The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-08
HIS RICH AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
THE JMPIRTIL COUNT PAId7yNEys
DAGGER DRfWN at LAST.
rsc touu, yoanner Mating the Most Afro
ctou. IAc ever Invented INV Satan IN the
train Of hta Eldest son MendacityDrhe
,i,r,unati Euduirer Properly Rebulsed.

sor. I,c ever Invented NV satan In the
Nrain Of hia Eldest son Mendacty The
CINCINNATI Emduirer Properly Rcbulked.
tn THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: I.
1,ould we'll employ secretary to watch, notice,
and contradict the numerous fasehoods con-
corning Inc In newspapers, In various parts OF
tho Vrtcd States, principally by correspond
,tts the editors generally gentlemen, being In
Ignorance NJ the libeous matter until their at
..ntiun H. called To H. uough IN the mean Time
tho poison has had its effect.
1, Il n general and conceded fact that nearly
all ,.r.ons read everything concerning me,
whether malicious falschood, harmless fiction,
rtn.,rrrti,c truth and thus the sale of news
,,,rrs is aided when my name appears on their
IAN II, bo,rd.-thc writer's being perfectly in-
,,g,rent whether it Is a bullet in me or not.
Nv hmcnicd friend. the late James Gordon
Hcnncft. Esd. while / was enjoying his hospi-
taIity at Washington Heights aud listening to
his practical wisdom said to me; Count
Joanncs. YOU and Gen. Mcclellan nre the best
abused, praised, and advertised gentlemen In
the United states; hut the Count beats the Gen.
efal In all those mattersl"
II. have been 40 much engaged OF lat Q In
the royal affairs Of Denmark, ,as per my letter IN
THE SuN of the LIST inst.J that | could not until
now reply to those extracts In your Journal from
various newspapers. and generously answered
from your knowledge Of me. now reply con-
corning three falschoods. that read Ms II form
ing part Of my public life. and these Incidents
aud many others are good reasons why should.
a. advised. publish my own autobiography, that
when am dead may "still live" in truth and
honor.
THE CoUNT NAILS THE LIES.
III. The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser during
the past week. after personal and low-life abuse
of me, has this sentence, viz: Years ago this
same Count Joannes tried to play Richard H.
in Philadelphia. The spectators were upruar-
ious and he had to retire." sc. That Is false
and malicious statement. ! never acted. nor
tried to play Richard H." in that city, and II
had, my triumph here at Nblos theatre. la
that difficult aud duplex charartcr-Dukc and
King would prove the falsehood in the above
". or all the atroclous lies recently published
81 me, are those copied IN TIE SuN ~ lSth ult.,
qufcr, written 10y some starving bohemian to
obtain his pittance, as truthless penny ~
liner" Permit me tn subj0n the false and mali
ViouS statements, VIZ:
George the Count Joannes, was keeping cigar shop
p Mocaxaie street London, IN ~ 49, have pgr.
raa WI. h h ~ 70 i am s
perform character the p'is o. dose, lsi7.
Kiag street s.. Ja,ness, London. when he kept the
Now. the man who wrote those words knew
that he was writing invented fnl4ehoods from
the beginning to the end-the Alpha aud Omega
iRf for convenience sake. never appeared rs
Tnchlrd nj. at the 81. James Theatre, London,
nor In any instance Of my life us an amateur.
THE CIGAR sHoP STORY.
l triumphed la every dramatic character l
noted In England Hamlet, Macbeth, Richard H.,
Shylock. kug Ledr, and Romeo aud at the com
pllnentary benefit Mt the Theatre loyal Drury
lane, as Hdnlet and Don Fcltr also acted
Romeo to the Juliet Of Miss Fanny kemble, and
acted Chirlcs Su'1qce. TO her Lady Tsa:le. At
the benefit for the Polish exiles. at the Theatre
.NH.I . I.fsI.r Ital
,Icr To Mr.. kemble's King ChdTcs H., in John
toward Payne'e brilliant comedy; and at the
aid the funds to save shakesneare's house. The
preceding is part of my biography.
v. The most Infamous parts Of the above
paragraph from the Cincinnati Enptber, is
where i states and as of personal knowledge.
J"an%es, was Keeping cigar shop , in Moorgare s
street London, and that he, the correspondents
more Stroeous lie asa never e created by satan IN
the brain Of his eldest son. Mendacity. never
was IN Moorsate street, London, in my life ex-
cerl; perchance; In crossing, or passing through
Il. never smoked "a cigar in my life, and yet
keep cigar shop The paradox kills the
THE COUNTS ROYAL FRIENDS.
In those very years had received the repeated
%, sme a'r ~ MN Ti nru,
,rown Prince; also, my titles OF honor M
oSSHt rarb, e insiiif Of my
America" and was writing other works, Sc,
and was ono Of the orislnators, with Lord
iiroughdm. Duke OF Grafton. Earl ot Devon. &c.
# the British and Foreign Institute In London
Of which Prince Albert husband TO Queen
speeches made at the formation Of the insti-
tute. and while these events IA my romantic III,
princes and priuccs~es, cardinals, archbishops
historians and poets for my associates aud
core -uondents. and maintaining my mental
ground, by speech and pen, with all of them,
thar l. the Count Joannes' al the same tlne' and
FOR three years. kept - a cigar shop
Tie meudacious writer even states that "he
rurcha-ed many cigars In the shop Sc. Not
humble, tut IN London, and in this city, many
edgar shops " are dens of immortality while
hundreds are the reverse aud respectable. The
Nhoi"u. writer intended to lower me from my
m.tntlin height. but he has entirely failed, hS
nr courtesy, and The opportunity he has thns
rsen me To- rise sim higher in my respect fol-
Ituhc opinion. lonrs truly and obliged,
GEORGE TnE Count JOANNrS.
OF the y. y. Supreme Court.
NEW YouK CITY, May g. 1866 Chambers street
rHI EARLY CAREER OF THE COUNT JoASSEs.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SH: This
extraordinary man, whose name 50 often appears
Ia your columns OF late, and whose biography
t' is LOUDLY JAILED for, was once Il resident Of
= ''lk, and he is frequently spoken of by our
ri,g ilay .lcrs In connection with the Avon
Theatre. a lhe-pian temple started and success
fully ram fora while 10y this distinguished man.
'cn re I"ne- and the new drop curtain for
many years Wd~ a Kind Of by-wuTd for anything
grand or remarkable. The Count--then plain
Gtuf-' ! ne Wa "a handsome. jupnty devil
nlN-' tuc s'r' Of fellow, remarkable for his easy
gnNrillre--. .il'uded physique, aud sense 81
lnncl 'l". NOT eN cllrd 10y that Of any Spanish
don or grand.c that ever exist cd He was dc,o-
ledly attached u his profession and VS. ready
then A. nov e. defend IT with pen or DAGGER
before lenf iug. lpweNof. hr heramc financially
embarrassed, and the writer OF THIS recently SAW
hinIsty / q. 4. with hiS signature attached.
III, Subsequent career has come To u- ony in
tketrhes and scraps tat are very Unsatisfactory.
l"nn"i au authcniIc sketch be published Ol this
eicai, gifted and good mauf
NphfuLk. MAY .. Il. 7. CAMP, VI. ID.
Mndpru Jewish Mnrriuue.
Flnt H. CmeiHAla Lg44rtr.
Or. Wise. editor of thp ISr1gItfP hns "a ~