Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-04

hold GustaY Edward MOOTe- III 1887
he eloped with Nine Hartman, primi
donna of the opera in Stockholm.
They planned to come TO America to-
gether, but were met at Liverpool by
the old Count and his son. Count
Clarence who induced the prima
donna to 20 to Paris.
When Count Reinhold refused to re-
turn to Stockholm with his father,
the family, he says, disowned him. He
came to Philadelphia, and Mrs. Moore,
his agndmother. introduced him into
society and paid his way till her death,
two years ago. For several months
Count Rienhold lived at the Wind
sor Hotel in this city. He visited at
the best houses and lived very pleas
ant life. Madame Hartman returned
TO Stockholm, where she married
Baron Cedars rom, who is cousin to
Adelina PATHS. husband.
After my grandfhmother s death, =
said Count Reinhold yesterday | lost
what money | had in Pennsylvania
manufacturing concern. spent some
time at Martinsburg, w. Va. where
took out naturalization papers.
forwarded to lawyers IN London nine
affidavits and all records necessary to
indentify me. Either they were not
presented to the court tr the repre-
sensations of my family offset them.
/ had not the necessary funds TO go
to London and wait for Chancery
cases to come up. They have taken
snap judgement on me, but it won {
stand. I'll go back to Stockholm first
and face the music
Count Reinhold's papers seem to be
correct. The affidavits. certifie d
copies of which he exhibits, seem to
identify him absolutely as a grandson
of Mrs. Bloomfield H. Moore, from
whose estate he demands under the
will nearly 100000.
Remembered In Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, April BIN S.
Moore was better know as Mrs.
Bloomfield Moore, who financed
Kelley. the Philadelphia inventor
who became famous through the ex-
ploitation of mysterious motor.
The real name Of the American inn
postor is not known, but he is well re-
membered in Philadelphia. Two years
ago he endeavored to- prove his claim in
The Orphan s Court here. The Orphan s
Court acting on the suppositIon that
he was the real count non suited the
case, because his mother, the Coun-
tess Ella Won Rosen, Mrs. Moore s
daughter, had died before Mrs. Moore s
death. The affair attracted unusual
interest in this city because of the
prominence of the Moore family and
because of the notorietv which Mrs.
Moore had gained during the last
years of her life as the hacker of John
w. Kelley, of motor notorierty, the
exposure of whose misrepresentation
and double dealings resulted in her
dying of a broken heart.
While the case was being tried in
the local courts, Count Eugene Won
Rosen, a grandson of Mrs. Moore and
one of the executors of her etsate
came to this city and lived at the
Rittenhouse Club, where he became
very popular. After the Orphan S
Court threw ont the case the Swedish
courts assumed the duty of deciding
who were the Countess Ella Won Ros-
ems real children. In the course OF
the resulting investigations the where
abouts of the real count were dis
covered, his identity proved and the
allegations of the Observation-Disclosures
refuted. What has become of the
American is not known.
Count Relnhold Won Rosn was dis
! inherited by has father more than ten
years ago because he eloped with
Nine. Hartman, the prlma donna OF
the Royal Opera at Stockholm. The
newly married couple soon separted
and Count Reinhold found home
with his grandmother i'll this city.
He rmained in good graces until he
was sent to Denver, i'll 1894 to collect
$43 600 in mortgages for her.
He squandered the money in
gambling and then she discarded
him. What kind of life the d'sln-
herited count led up to his discovery
BIZ his relatives year ago, has never
been made public. He is now almost
middle aged, and, after having lived
for years in poverty and disgrace, Is
agan in prosperous circumstances.
For years past he has been ohJec-
tionable to the members of the family,
by whom his name was meyer men
toned. Only the desire to prevent
an i'll born fraud from securing mon
av and q position in their family