Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-17
CAREER OF AN ADyENTURER IN EU-
ROPE AND AMERICA.
From La Patrie. of Paris

tFrom La Patrie, of Paris, August 81
Among the most adventurous lives Of which
the annals of crime have transmitted US the re-
cord, we find but few as fertile in crimes of all
kinds as that of an adyenturer after whom the
police of London and Paris were looking for
several years, and whose death has Just been
mentioned in a letter from San Francisco This
man, whose true origin has never been ascer-
tanned, but who is supposed to have been a ma
tive Of Piedmont, Italy, was gifted with the
most sed9cing exterior. He spoke italian, Eng
hsh and French thoroughly educated he ex-
celled in all kinds Of bodily exercise; be was n
perfect gentleman.
In several instances he took the title and
name of Marquis de s., and had even in his
possession papers testify ing to his identity on
that subject. One of the members of that fam
lily disappeared q long time ago, during his
travels in Switzerland, and the most minute in
yeshgatiOns did not lead to obtaining any in
formation OF what became of him. Had this
young gentleman any relation with our adycn-
turer! 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 exsur.
slons IN the Alps! The fact will probably re-
main mystery forever; but the man of whom
We speak was perfectly qualified to commit a
murder, as will be shown by the following:
In lo41 our adyenturer was in one of the most
Important cities Of England, under the name of
the Marquis de 3. Several honorable fam
Gus attention. His accomplished manners and
nls title turned the head of young miss, the
daughter OF a rich brewer. She married him,
notwithstanding the remOnstrances of her pa
rents, and some months afterwards the pretend
I'd Marquis broke, on a certain night, into the
a large amount -
Less than year afterwards under the name
OF Forster, the same individual was married in
hmerlca, Tor the second time, to the daughter
OF reverend gentleman who was also in an
honorable position. He succeeded in gaining
some respectability, and became intimate with
Two rlcn American gentlemen. They invited
MIN 10 60 with them on an excursion near Lake
Ontarlo, where they had some business TO trans
act The pretended Forster went with them.
Inc two American gentlemen received from
ther client, and divided, a large amount of
money: on their return, they decided to travel
coastWlse along the picturesque borders of the
St. Lawrence. They were mounted ON horse
oack for the long trip. While en- routs one of
the Americans proposed TO bet that he could
cross one Of the rapids Of the river by swimming.
HIS companion objected, that ID was a danger
Gus usundertaklng; but the other insisted so much
that the bet was taken up. The money which
they had received was to be the stakes and
tney were handed over to Forster The one who
nad proposed to bet jumped Immediately into
lne water ne swan a certain distance but was
soon carried away by the current Oh, God
believe he Is going to sink, ;" exclaimed the
second American, with anxiety. .
think so alsO," was the cool answer of
Forster. u u
We must 90 TO his help" said the other.
FORSTER did not answer, and remained unmoyed
Ine companion of the drowning man did not
hesitate Tor moment to throw himself into the
water, but found himself in such preat ner;l
that he soon swan back When he rsacba5 tbs
snore exhausted. he was shot in the shonlder
ana renamed lifeleSs on the shore This crime
was the work Of Forster, who being rid of his
Two companions, appropriated the amount en-
trusted 70 him but the victim was not dead
and II ne through him that the details of the
crime became known afterwards Some time
afterwards the wretch, fearing the consequences
OF the affair, left New York and took with him
the diamonds of his wife and mother-in-law.
FROM that moment up to 1853 all traces of our
sdVentnrer were lost. What became of him
uu1hg that perlod, or the crimes he may have
committed, Is unknown. In 1853 we find him
In France under the name of Sir Rurdatt an
Enghsn tourist he began by swindIing 900
francs from a hotel keeper of ST Germai5. with
whom he was boarding for some time One day
"hen the latter went TO Paris on business he
gave him bank note to EXCHANGE. three or
four days afterwards be asked favor from
hIm he alleged that be was going to the races
Vi La Marche and wanted 5000 francs in
French coin, for large bet He left as a
pledSe larger amount in bank notes, similar
70 the one he had given to exchange before
me landlord, who had full confidence in his
guest, gathered all his resources TO please him
and the Englishnan disappeared. When the
motel Keeper, after waiting for a long period.
wanted to use the bank notes deposited with
hlm, ne perceived that they were merely bust
ness cards OF London merchants.
our Proteus reappeared eighteen months af
terwards IN one Of the large cities of the Soutb
OF France, with his title of MARQUIS de sass
ond there he was again on the eve Of bein9
Larred 10 young and noble lady: but the
gendarmes, who had his description. arrested
him and brought him before the Mayor of a
village He succeeded, however, in Inducing
.ne magistrate TO believe that he was the vic
tim oi mistake, and the family to which he
was going to be allied was the first to claim
him 0''''A'
As soon as he recovered his liberty. our adj
venturer disappeared again be took refu pe in
village Of the Hautes Pyrenees, where he
gave himself out as political refugee by the
name OF AdeleZZio; there be seduced a rich
orphan OF the country, and left with a large
share Of her fortune
lie conceived finally that Europe was q dan
gerous abode for him, and sailed for California.
the promised land of adventurers He keeps
!ne name of Adelezzio and applies himself to
industrial operations. He is seen often in COM
pany with Lola MOntez, but nothing of his for
mer life comes TO light
lie was to find at last the reward of his
crimes; He was murdered in the neighbor-
hood OF San Francisco in the latter part of De-
tober, 1896. His body, horribl v mutiIated. was
found at the bottom Of "A rayine. Is this mur-
der TO De imputed to a spirit Of revenge or 10
the cupidity of malefactors who had attacked
him Tor plumber 1t is a mystery which has
not yet been cleared up.
UrA family in South Garden Mass ,va,s
recently poisoned by eating meat after had bsrn
stung by wasp The particulars are as foJIo,vs