New-York tribune., 1922-07-28
Mile. Porquet
Off for Paris
.OnBarOn's 'sTrail
Plaintiff in S5OO,OOO Suit
Against Roihschild Heir
Slips Away Aboard France
as Papers Are Given Out
Customs Men i'm Pursuit
Curious as to S25, 900 Ward
robe She Brought In Free;
Order Her Intercepted

Mile. Marie Porquet, beautiful young
Parislenne, is speeding across the At
lantic to-day on the liner France, In
the wake Of Baron James Henri de
Rothschild, who made a hurried de-
parture after being served with a sum
mons and complaint making him de-
fendant in a 100000 breach Of prom
ise suit.
While Mile. Porquet Is following tho
Baron, the United States customs off,
cials are after her. They have eabled
20 Havre TO have her intercepted on
her arriycl there and questioned as 10
the declarations she made on her ward
robe when she arrived here on the
Lafayette last May.
Baron de Rothschild, who is twenty
seven years old and the Oldest son Of
Baron Henri de Rothschild. took a
slow boat from Montreal after being
served with papers in toe suit brought
by the twcnty-four-year-old French
girl. Mile. Porquet, learning OF his
departure, determined 20 be on the
same side Of the ocean as the wealthy
young scion Of the Rothschild family
who she says lured her over % this
country with n promise Of marriage.
She boarded the France, bound for
Havre, shortly after IL a. m. on
Wednesday morning and was safely
under way at the moment the papers
in her suit were being filed In the
County Clerks office and reporters
were hearing her story from W. VI.
K. 0lcott, one Of her attorneys. The
"scclusion" referred 20 by Mr.. Oh
colt was the inaccessibility Of a giant
liner speeding for France.
Sailed in Cabin de Luxe
Accompanied by Mile. Fernando Lo
Roy, a close friend. and Nine. Preley,
her maid, Mile. Porquet boarded the
vessel and went Immediately TO cabin
de luxe IBID, which had been reserved
for the party. They were not on the
passenger list. although they sailed
under their own names. At first off
cals Of the French Line denied that
Mile. Porquet was a passenger on the
France Finally, IL was admitted that
the omission Of her name was due 20
the fact that she had engaged passage
at the last minute. Il was late on
| Tuesday afternoon when she visited
the Offices Of the French Line at II
State Street 10 get her tickets and
/ the passenger list had already gone
20 print. Mile. Porquet had been
staying az the Ritz-Carlton. Eor bag
gage was sent from there 70 the
French Line pier early Wednesday
morning.
According n er.toms officials. when
| Mile. Porquet arrived In this country
she had thirteen r.cces Of luggage and
her wardrobe included twenty evening
gowns. twenty-five afternoon frocks
nine tea gowns, six tailored suits. .hir.
ty-seven pairs OF shoes and nine coats
valued at $4,000. She had insisted II
was all for her personal use, although
customs inspectors declared IL 20 be
one OF the most luxurious wardrobes
they had ever seen brought into port
by one person.
Escaped Paying Duty
In addition 10 her gowns and suits
A search Of her trunks revealed sever
neckpieces, a fur coat and a collection
OF jewelry which she had neglected e
declare. This lot was valued at $4,000
Mile. Porquet took an oath that she wal
a foreign resident and was only in th'
United States on a visit. In this way
she escaped the payment Of duty.
The suspicious Of the customs Of
hcials we're fortified when they dis
covered that the various garments di,
not appear TO be Of the same size
Moreover, Mile. Porquet is said 10 hav,
volunteered the information that sh'
intended 70 stay with friends on Yves
Fiftieth Street Special agents Of III
Treasury Department were assigned 4
visit some Of the modistes in this 10
cality 20 make sure that pone Of tn
garments brought over by Nile. Por