Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16
TBLBGRAPHIC.
LIFE OF A BARON.
III, Scion OF a Distinguished CIR.
man House in AmlriCa
oOEs ANYTHING FOR A LIVING
Aud Is Discharged from tho Service Of
the Pullman Company 10
"Reduce Expenses"

CHICAGO, H., Aug. l6.-Baron Otto
Won Fnisch, oililer Of tie German
army, duolist, veteran Of the Ame..-
can civil war, anu gentleman wnofo
years have been crowded with romance
nni adventure, l. no longer an ON.
ployo Of tho pullmAu Palace Car com.
pany. At O'Clock Last evening he
was relieved Of the duties VI Bupsrln.
lsndsnt " the Hotel Florence, at Pail
mau, position 10 had sacoi tlEco
the close VI Tie World's FalL
For some time Baron Won Fsltsch
has been Ia hot water. III, Mo has
rgon made burden by number Of
ely officials Of the Pullman company
with tho result that the btron'a Tcfig.
nation was requested with a view, II
.as stated, 10 "teduco tzpenses.D
baron FrItscb comes Of distinguished
u,taify.
HE father f0g nearly third Of n cen.
ufy held one OF the most important
I'D sts ia the diplomatic service Of the
German empire. The baron sought
ittinctl0n Ia the German army. iio
Jrusmu cavalry officer. Olo even
iuy, while IN command VI troop,
Ieiifed cfllcrr severely criticised the
mat uvfel. A duel was arranged auI
tue baron killed his antagonist.
After the breaking out Of the civil
war, the baron came TO Amur.ch And
personally rendered services ~ pfesl.
Ucut Lincoln. lie was Informed thAt
iriute catering the service hu must
iccUmu n uitlztn OF the northern states.
alter several Intellectual attempts 10 get
10 tue army without going through
tbht iormality, he met colonel Of a
New York ltugi mont Just organized
aud was q lea captain, lie served
Oh through tho war.
From clefking In New York dfy
goods siOru. where he whipped Hn On.
ulilug door wHlkef, he became u tutor
% French In private families anu later
iillUd the chAlt OF modern languages IN
John hOpkin's university. Then ho
toll Violently Ia love with n New York
huifvaB whose mother herself was al
tTactcd by him aud tho upshOt OF that
nance was that the baron broke Away
rom both and peddlyd organs whine
waiting Tor his TomitlAncus from
broad.
Dnning TO New Orleans he met the
100 OF Ia Central American merchant,
~ hO engaged him aa chief bookkespcf
i.t thu coucBtn, only 10 have his cou.
tract Regulated. A society Of German
merchants furnished funds 10 carry
tin to Mexico. There he found EN-.
l'ly ment in a large commercial house.
tile residing on the Esplanado his
EARNING manner caught the young
uyutur OF Mexioo's president. The
. iatuatlon was mutual.
"lhr President sent for mo one
aGy," thr baron said, "and told mo he
could not allow n civilian 10 wed his
daughter We had long conversation
unI he finally uuolded TO make mo an
officer In the army. He Immediately
iufsi = reward OF $4,000 for the cap
gfu Of a band Of rebel, anu 10 keep
The money m the family put mo iu
charge Of an expedition 70 make the
capture.
FLUSHED with the prospect OF marry.
ing n Presidents daughter aud getting
NJ much money from the government,
] Htpftcd on the expedition, While
approaching their camp deadly fifc
was opened on our tankB. l was cap.
,ufed, tried aud sentenced to oe shot.
Two hours before the execution, while
ying bound 10 tree, heard n French.
mems voice and began talking 20 bin
like q native Partisan. deceived him
10y a story that l was a FTenchman
who had been beguiled into the eHpo.
rluOn without knowing what II meant,
ami explained that 1 cherished no feel.
iuR toward the rebels.
"lt was decided thst my lie should
hr spared n returned 10 Germany al
once. The FrenChman gave mo his
word Of honor anu was put oa Ru
.uigOipg steamer with tie parting
WOfus that | would DO shot II 1 70.
mained on this side Of the Atlantic.
AZ Havana | escaped from the vessel,
-gld my ticket anu sailed Tor Mexico,
but afterwards abandoned the lour.
uty."
The baron passed through a number
exciting episodes before coming ~
tlicag0. In the days before the IRE
900 was In the real estate business. Last
GUNNER he was In charge OF Mt. Pull.
Wuu's exhibit NJ thB Fair AuI ~ IT,
',u'o was installed as superintt ldanI Of
tie Hotel Florence.