The sun., 1872-07-01
HON. GEORGE BANCROFT,
American MiuistertO l'usrla.


and had solicited an interview with her. His re
quest had been granted at once, and there hst
been ushercd into her room an elderly gent,
man with distinguished micn, gray hair al
gray side whiskcrs, who said that the admi
ton which hls American Coun rymcn outr.
..lned for Nine. Mdhlbachs : wuik Ks had made HI
desrous Of forming her acquaintance. In n,
course of the conversation he mentioned that ht
believed he had seen Mine. MUhlbIch during ON
o. his rides in the ,rhierguen with HE Hddo .
Nine. Muhlbach and her two friends, who had
10 doubt whatever that Heir Visitor was the yer
Table Minister uf Tie lhtcd states, and no i'm
poster, congratulated him warmly upon bis ina
pending union with the uCcUmpl. shed daughter
Of hr im'lur rtal composer. Tic stranger urA
Inquired where the elder daughter OF Mime
NIhlptch, Theodore, the actress was He saiC
he had seen ard admired her at the Nictoh,
she was playlu At the Royal Theatre Ina C,ssel.
he said That be was on his WAY 10 that city, ano
when Mime. Muhlbach asked him t. call upon
per dl;hier thrre; replied that h, W Ildil ,dy
DO soft h.ne. Mailbacl woalI give him alcttcs
oI lIif'. lon 10 ]. dlu-.ier. Mur ruc-N
Mg tht- letter ho took leave OF MaIc. Mlhlb4c..
THIS was an The information which Muc
Nuhiharh wps able t. ,itri. Mr. Bancroft ana
tue Austrian Baron. she expressed Ir.iount
rcEct a. having unwlttUely done $50 much m
cEiet, aud hedled maledictuus upon the he tl
u the lmpostur who had deceived uer. Bu.
VINO was this inpo7tOr, ana what had been hi
object IN passing himself "a for Mr. Geurgt
Bancroft Az inpuiiies made to as crain any
!utls about him were utterly frutlr,s. Gradual
; the mater Cr 'ppcd out nf sight Nile. Meyer
ocer WIS u'ried To- the Baron Teller, MI Ban
r n recovered hls cquauimiiy. and Mm.
Mailnucl went on writing historical novels IL
n.tny ,ulIu"-.
DISCOVERY FIVE YEARS LATER.
hut la-t month, uyc years after the ntcr,i-
NNh the mysterious stranger at Pyrmnnt, i'
St- ii covered who he was. AT one II tie |. ad
" hotels in Egls, the fashionable wttoriu.
place in Western Germany, there had stopped
Tor some time an elderly gent, man, who hut
'cgisiercd his name a. Lord CEi"hrStcr, aud wh,
1ad borrowed a coHsdtrdbl, sum Of money
rom ms landlord on check on the " est
minister Bank of London. The check came
back protested, the officers of the London bHui
.ciurtlng that they knew II no such person a.
Lord Chich. ster.
A. q matter of course the elderly gentleman
III. arrest 1t, and an examination Il hs trunk -
showed Al once uonrlusiNoly thHt he was o.
'N.uiier lie had with him thousands OF new
" NluE tdd-, lcd ing the names Of Gi-tiu
2.t-Icl p Wesmeu and diVlumatlats. About uI.
pured Of them bore the ndmc Of the llol.
p ur-, Bancroft. large number Of letter
p ., NyrD found in the trunks, and they osta.l-
? upmistukally the fact that he had use
.. ... ls.. of distinguished public men for III
'rt-e ul obtaining money from persons eUsii 3
|''. Among these letters WAS the me- Whio I
N"l' tth had written for the stranger al
l..n a', "nd which had eNid,Iuy never lc-a
Hisouer refused 20 answer the question
'n the police ma. ."irate put to him. aua
'. t.7 hiC nov btin- iHNd, by The auth1TitieS rI
- f. ain who he L.. His trial win t.,.
l..t In August.