The Washington times., 1894-06-11
SLEEPING IN A CELLAR.
Health Board Orders Maximilian's Son
from His Underground Home.

Health Board Orders Maximiliau's Son
| from His Underground Home.
New YORK, June 10.-Franz stanislay, who
claims to be the natural son OF Macmillan of
Mexico, has been ordered by the board of
health to stop sleeping in cellar at 236 East
/ Fourth street. This alleged son OF an en-
peror, after passing an unusually eventful
life. has for some time been selling coal and
wood in the cellar and sleeping there as
| well. The sanitary laws require that n cellar
| In which any one sleeps must have its ceiling
foot or more above the pavement. The eel
lar in which this nobeman lives does not ex-
tend at all above the pavement, indeed it is
below it,
Stanislav says he will not move, and that he
will continue to sleep there on the floor on
which he has lease, law or no law. Possi-
bly, this board will be compelled to take some
action against him.
Franz Stanislav says he is the son of Maxi
milan and Fraulein Won Hrubiaeleni, who
was waiting maid to the archduchess, Maxi
milian's mother, at the Austrian court, but
Franz. her son, was brought up at the court
aud became page, Prince Maximilian de-
claring that he would always protect him. In
after years he accompanied his father, Maxi
milan. to Mexico, where the latter was to he
emperor. There Franz says he saw his father
shot.
He, himself, was prisoner at the time. but
was released and came to the United States
From hero he returned to Austria. But at
the court he was no longer recognized, and
was forced to become a travelling salesman
He was so successful that in a few years ne
returned TO this country, having accumulated
some eight or then thousend dollars. He had
scheme to colonize his countrymen, the
Slavs in Manitoba. but in trying to carry out
the idea he lost every cent Of his money
After drifting around the country from one
place to another he wound up in this city.
and ior wear has carried on his little coal
business, quite forgotten, and possibly would
have died so but that some of his neighbors
complained to the health board of his liv-
ing place. Whether Stanislay's strange
story of his birth and life is true no one can
say. He has no papers to corroborate his
tale, but he has the detail Of each incident of
Maximllians s life at his tongues end.
The knight of Hrubiaeleni. us Stanislaus
saws his title Is thinks he has backing. too.
He shows n lease that yet has seven months to
run. and says they must be- queer laws that
can override that. He says that 1t is all nom
sense that it is unhealthy to sleep in a cellar.
He never slept but once on a floor and then
he was sick until he moved underground
again. He was engaged yestcr lay in paving
the cellar floor. 1t was dark place. contain
ing besides his coal and wood four beds The
Knight explained that he had entertained
three dodgers. of whom one was a baron an
other a nobeuan of less distinguished BIRTH
and the third n functionary on a countess es-
tate in the old country.
If the police throw me OUT he said 81
will sleep in the street and they shall find me
a home"
However. he is wiling to go IL they will
give him 1900. or transportation to the old
country. and he will promise not to scold or
seek revenge.