Americus times-recorder., 1919-10-02
AMERICAN SAYS
HE IS RICHTFUL
WALES PRINCE

SEATTLE, Oct. 2.-Victor Nor
man, American citizen and soldier
of fortune, today stands claimant to
the position and glory held by Prince
David of Wales now touring Canada
and shortly to be entertained by Of
fcials at Washington.
Norman is not insane. He IS "a
years of age, a clerk in a shop on
Seattle side street and keen student
of international politics. Norman IS
the rightful Prince of Wales, accord
ing to his tory, because King Ed
ward VII of Great Britain married
Lady Mary Montague, Irish noble
woman, in Ireland in 1860, with all
the pomp and ritual Of the Church
of Rome.
The Queen Was Angry.
Queen Victoria was furious at this
match to which she had rot given
her consent To the Vatican in
Rome went forth royal demand taat
the nuptials be sundered, Blank re-
fusal came from the Vatican. Vic
toria then ordered Edward to choose
between his wife and the throne. Ed
ward chose the throne. Lady Mon
tague was banished from England by
royal decree, but not before she had
given birth to baby boy, the father
of Victor Norman.
Records of this first legal mar
rage of Edward lie moldering in the
Tower Of London, and were declared
proper by no less a person that ed
ward himself when on one occasion
he feared that death was approach
ing.
According to Norman all Eng
lands corneted class knows of the
first marriage but speaks of it only
in whispers. The claimant of the
job of Prince of Yales maintains
that the boy baby born in Windsor
Castle as the first son of Edward was
given to family in Kent named
Norman for care. He grew up, was
han'shed from England and came to
this country where he married and
became the father of Victor Norman,
his only son.
Served in War.
Victor Norman has returned to
America from England, where he
served as private for two years in
the great war. British secret serv-
ice men were constantly following
him, the young man asserts. Final
ly he was arrested for army misde-
meanor and thrown into a military
prison while high officials in the gov
ernment service debated his case for
twenty-five days as they examined his
personal papers. Among these,
Norman says, was a document from
the imperial government of BERLIN.
offering Norman's father in America
two million dollars if he would for
swear allegiance to his adopted land
and rally about him Irish ard pro-
German factions with view to swing
America into the world war against
Bri ain.
The refusal of the elder Norman
was also found in the young Ameri-
cans effects. Death by a firing
squad was promulgated by the court
when it was feared thai the young
soldier might claim his position and
throw seething England into revolt
but a royal pardon arrived from The
kings palace and Norman was lib.
Grated to return TO this country.
Norman says he has worked as &
wa ter, sailor, mess boy, quarter.
master and clerk in all parts of thC
world He was in Alaska and the
Kiondyke and at one time 1oated
down the Yukon on a pair of logs tc
Uullato. Steadily he has refused pen
sions from the British governmerv
as bribe for his silence.
"If l were a fake they would ig-
more me-" Norman declares. am
tn" rightful Prince of Wales and
III refore feared in Windsor Castle
There are strong factions ii Scotlan5
aid Ireland that know my life his.
tory. Some day they will rally tc
nv cause