The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-06

COUNT PROVEN DEAD BEAT
Boosted Of Engagement to Ameri-
oan Heiress, Which Carried
Him for Some Time.
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.
Cable to The Tribune,

Special Cable to The Tribune,
BERLIN. Aug. 5.-A trial here which
has aroused much interest has developed
the fact that the arIstocracy Is not only q
reckless spender but q professional bor-
ROVER and O. chronic beat"
At the trial OF Count Gisbert Wolff Met
ternich the courtroom was filled 10 the
last place, many CT the spectators being
persons we'll known In society. who had
postponed their summer holiday in order
to be present, The thirty odd cases Of
fraud of which ne is accused seemed to
weigh lightly upon him
Glsbert had lived ,or a whole year in
Berlin solely upon his name When he
could not obtain unlimited credit from
the tradesmen he patronized. he would
offer bin OF exchange for part OF the
sum. which was generally accepted as, In
| addition TO his rank. there was always,
! according TO his assertions. wealthy
| marriage in expectation. On one occa-
| sion he rendered worthless check.
| A favorite method OF the count was 10
obtain goods In this manner. and then
] from a lady. named Riesch. the price OF
which was $500. For this he offered Il
note OF hand. saying he would receive his
| allowance In a few weeks. and would then
| pay his debts Frau RIesch gave evidence
| that although the count was unknown 10
| her she trusted his word, but, later on
| having learnt that he had borrowed S. o.
walter che wrote 10 withdraw from the
| transaction. which however. the count
| Indignantly declined She then discovered
| that he had given the animal TO a dealer,
with instructions To sell. and had received
SIS in advance. She instituted proceed
| ings, but no money was forthcoming. The
her little all to her husband, finally paid
part of the debt.
The count seems to have borrowed
money everywhere ) bootmaker. who
was no uncommon thing among his
aristocrauo customers Another creditor
declared that he had often lost money
through titled customers. bat from q
worklngman never, Count Gisbert had
lent his name willingly In the matter of
shares. On one occasion he gave his
q factory, hoping To become a director.
The concern, however, became bank
| rupt.
Engaged to American Girl.
Evidence was given that Count Gis-
bert's note for 5000 was presented 10 a
mondalne named Gustke. in part pay
ment for some diamonds. She was not
In court but she stated the following
on oath on a former occasion. She had
always regarded the count as a wealthy
man. He drove his own motor and
boasted of his approaching marriage TO
came to her asking for loan OF $500.
Offering In exchange note of hand for
$500. She consented. but later on re-
| fused similar requests from him
The count denied all this. whereupon
the president produced and read the fol-
lowing letter in the counts handwriting
1t .yaisa pas addressed ns;s to Frnuiein Gustke.
the affair IS all right. Hurrah! How
are yonP am looking forward. all the
| nI,< tot. a.
| terribly expensive here: one needs nifty
TO sixty marks a day / enclose you a
note OF hand for 800 marks. Please send
it badly Looking forward to seeing you
soon Yours, GISBERT."
his father. Count Levin Won Jolfr-
lain. allowed him ONLY $3.50 a month and
1t was stated that Count C:isbert sought
to contract a wealthy alliance. paying
MS MS debts hrIs.s out OF the dowry which Ger
bands, lie stated that he sought the
nand OF Dolly Lansberg. stepdaughter OF
tso Moif a,,iS Mertheim. a merchant prince. In
idea OF regarding Count Gisbert as a po-
tentlal son-in-law and said that She
treated him as useful man to have
| about the house for odd errands
Pathetic German Story.
a pathetic story comes from Frankfort
o! a yonng woman who has no name and
VINO is trying to discover who she Is In
lssS woman holding the hand of a IT.
ne girl OF four entered wine shop and
oes oesseo ,e the iay iiandlady ITO to mind the little
and the stranger left and never returned
Inc proprietress Of the wine shop kept
me iitsie nh gi5l and reared 1t as her own.
Alice Years passed. When she reached
| The age OF sixteen her adopted mother
married and moved, Thenceforward there
was no happiness for the girl. and she
| left home. 'o
-, Alice made the acquaintance of a work
man man ana shared his life. child was
the mother did not possess the necessary
civil status. The young woman returned
noysier,. 10 her ADOPTED mother. who knew the
,oon Keeper in order to punish her for
haNing left home. refused to reveal her
dressed dressed beTsni, rse Xouns ,s woman then ad
who ordered an Inquiry II had no re-
suit The former wineseller was sum
ON the 10 ffa court and invited to throw light
%lths tanding the tears OF her adonted
daughter and the entreaties of the magis
ora.es' she refused to disclose her Sc
very crneI rea' venseo was her rsevenge It was
III and her baby died ''''
Iew months ago the man, whose
an employee on the state railway de-
sired TO regularize his life with Alice by
naddfshg made for her Again Yin the search was
1. liz @ @iol name Tor Alice, which was
tnIa,spelnsable tIr, ems for the marriage This
cesstul, After n thousand formaIities she
optalned the legal document necessary
Tor her marriage 1t sets forth that she
Is called Alice. that she is about - Years
or age, and that the date and placc Of
ner birth are unknown. II is probabie
snat she VIII never know her real name,
be called Mrs. Schneider
inc Tageblatt" says the German gov
eenrnment en VIII submit 10 the Reichstas in
OF German petroleum trust In order to
prevent, through the disappearance of the
ever e,,eT weakening Austro- American compe-
uslon, the invasion of exclusively Ameri-
can companies upon the markets of this