Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-18
''C0UNT" lOUDON FOUND
TO BE NOTED CRIMINAL
Deeds as Jail-BreaIser, Forger and
Don Juan Recorded I'm Press
of Two Continents.
UNDER INDICTMENT FOR B1GAMY
Identified by German Authorities In
New York as Count" De Passy.
From Cell in Tombs He Declines
to Discuss Disclosures.
Especial to The Times-Dispntch !

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
NEW YORK, October 17-"count"
Max Lynar Loudon. under Indictment
MT the Tombs for bigamy, has been
Identified by German authorities In
New York as Count" Albert Marcel
de PaEsy. The Counts" deeds as a
jailbreaker. forger and Don Juan have
tinents.
Under the name Of De Passy. Count
Loudon married Mile. Lila Allendorf at
the City Hall on August 29 1911. On
MS wedding day De Passey paid q
visit to Governors Island and posed
rs a general in the German army. He
commenced his honeymoon on n yacht
provided by the United States govern.
ment, out of Difference to his supposed
rank.
The De Passy-Allendorf marriage
adGs another alleged biEnmy 10 the
record of the much welded count"
So far Nine. de Passy has not come
forth to place her claim before the au-
thor!,ies. Two other wivcs-Mrs. Rose
O'Brien, OF Albion, " Y, and Mrs
Frederick Arnold OF Poughkeepsie-
have designated Loudon, however. az
a one-time husband. Mrs. O'Bricn was
married in 1912 and Mrs Arnold in
1893
The German authorities. in search
for De Passy in 1910 discovered his
marriage TO Mrs. Arnold. She was in
tervicwed in Pouehkcepsie by govern
nent agents and reports OF her testi-
mony were taken.
Mrs. Arnold at that time Identified a
Photograph OF De Passy as n man an
hwerinS the description Of her hu3-
band.
The count refused to discuss the
disclosures brought to light tonight.
From, his cell in the Tombs he sent
down word that he had nothing to
saw
Prescription of Loudon. alias De
Passy. in the official German Police
Gazette gives him the name OF Max
Schicmangk. and says he was born
on Angus, 30. 1863, at Staupitz. Ger
many.
URGES EXTREME CAUTION
IN HANDLING PRISONER
Extreme caution should he observed
IN handling this prisoner" adds the
Gazette. He Is an especially danger
Gus jail breaker, who is assisted al
ways by accomplices in II most daring
manner"
The Gazette adds that De Passy had
n
had eiu"ed the police OF Europe n doz-
en- times.
The counts" career was one Of
chameleonlikc personality. Just pre-
E'ous 10 MS marriage TO Nine. Allen
corr. he represented himself in high
berin society as general OF the army
OF the United States. Diplomats and
German government officials literally
icli over one another to honor the
warrior"and make his stay in tho
German capital pleasant.
one or the courtesies extended to
General de Passy cntailed an invita-
ton to make his home AT a weu-known
castle near Berlin. The bogus go. ,om I"
eral accepted the invitation lie sold
on the house furnishings. bric-a -brac
ana horses belonging 10 the Estate and
departed.
Search throughout Germany was
MADE for him at the instance of the
american ambassador on warrant
charging forgery in Rosebank. y J.
When the count" finally was rounded
up. he was imprisoned under double
guard In Jail in Berlin.
his next exploit was to present a
fet-rich quick scheme so allu,1up 20
ms Jnilers that the two guards ana
re fassy took ship for New York
in search OF sudden wealth.
Arriving in New York on Aurus,
lsIi' DE Passy eluded his accompIices
ana two days later made his wa, 20
the CITY Hall with Mile Allenlorf
feilow- passenger on the transatlan,ic
voyage. ~
De Passy lost no time in Leaving ,ho
Aiderman's Office for Governors Island
where he posed as n general" OF thn
German army, and was welcomed win
military honors. A government Yacht
Is said to have been put at the dispos,l
or the bride and groom. and lengthy
cruise undertaken
UNABLE TO FIND TRACE
OF HIS WHEREABOUTS
In the meantime the German authori-
ties instituted search In the United
states for the Berlin Jail breaker. but
they were unable to find n trace Of his
whereabouts. Eventually the search
lapsed, and De Passy was never appre-
hended subsequently posing success
fully for years as Max Lynar." or
Count Max Lynar Loudon."
Both under the names of Loudon ard
De Passy, the count" mingled In the
best society in Europe and America
He was thoroughly familiar with mill
tary matters. an adept courticr and
ationalist and business man of
no mean ability. A reward OF $4,000
was offered for his arrest by the Ger
man authorities.
Among De Passy's other exploits in