The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1866-08-16

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J: q "A Romantic Story
DEATH o. Afe6Na NoBLEMAN II THE
srk<egc oy NEW YORK. y.
+ a singul Tory is given 70 the pub,
lic throuHIl y nedinni Of The police,
which Il 30 self a' strange ,commenta.
| ry od tle 4 <5<fes Of life. A few.
years 400 o}5na German, about go
years Of a. oesns 10 this country on 4
pleasure fsion. He was the son
Eof exceedi5 ly wealthy parents, and
Iheir TO a p we'll known ih ~ os n
lsnd and had been honorabiy
borne. .by sE2tors for innny yoars.
Arriving in Nsss York, the Young man
stopped at The St.Nicholas Hotel where
he boarded for sversl months. He
had plenty Of mohs, dressed wen; and,
made many friepdsamong the Young
men Of New York. ue., was careful,
however, TO keep l,is tiHs in the back
ground, and but two or ybree persons,
to whom he brought let,es Of introdtc.
tion, knew him asa persot of rank. 1t
was soon observed that +fe young man
,wss'quife Incorporate in tis,habits. II
finally became a mat eFl o) serious con-
germ TO his9fiepds, ,Iapd liey endeavor-
ed u check his, -intenpehte course
FTbeir efforts. were useless, and he con-
tueued. to- get INTOXICATED. daily. sHe
was finally forced to change bis resi-.
F'dence, and found board ipa second rate
boarding house. Money ceased to come
TO him, and he began to-hel the want
ef it.. lis jewelry soon. pissed into the
hands of the pamn,brokerI land his ;ap>
parei became hreadbare. h.. ~. ~
He was unahls,lo pay bis board, and
was turned into the street From one
,boarding,house. to apoibers he sought
shelters hnt-was. not allowed to:femain
long beneath any'respoctabll lle roof.-.iIis
3tcraSng for liquor possessed him > sill,
and whatever he. could pawn or sell
for either mon ey or ,iiguor vas so dis
posed Of. JAt-leng spehaIfesrfui stale
Of degradation did his aPPetitesbring
this titled yourh that he beanie an iR,
| mate ofa ,loy, filtbs9pegto danSs. .honse
and tire associate OF. thieves and prosG
tutes ofthe rilestc descfipriuu.t% IN thi,
horrible place, ragged. filthy. diseased
and drunk, tie .uqAg man existed foj
several weeks, the degraded companion
a.
cold night in @iRler, after having drunl
Ebimself TO a bcaSlr state OF intDxica
I-tion% be was kicked on, ofeven this der
sofrhteSes, because he had neither mon
ey aorewhat was worth money, into ID,
street. On the. following mornidg
IFoiiceman found him lying on the side
4 walk, GEAR tile place, dead-dead from
:. the effects Of siie whisky and the cold
/ His body was taken 70 tue Chy;IIopi
ktal. y An inquest was held. upon III
"-nnkuown man, IA verdict Of dealt
from natural causes was rendered, :, :" and
at the e-oxpense. of the city, the dead be
/ dy of the young 'Germap .Connt wa
buried among the unreooguized aead.i
: Pouer's Field , A short dime. aftei
7 .wardsi his. parents died, and. an he
"a was wanted tor theisrge fottdne len b
them, .sAn EFFORT 10 trace, ,.the -gandei
:; ing son, who had left his homeSa fe
f pears before was made. The estat,
ej were.not se.lled for. several wears, an
: recently the New York, detecriyesIw
= again called apony and again went
D work but with the sane-result.s TT
facts, as. above rela,ed, have been ::eu
r bodied in tlis.-focm OF afiidasifs,. al
sent to .he old country land il is Ehougl
o they will be, accepted as proof, OF u
r. death efAhe young Goant, and that Il
. property viii consequently. piss tot
pext Of kin.-NeO sFork, Skpress.
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