The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-29
SUICIDE.
The IgnOminiOus End OF a Financial MaRnGte
in Vienna.

From the " Y World Of yesterday.
short time since an inquest was held in one of
the hundred and fifty private palaces OF Vienna on
the body Of of the most conspicuous members OF
the Austrian arstOcracy conspicuous Tor MS neresJ
in all sorts OF fiscal schemes and MS DECIDED uspos
ton to dabble in the hot water Of speculative finance
Joseph Count Wratislaw-Mitrowitz-a royal 9nu
imperial Privy Councillor and Chamberlain curator
of the Austrian Museum, and Chlef COOK anu
Bottle-washer to the EmperOr-had been found dead
in his study lie had stabbed. himself once IN
the neck and once in the breast, near tne
shoulder with stout, sharp dagger but neither ol
these wounds, though both were severe, ,ndvinB
proved mortal the Count, with grim deteIminaLOn, ,
had contrived to gather up strength enough 10 Orce
his dagger, literally like screw-drlVer between Two
of the ribs into his heart The inquest being over
and the main fact of the suicide being established,
the Counts body was conveyed into chamber on
the ground noor and there 1t now lies exposed, In
a stately and solemn manner, to the public view
Count Wratisaw was President Of the Managers
of the Vienna Bank, which institution suffered ire
mendously in the recent financial crash in Austria
the decline IN Austrian securities lor single
week, from the 10Th to the 26th OF september,
amounted to no less than 35s 100000 OF gulden, or
about sl75OOO,OOO. Count WIatisaw himself, It
seems, was involved in the general catastrophe to
the extent of some three millions; ana ilding that
he could not meet more than twO-thifds OF his Ob-
gations he gave way TO a sort Of despair IL was
testified at the inquest that ever since disaster over
took the bank this despair had been gaining on him
visibly lie saw in every strangers face silent r1-
buke, and went about haunted with specJrcs o hep-
less and desoate creatures calling on MN TO give
them back their livelihood. The body lies in state,
the features calm ana quiet after life's htful
fever At the left of the head, on a Grim,
son NelNeJ pnlOW, lc illt COIbHCL VI IiiC uou'
Count and the glittering insignia Of ihe
orders to which he belonged lie was a Knight of
st. John OF Jerusalem. The diamonds Of the Chris
tan cross and of the Moslem crescent CLEAN pla-
cidy and dsdanfully side by side together, near the
dead mans head. With them glare and gmmer the
trappings OF the French Legion of Honor and the
great Order Of the Redeemer and the ancient Order
OF the Holy Sepulchre. Wax candles burn on either
side of the coffin and in the din light overhead one
makes out the multfariOus escutcheons of the de-
parted Priests from st. Stephens Cathedral Church
watch with the corpse; and all day long princes and
counts of the empire, and bank directors and cheva-
liers, and whitecoated officers and jangling guards
men, come and go.
1t is reported that the Emperor Francis Joseph
was so profoundly distressed when he
heard the news that he wrung his hands and eX-
claimed :-"Oh why did he not reveal his troubles
to me (which is very pretty story even if it be
not true, and, if it be true, most inexpensive aud
yet imperial way Of helping friend out of his nan-
cial difficulties It's also reported that "consort-
ium" OF gentlemen has been formed to make up the
deficit in the Counts assets, and so acqut his me-
mory Of the load which broke down his life He was
but ify-One years of age, and as likely to live
any other tall, stawart well-condtioned Austrian
nObleman.