The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-01
SwINDLERS I'm HIGH LIFE,



rae cay Pri.ss 90 Lee--Cerrwsrs-.
LONDON. March 23.-The race Of notorious
almost ilustrious and historical Adventures.
| svindlers. and charlstans IL not. and never
/ will be. extinct. The INSCRIPTIONS flnan eier
like Law. the mysterious personality like the
| Chevalier DION. the seer and hypno other liks
| CaRliostro. have sneendersd q numerous pos
terity. Bat however plausible. there has laid
ever on them the vague stigma Of suspicion.
| the shadow Of an obscure past, Of q precarious
| present II remained for the latter end Of the
! nineteenth century to produce man Who be-
| longing to one Of the most ancient families OF
Europe. bearing q name that makes him the
peer Of princes has ret been convicted and
exposed as the fallen creature the French call
an sstroc and the English q swindler,
The Prince OF Looz-C orswarem is q member
Of Flemish family. whose origin authsnti-
cally dates from the year 1880. which re-
ceived the dukedom In 1874. and whose chief
became Prince Of Rheina- Waldeck. with the
title Of Serene HiRhness. In 1903.
This adventurer OF high lineage made many
dupes In Paris. Belgium. Monte Carlo. and
Nice mulcting his victims Of over half mil
lion OF francs In very short time Strangely
enough they were not all foreigners. 1attersd
in their snobbish vanity By association with =
man OF title and ready to obliRe him with
large sums; but even In Brussels. where the
CONGRATULATIONS RESIDE. where tney possess
hereditary property. and where IL was easy to
make inquiries. They at last discovered that
this particular member Of the family was .
black sheep. but several simple bourgeois Of
the eity had advanced him money on being
told By him that he was about to marry the
wealthy Princess Demidoff. He not only
promised them large profits on the completion
OF his marriage but assured them that they
would be invited to the ceremony and subse-
ausntly to his intimacy.
Some years back the Prince lived unostsnts-
tiously. and even shabbily. in a small street
branching from the Rue du Quatre Septsmbrs
in Paris and endesvored in vain. in spite Of his
assurance and audacity. to raise the slightest
loan; the Jews fought shy on Information
gained OF former shady and unremun.
srative transactions His untrustworthinsss
had become a recognized fact in all the cap
itals OF Europe. and he wisely retired into OBJ
security till his escapades were forgotten. At
. propitious moment, quite lately he emerged
from his retirement publicly announced his
engagement to q woman OF wealth and posi-
ton. and incurred liabilities which he was
completely incapable Of meeting. It 10 ru-
moro II not positively known. that an Eng
lish lady residing in London 10 among his
chief creditors. having advanced him money
and valuablos to large amount
Before Prince dc Looz another adventursr
duped society with considerable success. After
the Franco erman war n man suddenly made
his appearance in Paris calling himself Prince
Scanderbeg, declaring that he had come to
establish his claim to the throne OF Albany
with the addition Of Mesopotamia and other
provinces 1t was no slight presum ption or
easy task to provo descent from Scanderbeg.
for the Christian hero lived at the time OF the
S SsS q 901sfansnoPs By the Turks and
lance with the venetians against tho Turks.
The new Partisan Scanderbee. without .hssi-
anxious to inspect, them. with deeds and
cipher or authenticate. but which were ex-
tremely i'm pressivs in their appearance OF an
ss se The
style himself George Castriot. The romance Of
hope 81 lis
tne q sss Sy Th.
OF his fayors, nominated future Ministers
and Cham berlains, and distributed countless
Mt to Interfere. and without waiting to face
bus romptiy.snd Numerically vanished. for-
getting to pay his debts.
heir conceptions We're Nine. Hppsrut f whose
royal robes were sold the other day at public
SELF King Of s.dsnsi 0rsIie L. Ring Of hrau-
ca mia !, Jules Gsos Prefident OF CoanAni. and
. low Otnors selecting the same lines.
=. The adventurer. who played his part with
Wss lee was an ESCAPED
ia concealment. Presently he ingratiatsd
himself with a refugee nobleman. became his
q sn detail. II II. ns: $
Served by c certain physical rssemblanoe to
anS when sats Ssr z. mas
Tered his benefactor. avoided arrest. and re-
.ssumsd the name and title Of his victim. AZ
N. fs 1l the empire he made cspitsl Of hi:
. high eommaSd in the Gardss dS 0 SorDs'
md became friend OF the Due de Berry. till
arty and feeling assured ssainse dst. e4on
re- accidentally brushed up against an old
ellow convict near the Louvre. The man rec:
lame, The adventurer. .unabashed. raised
ne whip upon the e5-eonyict 70 chsstise him
zen SrIbed to Keep silsnce Mss so neen n
t this treatment that he forth with denounced
3 being a GaI5rien. e thief and a murderer.
Is great number OF honorable persons would
MAR. which caused profound sensation In
'aiis. Was hushed up and the man was made
In the beginning OF this century those Who
ave lived in Italy could rememb Der a sensa-
the College q the Ffop.gan game IN Ro%e eS %sS
q don 81: ana sent End
lexsndris In that capaelty; There some
eoplei OF the lower orders Identified him a.
he son Of very common date seller. and the
authorities being appealed to the true facts
'usiy brought back to Rome. relieved of his
dignitles. i'm Drisoned in theCastls
an Angelo for a time. and then liberated and
ant adriit Plus Y. who had recently bsea
scted Pope. and was beneyolence, ITSELF
asslon on him: and supplied him with the
The last addition to the long roll OF i'm
nstors is aiwoman, formerly an opera singer.
no married a millionaire and eontriysd to
lin him In three years. He was found mys-
rlously murdered at Algiers. With the rem
ants OF his fortune. bsqueathsd TO the widow,
Ut wholly inadequste to satisfy her sxtrav-
emsn:s forums and WIN i SnSnIsI.ss55
idaeity bought houses on credit, giving
I'm pllce. and who in consideration OF a share
the profits guaranteed her solvability As
ION as she held the title deeds she sold the
buses for cash and disappeared. leaving the
q owners and new propristors 70 nght y out
ID wearing costly lewelry. Nine. Moulin
und no difficulty in running up large bills
the hest shops In Paris. frequently Changing