Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-21
Hospital Surgeons In Phoenix, hrIz.
Reveal Sex Of Former SeCre.
tary Of Russian Consulate.
ALWAYS LED The LIFE OF A MAN
Secret Of Nicholas de Raglan, Of
Baron Won Schippenbac's staff, ri.
Vulged at Death-Divorced for In.
fidclity-Married Again. and Widow
Declares Physicians are Wrong.

CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. 2O.-Mystcry
shrouds the life of Nicholas De Ray.
| Ian. former secretary of Baron Won
Schlippcnbach, Russian Consul in
Chicago, who declared himself to
be the son OF Il Russian admiral
In Phoenix Ariz.. who was twice
| married. but who at death wa
declared to be woman. hives.
legations today resolves the mystery
into this tangle of contradictions:
Declaration of the hospital ply.
sicians at Phoenix. Ariz. that Dc
Raglan was Il woman.
Declaration of his hrat life and
of his second wife that he was n
man.
Records of the Superior Co,r,
which show that the first Mrs. De
| Raglan was given divorce on
the ground of inildelity
Records OF the War Department
show that he enlisted rs soldier
during the Spanish-Amerlcan War.
Testimony of friends and neigh.
bors that he led n gay life, smoked,
drank, cravcd the society of women
and was well known to chorus
girls. "'
De Raglan declared himself to
De or noble birth the son OF n
Russian admiral. He was well oil.
ucated and was evidently "A grad.
ualG OF one of the Russian uniycr.
sites. He realized much in hi;
income acting rs Translator for
Russian immigrants. and he was
well versed in the history of Rus
s!a. its politics and its literature.
Death Revealed Secret.
FOR two years he suffered Iom
consumption and Il few weeks ago
went to Phoenix, where he hoped
TO regain health. No word was re.
| ceivcd from him until kilograms
were sent out announcing his death.
coupled with the declaration that
lived all his life. married, fought
as a soldier and worked in the
Office of the Russian Consul under
a masquerade.
Baron Won SchliDpenbach declared
Da Raglan had many of the man
ncriSmS of woman, that he talked
as one. and that his fetures re-
scmblcd those of woman. De Ray.
lan's old neighbors testified that
he was absolutely beardless. that
his hands and feet were those of
woman and that even his waist
line and bust rcscmbled woman's
form.
First Wife Divorced Him
De Raglan was first married nine
years ago. and for nearly five years
lived at No. 700 California avenue
In 1903 he was sued for divorce.
his wife. who is now Mrs Eugenia
Bruchulis. of No. 3,ll2 HalsteaL
| street charging him with nfidelity
and naming several women.
The real cause leading up to the
! for chorus girls. He frequented
stage doors and ii was there he
met Miss Anna Davidson, who was
Il member of the chorus. Mrs.
| Bruchulis says that immediately ar
Ter the first marriage was annullcd
De Raglan married Mis- Davidson.
Widow Denies Doctors Statement,
kilograms announcing De Raylans
death were received by the widow
ana she was almost hysterica. She
PACED the floor of her ROOM holding
his picture to her breast, sobbing
convulsively.
"a woman! All nonsense. all non.
scnse!" she said. but wouldn't
care for all this talk II he were
only alive. | did not dream lie was
so ill.,"
AT the Office of Baron Won Schlip
pcnbach De Raglan was known as
the girl boy" He was member
of the hussars and an ardent horse
back rider.