The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
PRINCE SAYS WIFE
TRIED TO END LIFE
Mrs. Jane Hathaway Appears
to Deny Charges In Enga-
litrhcff Divorce Suit.
DECISION Is RESERVED

errcmc curt Justice Blur reserved
~. son Yesterday in the divorce suit of
Princess Evelyn Engalitchcff. daughter
% Charles W. Partridge. the chicago
IRA % operator. against Prince Nicholas
trgan,chcn. CORNER Russian Vice-Con-
.ui At chicago. after Mrs. Jane Hath
sN,,. Hauei rs correspondent, had denied
,,,r:cs Of Misconduct with the Prince.
and letters written to the Princess by
= ! swift. said 10 he a well known
LAWYER. had been offered IN evidence by
mo Ir.urc.
The prince alleged hat his wife at.
,snpied to commit suicide AZ the Hotel
Vanderbilt, last April after she learned
.aa, h. had the Swif, letters. Une OF
mem vas dated at the Manhattan club.
on sunday. said:
NV DEAR; lIa,e been waiting for
m, good morning note. Well. perhaps
will he here tomorrow. Tell me how
YOU arc-your hand. o u nerves. The
Doctor mus, not take too much care OF
yov. what 4 shame. this wonderful
afternoon. and Won way down there
and I'm sitting IN the vlub-too disguised
10 co out. But surely | shall les from
Won tomorrow. v. j. s.
TIE second letter. also written from
the Manhattan club. said
'Thcy are hcre-your two letters
end 50 II has been n good morning. Hut
10 not want to hc thinking OF your
,r'I-cd hand. don't want to think OF
pryihing about YOU not perfect. We
mus, Al hav. our individual ways. ON.
: remember, YOU have n few yourself.
Why. " course your letters are de-
s,royed
'Ru' tell me about Mrs. ". have
mad some ulca of what was your ex-
r~ericncc. And say, YOU have NOT said n
word about that no account doctor. I
Rave always found 1t dangerous when u
woman .s uui.t. Hope lie chokcs. How
Al they treat you at bridge" They
have been making life a burden TO me
here OF course there are no regrets.
"F. J. s."
The Prince said that In the envelope
with the second letter he found Of
ne own love notes 10 the Princess. and
a he believed that his letter had been
read by the author of the ~. J. :"
notes. he was annoyed aud took his wife
n task about her correspondence. His
wife then attempted suicide. he said.
When asked by his wife's attorney
whether he had ever kissed Mrs. Jane
Hathaway. the correspondent, the Prince
said angrily
DO you think we OF royal blood kiss
IN public Why. sir. I never do my
kissing In public. The very idea
The Prince was then questioned by
Almuth =. Vandiver. attorney for the
Princess. concerning a trip he made "a
Albany on the steamer Rensselaer, on
April ~ last with Mrs. Hathaway as
his companion.
The Prince admitted that he o the
'rr. and said he bought tickets for Mrs.
Hathaway also. He said she spent a
e-ra, par, of the time in his stateroom
drinking wine with lin.
Mrs. Hathaway appeared unexpectedly
o. q witness in her " behalf for the
purpose OF denying the charges against
Ter. She testified hat she was the
widow OF Alfred q. Hathaway Of Cleve-
lard. who died this year.
Mrs. Hathaway said the Prince called
q her apartment. but never came alone
He looked into her bedroom. but that
was all. He Thought It was pretty
she said She denied that she ever made
love To- the Prince or kissed him, and
said she was never guilty of improper
conduct with him.
The witness said she discharged
Elizabeth Hannet. who gave the only
tes'i' my on which n divorce decree
could he signed against the Prince, and
refused to give her a recommendation
when women desiring to employ her had
telephoned about the maid.