Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
SERVING KOSSUTH.
an AMERICAN YOUTH WHO VOLUN.
TERED IN HUNGA7Y'S CAUSE.

TERED IN HUNGA7Y'S CAUSE.
He Was Sent to Rescue the Crown Jewels.
Carried Cipher Dispatches Which lie
Threw Away Because lie Was Fright.
ened-Not "a Good Consphator.
1t has remained for one American, Mr..
w. J. Stillman the art critic, 20 relate
Che strangest story OF kossuths plans
and plots, both in this country and in his
own unhappy land, that has anywhere ap-
peared. In The Century Mr.. Stlllm0n de-
scribes mission on which ho was sent by
kossuth after he had volunteered ia his
service Il followed him 20 London and
established myself in dark quarter,
where spies would be little likely to no
tioe me, and reported 10 him through
Pulszky, whose address l had 1t was
finally determined that should undertake
an expedition to Hungary. The object,
was told was the rescuo of the Hunga-
rian crown jewels, hidden at some point
down the Danube before the flight of the
dictator and his ministry into Turkey.
was to visit Vienna on tho way, and Kos
suth gave mo the names of three persons
in that city with whom I might commu-
nicate, requesting that the one who seem
ed to mo tho most apt for the purpose
should go 10 London and put himself in
communication with kossuth.
ITO steady my nerves in Vienna Kossuth
had told me Of "a cOnspiratOr who had been
arrested on suspicion his name having
been found among many others in the
memorandum book of an omissary who
had been arrested for tamporug with the
troops All persons whose names were
found in the book were arrested This
particular person, having really a most
important position in the conspiracy and
not knowing why he was arrested natu-
rally believed that he had boon betrayed,
and TO avoid being driven 20 disclosures
under torture adopted the only means Of
fered him of committing suicide by wrap
ping his bedclothcs around him and set
ting fire TO thcm, his bed and his light be-
ing his only furniture
When he had been burned so that ne
could not survive, be tore of the clothes,
and calling the guard told him 10 sum
mon the council and whom they had as
sombled in his cell told them that he was
- conspirator, but his secrets were beyond
their power Of cXtortion-and died This
gave mo a keen sense Of the necessity Of
caution, and as | was certain TO be put
under surveillance as soon as the police
knew | was in Vienna l took time by the
forelock, and before the police paper had
been sent in took "a cab, drove TO within "a
block of the house OF the person ! was to
see first, dismissed the cab and made my
visit, establishing communications and
precautions against the police But my
CONSERVATION may be imagined when my
fellow conspirator. after all our arrange
ments were complete, took me into the
room where his family were assembled and
introduced me a. "a friend who came from
Kossuth. With five women from l. TO 40
years old in possession of my secret the
tranquility Of my stay I'm Vienna was far
from complete, but 10 was q family Of red |
republicans, and ! was safe
II waited nearly month, and seeing I
that the police began TO wonder what / I
had 10 occupy myself with I took to my |
bed and sent for doctor This was Or |
Zovensky, who had been chief OF the med |
zeal stan at Ko5-uths army and with |
whom ! made friends. Bat still / got u0 |
news from ko-suth or his correspondent /
in Pest, aud as The position ooUld not be /
prolonged indefinitely one day / made "a
con1ldant Of the doctor. told him inv busi /
ness and ,s.,.d him If } could leave the
dispatches with hilA Hhilc1 Won't hnal, to
London 20 pat l4Httgrs ON another footing /
Not for The world, hp replied would be
mix himself I'm the affair. and ho added !
that if il were discovered chat lo had had /
knowledge of my business lac would be ar
rested and would be % ruined man for not
having betrayed me TO the police
Then fer thc first time lO.tm nerve
ana my mouth was in an instant as dry
as bone, my tongue resembling n dry
stick. ] was never so frightened before
or since, bat l kept self possession enough