The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-23
uJTKIEWICZ HAS A.RECORD.
,oxspIcUOUS As AN ADVENTURES FOR
NEARLY THIRTY TEARA

D,mcu,ty with y ouug WsmnsA About
49,. p,.appearance OF = Ring-A Mar
-,.~.n With tho Daughter OF Rochester
uo,ker-The Chiaese Concessions. and
an. Attempt, with "shoe-box" Milier's
.,d. TO swindie Frank r. O'Rriea.
Gam, Eugene Mtkiewlcz OF Washington has
Ian figuring rather conspicuously in the
- 81 late through a scandal that he was
SS,i,sd ND in at tho national capital. and
.n..,,gh his efforts to bunco Manager Frank
o n,nren OF tho birmingham Aoe- Herald out
-, cool 10000. 1t is four years siIce Count
W,r,svicz startled the financial world with
s,o,iss Of Chinese concessions for railroad and
..i,nbone systems all over tho Fl0wery King
som which meant millions OF dollars OF profit
tor investors The Counts effort to drag Man.
AGAR o'Bren into his net for $4,000 caps
.e,ser which extends back for nearly thirty
"a. and fully es ablshes Count MitkieWicz's
,i,n, TO lie known rs ono OF tho cloverest nd
s.n,urers tho country has ever seen.
Twas in 1863 that Count Eugene Mitkiewioz
er., became conspicuous In America Tho
nile he played WIS very dashinR ono At hrst.
And il was righ. hero in New York. too. He
uvsd nj the Fifth Avenue Hotel and spent
money like a lord. The Count was young then
and If. personal charms won tho hearts OF
count then. and said that his family were all
msmbers o, the Polish nobility. Miss Julia
1on,uno. a relative of the late Nathaniel H.
wnlts Jr, was ono OF the young women who
,oot special interest in the handsome Count.
nm. day, in 4 spirit OF fun, Mi,kiewicz slipped
ring from Miss Lomo!ino's finger and forgot
10 return II.
New months later he was requested to re-
turn the ring. lls did. but paste diamond
lad ,akeu The place OF the valuable stone. The
Coup, was promptly ar, es. ed and taken befose
1us,,ce Richard Kelly In the jefferson Market
Police Court. Then it came. out that tho orixi-
ma, diamond hat been sold by the Count to
nvoui SIS. S.!tkiewio: was. promptly sent
!ns l0mSs 0 'Esn Rssurand the
money that lie had got fur the stone. however
III Tne was hss
It s5J 'is 1 msi IN n.sn A,Esxiss nsSs =
Union In army IIe lin't enlist. though. but
aus 4sSps on 81 sS Sosn9 met
Miss taroEe Lester the lo.year-o old daughter
o. alpn Lester, u banker Of Rochester. Tho
Ganln,anre OIL tho steamship. He told her
yS ' Ell Mss seH eapsd
away M,kiowic! turned up In Amherst 10
ns SIMMER Tor 1919 s., 10 resume 1s. tb tas
lessor Of Greek at Amherst College. MitHie-
VII VA nsn sF OUT laifs
testers never liked the cunt, and they sent to
Eur re md his soTe sSa aoG II.
Wei: simply PLAN lradespeep.e, with no, pre-
,en;ions 10 NOBILITY: and that the =" cunt, was
Is'isrs that Mtkiswicz aud Miss Les
M e saa Of h. ms shs Count
In Amherst. whore Miss Lester was again
visiting. He snen. monsy freely. although is
from: The Testers still opposed the match.
but Miss Lester WAS Determined girl. and in
Wedding I'M took H place in Grace Church and vas
big affair. although all! of the hides
s,siyss;s stayed AMY. When the Couns
icy xsr s q Nor,ssmpten and hsi run s shsIt
niiundS; They were next hoard from In Italy.
eve.ywhrre; the Count and his vile separated
died Pa ts eco hsvins taken place In
The mean time After her dsHte the Lester
sI thu was
prnier person TO care Tor them
Aboutls3 he Count VAS In the coal BUSH
uriously Tor MOS. than year on his creditors.
Al ehort VIA, made TO send him to prison on
bit 81 rn?cp as. Pee
,1n Sep,. /, ISL: | CUNT MiskieTcz arrive in
ws iS9ous f2 ths TR to nsss ca me
Count !, said. no had obtained CONCESSIONS from
carr on aHencrns hankn!: business IN China,
and 10 establish am, operate railroad and tels-
eSs soTs . pes {" 1h' r.d b.sn SUB T.
Count said. Wharton Barker. q Thilaielphis
prime nal hackers. All that was necessary Tor
tie so.e'i g the vas tne sig
hing drcppr,,l OFT OF sight. Only this summer
., few in:ihe facts ahon, the, history
ta. 1 Wsen Gon ys,na lie sd
hfs did succeed in getting the Premier. Ii
Hung Chang. interested in his plans. Chang
ta s ms y"seI put the noasd q, Eensors OF
ana ei's'ray ,nne ched J.. In spite Of this
s .o Mitki:wIcz returned 10 America to an,
F"rioar years past Cunt Mitkiewicz ha:
bee been living in style in Washington. and he
s s {s,Spds to e very sGs'
F VI alas !; ~ Box;" Milo; q pitIsbarsh; Sot
.tC'.W'dh a, hsbnry Park, and nnfolded the
e. CO ion story End They said that
going /" put several millions. into tho stork
ccnnmrnny! 70 hcf rr:oL The signatures OF he
Shlnese Ministers at Pekln wore necessary
Hrsi. AM :llry wanted Mr.. o Brien to lot ihem
nave slOtOV % nny tno necessary EXPENSES OF
sending u commission ovor 10 Pekin to secure
Ten Tney promised that Mr. OBrien would
eiear Sih. UoG rs soon as the company was set
o. rs feet O'b.!on found the mon out lust in
Inc nick # tine and promptly got rid o. them.
Aiewweeks $50 the same " Shoe Box" u ,ller
nM,2shy His sister Miss stuart Mostly. had met
M.ner al Coun; Nitl:ewicz's rc,!d snce and the
n,f'.Msi econe sngassd; Mosby looked up
tsrsa yea. ..rm at Niverside, Pennsylvnnie.
10" G Iobbcry AMI had lived with s,.vera!
Glt 81 Washington wien he learned that
~ PROSPECTIVE, brother in.law got hold OF his
apd demanded an explanation. In the excite.
Inent ie fired n shot from n pistol. which he
ttsN; bur the halle, went Rstray. Count Nit.
S9Nc1 rgo!rs 70 be absolutely ignorant OF
f Mimsfs previous record and said he had met
nm irst in IL l'Il.iness way. through friends
"ao had recommended him highly.