The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-19
MAN OF MYSTERY
DIES IN NEVADA
Wife of Ross Raymond Writes OF
the Passing Away of Her Re-
markable Husband
NE POSED AS A MIGHTY RAJAH
Well Known in Many Lands, His Ca
reer Cleared UP Eight Years Ago
Extraordinary Episodes In His Life
-Stranqe Effect Of Drink.

Carson. Nevada.-Ross Raymond,
war correspondent author and ad-
venturer, whose daring disregard OF
men and laws led him from palaces to
prisons and back again. died recent
ly in Carson. Cancer of the liver was
the cause Of death
Raymond up to eight years ago,
when the New York Herald cleared
up the mystery of his career, had de-
clared himself to be of British parent
age, the son of an English officer, born
in Sussex and educated in famous
Latin school; that he Joined the Eng
lish navy and after promotions and
long and honorable service he resign
ed and left his ship at San Francisco
to become a newspaper correspondent
and writer of books. He said he en-
tered the British navy through the
influence Of his uncle.
Ross Raymond's real name was
Frank H. Powers. He was born in
Beaver, Pa, in 1850. His father died
when he was a child, and his mother
moved to Poland, Ohio, and married
Barnabas F. Lee, who founded the Po-
land Seminary, where William Nc
Kinley was educated. Raymond was
his classmate.
Raymond entered the United States
navy, resigned, served on a British
war ship, then became correspond
ent of newspapers in San Francisco,
Chicago, Baltimore, New York and
London. Later he became a writer
travelling the world over, living In
poverty and luxury, yet making pow
erful friends everywhere.
He served as Rajah in India and
was on the Khedive's staff in Egypt
about the time of the bombardment
of Alexandria. Next he impersonat-
ed distinguished men, generals and
noblemen, served ten years in Port
land Prison England. and several
terms in Sing Sing. Raymond was an
accomplished journalist, had engaging
manners. a breezy military air and
was good looking. He said power
beyond his control took possession Of
him when he drank and he was not
responsible for the extraordinary cpl
sodes in his life.
The story of his public career be.
gan when he blossomed out as an
Egyptian war correspondent and press
agent of the Khedive. He appeared
in Paris in Egyptian uniform after the
war in Egypt. accompanied by a Teti-
nue. of the Khedive's officers. He en-
gagged whole floors at hotel for the
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Raymond had trays of rarest gems
sent to him for inspection. The best
would be reserved for the Khedive's
approval, he explained.
He surfeited the messengers in
care of the gems with champagne,
walked out of the rear windows with
a fortune in diamonds, disappeared,
and later appeared in India as a
mighty rajah, with elephants and a
hundred servants. He drove in state
at breakneck speed, making daily
twenty mile trips from his country es-
tablishment to Calcutta, the garrison
each day turning out to see the rajah
enter the city with a procession of
barefooted natives running ahead, cry
ing his name and shouting for the
crowds to make way.
In October. 1899, Raymond visited
Poland, Ohio, for the first time in a
quarter of a century. He found his
mother dead and was deeply affected
when he knelt by her tomb in the vii
lage cemetery.
A remarkable feature Of Raymond s
career was the devotion Of his wife.
"She stood by me for thirty years, "
he said, with unfaltng hope and new
er failing aid" His wife said: why
have l chung to Ross all these years
Because / love him. Some day in an
other world, when all this insanity of
sin has passed away, / shall see him
as he is-a grand, biz hearted man,
a genius now temporarily lost in dark.
ness and shame"