The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-08-14
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Arrest of Man who Spent $1,000 a
Week for Wine,
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rews was received from Waukosha yes.
terday OF tho arrest of man at that place
who Is known as "The Countp The charge
against him n swindling bank In Stock.
holm, Sweden, out of an immense sum OF
money. II the Waukesha authorities have
tho right man vhey have captured one who
has painted more cities deep scarlet than
any man In America. and whose life has
been continual romance OF dissipation
for five years. He is small fellow, his
weight being perhaps 1875 pounds, and he
has pale, melancholy cast OF counte.
nance, which In his rare sober moments
would lead tho obsorve.' 10 believe that no
might DO u theological studont In disguise;
but his chief charm lies In his bona lds
nobility combined with the possession OF
what appears 10 be the purse Of Fortuna
tus. No one has ever discovered definitely
the history Of "The Count,D but 10 Is be.
lieved his family name Is Eciyhardt His
first notable appearance In this country
was In Kansas City, where his assocla-
tions and lavish expenditures attracted
Tho attention Of the police. Inquiries wero
made, and tho Swedish Consul at 50.
Louis sad he was all right as far as
Known "The CounW had habit of spend.
Ing Sl,OOl or more for wine In q single
week. lh, eccentricity was too gaudy
for oven the eTatic West, and more In.
quIrles were made, but they resulted In
nothing.
One day tho dlssipatod noblcman mean.
dered into ton'pm alloy, followed by
negro with two large hampers "The
Count a'kod tho proprietor how much
he would charge for rolling ton.plns
after a style peculiar 10 tho qucstloner.
The proprietor said no could rui! tcn.pns
any way from Graeco-Roman TO cushion
caroms Tor ono dollar por hour, cash In
advance, "rhe CounD handed tho pro.
prlotor llve-lollar bill aud told tho no.
gro 10 80 10 tLo end OF tho alley and sot
up the pins Tho latter did ns directed,
and was followed by tho man who owned
tho alley, The servants opened tho ham.
pors and took out ten bottles Of Veuvo
Cllcquot, worth four dollars and a half n
quart While the proprietor was trying to
prevent paralysis from overtaking him,
the negro gravcly set up the bottles and
climbed up ON n cross-hcam. The proprie.
tor did lIkowiso. "The Countn very
gravely selected small ball, and with a
nervous motion sent II up among the cross
beams. The negro and the proprietor ro-
llnqulshed their seats and went bohind
"Tho Count" who selected tho heaviest
ball ho could Hnd, and at tho first roll
'iado ton strike, In throe rolls ho do.
molIshod tho two casos and calmly Walked
out.
THIS was ngaln too much for tho police,
and tboy arrested him. Thoy could do
nothing, and be was roloaaod. Ono night,
shortly aftor his rclcase, tho polioo found
him In house of ill-famo and locked him
up. llo was maudlln and offered tho con.
tents OF a trick tobacco box 30 any ono
who could open 4. No ono tried, aud no
was pcrmlt1d 20 take the box along with
him 10 his coll, whore ho siopt all night
among hord OF follow drunka, In tho
morning he opened tho box after ho hal
paid his ano and displayed two diamonds
Of tho most remarkable brillIancy aud
size They could not have been worth less
than 5000, and woro Of perhaps twice
that value.
Ono day no disappeared mystcrIously
from Kansas City, and shortly afterward
II was learned that hc had swindlod Stock.
holm hank out OF about S3OO,0OO, and that
ho had not bc'n arrested, as his relatives
had promised 30 settle His relatives
failed 10 "squaro" his account, and no was
arrested about q year ago at ST. Paul. Ho
was t0koh bock and convicted, but again
escaped through the influence Of his fam.
ily. | ssaid he was also guilty OF mur.
dor, but Of this nothing positive IL known