Arizona republican., 1899-08-14
A NOBLE EMBEzzLER
Count Won MOhrenSChiId Cop.
tured in New York.
He is Wanted in Russia for Stealing
10000 ROubIeS, Which Belonged
TO the GOVernment-He Went
Under The Name of Peters.

NV York. Aug. 13.-After a chase of
over two years the Russian govern
ment. through its consular agent here
succeeded in capturing a Russian
count named Pierre AIaXandrovitch
Won Mohrcnsch.ld. wlgo is charged with
embezzling 10000 roubles in Russia.
| Count Won Mohrenscnild was arrested
late Yesterday afternoon in the office
of the Equitable Life Assurance society
at 120 Broadway where he was EN-
ployad as clerk in the Russian depart
ment under the name of Peter Peters.
The warrant was issued by United
States Commissioner Alexander yes
terday morning and was sworn to by
the Russian consul general here, WaId-
inier Teplow. The complains sets
forth that, Count Won MOhIenschild he
longs in the third portion of the dis
trict of Toskalinska in Russia. From
1898 to 1897. as stated in the complaint
he was public official in the employ
of the Russian governms Mt, his duties
beirg to receive money appropriated
by the government for distribution in
his district This money came from
two separate funds. part of it being
distributed among needy immigrants
and part used in the construction of
churches and schools. From the i'm
migrant fund the count is alleged to
have appropriated for his own use
22. 2.4G1 roubles and from the church
and school fund he is said 10 have
taken 13.131 roUbles. Other ful3!s
misused by him. it is alleged, brought
his defalcations up TO 70.0OG rouGIes.
To cover up his deficiencies the
count, according TO the complaint
forged certain documents. showing the
receipt Of the money by the persons to
whom it WAS INTENDED TO go. On this
way he escaped detection for a long
time, aul it was rot until about two
years and half ago that the govern
ment became aware of The condition
of affairs in his district. The counJ
was indicted, bu5 he succeeded IN
eluding the authorities. and it is said
fled to this country Since then the |
Russian officials have been looking for
him, and, as soon as information con-
cerning his Whereabouts reached the !
Russian cotsul here, a warrant was
sworn cut for his arrest.
Armed with this warrant United |
States Deputy Marshals Gebhard and /
went TO the office OF the /
Equitable company Yesterday after
noon. When acc0sted by them the i
count denied his identity and insisted
that his name was Peters. Under this
name, it was afterwards discovered,
he mad taken out his first papers pre-
iminary to becoming Il Unfted States
citizen. While the count was in cor
versation with the marshals, Gebhard
noticed that he Wore u small watch
harm on which We're the letters ''P.
NJ" On the reverse side were two
words which with the aid of a magni-
fying glass. she nrarshals discovered
10 be the mans name. The count
hen admitted his identity and was
aiken before Commissioner Alexandec,
Won Mohrenschild said he had been
n this country fer two years and three
months and that for the last sever
months he had been employed by the
equitable company. He said he was
married and lived az 423 Amsterdam
venue. He demanded an eXamina
ion tomorrow and was locked UP in
ludlow street Jail To the marshals
Who escorted him there. the count
aid he had six brothers, all Of whom
eId high positions in Russia.