The morning news., 1894-06-29
STRANDED AMONG STRANGERS.
Romantic Revelations Of an EN-
peror's N Nephew.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

peror's Nephew.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
A young count struggling for liveli-
hood as a printer at the case, with great
fortune awaiting him abroad
A story of romantic adventure, which
has as its principal young count who is
a descendant Of the famous and ancient
Spanish explorer, has just developed in
this city.
1t is all the more interesting because of
the fact that the principal has been re-
siding quietly in Cincinnati Tor the last
six months, and that he is now on an
eastern trip to settle up some important
matters, after which he will return to
make this city his permanent home.
About May a very fashionably dressed
and fine looking gentleman, apparently
about 26 years of age, called at the print
ing establishment of Harry w Monter
81 Co., No. 80 Longworth street. and asked
for employment. He said that he had
worked at the printing business, and in
broken English that savored strongly of
French, insisted upon having an opportu-
nifty to earn q living. He was so earnest
in his demand for work that the firm Sc
cured for him permit from the local
typographical union to labor in their estab-
lishment, and he started in setting type.
AN INTERESTING HISTORY.
For the first week he was silent to all
about him. He gave the name of CASTOR
de Leon, and was so industrious that his
employers sought his acquaintance. In
fact, they took him to their home, at
No. 81 Elmwood avenue, Walnut Hills, to
reside. He rapidly proved himself to be
a gentleman Of more than ordinary intel
ligence, was extremely polite, and by
his description of his travels, it was soon
learned that he had visited nearly every
part of the world Having finally in
stalled himself in the good graces of the
Monters, it was not long before he gave
out little by little his history. The
young gentleman was Count CASTOR de
Leon, and his present straitened tinan-
cial circumstances were the result of
misfortunes and other troubles over
which he had no control.
Count de Leon left his home in Porto
Rica, Cuba, where, in 1921, his great au-
cestor died, and where the principal
branch of the family has resided ever
since, in 1884, going to Paris. There he
studied in one of the foremost colleges in
France. graduating with high honors in
1887. 1t was Immediately after his grad
uation that he met in the French Cham
ber of Deputies Cincinnatian, who, when
introduced to him in this city few days
ago, in the Office of Judge G.. ID. Robert
son, in the Carew building, recalled the
introduction with extreme pleasure. The
Cincinnati gentleman was Mr.. Edward B.
Sargent. When Judge Robertson intro
duced the two gentlemen, Mr.. Sargent re-
marked that he had heard the name be-
fore, and he thought he knew the face,
although he could not place the young
man. In the course of conversation Count
de Leon mentioned his residence in Paris
and then the whole thing came out. 1t
was at a reception at the Chamber of
Deputies, in Paris, where Mr.. Sargent
had met him.
Returning to Cuba, after his residence
in France, Count de Leon decided to try
his fortunes in South America His fam
lily was immensely wealth. but the young
man wanted to be independent, so he
struck out for Brazil. Arriving in Rio
de Janeiro, he cast about and found a
a great opportunity for the establish
ment of liberal newspaper.
MELLo AND PEIxoTo.
He started one, and it fourished until
Admiral Msilo began his revolution
against President Peixoto. At the in
ception of the revolt against the admins
tration of Peixoto Count de Leon found
that his liberal views would not be toler-
ated by the government, and receiving a
out and left the country, q comparative
refugee, because he had hardly got out
of the country before Peixoto condemned
him as a traitor and set price on his
head.
The young count again landed in Cape
Cruz, and then started overland through
the Sierra del Cobre mountains for Porto
Rico with party of eXcursionists. While
travelling through the range the excur-
cfO fe cat nil n
dusk by band of brigands. The high
waymen stole all the valuable baggage in
the train with the exception of three
trunks belonging TO de Leon, and they
would have taken these also but for the
fact that their horses were too heavily
ladened without them. This nights ex-
perience found de Leon in a sorry plight.
He dscided to return to Cape Cruz with
the baggage he had left and sail for the
United States.
Arriving in New York, the young man
found himself penniless and confronted
with custom house duty on his baggage,
among which were large sum OF money
and other valuables that he could not
liquidate. He tried his best to come to
an arrangement with the custom officers,
but they were obdurate, and he was
forced to leave everything with them.
While running his paper IN Rio de
Janeiro, Count de Leon had learned TO
set type, and now that he was in a
strange country without means, this
knowledge he had acquired came in
good play. He worked his way TO Gin
cinnati and here fate willed that he
sEoulo fall in with friends.
HE REFUSED AssIsrANcE.
Thus II was that de Leon, little BY
little, coniided his story TO the Monters.
They believed him after the circum-