The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15
BOLO PASHA HAD
CAREER IN COSTA RIGA
First Posed as Travelling Salesman, and
He Made Numerous Friends by
His Easy Manner

MS arrest IN France and an international
I scandal growing out of his attempts to
purchase or corrupt French newspapers
IN the interest of Germany, Bolo Pasha
enjoyed Il meteoric career in Costa Rica.
Having received a considerable com.
mercial reputation based largely on cred
, IL obtained from Costa Rican business
men, Bolo became the apparent owner of
a beautiful farm and handsome residence
in the suburbs OF Carriage. There he en-.
} tertained on q lavish scale until he be-
came enamored of French actress, lay.
ished presents upon her and finally fled
with her, leaving his creditors to seize
his prineely estate, only TO discover that
it had not been paid for.
Bolo is said to have abandoned the
actress in Colon. Panama leaving her 10
mourn the loss OF money and Jewels.
Paul Bolo, as he was known here, came
To Costa Rica posing as travelling sales.
man for important and well -establlshed
manufacturing and commercial firms in
I France. He was always Seen well dressed,
spoke several languages, and had a most
interesting conversation and good man
ners, was a gambler and quite fond of
paying attention TO women He soon
|
plunger and hustler soon obtained credit
and launched into business. He became
the owner of commissaries and stores
at different places which he stocked full
OF goods purchased on credit from whole
sale houses in this city. His business
places soon doomed as the result of his
loquacity and facility to make friends,
and once he had established good trade
for them he sold one by one at a good
profit In these transactions he formed
the basis of his capital, as it is a we'll
known fact that when Bolo came to
Costa Rica he did not have farthing to
his name.
In the purchase and sale of these bust
ness places he made several thousand !
dollars. but the climate OF the Atlantic |
zone did not agree with him, and he was |
often troubled with fever and malaria. |
Furthermore, his longing for the easy |
and apparently happy life OF barrooms
and hotels, enjoying the company OF
beautiful women and numerous friends
spurred him constantly TO come to this
city.
A Colombian by the name of MOI
quera. who lived on banana farm quite
close to one of the stores owned by Bolo,
became his very close friend. Visiting his
friend Bolo made the acquaintance of
his daughter, q charming young girl OF 10
with whom at first sight he became in
fanated. The girl was a rare specimen
of tropical beauty; dark eompleXioned,
tall slender and graceful; her eyes as
dark as night and her cheeks as red rs
roses Fond as Bolo was of women. he
Immediately went crazy over the girl \
but "Old Man Mozquera," as the father !
was generally called an aifcctionate and I
faithful guardian Of his daughter, vet
pran Of many Colombian revolution |
and ready man to handle razor, soon
put stop to the love affair. s
Soon afterward Bolo sold out all his '
stores in the Atlantic zone and took ref i
lge in this city, where he remained in a
hiding until he heard that Nozquera in d
urn had also sold his properties and II
sailed for Colombia. Once Bolo had over d
.ome his worry and anxiety over Moz- d
luera, he decided to engage in agricul- $
ural enterprises. This was in the latter II
lart of the year 1896, and il was then t
hat he purchased beautiful farm, To-
ated in the suburbs of the city Of Car !
ago and belonging to wealthy Costa a
}ican. q
One of Bolos first steps was to build Il
himself palatial residence on the place q
nd then actively proceeded to start va )
ious civilizations. His residence was fur. n
ished in princely way; the wine room e
vas stocked with the best of liquors, lc
mong which champagne was 4 common q
rink and frequently he invited his
riends to spend a week with him, after II
which this wine-room had to be re- pi
locked. b
He continued to increase his credit in 81
his city and accordingly continued to d.
improve his farm. He spent part OF the D
eek here, and part of the week there. /
L the gambling places attended by the
wellest people, Bolo was always seen to
e most fortunate. 1t has always been u
,marked that at gambling he won large NJ
ans of money in Costa Riea, although in
the same easy way in which he made III
loney he spent it.
At that time NJ. Aubry's grand opera =
.oupe, especially contracted by the gov
for the inauguration of the Ma
onal theatre in this city. arrived here.
rom the arrival of the troupe Bolo
ade many friends among its members
specially among the actresses, who were
lid every attention and frequently in
ted by him TO parties and pienies which
especially organized. Bolo made him
If famous for the costly gifts and
'esents which he. gave many of the
tresses.
On the day of the inauguration, Bolo,
tired in stylish and perfectly fitting
ess suit, surrounded by his friends and
aiming in smiles, occupied one of the
ost prominent boxes at the theatre.
Faust was the opera sung the night
the Inauguration, aud it was a grand
ccess for all the members of Aubry's
oupe. II was also on that eventful
ght that Bolo broke all his previous
cords at a stately supper which he
We at hotel in honor of the principal
ayers.
when circumstances would
rmit. Bolo invited the members of the
mpany to 90 to his farm, and there
'uld entertain them in such sumptuous
'hion that people who attended those
tings still say that there has never
IN anybody ifi Costa Rica who could
.ertain as he did on those occasions
r these outings he took orchestras
IN Carriage to San Jose. In the mean
ne. Bolo's credit and good luck were
lidly decreasing.
n spite of this fact, upon the arrival 4
Mademoisele Lardinois. noted and
,frHSfFti Ernssah