The Portland daily press., 1882-07-22
A venerable Pioneer in Alfred jain.

Union and Journal.l
Capt. J. Zouaski, who is now confined in
York County jail at Alfred on charge OF
breaking and entering the store of P. Ell. Rick
er of Wells, and stealing pair of boots there
from a short time since, Is now over 81 years OF
age, and has a remarkable history. He was
born at Warsaw, Poland July 4, 1871, and is
the son of a Polish count. He entered the mili-
tary school in Paris at the early age of Is, and
remained there years. He then Joined the
army of Napoleon and continued with that
wonderful commander until his Punishment to
st. Helena. he took part in the famous march
from Paris to Moscow in 1912, was in the disas-
trous battle of Leipsic in 1S13,sat the capitula-
ton Of Paris in 1914, accompanied Napoleon to
the Isle of Elba, as a member of his body guard
and took part in the memorable battle of Wat
erloo in 1915, He afterwards returned TO Po-
and and fought in the Polish Revolution Of
1881 in favor of Polish INDEPENDENCE. When
the Poles were overcome by the Russians his
property was all coniscated, and he was oblig-
ed to fee to avoid being banished to Siberia,
where his father and many of his relatives had
already been sent.
In subsequent years he served under Lewis
Kossuth, in the Hungarian Revolution, and in
1849, with Kossuth and others was banished to
Asiatic Turkey, where he remained until Sep
TENDER /, 1851 when he embarked with Kos
suth and his party on the war steamer Missls-
sippi, which had been dispatched by the Unit
ed States Government to bring them to Ameri-
ca, and arrived in New York on the 9TH day OF
December following.
He served as drill master at West Point I'M
til the breaking out of the rebellion. In 1861 he
enlisted and served as captain in the 101st
Penn. regiment, and engaged in many OF the
memorable battles of that civil and bloody con-
f1ict under General Franz Seigel for four years
At the close Of the war he had eight hundred
dollars. After tr aveling about for some time
to see the country he went to San Francisco
and was appointed upon the police force,
where he served for six years and nine months:
While upon the police force at the age OF
eighty in attempting to arrest two Baltimore
roughs whom he detected in the act of burglar
izing a largo iewelry store in that city, the
burglars resisting him, he instantly shot them
both dead upon the spot, aud found large
amount OF stolen property in their possession.
For this act of bravery he received tire almost
unbounded praise of his superiors in office in
thus Kidding the city of two of its most lawless
desperadoes, forwhose capture, dead or alive,
large reward had been offered.
Since leaving San Francisco he has spent his
summers travelling about the country mostly
on foot stopping during the winter at the sol
diers' Home in Washington. When arrested,
he was on his way to Montreal. where he has
friends @hom he expected would assist him in
getting to Paris where his two sons are now re-
siding, He stoutly denies the crime with
which he is charged and from the fair and open
account he gives of the manner by which he
came in possession of the property. alleged to
have been stolen, it seems fair to presume that
he is innocent of the charge preferred against
him. His trial will be had at the September
term of Court holden at Alfred, and his de-
fense will be conducted by James A. Edgerly,
tously rendered as an act of respect and veneer
alton for this aged veteran.