The sun., 1873-08-14
4 FRAUD ~ TWO HEMIsPHEREs.
The ESpioits of Col. Eugene Edward Fsirfa n
Williamson Arrested In London.

London papers of "a recent date contain
accounts OF the examination before a Bow street
be a citizen of the United States and am EXON
Ger Of the Confederate army, who was at one
time not unknown to fame in st. Louis To the
examining magistrate In London before whom
the individual in question was arragned, upon
charge OF a very singular kind. he stated his
name to be Col. Eugene Edward Fairfax Will
Hanson, and II will not need the additional In
formation that he Is described IA a short thick
set man. re ejoicing in black moustachos and his
kers Of the Dundreary cut. for his ~. Louis ac-
quhlntances 70 recognize the gentleman who
distinguished himself here under the more cur
tailed hut equally resounding and mstocra'ic
cocnumen Of Col. L. Fairfax Williamson. For
time he nourlshed In society circles In
st. Louis as doth the tabled green bay
tree, mingling with the elite of the city. ZEN
tlcmanly In person and general manners, and
| well supplied with money, ho soon enjoyed
came 10 he generally recognized IA one OF the
gnllauts of the city. However dame Rumur soon
beg,n u spread strange repor's Of the queer
conduct Of the popular stranger, aud among
these were not a few disgraccful peccadilloes.
which brought Col. l.. Fairfax Into rather bad
odor with those who had erstwhile beeu his
friends. Finding his star beginning to waue Ia
-. Lvds, and his popularity in no degree en-
hnnte ] 10y a little Cuwniding affair, and pros
prct,e duel which never got far enough along
90 end In smoke, his part In both 81 which was
scarcely a. creditahle to him self as lac might have
de-lr,d lac concluded 10 shake the dust from
his feet and remove his aristucratic presence to
some more appreciatiye place.
Tho next heard of him by his whllom st Louis
friends he WIS IN New York city, intelligence of
MS MnCloabOuIs reaching st. Louis through the
medium OF embossed and gilt-edsed cards. an
nouncing In pretentious but rather faulty French
his approaching marriage, In some portion of
France with one OF the fair daughters of that
country. since then ali trace of his wanderings
has been lost unul the recent publication Of his
achievements in London. lie has gained the
| distinction OF column notice In all the leading
| London papers.
| II appears that Mr.. Adoiph Rosenbaum ap-
! peared before Sir Thomas Henry, police magis-
| trate, on the 2ith of July, and CHARGED Col Ed
| ward Eugene Fairfax " ilhamson with attempt-
] a a. m hN m nd
inciiing people To annoy the prosecutor by call
ing at his residence. The prisoner had been APP
| pretended on warrant and was undefended.
| Mr George Lewis, for the prosecution, said that
| for some time past the prosecutor and his wife
signed Vengeance" and by the visits Of stran-
| gers TO their house at all hours of the day and
night 70 Keep appointments which they
them. Hundreds Of people had so called,
many Of them having come up from the
| country at great Inconvenience and expense,
and his client aud his wife had been driven al
! most to the verge OF madness by this unCeasng
| persecution. some of them had come To dine
| or To luncheon, or to evening gatherings; others
! came to accept situations which had been of
! 1ered them in Mr.. Rosenbaums name Concur
| rehtiy there came repeated letters from " Ven
| geance demanding the sum of fifty guineas as
the price OF peace. aud threatening still great
| er annoyances II this demand was not acCcded
| to at once; the demand TO be raised to seventy
gulneaS in week or two If the money was not
! AT length suspicion was aroused. ON the Sun
| day preceding the examination, when the usual
streams Of ieople were calling at his house, the
prosecutor observed the prisoner standing at the
! WINDOW OF the next house, watching the aTTi-
! walls. He was at once recognized as former
! lodger In Mr. Rosenbaum's house, and the
| thought flashed upon the latter that this person
was the writer OF all these anonymous letters,
! and the cause Of all the annoyance to which he
had been exposed. The police, acting upon this
| information, made Inquiries, and found a letter
| IN the prisoners lodging evidently in the same
! handwriting as that Of the ANONYMOUS produc-
| tions. Col. williamson had no defence to make
but general denial OF the fact and an express
sion of his Indignation AT the treatment he had
! received. The letter which was found in his
rooms in the same handwriting az the auony-
| nous letters he claimed had been placed there
| by some surreptitious means with Intent to in
| iure him. AT his request his rooms were
sealched by the officers of the court, and el6U
! and some valuable papers were found, support
! ing hls statement that he was man OF means.
| lie Was remanded for further hearing.