The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-02-19
A ROMANCE FROM LIFE.
The Adventures Of a Young Russian Fo
mer1y a Resident of Detroit.

The Adventures of Young Russian For
mer1y a Resident of Detroit.
From the Detroit Free Press.l
About i've years since a young man |
who gave his name as Emil Berohoff /
arrived in this city and engaged in bust !
ness with Mr.. Hatfield, who claimed |
the title of a German count. BerghOff |
was well educated, and through his
pleasant. and agreeable manners soon |
acquired a very large circle of friends, |
among which ranked the best families
in this city. He subsequently dissolved
his partnership with HATFIELD and was
appointed to position in the House of
Correction. After relinquishing that he
went to Colorado on an editorial excur-
sion together with a number of gentle
men from this city. He left the party
at Georgetown, since which time he has
not been seen or heard of by his friends
in Detroit.
Last month August Marxhausen, editor
of the Detroit A6end Post, received a
letter from G. J. johnson, of Big Bar,
California, inquiring for Berghoff. Mr..
Marxhausen in reply stated that he had
not heard of him since he left Detroit,
and consequently could not give the de-
sired information.
Mr.. Marxhausen on Tuesday received
second communication from Mr.. John
son, giving the following interesting his
tory of the missing man.
Emil Berghoff was born of wealthy
Polish parents. His father played an
active part in. the Polish rebellion, for
which he was banished to Siberia for
life He remained there one year, when
he was liberated through the influence
of friends at the Russian Court. Berg
hoff's father soon died and he was placed
under the care of an aunt. While with
her his uncle also died and left him
/ large fortune. He afterwards graduated
with high honOrs. Returning home he
founded a newspaper antagOnistic to the
/ Government. His Office was cOnfscated
and he was threatened with arrest.
| While evading the police he had some
! difficulty with young nObleman and
| challenged him. The duel resulted in
the latter's being MORALLY wounded. A
warrant for Berghoff's arrest was issued
and he fled to England, and thence to
! America. His mother furnished him
with funds, aud he opened a brokers'
Office in Chicago. There he lost all, and
came to Detroit and engaged in business,
as above stated.
Upon his arrival in Georgetown,
Colo, he started out, in company with
prominent Germans from St. Louis and
elsewhere, on a hunting excursion
through the Rocky Mountains. The
party lost him in EgeTia Park. Berghoff
was subsequently found by another
party after he had been thirty hours
without food, and was taken to his
(Johnson's) camp on Bear River, about
twelve miles from the scene of the In
dian fight between ThOrnbugh's detach-
/ nd : ,e rIr,ff n
with him (JohnsOn) for five months.
The writer subsequently left for Raw
Inns and was accompanied by Berghoff.
The latter was in very destitute ciIcum-
stances and resolved to write to his
friends for aid, which he, however,
failed to do. He (Johnson) went secu-
rity for his board and frequently adj
vanced money to him. On the morning
of their third days stay in Rawhns
BerghOff suddenly disappeared, but left
a letter to John saying that he had de-
ceiVed him by giving wrong name and
that he had purchased a quantity OF
strychnine with the money which had
been advanced to him for the purpose
of committing suicide, giving as rea-
sons therefor that his moral courage had
failed him, and he did not desire to live
another day. He left request that his
| DOQy De allowed 10 decay uHuISLuTD6ui
and that it be placed at the mercy OF
the hawks for feast.
The young man carried his threat
into execution. He was found the same
day about ten miles from Rawlins suf-
fering terribly from the effects of the
poison, and physician was summoned
who succeeded with great difficulty ir
saving his life. He (JOhnson) cared
for him, and after his recovery a pass
was procured for him TO Laramie, where
he remained some time. On March IA
1876, he received a letter from Russis
informing him of his mothers death
and that she had left him half her for
tune. He was making arrangements tC
assume charge of the estate, when sud
! ! .denly he was dumbfounded by receiving
intelligence from friends that the Rus
sian Government had cOnfiscated the
property and also that which he wa:
about to inherit from his uncle. He was
taken sick with brain fever, and after {
long struggle recovered, but again sud
denly disappeared. Letters were sen
in all directions inquiring after him, bu
, nothing could be ascertained as to hi
, whereabouts.
> 1t is generally believed that over
whelmed with despair he put an end t.
his life.