The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-29

TUE BRIEF CAREER IN ST. LOUIS OF A HANDSOME
EX-OFFICER OF TIE GERMANA ARMY.

TUE BRIEF CAREER IN ST. LOUIS OF A HANDSOME
EX-OFFICER OF THE GERMAN ARMY.
About eight months ago there arrived in
st. Louis an individual who has hastily
succeeded in making Tor himself a most I'M
enviable reputation. The individual il
Adolph Won Danncnburg-a tall, slim,
handsome German blonde. iauntly habit
ed. free and easy in his manners. free
and easy with his money. with a strong
dash OF the fast man about him. and
altogether a clever translation into Teu-
tonic OF the indigenous American genus
dude. lie was about thirty years of age,
had been an officer in the German army,
and attached to the garrison at Metz. He
is also said TO have come from noble fam
lily, and his social relations were Of the
highest character. At any rate, be brought
letters of introduction and recommends
ton from some OF the IF. F.'s" OF Berlin
and other German cities to some OF the Ger
mau OF. F.'s" OF 1t. Louis, and was cor
daily welcomed and most Hospitality treat
ed. When Won Dannonberg first arrived
he appeared to have in his possession the
purse of Fortunatus. lie spent his money
lavishlv and freely, lived a high life, and
was accounted jolly good fellow. Pretty
soon his funds began to dwindle, and he
then resortcd TO borrowing from his new
friends, getting an ''y" here and "Vv
there, and it is said also run up consider
able board bill at Hooters Hotel. corner
of Fourth and Elm streets.
Leading this precarious existence several
weeks, the only legitimate work he Is
known to have done was some odd Jobs rs
an accountant, for he was an eypert ac
cnpufant aud hee;Ioc ,,,,,,
cational ability in other respects. About
six months ago he went to DR.. Lutz and
represented to that gentleman that he had
been employed TO survey certain lands, but
unfortunately did not possess a surveyors
compass; whereupon DR.. Lutz yolun-
t,ered TO accompany him to the st. Louis
University and procure the loan of such an
instrument. He did so, and with cOmpli-
mentary preface warmly recommended
Won Dannenberg TO the Rev. Mr.. Myer.
director OF the University. The. instru-
ment was obtained--a costly COMPASS
valued at $50. Several DAYS elapsed. and
the compass not having been returned.
suspicion was aroused that something was
wrong about the exquisite stranger. Search
was instituted, and the instrument was
found at sam. Van Raalte's pawn-shop.
No. IL south Fourth street, where Won
Dannenburg had hypothccated il for 81.
Meanwhile he mysteriously left the city
for parts unknown, and the case being
put in the hands OF the detectives
he was traced TO Chicago, where he
had obtained employment in hardware
house. When arrested he gave his name 10
the officers as Adolph Dankberg, and de- |
clared his entire innocence of the theft |
The arrest was made two weeks AGO. and |
the indictment was for grand larceny. The |
defendants plea was "nct guilty." The |
case came up for hearing In the Court of |
criminal Correction yesterday, and through |
Tue advice OF his attorney, Colonel N. c. |
Claiborne, and by consent Of Judge Moo
nan, he pleaded guilty OF petit larceny and
was sentenced to three months in Jail, hay-
ng Jailed to make his bond for $500.
Among Won Dannenberg's effects mum.
Der OF letters were found. written by his
iiends and relatives, undoubtedly estab-
ishing his claims 10 firstclass family con-
leelions. One letter In particular was
rom gentleman who had formerly been
us guardian, in which a number of his
seapades while with the garrison at Metz