The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-10
A BOGUS COUNT.

A veritable Prince Paul In Limbo-He De.
frauds a Hotel-His Lineage, Wealth and
Family History by Himself.
Happily New York for O short time has been with
out its sensation OF manufactured bogus counts men
OF imperial blood and string OF names long as the
moral law, who, having gulled hotel proprietor%
livery stable keepers, clothing merchants. furnishing
stores, &c. to the tune Of thousands, and deceived
many innocent maidens, too readily dazed by the
frightfu lies Of these scoundrels suddenly end their
career OF vlany In the Tombs or Pententlary.
Happily, It ID repeated, there have been few OF
them recently put i y was mo not supposed 1has the
dence men," could long continue, and this suppose.
ton was correct. The last OF such titled gentry,
famous manner managed to ssbeasn every one he
met, appeared at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on sunday,
and fortunately, although he has been operating for
some time without moestaton, has at last come to
grief 1t was in this way
saoudly" dressed man rushed through the corridor,
and approaching the Office said to the obsequieus
clerk In attendance that he wished to register his
Orleans" He then stated that ia the next steamer
from New Orleans hts wife, three children.
."couid not the obliging clerk arrange that
he was gentleman Of title and plenty Of
.'Oh, yes he could have all he desred;" bus
the Count evidently did not reflect that such stortea
in police vernacuar, were very thin" and not be-
few words more and this gentleman OF royal
return, which he did within hour, and then again
registered his name a. "Raph De Lyon, New Or
AGAIN the and When next SeasS
room Of the hotel with . known disrepa:
was hnished word having ' mesnwhiis been
sent to the twenty ninth precinct and responded
royal blood great riches, servants and baggage q
enormous amount, Count Lyon was politely asked
to pay Ior the dinnsrs esten-so fork over, ana
why gentleman was treated In that ruranly MAN.
ner-in fact played his part admirably. But the
standing the royal blood OF Prussia moving through
his veins. went to the station house and from the
narrow cell there to the Jefferson Market Police
Court yesterday morning, where before Justice
Dodge the story cold and the Count indicted for
the offence OF cheating and defrauding.
The appearance OF this distinguished foregneE,
his peculiar style OF dress, selected IN regard 70
coIors to attract notice; his orange uecktie eye
white Kids and peculiarly brushed nair-al made up
picture that evoked a smile from the Court and at
tempt Of fraud, but claimed that he was PrussiaA
bar0n, that he had extensive acquaintance with the
nobility OF Europe. that he was indeed wealthy and
that his father Is General de Lyon, OF the Prnssian
army, commandsnt OF brigade and that his papa
was very intimate with Count Bismarck, having
''olten drank whiskey with him.
The Count further vouchsafcd that he had con.
siderable money invested In business IN this city,
was employed on some Of our leading metropotsn
journals. Among other statements he also declared
that because lady In New York with whom he was
In love married while he was away on MS last trip,
his friends compelled to send him TO an tnsano
asylum, whore he remained eight months.
Detective McGOwn, after his arrest OH Saturday.
began to make inquiries at the various hotels par
tlcularly at the st. Nicholas a. he found upon him Q
Key belonging to that establishment aud found thas
on SATURDAY night he mad lodged there and de-
camped without making any payment.
Despite hts pr0testatl0ns ana the shame tha8
would entail upon hun By being locked up In cell
Count de Lyon In default OF $500 ball. was com.
mltted TO answer the charge at the Court Of SpecA0
Sessions. Bidding oil "doodby as he left the court
room this distinguished gentleman was escorted
"beow," whore he viii remain la all probability
until trial.