The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
A TITLED BARKEEPER.

| FROM the st. Louis Globe-DemOcrat
Charles Metz, up to two weeks ago,
was bartender at beer garden of
Henry Dorr, at Albany, New York.
lie was a good looking man, tall and
slender, a German blonde, dressed well
and always talked on current events
with all who would drop in. He pos
s-ssed a knowledge of Greek and
Latin, and spoke fluently the German,
Spanish, French and English Ian
guages. Members OF the legislature
were wont to spend an hour or two
with him, and among educated people
he was used as an umpire to decide
disputed questions. He was an
adept fencer. His skill in
fencing was disclosed accidentally
when a friend lunged at him with a
cane, and he, coming outside the bar,
took another cane and in few passes
struck his friend two or three times
in the ribs, and then by a dexterous
twist wrested the weapon from him.
throwing it twenty feet away. No
| one kne his history. He went on
drawing beer, seldom drinking and
never telling the story of his life. On
May 20, brother of Metz came into
the saloon and a warm greeting took
place between them. The brother re-
NAMED here several days when both
went to New York, where they now
are, at what address is not known, but
before he left, Metz confided to Henry
Dorr his history, which is one of the
most curious rOmanceS outside of fic-
ton.
He is the eldest son of Baron Ster-
dendoH OF SaXOny, who is said to be
one OF the most powerful leaders of
the opposition to Bismarck in that
state, and was sent to Hell
delbeSg university in 1877.
when he was Is years old, to
complete his education. While there.
although very dilligent student at
his books, he was also very studious
scholar at the most necessary art in
Heidelburg-that of fencing. He
was also somewhat of a roysterer, and
frequently complaints were made to
his father by the Heidelberg authori-
ties of his dangerous pranks. The ia
ther, however, was very lenient and
| readily condOned the offense of his
son, inasmuch as he had himself been
| a lad of the same sort when he was at
| the same Institution. One night
when young Metz and his FELLOWSHIP
| dents were more hilarious than usual,
| they serenaded the daughter of a
wealthy burgher named Schoppfin
to whom Metz had been paving
attention, and while doing SO
a patrol commanded by Lieut..
WertZen ordered them to dispense.
Metz proposed ooolly to the lieutenant
that the two settle the matter be-
tween them with swords on the spot.
The challenge was accepted, and in
two passes Metz thrust his sword
through the lieutenant's breast
Metz's friends Immediately hurried
him away, and after several weeks OF
hiding he was enabled to cross the
Vosges mountains and make his way
by rail TO Marseilles, whence he sailed
: for America. He arrived in New
York, attempted school tea hing
found it payed him little more thar
his board, came to Albany, and fol
nearly six months was a bartender
for Henry Dorr. In the meantime he
had heard nothing from home, mo-
!. having written for fear that his father
would be implicated in his crime BY
the Bismarck regime, and it was ONLY
at the close of the last month that b.
heard a word from home.
On the 29th the younger brother O
Metz found him, after two years
search, and gave him the information
, that his father. had died two years be
fore and left his title to the eide
:. brother (the bar tender with abou
= 10000 marks, or about $4,000, a hun
dred acres of land and the ancestra
mansion. The two brothers left
week ago for New York, having il
the meantime had communicated
1 with the Bismarck government, an
' found that the crime of the youn
5 nobleman in killing the lieutenant i
: duel, will probably be condonet
q They expect to sail at once for hom'