The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-31

actress. and closing with the ffattering tes-
timoniaI that he had been engaged 10 FIVE
or six girls IN Portland The baron says
that he was accused Of frsudulently claim
ing the title baron" and leaving Portland
without settling his tailor and board bills.
A good idea of the story published in
Portland may be obtained from the follow
ing, which was printed IN the san Fran
cisco Chronicle October IL. under a Port
land date:
Baron Ivan de Maichin. so-called ex-
champion swordsman OF the world. by his
ov-a account. who has twice been defeated
here ny Private Nelson. Of the United
States army. left for San Francisco Sat
urdav night. He passed for a single man,
Il IS said. and had number OF admirers
S-nong a certain class or women This led
70 an expose which proved fatal 10 the
baron's conquests.
The baroness had her Jealousy aroused
soon after coming hare. She was told that
The baron was paying his devodons 20
one Ollie Parker. the keeper OK disrep-
utablc resort.
Last Friday. his wife says. he told her
he was going out riding alone, but she mis-
trusted him and followed him. and saw
him Join the Parker woman. she ran after
sAam aud struck the woman. and asked
her n she knew VINO she was riding with
On the 'baron's return 70 The hotel quar-
rel ensued. and il vas agreed that they
Should separate.
ION saturday ne started Tor san Fran
cisco. and thai afternoon she took a dose
81 morphine, y physician was called, and
10y the use 81 a stomach pump saved her
life she SAYS her husband Is really a
baron. that his family live In 81. Peters
burg and are arlstocratic. She met the
baron in New York elEht years ago end
again IN san Francisco tive years ago.
when she was married TO him. Her name
IS SoRhy s.erDhelra."
The assumption that Malchiu went 70
San Francieco was wrong. because hr
came TO Seattle. and IS az present the
feucius Instructor at the Seattle Athletic
Club. lie does not deny that a woman
WIS DESTROYS Of claiming him as her huS-
band or that she took a dose Of morphine
after the episode IN which Ollie Parker
/ figured Nalehin says he gave riding les
scns while ia Portland. and maintained
hls riEht to receive as pupils any one who
came % bsn. The article printed ia the
Chronicle carried She idea that Na]chin
ana the Parker woman met IN a semi
clauaestine manner Is least. Malchln arr
sweTs this hy frss denying his marriage
and explaining that ~ gave rjdlns les
sens He refuses 20 give the name ~ tha
I woman Who took morphine on his ac-
cogut bat does nos deny that she had At
/ affection Tor him
Maichiu makes the following statement
Tn flew az .hs fact that have never
+ been married. that have never had a
stitch - tailoring work done An Portland
/ that 80 nef owe there any board bill OK
Z any ether htI. thar ] have never eesn
/ engaged = avs lady. ard thai the d0e4
( Gus article hss greatly damaged re, pa
+ sucA an extent tcat I am about 10 COM
( uence su& against the EveEiug TELEGRAM
+ az Portland. for damages I RETAINED. oH
/ sAe advice OF wy attorney. from n1akine
E AIRY reply - the charges put since
{ have come - th.s city ana an endesyor-
4 Ing 20 earn an AoasSk living. I have beeH
+ wantcnty l.baled by tae Argus a weekly
Z news rapcr published IN this city. whlch
/ Is PER substantially repeats the lihelovs
+ matter contained in the Telegram Is
+ Justice ~ myself I deem Sc ms duty "a
4 rehae.v announce tA2t she altlele. wht 81
{ -as}rastes teat I am married is uucual.-
/ nc8ay tatse.
Il SO ao, 1.aiyu 20 Re The 'champ3os
i kroatsw sv6 sr~au - the WcTld' Tire only
{ rrh. that have 70 thAt tgtle is from ths
I ss~t that = defeated Cart Jennings in thi.
+ csty owe veaT age. who ejaiHe1 tee tltis
f - champion ! do not taink, though
I tsere Ss any iran IL America shat car
+ defeat rne "a foI fencing or eroaGswurt
/ nshAnn.
~RewurasuS the titse % 'baron.' which
sssnss - - . synonym - fraud and i'm.
s poster ia Awegsca. I have enly 90 stats
+ 81 havna ard Il Is cWst arrarv there 20 al
I dress ths soTs WITH ths same tltle
The MORAN = - Claimed &c &c ny y 4,