The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-17
a NObieman-s Adventures.
AFTER SERVING A. A PORTER AGERMAN cor
FINDS HIMSELF IN IAIL-

FINDS HIMSELF n JAIL.
A veriiable German nobleman. Graf
Adolph Won der Danncnberg. lately a dash
Ing second lieutenant OF the Ninth Hmo-
verian Dragons, is in Jail in II. Louis.
locked up on a charge OF larceny preferred
by Father Meyer, president OF the 81.
Louis University. The Count came here.
says q II. Louis special. from Berlin last
December. bringing letters which gained
him Abundance TO the best German society.
and by the advice of his new friends he
dropped his title. and called himself
simply Mr.. Won Donkberg. He was very
hard up, and, contiding this fact to his
friends. he secured various odd employ
ments upon their recommendations. finally
securing. through DIR. Preetorius. editor OF
Carl Schurz's old paper, the WeStichc
Post. a situation as a sort OF secretary OF
the organization which was raising funds
for the benefit Of the sufferers by the floods
in Germany.
His powers were very limited, however,
and, when after repeated warnings be was
found 10 persist in opening the letters con-
tanning rcmiltanccS, his services were dis
Ipenscd with. After his departure a short
age in the funds were discovered. Mis-
fortunes now multiplied upon the young
noblcman, who. being kept without re-
sources Of any kind. was discharged from
one hotel after another where he had sue
ccedcd IN gaining "A brief credit by virtue
OF his good clothes and representations Of
the wealth Of his friends at home and his
immediate expectations. During this time
he was being fsfed 10y eX-MayOr Werstolz
and other wealthy and prominent citizens.
In March, while lac was pushed for no
nev. he informed DR.. A. G.. Bernays that
he had secured an engagement 10 join a
party Of surveyors. and only needed the
loan OF a theodOlite 10 complete his outfit.
With a letter from DR.. BernavS he succeed
ed in enlisting the sympathies Of Police
Commissioner Lutz, who aided him in pro-
curing from Father Meyer the instrument.
which he pawned for 81, after which he
departed for Chicago.
Here his patent OF nobility proved OF no
purpose whatever, and, after suffering con-
siderable hardship, the Count was glad To
accept the position OF porter in Herbert
Spencer Il Co.'S hardware store at asalary OF
s. per week. There he worked hard and
honestly until the day before Yesterday.
when a 1t. Louis detective arrested him on
a reduisition and landed him in the city
yesterday morning.
The Count, who Is a handsome young
fellow OF twenty-three, and whose claims
to nobility are not disputed here, states
that he was obliged TO leave Germany
partly because he had run heavily in debt,
but mostly because, in a duel, he had killed
a brother-Ofiicer named SemOns0n. son OF a
Berlin banker. a story got afloat at one
time that he was engaged to a beautiful
German girl Of this city, but he says that
it has no foundation, though he intimates
that he wishes il had. lie says that his
friends in Germany will send him money
as soon as they hear OF his dilemma.
In the mean time.itis believed that there
i more behind the story than is found on
the surface. as it does not seem possible that
such efforts should be made TO secure the
return from Illinois Of a MAJ whose only
crime was the obtaining OF 81 upon an IN
strument which was afterwards recovered.