The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-26
A Sad StOry-A Young German Count
Dies in the Streets.

1t is seldom that Americans have to complain
OF modesty on the part of foreign gentlemen
possessing titles OF nobility who visit this coun-
try. On the contrary, we have been more given
to lionZng impostors and swindlers, who affect
foreign airs, and call themselves Counts" than
to entertaining angels unawares." The police
authorities, however, were recently called upon
to investigate ease which showed the sad fate
encountered by titled son of proud family in
this city. 1t appears that few years ago
young German, twenty years OF age, came to this
country on a pleasure excursion. He was the
son OF exceedingly wealthy parents, and heir
to title well known in his own land and which
had been honorably borne by his ancestors for
many years. Arriving in New York, the young
man stopped at the st. Nicholas Hotel, where
he boarded for several months. He had plenty
OF money, dressed WELL and made many friends
among the young men OF New York. He was
careful however, to keep his title in the back
ground, and but two or three persons, to whom
he brought letters of introduction, knew him as
person of rank. Even these two or three per-
sons were Stunned by him after little while on
account of their knowledge OF his social position.
1t was soon observed that the young man was
quite Incorporate in his habits, and frequently
the servants of the house were obliged to carry
him to his room and put him to bed, so much
was he overcome by liquor. 1t finally be-
came matter of serious concern to his friends,
and they endeavored to check his Incorporate
course. Their efforts were useless and he con
tinued to get intoxicated daily. He was finally
forced to change his residence, and found board
in a secOndrate bOarding-house. He seemed TO
have lost all control of his appetites and,
knowing his degraded condition, to have ceased
to correspond with his parents and friends.
Money ceased to come to him, and he began 10
feel the want OF 1T. His jewelry soon passed
into the hands of the pawnbroker, and mis-
apparel became threadbare. He. was unable TO
pay his board and was turned into the street.
From one clearinghouse 90 another ne sought
shelter, but was not allowed TO remain long oe-
meath any respectable roof. His craving for liquor
possessed him STILL and whatever he could pawn
or sell for money or liquor was so disposed
of. AT length, to such a fearful state OF degra-
datioL did this appetite bring tnls titied
youth that he became an inmate OF low, nllhy
negro dance-hOuse, and the associate OF thieves
and prostitutes of the vilest description In this
horrible place, ragged, filthy, diseased, and
drunk, the young man existed Tor several weeks,
the degraded companion OF an equally degraded
woman One cold night in winter, after having
drunk himself to a beastly state OF intoXication,
he was kicked out of even this den of thieves,
because he had neither money nor what was
worth money! into the street. On the following
morning policeman found him lying on the
sidewalk near the place, dead-dead from the
effects of vile whisky and the intense cold. HIS
body was taken to the City Hospital. He was Z
stranger to the police, and the thieves anC
prostitutes knew nothing further OF him thar
that he was drunken whlle man VINO haa h'
money An INQUEST was held upon the 'un
known man, verdict of "death from natura
causes" was rendered, and at the expense OF TN
city the dead body of The young German Oouh
was buried among the unrecognlZeo ueau II
Potter's Field. A short time Afterwards ~
narepts died. and an heir was wanted lor Tn
aroe fortune left by them. An effort to trac
tbe wandering son, who had left his home a fe
years before was made. He was known 1od 70 III hay
Come TO America, and the detective poh9%s %s :
traced the unfortunate youth, as above describes
from his splendid apartments at the ST; Nichols
to the pauper's grave in Potter's Field. S;i. Yet
single link was wanting to legally esta6lls
the death of this unfortunate youth. Tho
who knew him, aud to whom he hi
brought letters, did not see his de-
body, and, consequently, there was leg
doubt as TO whether or not the man whom =
poiice found dead was the heir who was wante