The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-27
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PARIS. Jan. 26.--Speaking French
tfh fascinating American accent
Ia making free use OF conieaera'o
4 -. which are also fascinating to the
1nftIated. mysterious swindier
now making the rounds of Euro
<4n resorts with the police OF many
a1nfrIes on his trail. He Is supposed
IL an American OF French extrac'
.n. Unless his course is checked ne
IL fair to become as famous as mon
Sur Raffies.r recently introduced TO
- French public at the Theater An
lne All OF his exploits are dis
,xuished. His latest achievement Is
Dicai.
4 xbout a month ago gentleman, ac-
~ panied by a secretary and two ser
4nts left q first-class railway car
100 at the little city or Mehun-sur
" ~gra. near Bourges. The party went
the best hotel In the place, where
~ gentleman. who called himself the
.Irnfe de Baranville, said that he was
n onesf az A suitable country place.
Y hnd inst inherited from an uncle
I'm whom he had been living In the
United States. a generous fortune.
<Ifa he intended to invest I'm France
Gets In With Notary.
+ The comte established relations with
local notary and finally fixed his
<oice on the Chateau de Barmont,
&e property of wealthy Partisan. IL
~ agreed that he should occupy the
knfeau Immediately III after a few
onfhs he found the property suitable
IS would buy II outright.
AZ. de Baranville, whom these nego-
ATOMS had brought to Paris. returned
Mchun-sur-Y evre with house par
NJ. comprising several ladies' and gen.
tnnen. Host and guests were or a
thic' to which the good villagers
ERE little accustomed. Also, the hon.
III trAdesmen OF the town we're daz-
ed by the orders they received from
ko new chatelaine. The house party
1nsumed large quantities OF the best
Everything.
n K so happened, however, that one
the tradesmen had q, bill to meet,
nd 30, much against his viii. he went
TO the chateau and asked for some
oney The comtc put him on with
bretexf. The merchant recited this
1ct to all his colleagues in the town,
MD the next day a party OF creditors
mt to the chateau on a similar mis-
Caught With "the Goods"
They found the Comte de Baran-
MIG in the midst OF lot of packing
Des which he and his guests were
ling as rapidly as possible with all
1e movable property that the house
attained.
N The connie showed fine indigna-
Hon when acquainted with the purpose
this surprise visit He said he had
ot been summoned to Paris by q
|1Iegram and could not be bothered.
~ the merchants insisted, however.
~ Eood-naturedly showed them a huge
~d Of American notes. He agreed TO
all those who wished It their ac-
nnts In money that he had brought
nm the United States. The others
ta1ld have their accounts straighten-
out as soon as he could change his
mixes IN Paris. Most OF the merchants
5ck the notes. 1t was not until after
~ conte and his guests had left that
~ they discovered that their money
1g worthless Confederate scrip.
The chateau was carefully searched
3gterday by the local constabulary,
United by detectives sent from Paris,
< any possible clues as to the iden-
INV Of the late tenants. Much to their
<onishment the searchers found a
1mber OF articles stolen recently from
o<her chateau in the neighborhood