The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-30
The Career of an iIiustrtous Foreigner
COUNT Oh MobKro-oPERATroSs OF AN ACCOMPLISH
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Prom the Chicago Tribune Q, August %
From private and reisbe source We hsve learned the
true character and much c the previous hsorv OF tue sol
dsont Count PEDRO L. de Moreo, who 20 ou'rsgoou'y
humbugged the fashionables OF Chicago. Those oreu
turn sod carry his splendid Highland Park JGc, may
be assured that they are hopng sgaos hope for ne IL
.m10G hs ,s soa,, o. form p o
tsche delight the denzens OF The Avenoes for ais career
In chicago IL ended.
The sober serious truth H. that his N,rco 70 enc
OF the greatest villains thai wen uuhuns ADD " al
knovp- much more Than we are ~ liberty W teli-he
would po~ be occupying "loise la some vst'
which be hes borne In all his operations, and
bis father wn merchant In Chill, where ne
driven out OF VALPARAISO by sooomAn whose he
had decoytd and ~bo soush. bis hfe He fret made bis
appearance 10 this country Bostoa, nearly three years
ago, where he renamed about year HIS insings, ng
manners Introduced him among sone OF the nrst fhm@
Of Baton, and he obtAiDsda arse class Of pupil, a.
teacher Of modern languages His pupils were chiefly
ladies and CARED affections Of several OF them.
Hs operations th, not a, liberty 10 crate BIT
may ssei! thai the ladies' OF Chicago are ~ no means
the yo,t sold" parties with whom vilbin had do.
While there he excited quite sensaiioD and much sym
patby oy reporting bis been roooed mo
cirou instance pubsned the Bo,iou papers Inc
time II is enough 70 say that the robbery" was en-.
tirey nctous, eNvng only IN The fertile Imagination OF
bis Donfhip. The consequence of his I" unioriunste"
affair that be vas Unable 70 pay mis- bOhd, amounting
70 $500 He boarded At respectable private house, and
kept his mistress there an lrsn lady OF gooi family whom
he bad seduced and VINO passed at house r., wife
OF course The board o. both rs dead os' 70 the limo
cent landaoy.
He WA several umcs dctcced in the act OF ,,esllug
watches ard iewelry from the families Of bis pupils sud
ri last sto,e watch frtm tie wife OF Boston asyer,
which cloeed bis that city. lie arrested for
this then - Portland, Me-. and put in irsps but OCT
compassion the law let him 90, no, snosins OF hoS
deep villainy The man vas capable.
We happy 70 say thai in one instance during his
stay Boston the completely turned upon he
Usgious sner, and tina, nc was thoroughly sold"
caught In bis swn tots, baled At hh own game lsdy
who had been intimate with the fascinating teacher OF Ian
susgcs, discovered that not all her fsncr psnted
him, and determined 70 punish HIM for his unparalleled
impotence and self couoet Accordingly, abe wrye No
re,o letter, purporting 70 come from married lady
in whlcn che said she oe'ply ensmored
Of bm-had heard Of his msfortuncs 10 Chill
"loved him for the dangers he had passed -
was willing and sse 10 relieve him pccuniarsy,
ssod sST 10 40 80 pe,,on, '.on b 0 .er nT'
the self enamoted Dou I'D 70 the lady Who had written
H. exhibiting u 70 her evidence OF his provess among
the FAIR sex, and "a example Of the love that the sdes
couldn't hef" Offering up at his shrine "will you &C
cep the oner and meet herf said toe fair querst IAN,
me for cannot love them an" Nevertheless the self
sufficient hlbstrrivo sens answer 70 he note, which
produced iepy ssd the time -nen the unknown should
vh' lin vas fully Nreed upon dc showed nc leiers
TO gentleman inso whoee confidence he had ~ormed him
SELF a1d 70 whom he already srgely indebted; ao0
the later, thinking he tangible wsy o. getting his
vnnoed the Don morcv 10 purchase furniture where
With 70 furnish sorseously suite Of rooms 10 whCh
be was 70 receive his fair namoras the day came,
and the noble but unfortunate foreigner install Cd
ed In sste In ksspendd apartments awaited tho arrival
OF the soy snd The lucre She did not appear, but sent
pote IN which she ssid that impos'be f3r her 70
meet him a. Tire tine appointed bst tnst ahe oou pefom
her promise go Tar as me money ss cncernea haoos
ed was three cent piece. The Tueful oountenanoo a
tne chop fallen Don les-e TO the Imagination OF our
readers.
Hn swrdIng operations In Boston toi numsro1 10
be rccounted here We mention Only enc oase ~ o. IN
stance He prevailed upon New YOsk merchant " N &c
HIM arge consignment Of segus snd tobacco tr sue,
which nc disposed Or but never rsde remttan'a nOf
rendered account Of ne proceeds. We mgat dcA
many other sud more er'nn' orcu ~ aucc, coane ea
vim mis- career We c0ait 90 a. u noul yoaiug co1a