Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-15
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Adjudged sane by a
,,n, ~ -. a,,v ,.,Junt Theodore
c,,r,.. ur,n.f.,u j, whose ner'
t,ably wrecked
by the startling 'n''
him some time aga "
D., ,,o ,;,,. ON, rs OF his father,
.oxn,,.,. Conn, hr VonThien, OF
the Ger man noH VIII NC
A.. x.;,;, hital, there TO re-
,,,or,.o .r,, fitness which has
attacked his II S!''
DR.. Blanton Hillshah anu IN, ~,
Charles A. LhnuiS' n..,,.
nn,duo,a, ,Jcommission, after
,a,,. ,.;,h vjThien. declared that
,.ha. ovar ,hlrisoner's former con-
d;,ion r,,ohJye been. he is now 4
man n, con mind. though a victim
ox ..,ortrvous collapse.
In tba Icy warrant Won Thlsn y
mania is scflpeu do
,hn vnfora ate count has on more
,h., nm. tasio1 threatened to enh
~. usa p. b. Ryan, Of 800
North tAson street. son of Mr.. r.
p. Ryanp whose nome Won nv" .ss
,erxcd 1.-TWO years as butler. tes'
,;sod 4 the prisoner "Wednesday
n;ah, seen with a pistol in Its
nossesl, and that he even said
good to certain inehA'''' u
.,ostian another witness be
fire I commission, stated that Voi
THE Jon another occasion, wa'
coo, 18th a bottle of carbolic acid
.ndlat he acknowledged having
tad ten drops Of the poison
Tbkh threats were made by Voi
I'll to end his life, he never at
te1ed to carry any Of them int
eft. .,
a reporter Won Then said to
II that he had been nervous 10
shral months past, and had no
M able to sleep on account OF IN
4 that he could not help thinkin
his immense wealth, which woul
lme to him by order Of foreig
: kts December %: and which he e'
hates at eight million five hundre
francs.
The prisoner will be kept in tn
all until tomorrow. in order that h
lay be watched in the event ths
symptoms develop.
his event the warrant may be chani
i. The prisoner acted stranger
asst night, but his actions are cree
ted rather to illness THAI to meht'
epravity.
Won Thien's Arrest.
Count Won Then was arrested ye
erdav afternoon by Policemen kre
,le and Niesz and was taken to II
.itv iail. where he remained .ov'
light. Won Then complained todi
hat he had not slept wink. that
vas very hungry. but that the dc
ors feared to give him any sol
God.
The unfortunate heir re-told Il
story of his life, as previously prh
ID, and laughed derisively when
formed that a lunacy commission W
IN ~ holl nyor him
81 am far from crazy" he said.
am an i'll man, and need rest and
tention."
He told Of his refusal to mar
Countess Lucie de BeaujaTdon,
Paris, whom he alleges came over
this country TO see him after t
news Of his good fortune n
spread. He said further that he v
engaged to a Richmond girl, b
that he ceremony would not Ia
place until after a visit abroad
January. at which time he expect
to finally settle his estate.
Since the publication Of his go
fortune in the newspapers Won Tn
has received many offers of maria
rom women in many cities. VINO
most invariably signed themseives
leap year friends, AMI who hunt
begged that their letters should Z
&c, into the possession Of the ne'
papers.
Already. II is said. that checks
hundreds of thousands
dollars have been deposited TO
crcdi, Of the noblcman in n
York. and a letter from his hrptf
states iha: other funds will :cIir
There is no doubt that Won Thi
IL heir to an immense veal
though no ono. not even the N
himself. can give an cxacr es;ima
Won Thien's Stery.
Following Is a true version Of v
Thicn's parontagc. life and hcrits
n printed on June II. last:
Congratulated by the nobility of g
many and France. and of5icialiy NJ
fsrI Of hts title ny the French q
taxyador at Washington by long
taucr telephone message, Thcrd'
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