New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-10-03
Career Of an Aaventurer in Europe and
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K Among the most adventurous lives of which the
annals Of crime have transmitted us the record, we
find but few fertile in crimes of all kinds as that
,of an adyenturer after whom the police Of London
and Paris looking for several years, and whose
death has just been mentioned in letter from San
Francisco. The man, whose true origin has never
been ascertained, but who is supposed to have been
native Of Piedmont, Italy, was gifted with the most
French, thoroughly educated, he excelled in all kinds
of bodily exercise !; he was perfect gentleman.
In several instances he took the title and name Of
Marquis de ST.. and had even in his possession
Of the members Of that family disappeared long
time ago, during his travels in Switzerland and the
most minute investigation did not lead 70 obtaining
any information Of what became OF him. Has tins
young gentleman had any relation with our adven
turers This person may have killed him to obtain
possession Of his gold and papers, or did he perish
BY an accident in one Of his excursions ~ the Alps
The fact wiilprobaby remain mystery forever Pr
the man Of whom we speak was perfectly qualified 70
commit murder, as will be shown BY the following
| Gin l847 orr adventurer was in one Of the most
important cities in England under the name OF the
Marquis de S--. Several honorable families re-
ceiyed the noble foreigner with assduous attention,
His accomplished manners and his title turned the
head of young miss, the daughter of rich brewer
She married. him, notwithstanding the circumstances
Of her parents and some months afterwards the pre-
safe Of his fathernlaw, and disappeared with large
amount M
Less than year afterwards, under the name of
Forster, the same individual was married in America
for the second time, to the daughter Of reverend
gentleman who was also in an honorable position.
He succeeded in gaining some respectability and be-
came intimate with two rich American gentlemen.
They invited him to go with them on an excursion
near toLake Ontario, where they had some business
to transact The pretended Forster went with them.
The two American gentlemen received from their
client and divided large amount of money; their
return they decided to travel coastwise along the pic
{,,ro hnr1 Of fho J,oyy Thauxr
mounted on horseback for this long trip While en-
route one of the Americans proposed to bet that he
could cross one of the rapids Of the river by swim.
ming. His companion objected that twas danger
GUS undertaking. but the other insisted much that
the bet was taken up. The money which they had
received to be the stakes and they were handed
over to Forster. The one who had proposed to bet
jumped immediately into the water, swan certain
distance, but was soon carried away by the current
oh, God believe he is going to sink, exclaimed
the second American, with anxiety. 8l -
:" think so also,H was the cool answer of Forster
eve must go to his help said the other. Forster
did not answer, and remained unmoved.
\ The companion Of the drowning man did not hest.
tate for q moment to throw himself into the water
but found himself in such great peril that he soon
swan back. When he reached the shore, exhausted,
he shot in the shoulder, and remained feless on
the shore. The crime was the work Of Forster, who
being rid of his two companions, appropriated the
amount entrusted to him. But the victim was not
dead and it is through him that the details Of the
wards the wretch, fearing the consequences of the
affair, left New York and took with him the diamonds
of his wife and motherin-law.
From that moment up to 1858 all traces Of our ad-
| ventnrer were lost. What became Of him during
that period, or the crimes he may have committed is
unknown. In 1858 we find him in France under the
name of Sir Burdett, ansEngish tourist. He began
by swindliDg 6 200 francs from hotel keeper of ST.
German, with whom be was boarding for some time
One day when the latter went to Paris on business
be gave him bank note to exchange; three or four
days afterwards he asked a favor from him; he al
legged that he was going to the races Of La Marche
and wanted 5000 francs, in French COIN for large
bet. He left in pledge larger amount in bank
notes, similar to the one be had given in exchange
before. The landlord, who had full confidence in his
guest, gathered all his resources to please him. and
the Englishman disappeared. When the hotel keeper
after waiting for long period, wanted to use the
bank notes deposited with him, he perceived that
they were merely business cards of London merchants
/ Our Proteus re-appeared eighteen months after
wards in one of the large cities Of the South Of
France, with his title of Marquis de S. and there he
was again on the eve of being married to young
and noble lady; but the gendarmes, who bad lis de-
scription arrested him and brought him before the
Mayor of the village. He succeeded however in in.
dueing the magistrate to believe that he was the vic
tim of a mistake, and the family to which he was
| going to be allied was the first to claim him.
As soon as he recovered his liberty our adventurer
disappeared again he took refuge in village of the
Hantes Pyrenees, where he gave himself out POI
litical refugee by the name of Adelezzo. There he
sedueed rich orphan of the country, and left with
large share of her fortune.
He conceived finally the idea that Europe was
dangerous abode for him, and sailed for California
the chosen land of Adventures. He keeps the name
of Adeezzio, and applies himself to industrial ope
rations. He is seen often in company with Lola
Montes but nothing Of his former life comes light
He was at last to find the reward Of his crimes
He was murdered in the .neighborhood of San Fran
cisco in the latter part Of October 1850. His body
horribly mutilated, was found at the bottom Of 8
rayine. Is this murder to be imputed to spirit O
revenge, to the cupdity of maeiectors who had at
tackled him for plumber? 1t is a mystery which has
not yet been cleared up.
e .Ez,, La Patr'ie of Paris, Aug %.