Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-05
MISS BILLINGS FRAUDU l. L n I
COUNT.
Znchaf0R and His American Bride
Finds Another Mrs. ZacharO6 Await
Ing Them ON Their Arrival I'm Europe.

Finds Another Mrs. ZacharO6 Await.
ing Them ON Their Arrival I'm Europe.
New York dispatch says: The last chapter
| In the remarkable career 81 Count Zachariah
Zacharof has to deal with the first few weeks
of his brief married life with Miss Jeanne
Frances Billings, to whom he was secretly
| married in this city on the 26th of August, and
who returns under the escort of an attorne,
on a steamship due at this port within
| iorty-eight hours, the count being detained
abroad.
Miss Billings for she has no legal right to the
title of countess) is the daughter of Mrs. j. H.
Billings, Of 272 Madison avenue. She is
beautiful young lady and heiress to a large for
tune in her own right. Her family has always
moved in the highest social circles in the city.
Irwin III. Brown married her sister and intro
duced Count Zacharof to the family several
years ago. He very soon showed decided par
TALLY for Miss Billings, and his regard was re-
ciprocated. Their friendship had gene so far
that they were engaged to be married before
the iady's relatives appreciated the progress
which the volatile foreigner had made in secur-
ing her affections, and the match was vigor-
ousy opposed, both on account of differences OF
religious faith and the doubt passed upon the
truth OF the stories which the count told about
himself, and of which the general public is now
we'll informed.
Miss Billings and the count yielded, and for
a time it looked as If the wedding was indefi-
nitely postponed. Early last August in q rail-
way accident at Summit, n. J., Mrs. l. Fl. Brown
was very seriously injured and lost one of her
children. Miss Billings nursed her sister and
Count Zacharoff was assiduous in his atten-
tions. He completely won over the young
lady, and she consented to n private wedding,
which took place at the Broadway Flats.
The discovery of the marriage led to the pub
lication of some Interesting facts in the career
of Count Kacharoff which he would undoubt-
eddy have preferred to have forgotten. Among
other things 1t was intlmated that the count
was too much married. The young lady's fam
lily employed detectives to watch the Count and
ferret out the truth regarding his past life
When the Count discovered this he employed
detectives also to watch the other detectives.
SO much suspicion was raised against him that
IN hnr 81,
went to live at hotel. He soon found
means to win back the waving confidenceof
her to Europe once 70 is lay said 9ia hs
took advice of we'll known criminal
lawyer as to what country in Europe would
finally decided on the Netherland, as an invit-
ing place tor himself and his American wife to
| spend their honeymoon. Having got his wife
they gave the detectives the slip, and sailed for
| Europe on December II last in the steamship
Leerdanl.
Two days elapsed before they were missed by
| Miss Billings family. The stir great, and
tnG auNee Oh James armstrong, attorney, was
| called. Mr.. Armstrong promptly retained the
detective whom the Count had paid off and
discharged. and learned the destination of the
fugitive pair. He also retained Messrs. Crow
and jerks, and the Junior partner sailed at
once on the Servia, which was sure to make the
| trip in a little more than half the time taken
| by the Leerdam. His mission was at any ex-
pense, to find the real Mrs. Zacharoff, If there
was such woman, and confront the Count with
| her on his arrival at Rotterdam.
| The Servia made n fast trip, as usual, and
| Mr. jerks was set down in London in about
eight days with three or four to spare before
| the Leerdam WAS due at Rotterdam. He drew
| for Il 900, inserted an advertisement for the
missing woman in the papers all over Great
| Britain and the continent. He found her in
! Bristol. She willingly accompanied him across
| the channel, and the greeting which Count Ia
charoff received on mis- landing was very much
warmer than he had any expectation OF. Mrs.
ZacharOff very angry, and she became
/ quite violent at the sight of her husband
Miss Billings pride came to her rescue. She
| renounced the count upon the spot and gladly
consented to return to New York with Mr..
jerks.
| Under the circumstances, Count Zacharoff's
| return to America seems improbable. Miss
Billings will be warmly welcomed by her fam
lily and friends, who will do all they can to
make her forget this short but unhappy episode
III her life.
The career of Count Zacharof in this country
was rather meteOric. He maintained high
social position by means of letters from promi-
nent society people, which purported to be gen.
he declared were written 10 him by European
dignitaries. He claimed to be a nephew OF
Prince Gortschakof and a devoted follower of
Gen. SkObelef and told remarkable story OF
his Punishment by the car.
At one time. he created considerable commo-
ton among the set in which he moved by
threatening to go abroad and fight a duel with
Prlssian prince, who HAD dared to insult his
mother, who he explained, was lady of high
social position in Europe He started for the
next steamer, but before sailing received a cable
gram telling him that the offending prince had
apOlOgZed.
The count gained precarious livelihood here,
however. He Grifted into all sorts of occupa-
tions, tried newspaper work and then went into
tourists agency. Afterward he secured an
engagement with palace car company for
whom ne secured the patronage of Adelina
Patti during the divas' last tour through this
country. While acting in this capacity he gave
elegant dinners to her in the Windsor hotel
here at the expense of the company. His con-
nection with this company was abruptly ter
minated, however, after II few months.
Queer Mistakes of Embarrassed Bride
SrOOms.
From the Chambersburg Valley Spirit
Most people the moment they enter a parson-
age to get married become so embarrassed they
really hardly conscious of what they are
doing. One fellow / heard of was dreadfully
afflicted in this way and without realizing his
act pulled cigar from his pocket and twiried
it around in his hands. When that portion of
the ceremony was reached in which the lady
and gentleman join hands he happened to have
the cigar in his right hand. What to do with
that cigar he evidently didn't know. The cler-
gyman paused for a moment and then repeated
the instruction that they join hands By this
time the poor fellows embarrassment had in
creased SO that ii was painful to behold. He
gave one agOniZed look at the minister and
then stuck the cigar in his mouth Before the
ceremony could be concluded the minister had
10 take the cigar from between his lips. Another
prospective groom was in the same dire condi-
ton OF mind. He was making great effort to
regain his cOmpOsurc by whirling around on
his outstretched finger a silk hat when the min
lister announced his readiness to begin the SER
vice. The fellow quickly jumped up. For q
second he did not know what to DO with his
hat, but only for u second, for he solved the
problem by sticking the castor between his
knees. The clergyman told me he could hardly
refrain from laughter as he married that man
standing in the ridiculous position he was forced
| to take.
Bulgaria a Military Camp.
THE WHOLE POPULATION UNDER ARMS-THE
| CARS REPLY TO THE DELEGATES.
! dispatch from Sofia says: Bulgaria is one
| military camp. All the male population be-
| tween the ages of 10 and 45 are under arms,
| and thousands of volunteers are being enrolled
daily. They appear to be earnest and deter
| mined"
| The car is said to have replied to the Bulga-
| rian delegation, which approached him at