The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
He Lost All Status in Conse-
quence of Extremely I'M
savory Scrapes.
BY la MARaUIsE DE FONTENOY

My last week Prince and Prin-
cess William OF sake Weimar
~ were indignantly denying ne
reported engagement OF their only
daughter. Princess Sophia. 10 young
Hans Won Bleichroeder. member or
the great Berlin Hebrew banking
house Of that name, which repeate
disposal Of Prince Bismarck when he
was unable to obtain the necessar
supplies from the Prussian ana North
Now comes the cabled news from
Vienna 70 the effect that criminal
warrant has been issued by the au
th0rities there for the arrest of Prin
cess Sophia's oldest brother. Hermann.
on several charges of extremely con-
temptible swindles.
He no longer ranks as prince OF
the blood. For three years ago he was
compelled to surrender his status ana
prerORatives as such. his commission
IN the German army ana all MS
ducal throne of xe-Weimar-he was
at the time the heir presumptive 20 the
crOwn--in consequence of the eN-
tremely unsavory scrapes in which ne
As Prince Hermann OF Sake w elnar
he sought and might have obtained
the hand OF Roland Bonaparte's multi
millionaire daughter. Marie fwhose
wealth Is derived from part owner
ship OF the public gambling tables at
Monte Carlo). had IL not been FOR his
bilious as vas Roland for his daugh-
ter, not even the prospect OF her
eventually becoming sovereign Crown
Duchess Of Sake Weimar could induce
him TO sacrifice her happiness TO a
man of such evil reputation. ana she
married instead Prince George OF
Greece.
Prince Hermann of SAKE Weimar
had obtained a considerable amount or
money on the strength of his project
ed marriage with Marie Bonaparte.
and when the matter fell through the
crash came lie was thereupOn re-
dUced % the rank of an ordinary
noble. under the name OF Count
Ostheim. and married some months
later in London an Italian stage ia
vOrite of the name Of Wanda Lottero.
who has been a frequent visitor TO
America. He was subsequently dl-
yorced by her I'm Paris, on the ground
Of nonsupport, cruelty and infidelity.
the evidence going 10 show that he
mad depended upon her entirely for
his support Later on he was gazetted
as insolVent by the London courts,
and. since he did not put in an ap-
pearance. as an abscOnding bankrupt.
Now comes the announcement OF the
issue Of Austrian criminal warrants
against him for fraud. the hrst in
stance. unless / am much mistaken. Of
warrants of this nature being issued
against man of royal birth belonging
20 one Of the oldest reigning dynRsttes
of Europe. and who until 1903 had
every prospect of occupying throne.
The trouble is that the young fellow
takes after his father. Prince. William.
who. although mis- commission as a
major on the retired list of the
German army has been restored to
him. is boycotted by the various courts
Of Europe. and is forced by the head
of his house. the reigning Grand Duke
of SaxeW eimar, to live outside his
dominions.
Prince William in his younger days
became involved in so many scrapes
that he was obliged TO leave Europe,
served for some years. nrst III the
Foreign Legion OF France, then in the
Foreign Legion OF Holland in Sumatra,
finally making his way to this coun-
try where, under the name of Will
liam Rohde. he lived the life of a
remittance man, always forestailing
his meagre allowances from home. and
being compelled in consequence there