Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-24
BosroN's BOGUS COUNT.
The Society of the Hub is Badly Take
in by q Tramp.

The society OF the huD Is bauiy Aakeh
in by Tramp.
BosroN, February 22d-Another of es-
thetic BostoI's idols is shattered. For sew
eral months has Count Roman Ivanovitch
de Lippmann Zulof fluttered and grown fat
in the sunshine of Boston's sweetest So
ciety. yet all the while insinuatingly COM
polling the male members thereof to put
forth cold, hard American dollars.
1t is quite certain that the Count came to
America bent on two things: TO marry an
American heiress and make others pay his
expenses before he captured her.
The American heiress is still free, al
though there are several feminine hearts
which quickened when at first the fascinat-
ing little Count fitted into the social world
in Beantown.
The Count is only % years old, and his
weight is only about 100 pounds. What
with his stature, dark eyes, hair, complex
ion and the general look of a foreigner,
Zulof is u striking figure anywhere. His
face is clearly cut and bears the evidences
OF fine breeding. He has published book
and was writing another. About the time
George KEENAN, came to town to lecture
Zulof, alias Lippmann, began to talk more
than ever about Russia. Like KEENAN,, he
had been in Siberia. He spent six years
&c
prisoner Or as a criminal cannot now be
found out. Everything referred to regard
ing the Siberian horror by Kennan was
'sseen" and gone one better by the plaus-
ible little Russian. He always had a lit
tie story in advance of any said or printed
about the Cars kingdom. He said Ken
nan had not told half the horribly story,
and the women vowed he was perfect
little wonder. He would talk love to the
women and nihilism to the men. He be-
came acquainted with Boston's greatest
literary genius, William Dean Howells,
and was by the latter introduced to society.
The Count gave nice little teas to the
society ladies in gorgeously furnished
apartments, and drew the CHEEKY beverage
himself out of beautiful Russian samoyar,
which was enyied by all his fair guests.
The Count would ask favoTs of male
| friends in the way of indorsing notes and q
loan of money until his remittances from
Russia came. He once borrowed dia-
mond ring worth $3.50 from lady acquaint-
ance. Zulof became acquainted with q
Mr.. Dole, who formerly lived in Russia
That was his ruin. Dole was suspicious OF
| the Count and laid all sorts of traps, but
! the willy little Russian was too sharp and
could not be caught. Mr. Dole carried his
inouisition even further. He wrote to
| friends on the other side inquiring as to
Zulofs identity. What was his satisfac-
ton and amazement when the return post
brought the intelligence that Zulof was moi
Zulof at all, but was simply Lippmanr
and under that name had served q years
sentence in Dublin for obtaining money
under false pretenses.
Zulof unabashed explained that the fac
of the sentence was true, but further ex
planned that he got into little difficulty
about money matters on account of {
| friend.
Zulofs relations with Howells and thu
set carried him through until Monday
night, when a young man named Austin
with lawyer, paid visit to the Counts
apartments. The Count had got Austin tt
cash note, and Austin looked around anC
found lots Of other paper of the Counts il
various parts of the city. When AustiI
| told the young pseudo nobleman of tn,
| discoveries the latter was compelled to &C
knowledge that he had not a cent and NJ
prospects of getting any.
The remittance from Russia is all amyth
| While the confab was taking place Austir
noticed fine ring on the Counts finger
and in iiffy the Count was made to takei
| off, and it will be returned to the young
lady who owns it. Zulof intended to paw
it and get out of Boston.