South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-20

Election. attracted his title impressive
ance
The Princess Immediately became a prominent
figure at the court OF the late King Leopold then in
the heyday Of his scandalous career He singled her
out for attentions took long walks with her in the
palace grounds and spent hours with her. She en-
joyed the experience intensely
The Prince. her husband. proved more and more dull
and tiresome He looked jealousy and angrily at her
she received
OF Flanders nephew OF the King, became exceedingly
interested In her. While this affair going
tragedy that shocked European courts occurred
Prince Baldwin mysteriously shot and rumor
busy suggesting the name OF the person who did It.
The case has always remained involved in mystery.
like the death OF Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria.
The Princess de Chimsy at this time had two chill
dren. The Prince demonstrated with her for becom-
ing involved in the gossip Of the court The law and
the most dignihed elements of society his
side II is understood that he told her that her chill
dren must be taken away from her for time and she
must live in a retired manner
Perhaps II she had accepted these hard terms, she
might have atoned for her errors and become a mem
Der Of respectable society in time. But she i'm
pulsve and rebeious and she rejected them passion
ately
Her answer was to run away from her husband to
Paris. where she lived a reckless Bohemian life
From Paris the Princess passed to Budapest in
quest Of excitement The Prince sent emissaries urg
ing her TO return for the sake OF her little children
and lead dignihed life but she insulted them.
In Budapest she met bIack-hsired. black-eyed
ordinary gypsy musician, playing the mandolin in
ing mnstrels, which often proves attractive for
ceptible and the impulsve Princess fell head
heels in love with him.
Jancsi Rigo had a homely gypsy wife. Her rights
were disregarded. The wretched woman submitted
to arrangement by which the Princess to live
with the Rgo family The Princess the American
girl born to millions and every refinement, thus fell
deeper and deeper into the mlre
This time her mother and sister messages 10
her imporing her to return to decent ways Once
more there opportunity for The
mothers plea fouted. The Princess declared
that she was delightfully."- happy with her gypsy
panions
But before long she grew rather weary the house
keeping methods in the Rigo family and returned to
the delights OF Paris for time. There she made
defendant in two suits by her husband and the
other by RIGGS wife. The husband obtained divorce
and the OF the children and RIGGS wife obtained
divorce and $4,000 damages
She spent her money recklessly that she
the point OF ruin. She appealed to her uncle Thomas
Lyon. Of Chicago to help her out OF her troubles
and he obtained court decree appointing him
servator OF her estate This might have helped her
to lead better life but she proved incorrigible.
The Princess quickly married her gypsy lover and
messages imploring her return. She rejected them
with harshness than ever Having begun BY
disregardng moral laws, she disTegarded natural
laws
In 1904 she abandoned the vretched Rigo after
many quarres The woman OF refinement and educa-
ton had disgracefully violent with her
gypsy eonsor Rigo received $4,000 compensation for
being deserted.
The wtning OF the Princesss affection for Rigo was
FASTENED BY the appearance OF the Chevaer Giuseppe
CaDyrighL 1917