REPORTED SON OF NAPOLEON 111

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1493, 26 February 1887, Page 2

REPORTED SON OF NAPOLEON 111

The Paris correspondent of the Nelr York Times ssyß, m a cablegram dated January 15, that m a few days the itory of Caroline Watklns, who claims to be the mother of a natural child of the late Prinoe Imperial, will be made public, The story is given bo maoh credibility that the tfmpresi Euganfe has telegraphed to the Duo de Monchy to make itriot inquiry. What gives weight to it Is the faot that no money is demanded or apparently desired, and the effort has been oontinnom to hide the child. Ihe mother is a achcol mistress m Australia. Her document! are m the care of Mr Reynolds, an English solicitor here and consist of two letters and two telegrams, the former unmlatak* ably m the Prince's handwriting; bat they refer only tq triflinp question! and appointments, The girl olaimi she met . the Prinoe on a railway train m England m October 1877. She did not really know Walter Louis was the Prinoe until after his death. Though his resemblance to the Prinoe's photographs attraoted her attention, when she apoke of it h« dispelled her auapiclon. The letter clobob :" I have no wish for money or support from the Imperial family. I have only seen the Empress onoo. That was at Ohlselhurst, soon after his death. My only wish Is to support my own ohild and bring him up m France. He shall never trade upon his origin. I wish him to be a plain, obsoure French citizen, I have often heard his' father Bay that he wished he were a carpenter, or anything toilsome. My oaly object m making this statement an oath is that it would be unfair to the possibilities of my boy's life not to do it." The boy is said to be the image of his reputed sire, and there are sundry strong influences m the shadow behind him, The story gets a good deal of cmdence;