Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-07
Count Lotus Hamon, Known in
America and Europe as Cheiro,
the Palmist, a Fugitive.
CHARGED WITH sWlNDLlNe
lie Astuuishcd Paris society. Worked
Il and nnlcd Clients ont of Hun
drcds of Thousands of Dollars.

Paris. Jan. Count" Louis Hamou.
formerly known in America and Eu-
rope as Cheno. the palmist. and bee
fore that as plain John Warner is "a
fugitice from France tonight. ana he
entire American and English colony o.
discussing one of the most mcteroic
and mysterious careers that ever start
led Partisan society
Hamon is charged with embezzlcment
and his sumptuous offices. whore he ed
tied "a newspaper called the American
Register and conducted 90 bank ana
other enterprises. 20 which Americans
loaned capital are empty. creditors
having descended aud seized every
thing
inc compiainants against Hamon are
Mrs Julia =. Newell and Miss Jose
phine Pomeroy, formerly OF New York
who declared that they turned over To-
hamon stocks o. the amount of $500
600. ON which Ham1n agreed to raise
loan through London banks of $50 o.
VJo ihcy allcge, however. that Ha-
mon neither negotiated the loan mon
returned toe stocks. In consequence
or Wnicn they began % criminal action
against tho Hamon bank.
Ihe examining magistrate opened am
investigation, after which. according TO
iiainon's secretary Hamon learning
that me warrant was about to b. is-
sued Tor Dis arrest left for London
me secretary also asserted that women
had entrusted their money TO Har,rn
Tor the purchase of stocks. but tho
deals had resulted I'm heavy losses. ow-
ing TO break iu the market He do
ciared that Hamon owed the women
only $1,000.
Hamon has been a dashing Hrurc in
Paris since his arrival here six Years
ago lie lived iu costly apartments in
inc liue Buis de- Boulpgne % is report
cd mystery attaches to his title IA
claims 10 have inherited 10 from his
rather who received Dc from the pope.
His real name is said 10 be l.. t.. WAR
ner.
a statement issued at the bank says
mat as a result of the proceedings tho
credit OF the institution has been ad-
Nersely affected. and the local branch
would close temporarily Other
branches of the institution are located
IN New York and London.
Since arriving iu Paris in 1902.
when he transformed himself from
rNtANf NtA' A'alAAAfAHAf 10 AUUIN III
mon, he has had easy access to so
clety. one Of his special friends was
a man known as Able de la Fres-
nay whose scholarly and agreeable
manner secured for him entry into the
most exclusive circles. There are re-
ports that HamOn and friends. as the
result of their high connections. We're
able 70 arrange many marriage among
people In the Anglo-American colony
Everybody talked of the mysterious
Count Hamon. his dashing manner,
his beautiful apartments, his horses.
his vast business ventures, including "a
pretentious champaign enterprise near
Rheims, from which ne supplied many
Of the high class restaurants. They
also talked of his bank and his So
ciety paper, advertised 10 the world
by big electric letters.
Hamon Is penniless according to his
secretary, who further stated that he
had lost 100000 in recent operations.
and that he had been trying to pay ali
his creditors, including Mrs. Newell.
The case, however. It is said. does not
come under the jurisdiction of the
French laws. as the investment has
been entirely placed In England.
BEGAN CAREER IN CHICAGO.
Chicago Jan. Count" Louis Ha-
mon, otherwise known as "Cheiro the
Palmist," who has left Paris under a
financial cloud. began his career as a