The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-08-31


who srcnt several months Of the past year
in this place as an Homeopathic Pbys-
clan. He appeared TO he " flush" but i,
subsequently appeared that bis money was
obtained by making draft on mythical
banking house in Germany, which be Joi
cashed at German house in BOSTON He
was taken with more reservation here Than
he appears to have been in other places:
FROM The Washington Star. ~
Jeremy Diddler in Washipgtoi,
! A Bogus Count.
Mr.. GEORGE GLIcHES, ahos G. Git.
WITT. VI. d., alias KenauJ, aftos Count
de Glichen, has been Furnishing about 3
high society in number Of cities and
places OF fashionable resort for some time
past and has lately paid visit to this
city. lie turned up first in Baltimore a.
we learn, as "the late travelling compan.
ion Of the Prince of Wurtembure :" mada
the acquaintance of number Of the first
families in that city, where be so far won
the confidence of distinguished gentle.
man there, formerly ember of Congress
from Maryland, and now high govern.
ment Official in that State, as to be the
recipient OF certain loans Of money from
him, under a sacred promise to paw on his
arrival in Washington, where he had
credit, he said, with the Chief of tbe
Prussian Legation We next hear of him
near Annapolis Nd, where be represented
himself as Prussiau Count of extensive
Wealth. sort OF Sir Charles Coldstrearo.
who having exhausted the pleasures of the
world and found nothing in them" had
come to seek happiness in solitude with
the hedemptionist Brothers, a Catholic
institution. He rapidly became popular
here; spent money like prince, and be.
came in double quick time intimate with
the most influential families, in whose
society he seems to have repen.ed of hi.
rash vow to become brother, for he be.
came smtten with beautiful and accom-.
plished young lady, and rumor said thew
were ngaged to be married. A number
| OF costly presents of jewelry which he
: made her seems to have confirmed this
idea when some developments connected
with the loss of property at the Institute
OF Kedemptionist Brothers caused him to
, be suspected. His creditors began to look
up their balances against him, and soon
r learned to their cost that bis drafts vsr,,
worthless. He was waited upon BY i
number of young men, who gave him Il
3 ticket OF leave, which he was not long n
8 using.
? he then turns up in Washington, where
e he stayed at Wizards Hotel as the Count
e DE Glinchen, and probably with a view TO
a using his autograph in his schemes, wrote
4 polite note to Representative here of
}. foreign nation, requesting an audience
: and received a polite reply but never
y called. Some time subsequently,, be made
II bis appearance at various Virginia water.
!, ing places, the travelling companion of o..
o celebrated basso profundo opera sioee,
In this trip he writes his name on the
!. books as plain G. Glirwitz but on hi.
n visiting cards he writes George Glirwitz,
|. NJ. ID. AT the White Sulph and Sweet
n Springs he cut gallant figure, and move,,
# in the very best society. He next turned
n up among the good citizens of Lutber,v;lIs
,. Nd, about 9 miles from Baltimore city.
r. where he expressed Lutheran proclivities
e and talked Of studying for the Lutheran
ministry. The idea he also carried with
b HIM to Gettysburgh, and presenting him.
d sell at the Theological Seminary there.
|. protfered letters Of introduction from f.
IF number OF highly respectable Lutheran
/. ministers, describing him as a Lutheran
il by birth, education and conviction. At
q Gettysburgh be remained until it was as
!. certainsd that he had been quite recently
e an inmate of the Redemptionists Ipstitu.
It ton near Annapolis, where he got anotbs,
,e ticket of leave. From Gettysbu-oh he
v writes an effecting letter TO his honorable
!. friend at Baltimore, assurin, him that be
}, will make that little bill all right in the
n Fall, and announcing that he is going to
h start to morrow" for Europe. This let.
d ter he lncloses to book.keeper of Viii.
.. lard's Hotel in this city signing himself
e Kenaud," and requests him to mail il to
n his address from Washington. as he desires
a it to bear Washington postmark.
His honorable friend in Baltimore
e makes inquiries Of the Count, and learns
.. too late, that be has been sold. He tele.
graphs to Capt. GODDARD, Chief of Police,
W to look for, and, when found. to keep the
/. noble Prussian, Armed with the neces.
.. sary documents, Capt. GODDARD on Tues
e day last discovered the illustrious Count
on his arrival here. and conveyed him to
IN Jail for safe keeping, where be kept him
is until yesterday afternoon. On making
n the capture the Captain telegrsphed to
h Baltimore that he had him all right, and
Al desired his accuser to come and prefer
,e charges The victmized functionary did
= not appear, but sent an excuse that be was
sick, and could no! come. Count GLIcHr,
"A was therefore discharged from custody
~ yesterday afternoon, as there was no "op.
i. GRAFTON" charged against him in this city
- His weakness throughout seems to be to cor.
70 respond with distinguishedpersonag and
:, once having obtained their autogra phs, to
~ borrow all the cash he could from willing
Ir gulls on the strength of them. His arrest
4 here at the start has probably spared the
= purses Of those Of our citizens who ar,
y ever ready TO do homage to a foreign title