New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-08
HrsBAND CONVICTED
N FRANCE, SHE SAYS
Arrested for Fighting at
Monte Carlo-Police
Held Him.
WAS UNDER 3-YEAR
PRISON SENTENCE
s,os Man Says Brother-in.Law
corfessed Embezzlement--
Money Repaid.

=
-, se,l.p.s Of another intsrns-
.,,,l romano. under more than the
,,,.atonsl circumstances was
'',,,.5 Yesterday IN the fling OF
:, White Plains by the Duchess
xA Frances de Msjo Dursz-o,
49,. - John II. Hansn. the shoe
..r,se.urer. asking the annuiment OF
n,rriare 10 Duke Don Arturo de
vSo purszro. Of Italy.
p. duchess alleges her husoano
.o,v,etea thief. sought hv the
- government. whose jurisdiction
go .f.er Indictment. when she, ig-
- =, this became his bride on
.,. r. last in 81. Thonass
sp-,b. this city.
y, duke, whose title stands nnques
=, ,te ,rvcstigation of his past
:, served IN New York last Fridsy'
=. ,,ro dsv nc wrote letter 10
|rtt NnltN
o. ,,t, y Haran. threatening "ex-
..r = .bc case we're pushed. HIS
-. .5sros. WAS not to be ascer-
aimed last night -,
4, for the duchess. Her ia'nef s'''
4, ~. IN seclusion. They have oeen
..,.,,,s5 since May . when. following
4, ,,-..t for fehting in front Of the
v..J a Paris. Monte Carlo, l; YVES
s..,rsrea that he was wanted ia Pans
!, .s-s 3 term Of three vear' iof
,ss5rr nj, employer, notelkeepe'
n l9i9
Hoped to Keep Secret.
Fer persons. even among the many
,.,;s,v folk who attended the striking
wedding here. we're taken into the con-
.ssr,s of the Harsns until after the
upsr, had been served. Up TO the d9y
Yr Hsnar ordered his attorney An
sorv ?. Tuozzo. Of "a Court St, 70
vspsre the case. he had hoped TO Seep
he family tragedy within his house
sed. but the duchess, angered by ner
tssbands demands for money, insisted
hat suit be instituted.
IRON the beginning 20 It's present
dosing stage the story covers only
iriis over two years. In the summer
q 1912. when Mr.. and Mrs. Hanan and
asrasterwere cruising in the Mediter-
snean on their yacht, the Surf, they met
he Duke. who. with several other no.
senen, was their guest.
From that evening the duke paid
t'ur, with q feryor that drew the ad-
uinto7 Of no, only Miss Hanan but
rr and Mrs. Hansu Mr.. Hansn,
,isggt convinced Of the dukes stand
rs by the position of his intimates,
nrrunicatcd with the American Con-
sd a, Nice and requested him to look
mo the dukes record A thorough iu-
'augstiou-jn ltaly-brought back
satisfactory report.
The dukes father was Marquis
francesca Dcmaio Durazzo, who died
1912; his ereat-grandfather was Dor
Nicola Demaio Durazzo. Duke Of 81.
F''er, and his grandfather was Mar
'4' Don Gennaro Demaio di Dur
l'''o Of the house Of King francesca
d Borbone That was sufficient for
~ Hanan. The engagement was an
Nuneed on January 13 last.
About week later came the license,
NHng Miss Hanan's age as forty
"'en and the dukes as thirty eight.
Society Folk at Wedding.
me splendid wedding over-sn event
~'' brought society friends from
s'ay parts OF the country and G. Fars
'"al' Italian Consul General in this
Wy the duke and his bride toured
~' south and returned TO New YORK
"i' for Naples, where they were
~*f to meet ar. and Mrs. Hanan
''0 the Surf and again steam through
" Mediterranean.
BEFORE the duke and my sister left
V on March 23," Mr.. Hanan said
night "he asked me to advance
"a about 5000 The request was
,~Ee' because prior to the wedding
4, '''a ne would not ask for any share
ny sisters fortune. ! asked him
reason. He wanted TO repay d
e., mace by friend in Paris.
D. un he wait until we reached
-, ' No. 1t was so urgent he had to
~ ue money by cable. gave him
an. sum asked and he cabled IT.
'e were IN Monte Carlo on the
r"s Of May 5. Mrs. Hanan and |,
"a, s'O'ner and his wife and the duch-
plle IN our rooms at the Hotel de
,,roli me duke had gone out for a
sI short time after he had left
~ IA - requested TO go with the duch-
es INC Monaco police station. There
,slted :u tAe duke. He had been in
van ". W 'front.' Of the hotel by another
ietur,on5e ne had hit tho other man. who
"' DlOw. Both were arrested
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