The semi-weekly miner., 1882-03-04
DEATH OF A PAUPHR NOnI:n-
MAN.
For the Sake OF liberalism He For
feits Court Favor.
New YORK World.

SOuul I1uZ Aul0sU nc Ia Forest died
yesterday morning on the second floor
OF the tcnsMent-hOuse, 16 Eldridye ST.
On Sunday afternoon he fel: in Grand
street and hurt his head. Deputy Coro-
ner Raefie certified yesterday that the
cause Of death was cOncuseiOn Of the
brain. The dead man had occupied the
room since the early part Of last May.
He had previously lived ut $50 Allen st.
clan. He was not regular practitioner,
however, but held n diploma from a
French school under which he was au-
thOrized to treat certain diseases in a
manner specified.
The dead man was an Austrian. He
WAS born ut Siebenbergen i'm 1799, &C
cOr,ling to documents found in his
trunks. The family was Of French ex-
traction. He inherited good estate and
held several positions in the household
of Emperor Franz Josef /. In 1913 he
esiNused the cause of the Hungarians,
contributed much money to their aid,
and consequently lost the favor Of the
Government. II was said that he was
exilet(, hut among his papers was y pass
port, issued at Vienna, December /, 1883.
He sailed from Havre in the ship
Robert (Enicr, Captain Arnold, on June
y, 1861. and arrived in this city. in the
latter part Ot the following month.
Among the effects is IL letter signed by
;bOu; thirty lussenger~ thanking him
for hi, medical services during the vOy-
age. Very SOON after his arrival W. r'-
ccive.l !, letter from his brother, Count
Joseph dc Ia Forest, saying that his
br,t!ler's estate ut Siebenbcrgen had
been sold for -. .:kW 1lOrins, but the mon
ey had not yet lxrn Paid. Coal mines
i'm Coerz, also owned by him; had been
sold for 1890 tiorins. "You will have
to wait until June for your money!" the
brother wrs,te. The next letter from
Count Joseph was dated Presburg, No
veImler Is. lSGO. He sail: ''Tle Wal
lachian who bought the estate has not
paid, hut under the new Constitution he
cannot hold it. You know that such
a good friend as he has been to us could
not I've denied, although am not in the
habit Of lending money. I am gOing on
Il visit ~ i'esth for few days with my
friend, Count Hunvardi."
Another paper IL receipt for . letter
sent by him to the Emperor of Austria.
a cure for sunstrDke and
allutling to many cases Of prostitution
occurring. among the Austrian army.
The receipt is dated september ~. 1854.
Another letter was dated Harrisburg,
May i. 1913, and was from Nicholas,
BishOp Won Siei,enl,crg. who said 1t was
not necessary for him to go in person to
Confer about The p',ilanthropic project OF
which he Lad written. The letter was
addressed to His l;xcellency, Thiari,
CO,nh; .ie i, Forest
Count de- Ia Forest, after his arrival! ~
Anne. i,:,. lived i'll New York u few
wears and then went to San Francisco
! H. f:,re.l badly, and when he set up ~
a physician, !,c had trouble with the
authorities because he had no regular
Then it is said he conceived
the i.ie:, of marrying an hsiress. III
1867 he drew up fNr:i Oi marriage con-
tract by which i,e transferred 10 his wife
Ill his personal property in Austria ana
in France. The intended bride was 0e.
serted as Miss Won ---, uaughtef o'
--. q. Scw York. That scheme
:ailr<l, and two months ago. il Is said, hc
VIZ. "riaxe t. his w:,sl'crwo:han.
ie was .le,cntirnt Hr$u''!N':: mainly on
g., snail :.c c,uaintai.e-. For several years
he VA. SEM money regularly s'y his
brother throu.I, August l;c'n:"nt':
lut there Was Il ti''aErr!
and the rp,nittaH:cS ceased. 10 Mr.:
.;hk. his ,an,::o:k. tic frequently ,a'd
|, hat nj, br,tncr WAS his deadly cne:'.;
and ,..,, possession OF his estate an"
n;v.:, him several n,illit:n dollars.