New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-31
PRINCE ERISTOFF AGAIN IN PHIS0N
\ DESCENDANT OF THE KINGS or GE0ihlA
KNOWN TO MANY NEW-YORK ERS-ALL HIS
..RIGuTS AND pRINIIEGES, FOrFEITED


KNOWN TO MANY NEW-YORK ERS-ALL HIS
RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES FORFEITED.
Many New-Yorkers may remember handsome.
Clark man. with brilliant black eyes. curly mus
tache a fine bearing and well-nada figure wn1 took
n fashionable apartment house in Fifth
ave. about three years ago introduced himself
through letters to we.-known society pope as
Prince Geore Davdovtch Er!ston. Of Russia. ana
was received IN number o; houses Word comes
from ST. Petersburg that the suave nobleman is
now behind prison bars and has been deprived OF all
his rights and privileges
The experience which Americans have had with
this notorious knight should be lesson AMI bring
good results Too much cannot be shown in
receiving such men. 1t is a comparatively easy
thing for foreigner with tile 10 get letters or
introduction to Americans; but many who come
here under favorable auspices as Prince Eriston
have records black his own. AT the time he
was dancing in Fif,h-ave. bathrooms he was an en-
convict and thief known 10 the police OF LONDON
Berlin and other capitals.
There was no doubt about his lineage IL was
Russian prince of family Russ an princes. as a
rule amount to lttle in their own county iof they
more numerous than southern colonies or fo-
ish ''vons"-and grandson CT the last seihI-lAdc-
pendent King OF Georgia in the Caucasus. Ills
rooms at the apartmeni-house contained portraits
of the members of his family the Imperial
family Of Russia and European rulers and other
celebrities. When he learned, however that som ,
people here had heard o! MS career NJ ps'dHl-
frig tened then quietly folded his tent am store
away 10 Europe. " e, 49,, ,,
two years. But a few weeks ago he returned 10
Russia and soon got into difficulties through at
tempts to defraud Commissioner kootsow,
AT the trial the Commissioner rehtiisel 'le Col-
fesslon made to him by the Prince. VINO seems 70
have grown reckless after his arrest In ber'ih inc
German Government had helped MIN our Oh Il
diamond transaction difficulty by paving con.
siderable sum for HIM that the name hrlstoH
shouid remain untarnished, He had later been I'M
~ diamonds In America he had also had his trou-
bles he declared 10 the Commissioner. but frenas
had always come TO the rescue TO preserve the
renutation of his name and people.
The Prince himself made the following speech ana
anpeal TO the Jury: 81 have had many experiences.
Nv parents are far away. and my father Is ninety
years old They learned too late OF my unhappy
Situation and OF the insignificant sum OF money lor
which | must suffer. | could not even give Ihs
small security If 1000 rub.es which was rcqulreI
OF me to remain liberty | possessed no niJhty
whatever and when was arrested l ga hpt nay.
enough TO pay for my dinner. was Obliged 10 ear
the prison food. which was fiightlul experience
Tor me receive from my father l"' rup!rs a
north 10 live on. 90 In the Caucasus am heir
10 mar; of an estate. II my father were not so
o,d and had a true idea Of my condition ne "ou!i
NOT desert me" But the jury was hard-heai,en
and sentenced him to two years in prison. anu 10
the loss OF MS privileges and rights ..,
II Is probable that Eristons faiher mas ,heail
enough of his condition. and long ago DECIDE, 10
10, him suffer for his acts. The Prince Is aOou'
thir;y-seven years old.