The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-26
STRANGE MANS END
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was discharged at Feranze. Italy. on
| October 5, 1896. Previous TO this he join
ed the foreign legion Of the French ar
my as second class private and became
| first sergeant. He was the best educated
! man in the regiment and understood the
| sciences. Volunteers were called before
! the walls to place a dynamite cartridge
| in a mine and Rayene was the first 70
| offer his services. On the destruction OF
! the walls he received several wounds
and barely escaped with his life. For the
bravery displayed he was given a medal
| He also served the French republic in
! three African wars and was in the Op-
eradons south Of Morocco and IN the
TSmbucton. He was given a medal for
| this service also. Ravene was IN Paris
during the disastrous charity bazaar fire
in 1896 and saved the lives of eleven per
| sons. For this service he was given the
grand cross of the Legion Of Honor
aside from the military medals.
Italian honors were also bestowed upon
him for various services in Italy pTin-
cipally along scientific lines The imme-
date cause Of II was service ne rem
dered Major General Roccht in the shape
of a suggestion which was valuable in the
generals operations IN Abyssinia Tho
honcrs OF the order are the second class
the first class honors being conferred
upon only two perons. who are called
Cousins OF the King" and must be citi-
zens Of the kingdom, Of great distinction
in the government or of the royal family
It was also stated that young Ravene
was knighted by King Humbert 81 Iiaiy
and. he was believed TO he The only
American possessing this distinction
After Ravens's career in Europe he re-
turned 70 the United States in time 70 en-
list in the spanish-America war and
was with the engineer corps and helped
TO put in the mines IN New York bar
Dor Here his knowledge In scientific
measures rendered the government va'u-
able assistance. At the close Of tostiH-
ties he was ho1orably DISCHARGED ard
after going to Washington he started %
California but stopped OF in Wichita.
where he has since resided. He had a 1T
tie money and ne opened up 2 law Office
and soon won a general acquaintance
among the best people In the city. Every
where he was known as gentleman and
a scholar. The money which ne was &C
cused Of nisappropriating Il supposed %
have been lived W. as 81 now develops
that his law practice brought him but 1T
tie in return.
Mr.. Simpson never impaired 10 any
Of his acquaintance here his real ideu-
tity, and he was nor known ae Gustavl
Rsvene. the son Of the German court
The secret Of his family relations Is tod
above Being ostracised he concluded q
abandon the name Of Ravene md by an
act . the legislature o. Virginia Re
legally adopted tfe name - Herbert
Simpson although his artlc'es in Ger
man and French magazines were signed
Rsvene: but this was thought "a he only
a nom de plume. IT'S personal paper.
which he guarded cI.F-fy. disclosed the
fsct that his former name was Gussavo
Ravere.
Now that the end - strange Hfe
has come. his peculiar actions during
the past week are accounted for. A. few
days ago when he was being pressed -
MI Ransom he consulted AttcrneT4
Huffman e. Harvey ~erardf7- TIE - 40 {
and asked for ls-af advice 4 'onv co--
ference was he'd PM duri1z the course f.
q the discussion Stfmpeer m rtfered f
suicide and there ie 10 dsu5t hut wta 4
10 contemplated the rash dned fo~ some I
time. Deap9ndsney. super Induced '5y bi-
inability 20 be zu-ces-fui fu a financial ,
way S. fhe direct cause - his se'f-tie-
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