New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-12
D,Utnssy,s Career.


D'Utnssy's Career.
On Monday OF this week, Col. Frederick George
D'Uta.sy, Of the Garibaldi Guard, late Colonel DOM.
handing brigade near Washington, passed through
this city. en- route for the State Prison at Sing Sing
lie was in charge of two United States officers, and
his hands were msnacled, to prevent bis escape.
Two years ago on the 9th Of May. this man left
The City of New York at the head Of ~ fine reg-
nent as has been sspt TO the war. In his behalf the
sympatbes of the people had been enlisted to such
AN extent that the Union Defense Committee dit-
bursed $50 900 upon lis own requsiuon in equipping
his men, and private contributions collected by
Gentlemen Of the highest social position to be ex
pended in articles necessary for their comfort lie
himself had the coun,enance and friendly sssis,suce
O, some of the tirs families in the city, and YVES the
recipient OF numerous costly gii.s IS tokens oi
GOODWILL from those whose goodwill WAS worth
having. Those who Jaw the regiment marching our
streets will recall how this ,O-di'aa Hungarian
nobleman was gorgeously bedecked, and with what
an air Of supreme seifssisfacton he beaded the Inn
posing proc sson. l. may well be matter of wonder
how a man who, upon fair trial by his peers, has
been convicted as forger and peurer and the per-
petraior OF other base crimes could have inposei
himself upon men OF such DISCRIMINATORY, business
tact and social standing as those who. in lodl
tbronged to do him honor But it IL all of piece
with personal career which, for romantic incident
and successful knayery has few parallels.
We have been At the trouble Of collecting, from
the published accounts OF the ID ttassy Court
Martial and among bis peTsonal Acquaintances IN
this city, the materials ior personal sketch, which,
although necessarily meager, will lie found not unn.
torestug even to the general reader. 1t seems thai
in 1873, when the Hungarian Revolution broke out,
the officers OF the Hussar regiments, arriving at
the city of Pesth, found in tie jews quarter man
Of the name Of Strasser, who KEEP, n secondhand
clothing store and who seemed to be in confidential
relations with the hcrsekeepers Of the Hungarian
plains which surround that city, and with whom he
had an extensive business connection. Stsasser,
upon being applied TO, furnished number Of horses,
obtained from bis friends TO tue troopers Of the pat,
riot army and ultimately formed connection with the
qnarlermas,er's department in the capacity Of a
clerk. The person who gives us this information
war in one of the regiments, and personally ac-
qainted with S;rasser al that time. He lost sight
of him for some years but finally, in tho Spring q
1861 when the Garibadi Guard was being formed
in New-York, recognized 10 the elegant and nau-
entail Colonel ID utassy, Strssser, the Jewish
clotLes.dealer Of Pesth.
From another person we learn that Strasser, alias
ID Utassy followed his occupation as horse-trader
for many ye..rs, travelling between Pestb, Vienna,
and other cities, until finally be came TO this CONT
pent, and commenced operations in another sphere
OF life His fret field WAS in Canada, where lie
seems to have .ingrstiated himself in the favor Of
many of the highest officials and private families.
He is said ut one time to have been Private Secre-
tary to the Governor Of NoyaScoia, and at another
T. Professor of Modern Languages in Dahousie Col
lege.
lie cane to this city some three or four years ago,
bringing with him strong letters Of recommendation
from influential people in Canada, which, with bis
pleasing personal address and perfect sef-control,
enabled him " gain the confidence Of our best ciii-
zens lie entered himself as student in the Office
Of DIR. Watts, and for time attended medical lee
lures at the University, ostensbly with the object
of pursuing medicine as profession. All this while
he was going under the assumed name OF ID Utassy,
and living in part by teaching modern languages
and in part by his wits At one time he would call
himself DR.. D'Utassy, at another Chevalier
pseudonyn, he is said TO have paid his addresses to
II young lady of most respectable American family
at the same time that under one Of tho others, he
seduced German lady Of line education and pro-
vioasly irreproacbabIe character. Among his asso-
cistes Of foreign birth his preensions TO noble rank
the subject Of jest, and III various saloons and
concert.balIs, persons who had known him as the
lorsetrader and clothes-deaIer of 40, under the
name OF strasser, openly denounced him as an im-
poster. But US too often happens, tho truth did not
come TO the ears Of the worthy parties upon whom
he was playing tho part Of Joreny Diddier on ii
grand scale, and he was thus enabled TO practice his
deceptions until tue outbreak of the present war.
This was too tempting an opportunity for the exer-
csc of his peculiar talent to allow him 70 let slip
and be accordingly rushed into popular notice as tho
organizer OF model regiment. undor tbs very
Highest local auspices.
Many Of our military oGicers who have onlc,e