The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-08-10
Unhappy Fate of a Young Count
His Wanderings in America.
From the New York Times, July. p


From the New York Times, July. %
\ few ears ago young herman,
about twenty years of aye, came 10 this
cosutry on pica-uie cXeufsl"n lie was
the son of ,Xteecu gIy wealthy !'alents,
and heir . a title well kro~n in las own
iaud, ind which had teeu honorablY
bone y his ancestors fer many years
Arriving IN New loik>ihe youag ''.an
stopped at The ST. Nici1sas hotel, where
he boarded fo: several months. lie hal
plenty O. money, dressed well. and II ade
many friends among the Young men o!
New York He was careful, however, to
keep his title in the background, and but
~ 0 or ;htee persons to whom he brought
Letters OF introduction, knew Lim as a
person of rank. Even these two or three
persor' were slammed by him after a
While on account Of their know Icdg 0! his
social position.
/ was soon observed that he young
man was quite incorporate in bis habits,
and frequently the servants of the house
were obliged to carry him to his room
and put hlm to bed so much was he over
come by liquor. 1t finally become mat
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He was finally forced to change his re,
sidencc, and found board in a second rate
boarding house. He seemed to have lost
ali control of lis appeti'es, and, knowing
h;s 5orra3ad nora;';Ll. 70 bara cooso4 -
corrosno,I v;,l ~, roro,ts o,d fr;onas
Money ceased 70 come 70 him. and he
BEGAN to feel the want r it. His ieweIrv
soon nsssed into ,ha hands Of ,be navn.
brof.ar and HI. an,aral hpca,no thread,
bare lie Was nnaI,Ia to nav his hoard
ami was turned into the street. From
one boarJing bop<a to another he sourbt
shelter, but was not allowed to remain
lone under arv resnectabIa root His
rrayiog FIR 6o,or nnesessaa lin sill and
whatever lie could pawn or sell for either
money or GoGor was disrosed Of A,
lenn,h TO such a fearful state If leoreda.
ton did his appetite bring this titled you.f
that he became an inmate Of low, fiI,hy
nero dance house, and the associate q
1 thieves and n,o.,i,utes Of ,ha y;Ia,t DO.
scription. Ia this horrible place. ranged
. f,ilv, diseased and drunk. the vcuno
man existed for several weeks. tie de-
/ Graded compa0icn of an equally DEGRADED
woman.
One cold NIGHT in winter, after hqvio
drank himself 10 beaslly state Of intox
! ica,ion, he was kicked out Of even this der
| Of thieves because he had neither money
nor what was worth money, into tie
street. On the following morning a 20,
! liceman found hini living on the sidewalk
near the place deal-dead from The effect:
! Of vile whisky and the intense cold. Iii,
body was taken to The city hospital. IL
was a STRANGER TO the police and The
/ thipves and prostitutes knew nothing
! further Of him than thqt he was q drunk.
en- white man who had no money. An ia
quest was held upon the BODY Of n.
unknown man" !. verdict Of death from
( natural causes was rendered, and, at The
exnense of the city, the dead body Of Tn,
Young German count was buried amopg
The unrecogu.zea dead in pol,er's field.
\ short time afterward bis parents dice
and an heir was wanted Tor the large for
tuue left Is them. An etTor. to trace tAe
wandering sou, who had left his home :
few wears before was made lie wa.
known to have come 10 America, ard The
detective notice of this city were called
upon 10 find him. Thew Traced the IN.
fortunate Youth As al,ovs described from
his splendid, apartments at St Ni.hoIa.
70 tie paupcl's grave II the n2ttey's field
Yet a s;rrie linI; was WANTING to Ie.alI,
establish the aaa,b Of The 1nfo,lnnatt
youth. Those who knew him, and t.
whom he had hronrht letters Gil mt sae
3aS legal 0ouot as to whether or not the
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