The San Francisco call., 1899-02-26

enough laudanum to give the impress
sion that he was seeking to end his
life. By frothing at the mouth and
various other Dracticed arts he sue.
ceeded in making those who found him
believe he was dying. Out of sym
pathy they would generally carry him
into their luxurious homes and tele-
phone for a physician. Before the ar
rival of medical aid the clever rascal
would SO far recover as to be able to
tell a pitiful story of destitution. His
intelligent appearance and suffering
would often so move his listeners that
he would be sent away with a Substan-
tial present to tide him over what he
represented to be temporary distress.
His practices soon became notorious.
and, Chicago becoming too hot for him,
he fed to pastures new. Unfortunately
California was chosen as his new field
of operations. Beginning in the south
ern portion of the State, he gradually
worked his way up to this city.
Lawczynski's first attempt at de-
ception in this State was tried in Santa
Monica. The man with the unpro-
nouncable name faxed suicide in front
of the residence of Senator John p.
Jones in that town. He was taken into
the Senator's residence, given medical
treatment and then made his usual plea
for money, but it is not known how he
Jared on that occasion. His next known
attempt was in this city, but his ef-
forts did not avail him much, as he was
sent hustling out to the French Hos
pital. where he recovered in remarkably
quick time.
While in San Francisco he made a
shabby genteel appearance and made
his headquarters at the Oberon, where
he posed as scion Of nobility Quite
a number of people believed In him,
while a majority set him down as a
fraud. His appearance was not in his
favor. His clothes and linen were not
Of the best, and many people were un-
kind enough to call him cheap waiter.
Some good friend CD of Mrs. Fabry,
believing LawczynSki'S claim to the
| title of Count was a just one, intro
| duced him to her, and a quick engage
ment and a speedier marriage resulted.
! The Count labored under q delusion
when he married the handsome young
widow. He thought she and her child
had inherited thousands Of dollars
from her first husband, and he
set his wires to gain possession of
the fortune. He paid rapid court to
! Mrs. Fabry and within two weeks after
their engagement he secured a mar
riage license, and on the 1st of March,
1898, the couple were united by Judge
J. " Coffey at the residence of the
/ brides mother, Mrs A Won Gerzabek,
! Cos Steiner street. The wedding was a
| quiet affair, only the immediate friends
| Of the brides family and the Count be-
ing present
The mother of the bride was not i'm
pressed with either the Count or his
title and strenuously opposed the
match, but her opposition was over
ruled. Failing in her efforts to prevent
| her daughters sacrifice. she took the
Count aside and told him what she
thought of him and informed him that
he would have to leave her house and
show whether he was capable of sup
porting her daughter
The thought of work alarmed the
| Count, and he told his wife a plausible
tale about his practice in Chicago need
ing his attention and begged her to ac-
company him to the Windy City But
for the strenuous objection of the
mother, the Countess might have gone
AS it was, the guileless young wife
handed over to her scheming husband
nearly five hundred dollars and all her
jewelry, and he started on his tour and
never returned. He was heard of
through his short stop in Chicago
where ne visited his wife's relatives
and borrowed large sum of money