Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-29

Once more feeling. that his little
fAtherfand did not offer sufficient scope
for his talents, he shipped as q stow
away at Braila on board grain steamer
bound for MarseilIes, and from that port
literally stole his way to Paris. Com
4 mencing business in the French capi-
stal with modest shoplifting, he soon az
CURED enough capital to envelop his
engaging personality in the finest and
costliest of raiment, which, in its turn
enabled him to perpetrate a robbery
! from a diamond merchant, that put him
in a position to rent a large villa in
fashionable quarter, drive his own
ceyriage In the Bots de Boulogne, and
back his own horses at Longchamp.
But Mercury does badly to ally hfm-
self with Venus, and, at the age Of 1S,
the dashing'r Manolescu disappea red be-
hind the gates OF Gallon prison for a
Term Of four years. On his release he
Favored London with b. visit and fraud
Mlently obtained enough funds to main
tain him at a proper level OF dignity
N Monte Carlo, whence, after filing his
! pockets by a combination OF luck at
the tables with iniposture away from
them he left the old world to effect a.
I conquest Of the new.
as Frisco and Honolulu.
S., Landing in Canada under the name
of the Duke OF Otrallto. he crossed
the continent to San Francisco, where
ne posed as q nephew of the Spanish
minister in Washington. a trip to
japan enlarged his experience OF the
world. and in Honolulu he made the
acouaintaance Of a rich widow, his fa-.
yoritc species of prey, from whom he
drveigled a substantial check drawn on
the Bank of England. At Chicago he
won large sums at poker, and he only
SIT the states when millionaire, to
those daughter he had become en-
gagged. began to make impe e. men IN
uuiries as to his antecedents.
Back In London once more, he In
Mated system of hotel robberies,
which was to prove very profitable in
the future. tho the first experiment.
Was a failure. His plan was to enter
room on the first floor. and, II he
found no one there, to shut the door
I ma clear out the valuables Of thee abb
I sent and negligent guest as rapidly as
s i1e could. If the apartment was Noc-
cupied he apologized courteously for
his mistake and withdrew On this oc-i
casion the suspicious of an intelligent
waiter led to his arrest. He was found
t0 be in possession of jewels to the
value of SIS. 900, and was sentenced to
eight months hard labor.
His next exploit was in Brussels,
where he struck up friendship with
! rich Brazilian, whom he decoyed into
( lonely part of the town, where they
were set upon by a gang Of hired ruff
ffans. His companion was felled sense.
isss to the ground and Manolescu, af-
Ter putting his assailants to flight, es.
corted the injured man tencerly back
10 his hotel. During the journey he
took the opportunity Of relieving him
OF a pocketbook containing e 800
Fastening to Monte Carlo disguised al!
the Duke of Otranto, he there mad:.
ffle acquaintance of a wealthy Hungar-
ian widow, who purchased the fleeting.
semblance OF his love for the sum OF
200, 900 kronen, which, however, he rap.
idly ranlbled away at the tables. All
( hotel theft at Nice brought him E L..
900 but also eight months imprison-
ment.
Sets Out for italy.
On regaining his liberty he set out
for italy. In the same compartment
there travelled the plaintiff in the
divorce suit then Countess Angelica
Wilding Won Konigsbruck. member OF
one of the most distinguished families
OF the nobility of Saxony. A warrant
IS out for his arrest.
A warrant is out for his arrest.
A description of the mysterious for
eigner has been circulated turnout the
northern counties, and there is SOME
hope that his arrest will be effected.
Several suspects are being shadow'Ad
Ny detectives. aud there is every proH-
aact pf sensational arrests being maees