The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
NOT GRANDSON
OF NAPOLEAN
HOughtOn Authority Takes fxcsp.
ton to Los Angeles Story

The Crittendon Memorial society o.
san Francisco is reported to have 10.
Gated in William Gordon of Los An
rcles. calf, a grandson OF Napoleon
Eouupurte. Joseph q. Bertrand, il.
Houshtou's authority on Napoleon. as
scrts that Gordon cannot by any pos
siuuity Dee a descendant OF Bonaparte
and he quotes the worlds leading au-
thorities on Napoleon Bonaparte in
proof of his assertion,
M Bertrand is qualified 70 speak on
matters touching the history Of the
greet Corsican. He owns a library OF
some 400 volumes dealing with the life
OF Bonaparte exclusively. lis has spent
years IN studying the life Of this fas-
Cnating character and he has gone
wherever possible 10 original sources
FOR his information. The Los Angeles
story claims Gordons grandmother
was matron of a hospital at St Helena
when Napoleon arrived there
Napoleon at ST. Helena.
Mr. Bertrand says that at ST. Hele-
ia Napoleon was given virtually no
liberty by Sir Hudson Lowe. the Eng
fish governor of the Island lie could
not leave LonEwood unless accompan-
led by guard Of soldiers and he re-
Ceived no visitors unless they had 4
pass from Lowe The Iatter's aversion
10 Napoleon made their relations very
strained and finally Napoleon refused
10 see the visitors TO whom Lowe had
given passes, saying Il am not wild
animal on exhibition. 1 will tell YOU
whom l want to see"
These facts are related TO show that
Napoleon could have had no relations
with women at ST. Helena. He spent
the first six months at jamestown. at q
home OF Balcombe, the leading mer-
chant OF the place while Longwood
was being prepared for him and his
suite. After entering Longwood he
never went into jamestown.
New Version Of Old Myth.
Gordon's claim is 4 new version OF
am old Napoleon myth, one that is re-
futed by every authority These au- |
thorities, 10 whose writings Mr.. Bert
rand has had access, are William NJ !
Sloane OF Columbia university. the |
greatest authority on Napoleon i'm the
United States; Prof. John Holland !
Rose of Cambridge. Frederick kir-
schuusen of Germany the Napoleon
photographer; and Frederick Masson
Of France, member of the French |
Academy, the worlds great authority !
uu the life OF Bonaparte
About two years ago Mr.. Bertrand |
roJi a story by Sir Gilbert Parker Va, |
great Canadian novelist. This story
when Nalmond Came TO Pontiac
purported 10 DE the story of q natural
son or grandson OF Napoleon. offspring
of a 81. Helena Jason, WHO came TO
Canada and there began 20 build up
movement u retake the throne OF
France Mr. Bertrand believed thlt
Sir Gilbert Parker might have rDgal-
"d his story on new facts and lac there
5ura wrote TO Frederick Massou IN
Paris. He received from NJ Mason O
letter that absolutely denies tile exist
,uge OF any son q Napoleon as re.
suit ot any Hasou 40 IS, Helena
The following Is the text Of the Ilt-
ter II
Paris 10 Rue dc Ia Eaumc
Dear sir
There was no chi8 of Napoleon bo,r
40 81 Helena Of which we have ana j
.curd. This is romance. nothing
n"rr have just been working rhro. Z
.rars ON tIe stDIr., of 81. HsIenl--. d
even ,oraer-aaJ a., least GA that point