Evening journal., 1891-01-23
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
The Remarkable Story ofCount-
ess Virginie Szirmay.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Wronged, Schooled In DIssoIute Ways |
Out of Revenge, and Now Known as
Hungry jimmy" in a New York Dive.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Two years ago last
june Virginie the only daughter Of Count |
George Szirmay, Of Hungary, disappeared |
from her fathers palace at Buda Pesth
She was 10 years old and beautiful girl, |
a blonde, with long wavy hair and blue !
eyes. A few days later the counts mis- |
tress quit his palatial roof because he
would not marry her, and the count then
became convinced that 1t was she who had
abducted his child for revenge. She was
fascinating Hungarian woman, about rs
years old. He got an extended leave OF
absence and started out TO find his daugh
ter After a search Of two years, during
which time he has travelled in almost every
country throughout the world, he located
her In this city.
But during those two years she had be-
come irreparably lost to him and he was
compelled to return to his palace across
the sea heartbroken man. He could not
even trust himself to see bis young daugh-
ter, but left letter, blurred with tears,
begging her to lead better life.
Looking for His Child.
More than a month ago DIR. Won Palit5-
chek, the Austro- Hungarian consul gem
eral, sent for Deputy United States Mar
shal Bernard and asked him TO make an
inquiry in this city for some tidings Of the
young countess. The marshal searched
the books at the barge Office aud learned
that she had arrived on the steamship
Aurania in July, 1883
She was registered as Jennie Szirmay
aud came over in the steerage. She had
for travelling companions an English girl
and a German named Wunsch, who after
ward became disappointed 10 love In New
Jersey and shot himself No trace Of her
fathers mistress could be got, however
and il she came over on the same ship she
sailed under another name.
She Went to the had.
On July % Jennie was engaged by Mrs
Lowensohn, OF s5l Seventh avenue, as a
servant While in her employ she went to
| Coney island, and IN that way began her
downward career. She went to the bad
| fast, aud before the summer was ont had
70 be sent to the Charity hospital on
| Wards island. Mrs. Roesler, OF i6s East
/ Third street, was a nurse in that institu-
tion then, and she took more than pass
| ing interest in the fair haired young girl.
| When Jennie was discharged, six months
later Mrs. Roesler took her 70 Catholic
| institute in this city but the sisters
wouldn't keep her because she cast a bad
influence upon all the inmates, and she
was discharged, and naturally drifted
1 a rl
| up at Charity hospital a second time. She
stayed there about five lmonths on this
occasion.
Her Confession Estranged Him.
Upon leaving the hospital she became
acquainted with young man named
| Luoasch He knew nothing Of her past
and fell in love with her. They became
engaged to be married. The day for the
wedding arrived, and just before the time
for the ceremony came she made a semi
| confession and flew from her lover. She
went directly to Mrs. Roesler's house, 16s
East Third street, where she spent the
night From that time until about a week
ago all trace Of her was lost.
He Hid Her shame.
Marshal Bernard reported these facts tc
| Consul General Won Palitschek, and he in
turn informed Count Szirmay that his
daughter was presumably in New York
| He didn't tell him, however, OF the ignoble
| life she was living The count was al
Hamburg when he got the news. The
| tramp steamer Bohemia sailed that day,
and the count took passage on her because
she was the first to leave. He was kept on
the water for eighteen days through his
haste. He arrived here on Jan. 3. In the
meantime Marshal Bernard had found thC
counts mistress. She, too, had come tc
New York and was living with tailor in
wretched apartments up town. The marsh
al met the count and conducted hin
thither, thinking this was the best way Il
break the sad news to him. The meeting
between the two was a remarkable one
The man and woman shook hands anC
stared coldly at each other for a moment
"where Is My Daughtsrg"
"where is my daughter whom yoS
robbed from mes" be finally asked
'Iknow nothing Of your daughter, fathel
OF my child,n she replied. Seeing a scen'
imminent, the marshal stepped between
them and hustled the count out.
He then gently broke the news to tn,
father. It was all the doings OF his mis-
tress, he said. Marshal Bernard led thl
count through the dens OF iniquity wher
the girl had lived, and five days later hi
went aboard the UmbriR and sailed for hi
home a broken hearted man. After th
count had left Marshal Bernard Learned
the whereabouts Of the young girl. She i
now living with young Hebrew in thi
city. The marshal visited her and showed
her the tear blurred letter left by he
father. She read it without the leas
emotion.
No Hope for Her.
sMy mother was bad; how can be an
better?m was the only remark she made
Her hair was hanging in saucy ringlet
from her head, and her face showed non
Of the marks of dissipation except th
hard lines about her mouth. She told th
| marshal that she ran away from her IA
theirs house, and that she wasn't sorry sh
| did it. She would not implicate tn
| counts mistress She had had her for
companion from the time she returned
from the convent where she was being ed
ucated until she quit her fathers house
and they were friendly still.
known as "Hungry jimmy"
For some time past, the marshal says
Virginie has been an inmate of dane
houses and frequenter Of disorderly balls
Exactly where she is now he is unable :
saw. During the counts stay here he Wis
tied the dance houses and disorderly place
in the foreign quarters Of the city.
and where is jimmy to-nightp' il
quired the marshal.
"Why, jimmy Hungry jimmy is owe
on the island or off with a new youn
man." came one Of the replies. Cold an
almost lifeless, Marshal Bernard cor
viewed the count to his hotel in a carriage.