The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
BRITISH BARON IN
4 SALVATION ARMY
Breaks Off Neg ROTATIONS
Through Marriage Broker
With American Heiress
WAS ROUGH RIDER AND
BIG GAME HUNTER
Converted in Army Meeting
He Has lost Taste for
Whiskey and
Tobacco

x NEW YORK, April 2e.--F'rom Brit
ish baronet To expert rough rider.
with wild west show and then to
Janttor of a Salvation Army hall in
Brooklyn has been the remarkable
experience of Sir Gentle Cave
Browne-Cave. who to-day announc-
ed his resignation as vice president
Of the British Boy Scouts Associa.
ton in order to apply for admission
TO the Salvation Army training coll
lege. The baronet wants to become
an officer in the Salvation Army and
expects, although he is well over
the age limit, to he accepted for
that work. At the Salvation Army
hall, at 25S Washington street. Brook
tyn, Gentle said to-day that he hop
ed when he was accepted for Saliva
ton Army work he would be sent
either back to his old home in Eng
land ar 70 India where he saw SER
vice with the colors.
Exhibits the Documents
AS evidence of his right to his title
Sir GENTLE to-day exhibited his birth
certificate. photographs and other
documents, all OF which indicated
that he was what he represented HIM
self to be. He also referred TO Col
onel William H. Cox, editor In chief
OF the War Cry, who has investigat-
ed the case and says that their new
recruit is actually the twelfth Baronet
Cave Browne-Cave. The baronet WAS
corn on September 3. 1909. educated
at St Heiens College, Southsea, and
served In India Burmah and in the
Boxer uprising an officer In the
British army lie resigned his com
mission some ten years ago and since
then attained fame as big game
hunter and rough rider For three
years prior TO last summer he trav-
eled with a wild west show and was
one OF its most active riders. Last
summer he was in England and de
cided TO come to this country to get
show Of his own to take to Eng
land. but the death OF King Edward
caused change In his plans.
Negotiated Bor An Hcirc~s
He then secured a position as a
RaoSing picture actor at ten dollars
4 das, Meanwhile he was negotiat-
ing with marriage broker who
planned To marry his title 10 a wealthy
Washington heiress whose Identity he
does not disclose. To bring about
the wedding 4, had been agreed that
the parents Of the girl would settle
half million dollars on the haronet
Negotiations. however. were quickly
AfRhtl va @btsl A~6sS- tet ~ i3E-s q &c
joined the Salvation Army on Sep
tember - last AT the Salvation
Army hall in Brooklyn to-day the
baronet talked at length about him
self and his plans. He asserted that
ne had not Joined the Salvation Army
because he had become converted at
one of its meetings
1T is quite contrast to the ten
collars day / was earning when |
~, 70, he
which I now get for taking care Of
this hall" he said with n smile, but
] am perfectly content AS have
10 buy my meals and clothes out OF
my wages. being supplied with only
place To sleep here, | am not able
ia save very much. ! have applied
for an officers commission In the Sal
sation Army. and as | am forty-two
Years old. six years beyond the age
limit | have had To wait until nay
application is approved by the high
officials OF the organization. p
Tells OF His Conversion.
p ..s''f arm sir rSenti3a cave FRO wf1 Gave
twelfth baronet of that name. and l
have plenty OF proof Of the legitimacy
81 my title. but ! am no longer the
heavy drinking. registering fellow l
once was. became converted
through the fundamentally OF the
army and am now perfectly happy
and content. My conversion was SUD
den. One night last September was
drinking ,tA. a. saloon mhass. !. Saliva.
ton Army iassie touched me on the
shoulder and asked me If was
Christian. When I told her mo" she
handed me card and invited me To
attend her meetings
II had always refused to go TO
church. as | had no desire to listen
tn some one who ] believed was a
iigger hypocrite than | was myself,
Int for some reason l went to the
meeting. / went every night after
that and on the sixth night. while
sitting in my own room | was con-
Nerted ! then publicly declared my
belief In religion and offered myself
for the Army work. ] abandoned all
my old companions and took this job
as ianitor at one-third week what
] used to earn in day. The mar
Vicious thing Is that I Immediately
lost my taste for both alcohol and
tobacco. While ! drank and smoked
f1eavffy, to-day the very srneft or either
drink or tobacco makes me Ill.,
have never been as happy as l am
now. although / have been soldier
In India and China. cowboy in
America and have had as varied an
experience as is usually given to most
men.
1T will cost me about one hundred
dollars to go through the training
college, but ] expect to be able to
borrow that from my brother in law
for ! cannot save very much of my
present salary. But l certainly intend
to devote the remainder OF my life to
working for the aid of my fellow
men,,