The New York herald., 1922-07-27
Plaintiff Declares He Ca
bled Her to Come, Then
Changed Mind.
LOVED HIM IN CHILDHOOD
Romance Shattered, She AS
serts, by His Chilling Words
as Ship Docked.

If everything that Mile. Marie Por-
quet Of the Rue de Longchamps, Paris,
has told her lawyer, w. NJ. X. Olcott.
ITO Broadway. in the last three weeks
can be substantiated, then the jury
that hears her plea for $780, from
James Henry de Rothschild, eldest son
of the head Of the famous European
banking house Of that name, will be
regaled with a story of such romance
as seldom happens off the screen.
Mile. Porquet iss24.
Mile. Porquet's complaint and AMI
davits We're fled yesterday In the Su-
preme Court. She. according to for
mer Justice Olcott, of her counsel.
found It impossible to receive report
ers. De Rothschild, on behalf Of whom
Stanchfleld & Levy. his lawyers. deny
everything. is in Paris. whittier Mile.
Porquet is planning to return to re-
main with her parents until the case
lis called for trial.
In these days Of unrest and un-
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have little opportunity to publish suci,
nice boy and girl stories as this one
seems to be. Mile. Porquet says that
not in romantic history has woman
loved man as she loved De Rothschld.
And Mr.. Olcott says that he has letters,
cablegrams. radiograms (and LIS waiting
for an ocean liner to bring other letters)
that suggest endearments breathed
upon Idas by Marpessa.
Papers In Safe Deposit.
Mr.. olcott said his client arrived In
New York from Paris on May IS IN re-
sponse to cablegrams in which De
Rothschild. who Is 2S years old and
keir to the power the head OF the great
l.anking house sways. urged her to come
and be. married. The cablegrams and
the letters were In a safe deposit vault.
he said, and were not displayed yes
t:rday. However. he declared they said
In effect that here in Am srica. free from
the restraints that made marriage i'm
possible In France, the wedding coula
take place. And while Mile. Porquet
was on the ship, Mr.. Olcott said, she
received two radograms each day from
the man she hoped to marry.
The great trouble is. Mr.. Olcott says,
that De Rothschild is a Jew and Mile.
Porquet Christian. The young woman's
lawyer added that so far as ne had
been able to learn the matter of re-
young folks themselves. II is the ira
dition OF the De Rothschilds that can
not stand the interminglng.
In short, Mile. Porquet charges breach
of promise to marry. And before geing
into the details Of her story. as told
yesterday by Mr. Olcott. the denial of
De Rothschild through Stanchfield e.
Levy might be disposed Of:
Defendant Il Ready.
"Our client" reads the statement
issued by J. Arthur Levy of counsel.
most strenuously denies the state
ments OF the plaintiff and says that
the claims that he ever promised or
contemplated marrying are absurd and
without the slightest foundation. This
Is one of those cases where a man Is
confronted with the alternative of pay
ing large sum Of money or fighting
out the issue. regardless OF publicity.
Upon the trial the facts of the case
and the history Of the individuals will.
In our opinion. leave little doubt as to
the merit of the action. Our client
stands ready to have the entire matter
laid before an American court and
jury"
Service OF the papers was made
June 81 by Richard Campbell. IL Wall
street, who introduced the young woman
to former Justice Olcott, who Is to be
the trial lawyer. De Rothschild was
then occupying an apartment at 375
Park avenue. Just before he sailed,
Mr.. Olcott says. counsel for Mile Por-
quet were asked to refrain from ar
resting the defendant.
II told counsel the idea had never
occurred to u.s." said Mr. Olcott yes
terday. THE next day Mile. Porquet,
who, assure you, Is one OF the most
beautiful young women II has ever
been my great fortune to behold, was
in my Office. told her had not at
tempted to restrain DE Rothschild by
obtaining an order of arrest.
ARREST him = she cried in surprise
Why should any one think of such