The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-14
COUNT Won ROSEN.
He Is Arrested on the Charge of
Swindling.
His Promised Remittance Did Not Turn up
He Left Stockholm with Frau Hart
man-His Illustrious Lineage.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The young man
who calls himself Count G. Clarence Won
Rosen, arrested last Saturday night at the
instance of Martin Suva, the keeper of an
intelligence office and boarding house, is
still in the Yorkville Jail. He is charged
with swindling. His accuser said the title
ne bore was undoubtedly spurious. He
hrst made the acquaintance OF Suya bv
answering an advertisement for a thest-
rlcal engagement. The position did not
suit, so he declined it. Then he told Suva
that he had wealthy relatives in Sweden
and that he was awaiting remittance of
sS,oOO from his agent in Denver, who had
sold piece of land for him. He also ex-
hibited certificates of sock in a building
and loan association in BLOOMINGTON, Hi
| nois. Suva kindly loaned the count money.
1t Is said, at large interest," for which the
count gave i've newly purchased shares of
the building and loan stock as security. He
then told Suva that he expected to marry
an helress IN the south. He (Suva) loaned
him $40 more. The money The
count expected from Denver failed to
arrive. The young woman he was 10
marry did not show up. Suva became sus-
plclous. he had the count arrested. When
arraigned in court Monday morning the
count was very indignant. Among other
things he SAID he was not an imposter. Mrs.
Clara b. Moore, of $40 Broad street. Phila-
delphla, Was aunt, he said. His represen-
| tatlons are genuine. He is not spurious
count and has wealthy relatives galore. He
is In reality grandson of Mrs. Bloomfield
Moore, wealthy widow of Philadelphia.
Inc count admitted to a reporter tonight
that he was not Clarence Won Rosen.
Count Reinnold Gust, or Edward Moore
Won Rosen, is his name, although he preyi-
ously denied this fact and said he was a
younger brother. If, as he says, he is
Relnhold Won Rosen, he has been in the
country since last June, having eloped from
Stockholm, Sweden, with Mrs. Ellen Hart
man, leading lady of the Royal Dramatic
| theatre, Stockholm. The counts father.
Count Won Rosen, married Mrs. Bloom
field Moore's daughter Ella, more than
| twenty seven years ago when the elder
Won Rosen was dashlng nobleman. He
came to this country on visit and at a re-
| ception given by Cyrus w. Field he met
Ella Moore. They fell in love and after a
| short engav ement were married and went
| to Sweden. Count Won Rosen has ALWAYS
lived happily with his American wi e.
They now have five children of whom the
prisoner in the YorkvilIe Jail is the
eldest Count Won Rosen, the elder.
is now the private secretary to
King Oscar of Sweden. The Young man
is about twentysix years old and has been
carefully educated in the royal high school
at Stockholm. He is a graduate of the
University of Upsala. He received mar
tial training in the royal military school
and at the time he eloped with Frau Hart
man, was lieutenant in the Kings guard.
For about two years he had been promi-
nent figure at court. The Hartman
escapade happened May 6 last. After
leaving Stockholm with the woman. who is
described as most beautiful, they went 10
Paris, remaining there about two weeks.
He left her at one of the tneaters. where
she had secured an engagement and came to
this country. The count said he had not
seen his grandmother since his arrival be-
cause he had been ashamed to 90 to her
after the newspapers had published his
elopement with Frau Hartman. He also
admitted that he had been gambling in
Philadelphia and that reports of his bad
conduct had reached his relatives and he
had remained away from them for fear his
welcome would not be cordial
The count was visited today by the chief
7 of police of Stockholm, Sweden, who is a
guest of Inspector Byrnes. The chief
recognizedI the count, but at the young
mans request denied recognition.