The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-22
MishinOff Tells Of Wooing
Youthful YvOnne at
Her Behest.
E TO O HE
WAS A REAL FATHER

Alexander Mishinon, who says he 10 Q
Caucasian Prince Of Russia and has q
passport made out In that am 70 prove
II. testified yesterday in Russian for two
hours and the rest Of the day In French
In support Of his suit for q separation
from the former Mrs. Aimee Croker
Gouraud, whom he married In London
In June. 1914.
The Prince Who admitted he was 80
years old, was debonAir and smiling
through the Vigorous croes-examination
with the exception Of one or two ooca-
sions whom no answered questions that
annoyed him with some show Of heat.
A delicate perfume fioated fron, the Wit.
ness chair while he was testifying. and
his beJewelled hands. patent leather
shoes and chocolate colorcd spats came
In for much notice.
Yvonne Gouraud. the tfteen-year-old
foster daughter Of the defendant, who
sat AZ the side of Princess Miskinor dur
ing the trial before Justice Clarke and
who figures in the case as the recipient
OF ulC ETllltS = atN'ilNi'ilS ai'Vi WV pV-
came the husband of Mrs. Gouraud. at
tracted even more attention than the de-
PENDANT, who had three husbands before
Miskinoft and o announces her age
rs az.
Sa>s He 10 q Father.
The feature Of the trial yesterday WAS
tho disclosure by the Prime Of his rea
son for believing that h former Mr.
| Couraud is the mother Of a child os
which he Is the father, me that the in
| FAINT Mas born III "A sanitari Rum In West
Sixtieth street near Broadway. The
Prince says he learned OF tho child ia
April. 1915. through q note written 10
him BY the Princess and that he saw
the child about twenty times aftcrward
az the Hotel t.nd,cott.
The Princess denied that a child was
born of their marriage. although her at
'orney said that during Inc time men,
ioned IN" Princess had a baby in her
possession that sh. thought OF adopting.
\ youny woman bookkeeper from Miss
.Alston's Sinttarium in West Sixtierh
street testified that the Princess was
there from April 10 to April 10. 1915.
and had a bill for $40 during that lime
The bookkeeper couldn't say why the
Princess had gone to the hospital. hut
her physician. who will be called to-day.
Is expected to strike a serious blows AZ
the Princes aspirations To paternity.
John g. Oldmixon. attorney for the
Prince. had oil hand a batch Of letters
written by Nine. Gouraud." as she WAS
described. TO the Prince. IN which she
called him Honey Darling" 1t was
asserted that the letters wers written
when the Princess was at the Hotel
Chelsea in Atlantic City. n her hus-
band and foster daughter were AT Edge
mere. l.. J.. near enough to see each
other daily. The letters refer some
what approvingly 20 the Princes attach
lnent for Yvonne, and would seom to
bear out the Princes contention that his
wife planned to divorce him secretly and
have hin wed her foster daughter. tn.
letters have NOT vet been offered In
evidence
Niskiuon told ~ his marriage TO the
defendant and OF their life together in
: Paris before IL was known that they
wer. welded. The Prince said
"Tic prinrsss and myself went 10
dinner and ,hr cafes. and usually got
home around . or 3 o'clock in the morn
ing. did not like this life. but IN.
Princess said. This Is the life for me .
objected strongly and the Princess
made u face that looked like three
emons.'
What did she say TO YOU
Gould Make . Husba nd obey.
oh, she just remarked that a woman
even IA old as she. could with all her
money easily obtain a husband who
would obey her To the letter"
The Prince was ther asked for the
first time concerning Yvonne 0ourauc
and said II vas on the day wal wa
declared that Mrs. tiouraud. Yvonne and
At-u a.
gether. He said that about that time
Madame" a. he called his wife. told
him she was receiving anonymous let.
tiers saying that he ~ In love with
Yvonne and Yvonne with him. Asked
about his conversation with his wife con
corning Yvonne. he testified:
"Sle said To me. If you are In low
with Nvornc J will BE- perfectly harp,
10 divorce you and see YOU take
Yvonne.'"
The plaintiff said that three week.
later his wife. Yvonne md an adopted
son left for New York. and he returned
TO Paris Ia pack her wardrobe n SEM
it here, Later he got a cable which
merely said Come" and he left by TN
first vessel and yer to the McAlpiI
Hotel. wher. the Princess and Yvonn'
were living, He said that at this tim
his wife appeared to have lost whatevs
| NV 0Ait HhAi " ~
Under cross-examination by Malcolm
r. Lawrence. Of counsel for the Prln
cess. Miskinoff said that he got his it'll
from his father. who "a a Caucasiai
Prince. He was born in the provinc'
Of Kohieta, Trans-Caucasia, and edu
Gated in Moscow University. and thsl
went to Paris to live. He had no pro
f~ess!on. ne said. but studied law. IL
has no private fortune. he admitted
Miskinoff insisted that he continued 4
love his wife after meeting her step
daughter. because he would have left he
II mis- hadn't been the case,
What Is your feeling toward he
now@"
1T Is the same. I'm not angry at ne
1T all"
During your acquaintance Will
Yvonne were you ever in love wit
herr"
Ansry At Leading Question.
II would like TO know who said l eve
loved Yvpnne," said the Prince. losinI
his temper for the first me. 81 love-
her only as the daughter Of my wife. an
IL ] consented to marry her ! only di'
Il because ] wished to save Yvonne'
life. and at tho constant urging Of tn
Princess, That IL tho truth. as I al
ways tell the truth In court"
The Prince admitted that his wifi
made strong objections when Yvonn
entertained him IN her room at NIGH
hut insisted that Y%vOnne'y brother wa