The chronicle=news., 1913-10-10
ROMANTIC LAW SUIT
Hero Of Novel Sues Ruler for z
j Large Sum. a
A. n. Jaaob. Az 70 Marion Crawford,
Nv1yse6 kieliao end Madame Die
vstsly. ossk. et3saooo From
Prsse(lt Ni.sm q Hydsesbst.

n And romantic lawsuits ever heard
10 jndia will b up for . hearing In
Calcutta shortly. Action has bssa
Wrought BY a. n. Jacob. late OF Sin'a.
sow living In Bombay. asainst the
present Nisam Of Hydsrabad.
Jacob y widely known In America
- the hero Of Marion Crawford's
sovsl. "Mr. Isaacs." - the original Of
Lurssh eahib. maker Of rich pearls In
KiDalng's kim He also u said TO
have tassht the late Nina. Biavstsky.
,ss Of The foundsss OF the American
rhsosophical soeis<y. more about oc-
sultis0 than she had ever dreamed Of.
ne silt 10 . sequel 10 an amasin&
traAsaeti6a. almost tvsaty.dvs ysers
80 b he late Nisan q Hy6essbad
M Jacob over the imperial diaAoad
.ov In posssssioa Of the new Ni1am.
This diamond. oss Of the Assst u
he world and worth . fortune. was
bought for the late aisan b. Jacob
wAss the latter vss at his power In
3iala. Osly PAT OF the nossy was
poid. bet thS 1ianoad was never given
-.
Asain aad again Jacob has sought
esaniss3oa 70 sue the ni,am for tho
rseovssy Of money owing. Si.3So. 900.
That permission has always bsso ~
fsss1. bat at the DurbaS. through the
help Of Nal. 0ea. Stuart Beatson. aldo
- camp Of kias 0sosse. Jacobs less
stsnlins grievance vss put before the
king. Who said he would see What
,ouIA b done.
Lord Hardinse. vicssoy. has uoS
asrss1 10 the aetioa and when the case
eo0ss on some names that are house
bold words. including iwo vieesoys OF
India. one Of them Lord Cursor. the
estvsie. a. opposed 10 the public life
q vieeroys Will b given. Financed
~ . frisad and cosadsot Of triumph.
AIT verdict. Jacob undertakes The task
With all bic hsass In It.
For years he hes bsea living In
BOMBAY With iiesls Doasy. due to the
disastrous diamoad transaction:
whereas he Vas one Of the Richest
asa IN laAia. Former adviser Of 70
lses tAaa four vieesoys asd oossAants
u every fasAtoaabls aa1 beantilul
wsnas-sa fase. usssotDs1 mag o.
Siola-As tangAt Kip,isg ascA d
shat ~ kaeW q lalia. He DaAe
zane and early tAns for Marion Cav.
ford. Who sat ~ bis test 10 Delhi.
sinla.
whss at the height Of hls fame and
power Whsa all 0inla vas seeking %
bis woaderful seasess and his house.
stocksA with precious ssouss aud or
aamsnts. vas the most fashionable In
simia. the story OF The fats6ul Imperial
diamoad began.
The story 10 . losg oas and per.
aaps the most amazing that could BE-
told outside Of fiction. Il sh0ws In.
,rtgus 1t liz height and the aetiou Of
Lord Lansdovns. who At the time vas
viceroy. In the sale Of the diamond
Sss rsoarkabls.
Put very brisay. The cass which p
70 b. recalled In Q sensational fashion
10 this:
Jacob was approached By the late
Nisam Of Hydessbad to purchase for
him the famous imperial diamosd. then
IN sale In London. Jacob Obtained
tho stone and offered II 10 the nisam
for Si.:s0.oo The nisam accepted
end paid Jacob $500 On account.
He took the stone and never paid an.
other rupss.
The sale had beeu stopped BY the
president Of HydsTabad. who acted. Il
10 alleged. under the influence Of Lord
LAnsdowne. who had quarrsied with
Jacob. Not only did Jacob lose the
money he paid out to obtain TIE dia.
mond. but soon after was sued BY the
aifam OF Calcutta on the charge Of
cheating. Tho case lasted 81 days and
ate up most Of Jacobs money and
drove him from Simla.
lie won the case. but never received
the diamond back and never got
rupee OF the money due him.
At last Jacob will have = chance he
aaa long awaited to sue the presen,
nisam. He could not rue without the