The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30

Adelbert Tomba, who masqueraded under
the name OF Count Won Nesselrode.
Tomba is the son of tailor of Buda-
Pesth. He became student IN the Hell
delberg University and after leaving the
college obtained situation as private
tutor in the family of Count Waldeck,
wealthy landowner having estates IN Ger
many and Hungary. Tomba was sent to
Count Waldeck's estate IN Hungary.
Some time afterward a person styled
Count George Won Nesselrode arrived at
the Waldeck estate and schloss at hurn-
bach, in the Duchy of Hesse, where he
was received as a guest by the Countess
Waldeck, who, with her grown-up daugh-
tiers, had left Count Waldeck In Hungary.
Nesselrode for a number of months posed
as a friend of the family and was regarded
by the domestics as the master OF the
house. The inhabitants of kurnbach,
however, were scandaliZed by the sup
posed relations existing between Nessel-
rode and the Countess and began hooting
them whenever they were seen together in
public. Finally the popular indignation
Became so great that as they were driving
out together one day large crowd col
ing them with missiles drove them through
the town and inside the castle gates. After
getting safely within the gates Nesselrode
drew a revolver and fired it over the heads
of the mob. The police were called, but
NesseIrode had vanished. He was caught
later, however, and locked up in the town
jail.
When he was arraigned before the police
authorities next day he persisted that he
was really the Count Won Nesseirode, and
Countess Waldeck under oath maintained
that he was a genuine Count of the name
he had given. Even before the court,
when absolute evidence of the mans iden-
THY as Tomba had been produced, the
Countess stoutly declared upon the wit
ness-stand that she had not recognized the
Count as the former tutor Tomba but had
honestly believed him TO be Count Won
Nesselrode, which she still believed.
Tomba was sentenced to six weeks in
prison for firing his revolver, and an addi-
tional sentence of months imprison-
ment was pronounced upon him for using
false name.
The Countess was arrested at the conclu-
sion of the trial and is now in jail awaiting
trial upon the charge of perjury, which is
already pretty we'll proven by her own tes-
timony.
The celebrated explorer, Carl Peters, pre-
sided at a meeting held in the old Reich
stag building last evening, with the object
of crea ting German union for the foster
ing of sports, outdoor play and gymnastics.
An executive committee was formed in
GLIDING Carl Peters, Count Oppersdorf and
DR.. Gerhard, to carry out the aims of the
meeting.
Joseph Dierl alias Roland, formerly tin
smith and tanner, who has recently been
signing articles in the canacity of response
BILE editor of the Socialis ryan, the Vor-
waerts, has been arrested on the charge of
lese.majeste, his offense having consisted
in the publication of the comments of the
Vorwaerts upon the speech delivered by
the Emperor to the guards upon the occa-
sion of the Sedan fetes. 1t is altogether
probable that Dierl never wrote line that
appeared in the Vorwaerts and is in jail
merely as a dummy for the real writer of
the Objectionable articles.
The Kreuz Zeitung, commenting upon
the reported movement originated by
Washington politicians for the payment
of export premiums, says:
''If such premiums shall be voted in any
form the actwill force the adoption of
measures of reprisal in Germany and other
European States"
The Freisinnige Zeitung expresses the
opinion that the proposals for export
premiums are a natural pendant to the
present Agrarian agitation in Germany.
A great court hunt has been arranged to
take place at Gruenewald on November A..
The King of Saxony and the German
Princes have been invited by the Emperor
to take part.
The Empress has gone to Grunholz to
pay a visit to her sister, Princess Caroline
Mathilde, the wife of Prince Frederick
Ferdinand of the Glucksburg branch of the
house of Holstein.
The rumors that Prince Henry of Prus-
STA, brother of the Emperor, has been sent
away on leave of absence for year because
of serious quarrel with the Kaiser, is dis
credited in court circles. 1t is asserted by
persons in position to know that it had
long been arranged that Prince Henry
should go on a protracted tour after the
naval maneuvers at Kiel, and that this
fact is the only foundation for the current
rumors.
The well known danseuse, Otero, is
drawing crowds of admirers to the Winter
Garden Theater to witness her perform
ance. Heydrich's operate drama, Amen"
is bel ng played at the Stadt Theater in Co.