The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-26
CHDURG SEEKS
news Of RUSSIAN
.rEpERAI. OFFICERS HOLD COUNT
DE GURROwskI PRISONER
IN NEW YORK
v SEIZED IN VIRGINIA
TITLED FOREIGNER REGARDED As
UNDESIRABLE ALIEN, SPENT
HIS MONEY LANIsHLY
HERE.
SEIZED IN VIRGINIA

NEW YORK, Dec 25.--Count An
DIRE de Gurrowski, wealthy Russian
and owner OF valuable farming lands
in this country. who WAS held by the
immigration authorities three days
last October and released because no
evidence could be found on which 10
have him deported. was taken to Ell
lis Island yesterday under charge of
= detective. who arrested him In
I.yncnbnrg. Va, last saturday on a
Fedral warrant. Although specific
charges vii! not be made against him
until tomorrow. il was learned from a
reliable source that the government
authorities are convinced they now
have evidence which will result In
his being sent away as an undeeira~
bic alien.
Twenty minutes after his arrest Ia
lynchhurg. Gurrowski Was In "A train
bound TO this city. The detective hur-
riad his prisoner into an automobile.
drove the car az high speed to the
railroad station in Lynchburg and got
Surrowski out OF Virginia before the
surprised State officials had time TO
protest.
There is an element OF mystery
about the life and character Of Cur
rowski that. besides getting him into
trouble with the Federal authorities,
has attracted public attention To him
more than once. HIS own story Is
that he left Russia in 1884. came to
THIS country ana began Iar'hihg III
North Dakota lie never mas men
toned his family go lar as can Dc
learned. and. although he has sign
ed himself Count Andre de Turrow-
sky. never has made any other claim
TO nobility Apparently he either
1T.
scssed II Def IRE he came here. a. he
owns farms in Miami Fla. and Red
Bank. \. j. and a big tobacco plan
,afion just outside Lynchburg. Va
He never has taken out naturaliza-
fian uapers, however.
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xiven IN the detectiye when his train
stopped In Washington.
Luck Ulayed an IMPORTANT part In
making easier the arrest Of the Rus
sian. The immigration service sleuth
tried yainly to get a city detective
In Lynchburg who would go out to
Gurrowskis farm and make the ar
rest Then he started to the railroad
station again, hoping to get the aid
OF the sheriff of Bedford county, Va,
On his way he met Gurrowski on the
street. The Sleuth showed his war
rant, arrested the Russian, hurried
him in an automobile 10 the railroad
station and lett the city before Its
OIncials could prevent the arrest mad
tney SO wished
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spencer ana IL wen known Ia tho