Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-01
WARNING FROM MONTE CARLO.
Managers of the Gambling Hell Trying
Suppress Trne Esnorfs Of Snici,rs

Managers of the Gambling Hell Trying o.
Suppress True Reports OF suicides.
The statements that the welbrogg suicide ct
Monte Carlo was a canard are utterly false, save
n special from Nice to the New York S,,f- The
manager of the Monte Carlo gambling casino
has in his paw a number of newspapers which
are willing to send out any report that viii serve
to cover up the tragedies frequently happening
as a result of the enormous losses of those who
gamble at Monte Carlo.
A short time ago was reported the suicide OF
Miecislas Ostcja de Blociszewski. the heir Of a
noble Polish family, and for some time a resi-
dent of New York. A year ago NJ. de Blocisze-
wski came from New York ON the Augusta
Victoria, disembarked at Southampton. went 10
Havre, thence 20 Paris and thence 10 Monte
Carlo
He had with him $4,000. and had an iden,
apparently, of getting a share OF NJ. Blanc's
fortune By PLAYING system. He first stopped
awhile at Beaulieu. on the Reserve, and afUer
ward in the Hotel des Colonies at Monte Carlo.
He PLAYED his system. and in n few DAYS his
$50 900 was in the Golfers of the bank and he
was left virtually without resource. with the
consciousness that young wife and daughter
were dependent upon him.
He went TO NJ. de Theziilat, director Of She
games, and asked for some environment .hzt
=
was in duty bound TO support. Thezillat Of
fered him a small sum of money. sufficient 10
take him away from Monte Carlo. where the
presence of ruined gamester is always IN
desirable. The unhappy Pole then appealed
TO Prince Bonaparte. the son-in-law OF Elauc,
manager Of the games. and 10 the Princess
Radziwill. one of Blancs daughters.
Although his appeal was sent through q oouIrt
acquainted with the princely sons-in-lnw of tho
founder of the games Blocszewsh was ignored
In despair he committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head.
In accordance with their usual methods the
Monte Carlo management had recourse 10 their
subsidized journals and degraded and unre-
liable news associations and the report was scut
broadcast that NJ. Blociszewski had abandoned
his wife and child, and was ENJOYING himself in
some other part of Europe. The case of NJ.
Blociszewsi is simply an illustration.
As for tine fate of Mr. Welbregg. it should be
sufficient to cay that he stopped in Nice for one
week, and became known here to a number Of
people. He appeared 20 be a German-Amori-
can and the spelling of his name seems 20 have
varied. During his stay in Nice of a week or
more he went every day 10 Monte Carlo.
There he lost heavily. Then his fortune
changed, and for a time he winner. At
length, on the 2Sd or 2ith Of that month be lost
enormously. the total amount of his Losses being
about 500. 900 francs. JhUn be committed SUI
eide in the reading room Of the casino.
The ball with which he shot himself broke
the mirror after inflicting fatal woInd upon
him. and the shattered mirror was for some
time evidence of the tragedy that had occurred.
The secret burial after dark occurred as an
nounced. The Monte Carlo people are silent
about the tragedy, except 20 send out the re-
port through their chosen agencies, that the
story is n canard.
Their reason is obvious. IL is the time when
they wish to allure large and profitable pa
tronage OF Americans and the suicide Of a
ruined American would have q depressing
effect upon the game.