The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-31
An American Adventurer ON His Trav-
els.

One American fraud has come TO grief
in Germany. but is still loose i'm Europe.
with much unworked territory before him.
He STYLED himself Col. Fisher. L. -. A. .
was fine looking animal. wore a blue suit
with shining buttons and enormous epau-
lefteS sitting on his shoulders with brazen
effrontery 10 OUTAGE the world. The
Colonel was doing Europe in style not
within the impudence of common tourists.
who bring disgrace enough upon the
American name. Ia his gorgeous habili-
ments he presented himself at the palace
of the Duke of Brunswick. and by some
means satisfied the Duke that he was man
Of importance. He was admitted and a.
signed TO princely apartments in the pal
ace. He was dined and wined and danced
and admired by the ladies'. and put TO sleep
in beds of down. He assisted the Duke in
reviewing his troops, and rode by the side
Of nobility on a black charger i'm great
military state. He entertained his high
ness with stories of his exploits during
the great American war. and made him
self very agreeable about the Dukes house
generally. The trades-people gave unlim-
tied credit To the man whom the Duke de-
lighted TO honor. The shops were all open
10 him. He walked in. selected whatever
an act as pulling out his purse In a store.
The goods were promptly sent 10 his adj
dress, and the shop-keepers did not commit
so discourteous an act as sending the bill
with them. and marking the packages G..
o. ID. Those cabalistic signs were not
known to any Of the Duke of Brunswick's
trades-peopie. At length Col. Fisher
thought he had run his shape about as far
as was safe for his person, and left Bruins
lex for other duchies and principahties
and powers. He had raised money on sew
eral bills Of exchange. discounted by the
Dukes own banker al the written request
of the Dukes Lord-Marshal. and he carried
with him an autograph letter Of the Duke,
recommending him to attention and hospi-
tality as a distinguished American soldier.
Finally Col. Fisher went to Weimar and
several Americans there doubted his gen.
uineness. He smelt their doubts through
their snubs and left the classic retreat Of
Weimsr to pilgrim To the shrines Of learn.
ing and poesy. IL was no place for sol
der. He made many distinguished friends
and raised all the money he could use. on
the strength Of his letter Of introduction.
He finally went 10 Meiningen conquering
and 10 conquer. and there met an unpleas-
ant detective. who arrested him and took
him back 10 Brunswick In irons. He was
charged with stealing watches and dia-
monds and being first-class fraud gener-
ally. The bills Of exchange which he had
negotiated with the banker proved TO be
spurious. In his trunk were found his let
tcrs of introduction and many articles sup
posed to have been stolen. He was
stripped Of his letters and escorted by a
gendarne to Hamburg with the charge
never TO be- seen i'm Brunswick again. The
Duke declined 10 Prosecute him because
he thought perhaps. that If he was not a
prince he ought to BE- one. But the Duke
Of Brunswick has taken steps TO procure
an American army register and study up
who figured prominently in our battles.