San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-07-28
COUNT Won BLUCHER'S
BRIDE TAKEN AWAY BY AN,
IRATE BROTHER.IN-LAw
His Marriage and Enforced
Separation.

Separation.
The Liz Ut has announced the mar.
rage OF Count Ferdinand Fran Geb-
hardt Leberect Won Butcher to Miss
Alma Loeb of Brooklyn, but the ro-
nance of the marriage and it's unfor-
tunste sequel has lot yet been told.
The interest in that story and the
fact that the Count was for some time
a prominent feature in San Antonio.
makes this subject worthy of more
than q passing notice and therefore
further details are given.
The count Is about twenty three
years old, and served in the German
army as lieutenant in the second re-
giment of Prussian Uhlans. He was
severely injured bya fall from q horse
and from this cause retired from SER
vice. Then he came to America and
drifted to San Antonio. At first his
claim to the title was suspected, for
San Antonio's experience with counts
was limited and unsatisfactory. It
had once another count with a long
name, viz Count Emil Carl
etc., Guenther Won Schwarzenberg
whose amorous escapsdes were more
numerous than honorable and who
wound up in the fiasco of marrying O.
local school teacher. There seems
however to have been no doubt that
the Count Won Blucher-as he was
called for short-was q real live
count and a veritable descendant
of the great Butcher, whose timely
appearance at Waterloo gave Well
lington the victory, and made Ne.
poleon an exile. He had an income
of $125 per month, which was paid to
him through Messrs, Hugo g.
Schneider.
After prolonged stay in the city.
distinguished mainly by his eccentric
escapades, the count went to Chicago,
and there EN- barked in the real estate ,
business with a compatriot named
Won Bulow, but the enterprise wsssa-
failure.
A short time since the count took 81
vacat ion to Elkarts lake and there
among others he was introduced to
Miss Alma Loeb, the daughter of Mr..
Philip Loeb. of the firm of s. Lieo-
mans Sons, who resides at sol Lafitte-
twenty years old and has the repuIs-
ton OF being an attractive belle. She
was visiting the lakes with her sister,
Mrs. Moritz Fichlen berg, of Milwsu-
kee, and both ladies were favorablys
impressed by the appearance and con-
duct Of the count.
Cupid seems to have got in his
work pretty rapidly and both the,
count and the lady were both iniatu'
ated.
Soon the count was an open sutton
for Miss Loeb's hand and he was
tacidly accepted, but it was under
stood that the marriage should not
take place till the fall.
Shortly after this the count had an,
urgent call 20 Chicago and the lady
had to 60 to Milwaukee To make,
SchlitZ hotel and soon after her arrival
there the count and friend, Baron
Won Alien, appeared on the scene.
On the Sunday following Miss Loeb
and the count attended service at the
Summerfeld M. E. church aud at the
close of the service the pastor, the Rev.
M. NJ. Parkawis, at their request uni.
ted them i'm marriage. The marriage
was a clandestine one and the
girls family had no knowledge
of it until telegram KIT
morning apprised them of the
event.
On the night of the marriage there.
was q quiet wedding supper at which
several of the counts were present,
and at late hour the happy pair re-
tired to their bridal chamber.
The telegram announcing the mar
riage did not at first create much eX--
element, for the relatives regarded
the incident as satisfactory, though
premature the title and prospect of the
count being good, but when it was
learned that the counts father would
not recognize the bride and would cut,
off his sons allowance, it put quite,
another phase upon the question.
The day after the wedding the
brother -in-law-Fichlen burg, put in
an appearance at the hotel and had a
very animated conversation with the ,
bride and groom. What he said is
not known, but as result the new
made countess put on her travelling
attire and left with her brother-iu-
law. The count was as mad as when
Johnnie ruffied his dignity at the @.
Mission Garden, talked of avengiDg'
his honor, and then of appealing to O.
the law for an habeas corpus 10 re-
cover his bride, but the brother was
Obdurate and took his bride away.
The last phrase of this romantic
incident shows that the bride and
her friends are travelling and the
Count is using all possible means of
pacifying his father for the outrage
on the family dignity in marrying
plebian and getting the good will Of