The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-02
fHE COUNT And HEiRES.
The Amherst Scandalmongers
Lose Their Sensation"
The Snowy Count Mitkiewloz Returns from
Europe Without Credentials, Claims the Hand
Of Miss Lester and Succeeds in His Suit :
Strange story-A Monetary Sell.

AMHERST, Mass, April 30. lSTa
4. The readers o: the HERALD will remember tho
excitement q socalled Russian Count created In
this little village something more than a year ago.
when he came to marry Miss Lester. the ward Of
Professor Tyler, OF Amherst College, on which oo-
casion he was sammarily turned out Of the house
and commanded never to shew his face In the place
again. The town was "all agOg" at thas
time, fairly seething with excitement, and it had
been only partially allayed when 1t Was
rumored that compromise had been effected.
The Count was to leave the countryfo year. have
correspondence with the object OF his afrecton,
and not to return unless bearing credentials esta
fishing his character and right to the title he
sumed. j.
1717l - HE LEFT THE COUNTRY ffrp
according to agreement, ana nothing more was
heard OF him or his claims till q month since. WHOM
his among the arrivals In one ofthe
uptown hotels Of New York. Soon after he came ON
to Springfield and registered himself at the Massa-
soft,
80 SENT TO MISS LESTER.
who, with her mother, went to Springfield and mes
the Count. What TRANSFERRED there between the
parties is not definitely known except that ON the
return Of the ladies to Amherst Mrs. Lester refused
to have any further interviews with the Count,
saying that he was entirely unable to prove him
self what he claimed to be- and to her mind. as
>""' COUNT n. o. u. O. MrTKrBwrCz isl naf1
Who Is her Is the question Of the greatest inter
kiewicz, son Of Count Ivan Ivanowich Mitkiewicz,
ex-Councor Of State Of the Russian empire, Is the
His personal appearance is far from prepOssessing.
Tall slender sandy complexion reddish WsseTs
h hs has sysns ut %
sight on Irishman. He is always dressed ssa
hands in his pockets, swearing at his enemies ana
telling great things of his own state andsimRof-
ingly, unless in a passion when his utterance Y
good and clear OF course, a thousand stories are
at the Russian Embassy at washington ignore him,
and say there Is no such noble family In Russia
One Of the recent issues OF local paper paper. re- e,
Miss Lester that he had no right to title, and THAI
his reputation was otherwise unenviabe. But. i1
SnaIterabiy 1 attached to him, and vowIng that
SIZE WOULD MARRY HIM
and him IN p4 tS 81 tSe GPpS
actively carried on, and Tuesday, the soth Of
April, appointed as the day to make two
was purchased by the Count at Stewards
and forwarded TO Amherst one day last week. By
those have had the good fortune to see it, it g
pronounced 70 be the finest ever seen In the town
OF Amherst Of great richness and beauty and wen
worthy the admiration OF any bride. Miss Lester u
Greek Church, and this necessitated a double cere-
mony. Since the Roman Catholic is closely allied
Bridget's, consented to marry them according to
the RQnish ritual.
at Grace (EpscopaD church was appointed at three
=. NJ. Soon after two o'clock the doors were thrown
open, and in five minutes the house was dcnseiy
filed, every seat and aisle being crowded, except
the centre. The chance was profusely decorated
with tropical plants Seats were reserved in front
for the relatives OF the bride, ana not one was oc
cupied
rode to the residence of Father Brennan, anu In
ia Of
bride, they were married according to the LAWFUL
monies cake and wine were brought forward, the
Count drank brimming glass to the health OF his
aud drove to Grace church. A swell Senior OF the
Massachusetts, Agricultural College acted as Master
OF Ceremonies, and under ms escort and three
the procession walked slowly up the aisle, the
Count had on his arm well known lady Of Amherst
whose husband followed with Miss Lester, and gave
her away at the altar.
THE BRIDE
was dressed in heavy white corded silk and train,
orange blossoms tastefully arranged in her hair,
which was done up in heavy COILS. white lace
vail reached nearly to the floor, white gloves and
satin slippers. with etruscan gold jewelry, with
diamonds, completed her toilet.
THE COUNT
wore lun evening dress Win superapunaance on
Mr.. Allen and when he had pronounced the blessing
the Wedding March was the signal for everybody to
depart. The future movements OF the Count and
his bride are uncertain. They departed this even
ing for Boston, and 1t is reported they intend to
spend the summer at the Orient, hotel few
miles east OF Amherst. -
Thus has ended one OF the most peculiar and, In
some respects, saddest love AFFAIRS that ever
lady 1t has been a case OF infatuation,
on the part of the Count nothing can be certainly
known at present. II money was his object he Is
certainly disappointed; for instead OF being wortha
million, as first reported, the BRIDES fortune will
not exceed one-twentieth OF that sum, and 1t Ia 40
placed that the interest aI0ne Ia available 1t only
illustrates the we'll known fact that American girls
often care more for a foreign title than for an
honest and less snowy native.