The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-08-01
A RUSSIAN ADVENTURES
Who One Time Lived in Berkeley County
Near Holly Hill.

Who One Time Lived in Berkeley C'untJ
Near holly Hill.
Several years ago, says the News and
Courier the good ship Richard III ar
rived in Charleston harbor from St. Pc
tersburg to take cargo Of cotton.
The Richard III was one OF the last
full rugged ships that used to come to
this port. On this particular trip she
had on board young Russian OF high
birth and prepossessing manners, but
without a dollar or friend IN the
world-cast off. desolate and alone.
Col. William l.. Trenholm, after
wards comptroller of the currency un-
der Mr.. Cleveland's first administration
was then Russian consular agent at
port, and the captain being exercised in
his mind about this young man. went
to nim and told him this boy Of about
Is years of age was on board of his ship,
that he was the son Of anobleman high
in the service of the Gar who, On the
eve of his departure, had brought him
aboard of his ship given him just the
bare passage money, and begged him
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him adrift.
The captain said that be became in
terested in and afterwards touched by
the forlorn r,light Of the young noble,
who was a brilliant talker and of most
charming manners, and determined to
see what be could do for him. and so
had brought him to Col. Trenholm and
begged that he would do whatever ne
could for him.
Col. Trenholm was very much pleased
with the young man, who was singu.
larly prepossessing, as said above, and
called himself Nicholson aud said that
the reason for his being sent off by his
father was that his father had slapped
his sisters face and that he had struck
him fo: 80 doing.
Col. Trenholm introduced him TO his
friend, Major Julian Mitchell, who, up
on examination, found that he could
read Greek and Latin with ease and
could speak all OF the great modern
languages with tlueacy. at figures
too, he was verltable prodigy. Oae
could take a pencil and Wlite or a piece
of paper. calling it out to him as it was
written, such sum as this: 1872
multiplied by 6,36S and before the man
with paper and pencil would have the
sum flashed he would have calculated
it mentally.
Major Mitchell and Mr.. Smith, his
partner. were 80 pleased with the young
man that they took him into their OF
Zee as clerk. He remained some time
giving absolute satisfaction and win
ming his way into the good graces CT all
with whom he came into contact.
At the boarding house at which ne
lodged the landlady and all the boardera
especially those OF the weaker sex, were
his ardent admirers and enthusiastic
friends.
After Nicholson had been in the Of
fee some time Messrs. Mitchell &
Smith were apprised of the fact that
their firm name had been forged Oh
several occasions to checks. The forg
cries were easily traced to young Mich
elson. His employers did not prose.
cute him, but he did not receive such
mercy at the hands Of the manage
ment of the Germania Bank. He was
tried and sent to the penitentiary fol
eighteen months.
Even in the Penitentiary his unusual
gists stood him in good stead. He made
| a most favorable impression On all with
whom he came in contact and was 5000
made the bookkeeper eff that institu
tion. By his uniform goodconduc the les
sened his time of imprisonment and
was soon free to roam twill. Whether
he really experienced temporary
change of heagt, or whether he was
merely adding sacrilegious hypocrisy
to his other crimes of ingratitude and
dishonesty Is not known. At all events
he became a Cambellite minister and
achieved considerable popularity in the
extreme upper portions of the State IN
his ghostly capacity.
After while ne was married to q
very excellent young country girl, with
whom he seemed to live happily tor
some time but after about years time
he suddenly disappeared and was not
heard of from that day until about
four years ago, a letter was received ID
Charleston from Charleston lady IN
Florida who had known OF Nicholson
when in Charleston saying that he was
then married to a very pretty and
charming young woman of excellent
parenJage, asking if he ought not to be
exposed.
The gentleman here to whom the let
| ter was addressed thought that as the
mischief was done and the girl already
married to him, and as he seemed tc
be leading quiet and respectable LIE
and as he hoped that having soWn sc
much wild oats, that he might nave
gotten through and really turned oVel
a new leaf, it would be Wisest to dt
nothing in the matter at all, and &C
cordingly nothing was done and NJ
dropped out Of the minds of the peo
pie here entirely until the special from
Jacksonville about him In the New:
and Courier yesterday recalled him tt
their minds.
In Florida he seems to have risen tt
considerable prominence in Madison
county, as he represented that constlt
uency in the State Legislature last ses
sion. The story of bis downfall! II
Florida is curious. He telegraphet
from ThomasYille, Ga, to q stablemal
la Quitman, orderidg carriage an'
pair of horses to take gentleman owe
to Madison, signing the name of Il. Z
Mcintosh, without that gentleman,
knowledge. He went to Quitman,
is reported, made use OF the team, an
when asked for the charges said tina
Mr.. Mcintosh was responsible TO
them. For this be was arrested 10
forgery.
A Bloody Fight.
SHREVEPORT, La., July 2l.-NsW
has been received here of tragedy a
Ivory, q settlement in Arkansas, jas