Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-11
BARON Won HOFFMAN ]! !.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE NOTED
FlNANclER WHO DIED RE-
GENTLY IN PARIS.
MEETING or MARQUIS De MoREs
AND TIE eARoNs eEAvTi-
Full DAUGHTER "mEooRA."

New York Sum- Louis A. Won Hon
mann, we'll known In New York To-
nearly. fifty years. died yesterday a
his home in Paris. at the age of "a
Baron Won Hoffmann- the older gen
Grafton always gave him his title
was born at Leipsic With his father
Louis Won HOFFMAN,, he came ovel
here in 1860 and went into the bank
ing business, the elder Won Hoffman,
then establishing the Stock Exchange
firm of l.. Won HOFFMAN, e. co. He
died a few years afterwards and his
son, who was head OF the firm through
half dozen panics, was a special
partner when he died.
Baron Won HOFFMAN, was one OF
the founders of the Knickerbocker
club and retained his membership up
to about three years ago, when he
resigned because he had gone to live
abroad. He retained membership In
the Tuxedo club and the Union club.
The Baron married Miss Grymes of
the old Staten Island family, from
which Grymes Hill takes it's name.
For many years the Won Hoffmanns
lived on beautiful estate on Grymes
Hill and there entertained many dis.
tinguished visitors. They also had
villa near Cannes, France, which was
likewise a gathering place for many
we'll known people. King Edward was
entertained there while he was the
Prince of Wales.
Among those who visited the fam.
ily at their home on Grymes Hill was
the young Marquis de Mores, son OF
the Duke of Valombrosa. In 1888 he
married Miss Medora Won Hoffman,
and subsequently had a varied career
With his young bride he went out to
the Bad Lands of Dakota and found
ed the town of Medora, named for
his bride, with the idea of makingr:it
the center of the packing industry
and fighting the cattle combination
There are still standing some of ths
pretentious buildings which he erect.
ed at that time. He aroused the ire
of the cattlemen of that country and
finally his house was surrounded and
pitched battle ensued in which the
Marquis killed one of the attacking
party. He was tried for murder, but
acquitted. While he was locked Up
in a little western Jail his wife, who
herself had reputation as a rife
shot, elected to share his confine-
ment.
The cattle enterprise proving a fail
ure, the Marquir went back to France
fought several duels and in 1896 EN-.
.barked on foolhardy> expedition
across the Sahara from Tunis to
bring relief to the Khalifa in his
struggle against the British. He was
robbed and murdered by his escort.
His widow spent a great deal of mon.
ey in recovering the body and bring.
ing his assasins to justice. The case
attracted attention because of the cir.
cumstantial story told at the time
that the murder had been inspired
by certain elements in the French
government because de Mores had in.
eliminating evidence in the Dreyfus
case. j..
Baron Won HOFFMAN, took up his
residence permanently abroad about
the time his son-in-law was killed,
and had divided his time between his
home In Paris and the villa at Can.
mes. His wife died in Paris some
years ago. He visited this country
last in 1908, when he came over here
with his daughter, the Marquise de
Mores, who at that time made a fly.
ing, visit to the i'll fated town of Me
dora on the Dakota plains, where her
honeymoon had been spent. Her son,
Louis de Mores, is now the Duke of
Va11on1brosa and of Asinari, having
inherited his grandfather's titles. He
was born in this country and is now
2Syears old. He and his mother had,
been living with Baron de Hoffman,
in Paris. A younger daughter Of the
Baron married Baron yon stumm OF
the German embassy in Washing.
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