The New York herald., 1922-03-08
PRINCESS FACES SUIT
FOR S2,5O0,OOO FEE
Widow of Hassan of Egypt,
Once Stock Actress Here,
Inherited $5, 100000.

Suit for approximately $4,000, 900
against the Princess Ola Humphrey Has
san, now living i'll California, Ii to be
commenced in that State by Herman L.
Roth of the law firm of Roth & Altman
with offices in the Longacre Building.
Broadway and Forty-second street. 1t
was announced yesterday by Samuel w.
Altman.
Mr.. Roth, who left here Monday for
Los Angeles, was retained in 1914 by the
Princess as counsel in a divorce suit
against the Prince Ibraham Hassan, a
cousin of the khedive OF Egypt. Mr..
Altman said. At that time 1t is alleged
that the Princess signed an agreement
with Mr.. Roth whereby he was to re-
ceive one-half OF what she got from her
husband in settlement 1t Is upon this
alleged agreement that Mr.. Roth will
base his suit.
The Princess was born in San Fran
cisco and. after some experience at the
Alcazar Theater and in a stock COM
pany at Oakland. she came to New
York to take leading role in Theodore
Kraemer's The Fatal Wedding" Later
she went to London and Paris with a
theatrical company. 1t was in the lat
ter city that she met the Prince. who
was a graduate OF oxford and active IN
the night life of the French metropolis.
They were married there April 10,
1911. when she was % years old and
the Prince was 80, according to Mr..
Altman. A few years later the Prin-
cess returned to the United States. In
1914 she retained Mr.. Roth to bring a
divorce action in the Court of Cessation
in Paris. alleging cruelty, desertion ana
abandonment. Maitre Remany, Paris
ian advocate was to represent her there,
but the outbreak Of the war caused the
prosecution OF the suit to hang fire.
In July, 1919. the Princess went to
Paris. accompanied by Mr. Roth. 10
take up the action. 1t was then tnas
she learned her husband had been ar
rested as a German spy and his prcr-
erty. estimated at s1i,0o0,t00, sequeS-
tered Ly the British and French Govern
ments. Writings on his cuffs were held
10 be suspicious circumstances in crn-
nection with his alleged dealings with
German agents, but the case against
him was eventually dropped, as was an
accusation that he had profteere6 in
ammunition while living III Iars
Before the divorce suit was brought
TO trial the Prince died in 1920 and his
property in both England and France
was turned back to his estate. Under
the French law n widow receives one
half OF her husbands estate, and Mr..
Roth asserts that the Princess got
s4. 600. 900 in cash and securities, a pal
acc In Paris and other real estate to the
total value of between S6.000.000 and
$1,000. 900. Inheritance taxes and other
charges reduced the net amount she OBJ
tained to about s5,000,00o Mr.. Altman
said yesterday.
After coming into the property the
Princess Hassan went 10 London, where.
according TO MIR. Altman, she met and
was married to a Capt Broadwood Of
the British Army. returning TO America
with him late in 1920 or early in 1921.
She failed to communicate with Mr.
Roth or TO answer any of the letters
ne has since written her regarding his
alleged agreement. 1t is said by Mr.
Altman.
Mr.. Roth viii arrive at Los Angeles
next riday. and after consultation with
Frank G. Tyrrell an attorney there. ex-
poets TO go to San Francisco. where suit
against the former princess will be COM
menced. Mr.. Altman says.