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In the year 1903 French gentle
man came into the wilds of the south
ern part Of Madison county, New
York, and erected chateau upon the
wooded summit Of the highest hill
in Georgetown. He had purchased
2,700 acres OF land, paying for IL
close to ten thousand dollars. He
gave the name of Louis Anathe Null
Ter. He brought great wealth in
gold and silver coin into the wilder
ness, and spent it lavishly in clear
ing land, erecting his home and es-
| tablishlng great park for game.
The chateau was little less than a
| fortress.
The master of the house wore the
| costume Of French gentleman and
introduced, as far as possible, the
| manners OF feudal France. He was
attended by a retinue Of Frenchmen,
among them a physician who bore
| the name Of Pietrow.
Muller always rode about his es-
/ tates on horseback attended by SER
traditions represent him as Of dis
tinguished appearance, erect, agile,
| and possessing the air of command.
Muller watched with the deepest in
terest the progress Of the war Of
1912; but when a sergeantjwas sent
| by Capt. Hurd to warn him to appear
at general training, armed and
equipped as the law directed, he de-
clared to one Of his trusted superin-
tcndents that he had been grossly in
suited. He said, that it was an out
/ rage for one who had been a general
, Of division and a participant in the
making OF three treaties, to be asked
to do mcnial military service.
This was one Of the few occasions
upon which he allowed himself to
speak OF his past history. During all
his soiourn in the wilderness he re-
| ceivcd numerous papers from abroad.
| 1t was very common for him to COM
| ment upon the progress OF Bona
parte, and when news came Of his
disaster in Russia, Muller was over
| joyed and began to make preDara-
tions to return home, and when the
overthrow Of Bonaparte was assured,
he rode away on horseback to take
passage for FRANCE.
Many have been the coniectures as
to the identity OF this man. He pre-
served his incognito completely. 1t
was believed that only his physician
knew his true name. Those who had
carefully studied the events ~3Sf the
time and knew the history OF the
royal family OF FRANCE, believed that
Muller was a Bourbon Prince hidins,
from Bonaparte. The physician once
said that Muller was cousin the
second to the Duke OF Angouleme,"
but the belief generally is that he
was member Of the Bourbon fam
lily, who, on the abduction Of Bona
parte was restored to his royal privi-
leges. =
hS HidilS IL was SuptOSSQ ludl TIE
mysterious American visitor was no
other than the Count of Artois. who
had been banished from France by
Napoleon, and who later governed
that, country as Charles x. Only
man with such cunning as he is cred
tied with possessing could have con-
cealed his identity in the wilds OF
Madison county. The Count Of Ar
tots was Of the right age. fifty-one in
1898, had a Sufficient motive and an
swers in character and in methods Of
amusement to Louis Anathc Muller.
There is a lapse in history as to
the movements Of the count. In
July, 1889. he left France as leader
of the emigrants. and his career from
this time on to his return to France
in 1914, is somewhat involved. For
the reason that his real name was as
odious in America as ir Europe, it is
thought that he came to this coun-
try not only to avoid Bonaparte, but
to put to rest the tongues that were
busy with his name.
\The description OF Muller's per-
sonal appearance fits accurately the
descriptions Of the Count of Artois
or Charles X. AS writer puts it:
"The passion for hunting and dread
Of Bonaparte evinced by Muller point.
unerringly to Artois as the man, and
the only man, who could have occu-
pied the chateau on Muller IIill'."
When ArtOis became King it Is said