The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-22

Count George won Haeseler was
4 captain In a crack cavalry reg
lmont and one Of the most pop
ular officers In the Prusslan army.
says the New York World lie was
stationed az stettln and was known far
aud wide for his mad escapades and
eXtrayagances. His family. one Of the
Oldest and richest In Germany. remon-
strated vita him. but 70 no purpose.
lie had served through the war OF 1866
with distinction and had been dec
GRATED more than once. II was hoped
that when he had sowed his plentiful
crop OF Wild oats he would settle
down 10 hard work and make a mark
In his profession. But one day IN 1859
Count Won Haeseler disappeared as n
the earth had swallowed him up. lie
had been overwhelmed az last. and Il
was limited that for strong reasons he
would never return TO bis native land.
Whatever scandal there was. however
was hushod up by family influence and
the name Of the dashing captain be-
came a mere memory until the above
death notice appeared In Berlin. A
few days later a further notice was
printed In the same paper. stating that
with tho death % won Haeseler the
male branch Of that family had be-
come extinct. with the exception OF
liout-Gen. Count Gottlleb Won Haze
seller. commanding the 18th army corps
40 Metz. a brother OF the deceased. The
article then went on 20 say that Count
George had gone 10 America nearly
thirty years before and had there tax
on the name Of George kooppen. un-
der which be- had lived and died. Ne
settled In Milwaukee and secured om-
| rloymont as n reporter on the Ger
mania. the leading German newspaper
Of that city. Ilc was successful. so the
story ran. and for the last six years Of
his lie had been the odltor-ln-chlei
OF the paper on which he had once
been newsgaiherer. lie was greatly
respected. always under the name OF
Kocppon. and was the president
OF the German society Of Mllwau-
kee az the time % his death. These
notices were read by a Baroness Won
Alien. the wife % an officer stationed
In Berlin. Her FIRST husband was a
man Of the name Of Schrahisch. and
she vaguely remembered that he had
some dealings with the dead Count Won
Haeseler. and that he had lost money
by the disappearance % the latter
Baroness Won Alien had a son by her
first husband. and the young man cam,
10 tails country about six years ago
Hls n.mo is Max schrahIseh and n,
/ lives in Paterson. y. J. The baroness.
decided 90 write 90 him % make FUR.
Their inquiry as 90 Won Haeselcrs oI
| K1cppon's. death. but first she over.
hauled "a lot Of old papers which 81,
had not looked 40 Tor twcnty-dv,
years. Among them she found foui
promIssory notes. aggregatInr abou
$500. made In is6s and 1863. signed By
| Count Won Haoselor These notes wer
J unpaid and belonged 20 the effects O
Aer dead husband. Baroness Won Al
ten mailed the proofs OF Indebtedness
90 her son. who received them a iev
days ago. Young Schrahisch az ono.
consulted former Judge n. W Leon
ard. who wrote 10 Milwaukee MAXIM
inquiries of the proper officials as q
Won Haosolcr's estate. The reply STAT
"a that Koeppen. or Won Haesolor. hal
died intnststc and without leaving an,
heirs In Wisconsin. In consequence
the public administrator had take
charge OF the estate. The lawyer the
communicated with the public admin
lstrator ard will institute proceeding
DO recover the face value % the notes
with interest for twcnty-clght YEAR
from the property lcft hy the forme
captain and editor Judge Leonar
says he believes he will have no din
Guilty In proving and collecting a
clain.
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