The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-20
A SOi-Gisunt COunt-Curious Developments
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Sun
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Correspondence Of the Baltimore Sun |
ANNAPOLIS, August is, 1885,
number Of yourg gentlemen OF Annapolis recently
felt themselves under the necessity of waiting upon
stranger soournDg in ths city, aud their INQUIRIES
beipg satisfactorily answered. they therefore gave him
peremptory and compulsory leave absence-oi which
the Individual avaed himself by the first train which left
che city Some statement Of the circumstances wach led
10 may be Of service 10 other ccmmuni,ies The indi.
vduai referred to arrived here SINCE and en-.
tered upon the duties of tate ia the respectable in
stsutcn Of the Redemptorists "a Catholic educational
establishment for preets) BE styled himself Count-a
Pruseian by birtb-snd it reported that he was
<he possession OF imenee fortune, had exhausted
the pleasures and eatlaed Wish the excements
Of the world and who had resolved to bestow his wealth
upon the church. by joining order Of priest
devote himself in future 10 the rigid duties of
nonasc life, the only OF relief from the fearful
eani which haunted him. and from an existence which
had become burdepfome because IL had been aimess.
This unfortunate desired, he ssid to make trial OF
the discipline OF the Redemptorsts before making choice
o. that order for his future membership. Oae Of
bis first acts was to purchase land for $4,000,
upon which to erect summer residence for the
%s Of or & a. bis o., expense and
Tor the same Attired IN the long black gown OF the
order be sought begule his weary devoted
nudy BY mrgng In the society Of our city, and bis
cultivated manners ard liberal expenditure rendered him
extremely popular With all classes and both sexes His
attentions TO many eetimAbe ladies' were noticed, aud
some Of them seemed cesirous of dassurg him from his
Ipencon 70 bury himself in the closer and take the
o voTs o. osbasy by their efforts TO convince him
u me han many Charms and attractions the fortu
ns,c possesor o. no many persona mshinents and
some unfortunate
velopements COL pected with of d. opery AT the us
,1te took place. which nscesstased stranger leaving
bis quarters At the Reitmptorists establishment
Oiher deveopemens followed In quick eucces,on and
several OF our citizens found necessary charge bis
bills, borrowed money and unpaid drafts to the wrong
side OF their profit aud loss account
Since the abrupt departure OF the dant Count the
following notice has appeared In several uewspers:-
lutheran ministers and synods cautioned against ro
posing confidence in certain European German styling
himself Count Gleicen Doctor Of Laws and Medicines and
late travelling companion Of the Prince Of wur,emburR
he presented himself at the Theological Seminary vt
Gettysburg, with letters Of introduction from several
highly respectable ministers, Lu heran by BIRTH edu
cation and convicuon but In few days was
ed that he had recently been inmate OF the Iusuton
of Redemptorsts, Al Annapolis, aud there passed for
Roman Css,oic When confronted by these statements
he could nsiher deny them nor make any reasonable
cuse He has dark hair s Of rather a orid connpexou
and OF mild address appears to be about thirty years
of age lie we'll educsted spectscles, UNDER
sands she EIelmh language we'll, but speaks 1t with
German brogue.