The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-02
Was a Poor Matchmaker In
New York a Few Months Ago.
THE KAISER RAs HONoRED HIM
Won lar|scRs Story q Romantic One, but Is
Doubted BY the Gsrmin Consul Another
Count Of the Same Name.


New York August 2.--Before Edmund
Heinecke. an humble watchma ..er OF this
city. sailed for Europe. 2 months ago, he
dvulged a romantic life story, which
caused all who heard II to wonder In ST.
Nence.
Now that he has returned to this coun-
TRY and Is amazing the whole Pacific
toast with his recital OF his reception by
she Kaiser Wilhelm. OF his restoration TO
the title OF Count Won Larisch and OF the
many other unusual honors heaped on
him, the wonder is increased vastly and
tongues are not lacking TO express IL.
This rehabiltated count, who is nearing
his SEVENTEEN year. Is now In San Fran
cisco There Is also I'm that city another
Count Won Larisch. He is Franz Josef Won
Larisch, nephew OF the late Empress of
Austria, and who. two months ago. took
/. as his bride Miss Marie Satterfield, an
heiress, OF Buffalo.
The two counts have not met The
younger man and his bride have been I'm
San Francisco for some weeks. and are
patrons OF the Grand Hotel The other ar
rived in San Francisco from Vancouver
on Friday. The Austrian count is some
what annoyed that there should be anoth-
er nobeman OF the same name I'm the
city. Speaking OF the matchmaker. he
said:
DID NOT KNOW MATCHMAKER
when I was in the East early this
year / heard OF a man who said he was
a Count Won Larisch. do not know the
man, but when l was In. Bavaria in May
/ told my father about him. and his
story OF a duel and consequent expatria-
tion. My father told me nothing OF the
rfeaa l.faI Anr. L.. all Nkaat
mans name is not in the Almanach de
Gotha. and he certainly Is not of our
family"
Although the matchmaker lived I'm this
city for nearly generation, he had new
er announced that he was or noble birth
until he was about TO sail for Europe
Then he told much about himself. his
family. and his donning the uniform OF
the Fourth Uhlans. That, by his own
story, marked the turning point In his
career.
In love with a girl, he found his major
Count Won Ponitza, WAS also smitten with
her They quarrelled, there was duel
and the major was killed. Fleeing TO this
country, the young count assumed his
mothers name, Heinecke. Hardships fell
10 his lot but he braved them all learn
ed 10 make watches, and when the civil
war. in which he fought, was ended he
came TO this city An this time his true
TELLS or KAIsER's RECEPTION.
After he had sailed. Alfred Gelssler. the
German Consul Ia this city, who had
read his story, asserted he never had
heard OF the man before. nor had he
known OF any noble family OF Won Lar
ischcs ia Germany. II was considered pc
culiar that, forty-nve years exile. Mr.
Heinecke did not take pains TO explain
how the Kaiser came 10 know OF his ex-
istencc or how tn. summons 10 roturn
had come to- him
Mr.. IIeinecke returned 10 this country
some time I'm July From his own lips
came the story OF his delightful trip He
had been met IN London by his sister.
Princess Wittgenstein, who had married
a Russian. She had nterceded with the
Kaiser in his behalf On the anniversary
of the day he had killed his adversary in
the duel he donned his uniform of lieu
tenant in the Fourth Chlans and was
ushered into the presence OF the grandson
of the monarch who had banshed him
Then all was peace the Kaiser remtted
the Imprisonment he should have suffered
for killing a man and he was formally
restored TO his ancestral estates anu to
the family fortune, estimated at s500O.0C0.
Nor was this all. AS IL I'm compensation
for his many years OF exile, the Kaiser
told him he was 10 execute a secret mis-
sion for him in California This accom-
plished. he was to>journey TO Ottawa anil
there 20 represent the German Emperor
when. on September Is next. the Duke
and Duchess of Cornwall will be received.
HOW A DIPLOMAT PUTS IT.
II the attaches OF the German Consul
late in this city had been surprised by
the first story, this later informa ton
amazed them. In the absence in Europe
OF Karl Buenz, the Consul General AL
fred (,aioelar the fu ...tfn In haf
capacity. while NJ. Schlieben. who was
stationed I'm Philadelphia, is acting IS
consul. After consulting Mr.. Geisser on
the many statements made by Mr.. Helm
ecke, Mr. Schlleben said yesterday:
I'm the absence of any official records
we would not care to say Mr.. Il,nccke
is not the Count Won Larisch, although
we know of no noble family OF tina. name
In Germany. We have had no official no
tico that he was received by the Emperor
that he was restored to his estates and
title, that he was sent on a special mis-
sion TO California or that he is To repre-
sent the Emperor In Canada. IL you care
for our personal opinion II Is that the
very idea is preposterous."
Mrs. Heinecke lives at No. So East
l35th street. Naturally enough she was
annoyed that her husbane's statements
should be subjected TO criticism. She
showed she had no doubt of him when she
said
my husband says he Is a count, and
believe IL. / don't care what the German
conv& or any other one says. / believe
my husband was received by the German
Emperor and honored by him. / got a
letter from Mr.. Heinecke about fort
night ago. and he said we might expect
him home In about two weeks from now
Then he can talk for himself No; he did
not send Us any of his new fortune. There
Is time enough for that. and we Il
need it."
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