Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-03
BY TELEGRAPH.
WARNING Faon MONTE CARLO.
Managers Of the 6ansiiss Hell Trias b
Suppress True Reports u Suicides.

NICK. June .-'fhe statements taas the
Weibresg suicide at Monte Carlo WAS a
eanari are utterly false The manager Of
the Monte Carlo gambling casino has IN his
pay number Of newspapers which are viii
ling to send OUT ans report that will serve
10 cover up the trsgesiies frequently happen
ing result of the enormous losses Of
tiEase who gamble II Monte Carlo.
oris 4 short time ago was reported the
suicide of Mierisl4s osJojs de Biociszewssi,
the heir of a nohls. Polish family, and for
sof4ir time resident of New York A
year ago " lie Bloeiszewski came from
Sew York ON the Augusta iefsria. dis
embarked II Southampton, went 10 Havre,
thence to Paris, and thence to Monte Carlo.
He had with hirn s.si.0oo and had an idea,
apparently, of getting share of VI. Blanc :
fortune by playing system.
He first stopped awhile at Beaulieu, on
the Reserve, and afterward in the hotel dies
Colonies al Monte Carlo He played his
system, and in a few days his ssso,ooo was
in the Golfers OF the hank, and he was left
virtually without resource, With the con
seiousness that youag wife and daughter
were dependent upon him.
He went TO VI. de Thezillat, director of
the games, ami asked for some employ ment
that would enable him to gain living for
those he was in duty bound to support.
ThezilIat offered him small sam of money.
sufficient TO take him away from Monte
Carlo where the presence of ruined game
ter is always undesirable.
The unhappy Pole then appealed 10
Prince Bonaparte. the sou-in-law of Blame,
manager of the games, and to the Princess
tsr-ss a q
though his appeal was sent through count
acquainted with the princely sons-in-law OF
the founder of the games, Bloci>zewski 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
to their subsidized Journals and degraded
and Unreliable news associations. and til,
report was sent broadcast that NJ. Blocis
zewski had abandoned his wife and child
and was enjoying himself in some Other
part of Europe. The ease of VI. Blocis
zewski is simply an illustration.
/ As for the fate of Mr. Welbregg, it shoult
Z be sufficient 10 say that he stopped in Nice
I for one week, and became known here 10
/ number of people. He appeared to be
! German American, and the spelling of hi'
name seems to have varied. During hi,
stay in Nice of week or more he wen
every day to Monte Carlo. There lie los
heavily. Then his fortune changed, ant
I for a time he was a winner.
( At length, on the 25d or 9th of thai
month. he lost enormously, the total amount
of his losses being about 500, 900 francs.
/ Then he committed suicide in the reading
room OF the casino. The ball with whicl
he shot himself broke the mirror, after in
/ hicting fatal wound upon him, and tn,
/ 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 to send out the report
+ through their chosen agencies, that the story
is canard. Their reason is obvious. II
is the very time when they wish 10 allure Il
large and profitable patronage of Americans
and the suicide of a ruined American would
have depressing effect upon the game.