couple were married
in London in March. 1910 According to he
papers Prince Charles deserted Princess
Jeanne in September of the same year
This happened in Paris. where the Prince
was seen with another woman who said
~" was his wife He afterward disap-
reared
The petition Of Princess Jeanne for the
nuiHca,ion Of the marriage was filed
December 20. 1911.
Prince Charles has a broih in law
who is a lawyer in Cleveland. Ohio. and
a son. Rudolph. at Peekskill ~ u. who
furnished the New York address Of Charles
but /; appears that he has gone TO South
America.
Counsel for Princess Jeanne asked leave
10 substitute personal service by ailing
copies of the petition and citation at
Howard. an attorney of New York. and
Advertising the fact in the papers. This
motion was granted.
II - believed the Prince Charles de
Bourbon mentioned in the cable oles-
natch is the man described a. an "ad-
csnturer- in the affidavit by Henry F
Richey. former manager Of the Hotel
I nf but ,rt,iph j.
StN on Monday in connection with an ap-
rlicat ION by Ri,chey's wife. Mrs. Sarah
Pudy Ritchey. for alimony pending a
suit for divorce.
IN his affidavit Mr.. Ritchey said
My wife allowed herself To be made he
victim Of the social fascinat ion Of cor
tam adventurer known as Prnce de
Bourbon. who with his wife and son
STOPPED at the Latham until he had in
Cured q ,oN obligation for board. This
VAS allowed because I was weakly inf,u-
'nced by Mrs. Ritchey's intercession and
'oaNlng of mo 70 extend further credit
Meanwhile she bestowed upon these reople
cash and valuable gifts against my wishes
and advice"
Mrs Ritchey admitted tha; she was
interested il, the Prince de Bourbon and
his family, but raid she underst ood that
one Frank Howard was liqudating the
claims against the Prince
The man styling himself Prince Charles
te Bourbon and claiming to he a cousin
oi Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria and suc-
ressor to the latter on the throne of Bull
earia was heard OF in this country eight
wears ago when he and his wife and young
Ir,r ~
hoarding house in the city to another.
The so-called Prince called himself a
grandnephew of Emperor Francis Joseph
of Austria and said he was an honorary
colonel in the Austrian army. Admiral in
the Spanish navy and connected with the
Parma Bourbons He said that his wife
was niece Of Mrs. Edwin II. Conger. now
NJ Pasadena. Cal, wife OF the late Minister
To China and daughter of an American
ADMIRAL She had been divorced from a
former husband, he said. and had ap-
Piled 10 the Pope to have the first mar
mage annulled in order that his own mar
rag" might be made valid under the laws
~ ~" Catholic Church so that he and his
vii" would be recognized by the other
''ignlng monarchs of Europe when they
assembled the Bulgarian throne.
several years afterward the so-colled
P'lnce managed TO get himself taken up
hy society in Philadelphia and was ad-
m'i"d to membership in the exclusive
"'0i- there and invited to the Assembly
'aIl N 1905, He begged to he excused
from attending because he was in mourn
mg for his kinsman, the murdered King
"f Portugal The man then came
/" New York again with his wife and son,
and during the summer of 1907 he was
entertained by members Of the colonies
along the Sound.
A. this time the man and his wife and
''h were guests at the Latham. When
'h"Ir tll had run up to 81 600 Mr.. Ritchey,
'A"n the manager, refused to extend
ir'h"r credit and the De Bourbons left
JHly # that year, He had been at the
h"'"l for six weeks. explaining that he
SO - snort OF cash because a remittance
h" vas looking for hadn't come. His
account a, the hotel had been guaranteed
D. rank f.. Howard of IOl Park avenue.
Howard who claimed relationship With
'"h. o. .. Howard, caused some talk
~" Latham because he always arose
NH"n ''e Bourbon entered the dining room
'a r"lna'ned standing until DE Bourbon
Nr. -"ai"d
~" Latham finally got judgment
-"in-' ID" Bourbon. but when an effort
Wis mad" 10 find him to examine him in
''' Elementary proceedings he had dis.
appeared He had been last heard from
d. ''"S' at a house in Pelham.
was about two years after DE Bour-
.'" d-appear"d from New York that the
.''i "l IA" same name married Jeanne
'"'" D"laportc in London and told her
''." was Princess and through the mar
''-' with HIM related to the imperial
."'"''F of Austria. The connection of
howard win both DE Bourbons indicates
'''' '"y are IN" same.
"''l" ~" London despal ch does not
'"." ~" ground upon which the woman
"'+ Nor" wants the marriage annulled
'''''"n'IY II l. on the ground that he
a. already married 10 the woman who
WV '"' N! va viii. hin. IN New York
"''I "h" = probably the woman seen
u ~ Pa'is when II - stated no
'.''I IN" Princess" Jeanne. The
N' h1d"lph, nov said to he in Peekskill.