Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-30
ROSS RAYMOND BEx WANTED.
Temperance of a Successful SwIndIer
on Two Continents.

Mr.. Ross Raymond, a journalist who
had somewhat pyrotechnic career in
this country several years ago, says the
New York Times, has bobbed up serenely
in Paris as the perpetratOr of what is de-
scribed as one of the ''mOst extraordinary
swindles ever practiced upon a hotel
keeper of that city. Mr.. Ebensperg, the
proprietor of the Hotel Splendide, at No.
40 Avenue de POpera, received a telegram
from Lyons early In March announcing
the arrival of Raymond Bey and family
there, and asking that apartments be re-
served for him. Another dispatch was re-
ceived later stating that his EXcellency
would come on alone to Paris, as a MEM
Der of his family was i'll. On Saturday,
March S, Raymond Bey appeared at the
hotel, with a very small supply of lug
gage. He announced that he
was charged with very
important political mission, and that eX-
tensive preparations must be made to
receive his guests, who were connected
with the European embassies. That same
evening gentleman wearing a fez dined
with Raymond Bey, and at the dinner,
which was prolonged until a late hour,
the menu was elaborate and the wines of
the choicest. He afterward informed Mr.
Ebensperg that his guest was the Secre-
tary of the eX-Khedive, Ismail Pasha,
who was to dine with him the next even
ing.
On Sunday Raymond Bey secured a
loan of 500 francs from the hotel-keeper
to pay the balance on a watch he intend
ed to present to the eX-Khedive, on the
plea that the banks were closed. He gave
the most minute directions for the dinner
at which the ex-Khedive was to be pres
ent, and then left the hotel. Everything
was IN readiness at the hour appointed,
at p. IN. Among the other preparations,
Oriental perfumes had been burned upOn
the staircase, in anticipation of the i'm
Derial visitor. The only guest who APP
peared, however, was DR.. Nachtel, the
we'll known American physician resident
in Paris, who had accepted an invitation
i'll Il professional capacity, Raymond Bey
having appointed him special physician
to his family. The failure of the host to
return convinced the hotel proprietor that
he had been the victim of a sWindler. and
the dinner was soon cleared off and the
police informed of the occurrence. The
only clue left by the alleged Bey was a
card of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, on which was: "Charles II. Ray
mond, New York, General Agont.v His
unpaid hotel bill was 900 francs-nOt in
Guiding the 800 francs he borrowed
A dispatch in the Paris NOrnin0 Ne1gs
of March u states that the impOster
passed himself off at Lyons as Ross Ray
mOnd, son of Henry j. Raymond, and a
correspondent of leading papers of this
country and England. On these repre-
sensations he obtained a loan from the
United States Consul at Marseilles and
ESQ from b. f. PeixOttO, the Consul at
Lyons.
Raymond was reporter of the Herald
in this city for several years, I'D after he
was discharged from that journal he OBJ
tanned money from a number of persons
on account of his supposed connection
with it. He was Il fair newspaper man,
and wrote sloppy novel called "NO
Laggards We" which had something of
IA sale. He was obliged TO leave this
country early in 1882, when his dishOnes-
ty was discovered, and since then he has
lived by his wits i'll Europe. He is no
connection of Henry j. Raymond, and
he came to this city from the West.