Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-01-16

| manded. / examined his card" con
tinued General Dimond, "and seeing
that he called himself 'ex-Adj1tant' tc
the Vicerov OF Egypt, l concluded
that he was soldier. | asked him,
therefore, if he was military man
and whether he had seen much SER
vice. He said, much to my surprise
that his was not a military office, that
it was purely a civil one. My under
standing has always been that the
post of Adjutant is military one
but I did not say anything to the gen
tleman, but simply referred him te
Captain Williams at the Pacific Mail
Dock, who attends to those matters
His fuency," continued General Di
mond, surprised me. He appeared
to have a wonderful flow of converse
ton; too much SO, l thought, for q
man OF his position"
Captain Williams gave similar &C
count of the distinguished Egyptian
and showed the reporter his card
which bore the legend: GA. A. dc
Mark, ex-Adjutant to the Eiceroy O
| Egypt" The name was surmounted by
q coronet.
A FELLOW-PASSENGER.
Shortly afterward a reporter me
one of De Marks fellow-passengers il
the Colima, lady, who had accom-
panied the pseudo Egyptian diploma
fist all the way from New York.
She said II first met Mr.. and Mrs
de Mark on the City of Peru, bount
for Panama. They at first kept very
much to themselves, De Mark in par
ticular. After awhile, however, Mrs
de Mark made several acquaintance
on ship-board, l being among the
number. She told me she was from
Maine and had been married foul
years. She rarely, if ever, spoke of hel
husband, who on the voyage up spoke
to no one but few foreigners who
happened to be on board. Whenever
there was game OF cards or OF chance
of any description ON board Mr.. de
Mark took hand, however, and the
majority Of the passengers put him
down for sport. Neither he nor his
wife gave any clew to their identity,
and certainly laid no claim to diplo-
matte distinction. He was always
we'll dressed, and his wife was quite
a nice woman, without pretension Of
any description"
The reporter was subsequently, adj
mitted to the handsomely furnished
parlors which DeMark occupied and
found the prominent Egyptian diplo-
matist muffled up in fannels and
comforters, evidently suffering from
severe cold. He was being attended
by DR.. Callandreau. a respected
French physician, who stated to the
reporter that his patient was too i'll
to speak. He was not to be inter.
viewed for q week at least.
A FINE BILLIARD-PLAYER.
In the meantime, however, the
astonishing fact was discovered that
Mr.. de Mark, despite his illness,
used to go down to the Palace Hotel
every night to play billiards, and
that he was reckoned there as one OF
the finest players on the coast.
Moreover, he kept private cue
there. One night reporter who was
watching the brilliant play Of the
Egyptian diplomatist, turned to a
well-known sporting man recently
from the East to ask if he knew any
thing of him.
eyes," he said, 81 do. know
him we'll. He was at Saratoga last
summer when was there. He was
such a swell that we used to call him
the Count He is a clever individ-
ual, can speak any number OF Ian.
guages, and is just as sharp as they
make them"
Shortly after this, the reporter sue
ceeded in having an interview with
De Mark, who still maintained that
he was too i'll to speak. He was
given an opportunity to correct what
had been said of his connection with
the Egyptian Embassy, but did no
do so. 1t was learned that he hac
given directions to be always Spoken
Of as De Mark Effendi.
His career in San Francisco, how
ever, was brought to close by the
Mulatto shooting episode on Saturday
last. Mrs. de Mark, the lady BY
whom he was accompanied, he KEEP
in the background, denying to DR.
Callundreau and several other people
that he was married, or that any sucl
person as Mrs. de Mark existed. Sh,
being in good health, however, wei
around a great deal, and, anon,
ather places, to a house on Elli
street. The mulatto saw her Their,
and followed her home, but ON reach
ing the door of room 20 he was afraiC
to knock. Mrs. de Mark. however
informed her husband, and he jumped
out of bed and chased the mulattt
down stairs, firing, it is said, a sho
at him as he reached the last flight
The bullet entered the passage wall
making a mark there which can b,
seen now.
Obtaining again too much notoriet,
Mr.. de Mark concluded to take his de
parture from this city, and .withou
giving any of his friends or his land
lady notice OF his intention to depart
he vacated his apartments yesterda
morning and took the afternoon trail
for Los Angeles. He had only on
letter of introduction in this city,
being to E. Marriott, the well-knowl
artist. 1t was obtained from an init
mate friend of Mr.. Narjot's at Mazat
Ian, Oh November oath last, an
recommended De Mark in such higl
terms that Mr.. Marriott introduced hin
to several of his friends in this city.
He maintained a most respectful
demeanor, however, and never CAV
any one the least ground to suspec
that he was anything other than b
described himself to be.
His latest act, it may be stated, be
fore leaving for the South was to hav
a number OF cards printed, on whicl
he called himself ode Mark Effendi,
Washington.
A Reprieve for the COndem n ed
| Wrataho6 mon and xunvna, Joprr No.,