Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-23
Prince Pignatelli, Snapped While
Gazing Over the Ship Rail
Toward Ellis Island, Where He
Was Confined for Some Time as
an "Undesira BILE Alien"

was long heiress hunt, often seemingly hopeless.
I and interrupted by many undignihed upsets that
ended when Prince Ludovico PlgnatelH d'Aragon
eoped with the not too wealthy heress Miss Ruth
Waters, of Philadelphia.
The Prince had pursued Miss Mary L. Duke one of
the greatest heresses in America, with frantic devo.
ton; he had attempted suicide when his
suit was hopeless he had wooed many other heiresses
he had been expelled from France for breaking the
gambling laws he had been held up at Ellis Island
undesirable immigrant and host OF other things
had happened to him.
The title Prince" sounds we'll in the OF Amer.
leans who like that of thing be remem
bered that he is italian Prince. that the Prince
may be used by every member Of Italian princely
family. though he be the seventh seventh
son that there are seven branches of the Pignatei
family and numerous members Of each branch,
every one Of them calls himself prince"
When the Prince first came to America in 1911 he
threw himself into the life of the country and the pur
suit of heresses with remarkable energy. He was
thrown out of fast automobiles and off horses.
Joined in social gaiety at every from New
to Palm Beach.
When the cabaret feature first began thrill patrons
Of the afterheare restaurants in New York. the Prince
began to feel in his element. He knew the Abbage
where some perfectly good Americans go they
In Paris and he Of the most enthusiastic pat
Of the local copy. He took course of riding on
the roof of taxcab in the small hours. Then he
borrowed high power automobile, and while taking an
outing in Central Park tried the tree-extracting act
with his
There WASH much left Of the machine and what they
could gather together Of the Prince they back to
the RtzCarlton which he used to make his headquar
ters With the help Of surgeon and plaster he
put together and in few days out again
1t need not be supposed that the Prince took his
off the main object Of practically every foreign
nobleman-the pursuit of an American heress.
About the time of his arrival in New York he was
engaged to Miss Helen Hilton, whom he described as
the most beautiful woman in America but this affair
over. The Prince after bigger game
In the course of his social excursions the Prince met
young Angler Duke, of Benjamin N. Duke of the
Tobacco Trust, and favorte nephew Of James B. Duke
the originator Of the Trust Remember that every time
American smokes cigar, cigarette pipe he adds
something to the Duke family wealth. and you will
realize that heress Of that family is worth while.
Young Angler Duke, who is good deal of sport,
as said to have very friendly with the Prince
to have assisted his acquaintance with his sister
Duke, it be recalled, married to Miss Cor
della Bidde, Of Philadelphia, few weeks ago, and ct
the time Miss Mary Duke became engaged to A. J.
Drexel Bdde, Jr thus ending all hopes of the Prince
in that direction y
But to go back to- five years ago, the Prince pur
suing Miss Duke with ardor which proportionate
to the $60,000,000 she would inherit. S,