Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-24
THIS MANS STURY
SEEMS A ROMANCE
lOUNG FIFTEEN-DOLLAR WEEK
CLERK IN NEW YORK POSED AS
INTIMATE FRIEND OF KING OF
SPAIN.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-New chapters
are added daily to the life story of
Edmond Rousselot, better known to
society and numerous stage favor
ties in this city as the Marquis" de
Castillo, dearest friend of "Alph,"
King of Spain, but known to Scotland
Yard as No. A-2472.
This fake nobleman, who trimmed
w. E. D. Stokes out of $500 of real
money an dtried to negotiate loan
Of $5O,OO0,O00 from ]. P. Morgan & Co.
for the Spanish government, and is
in the Tombs under three indictments
will soon be given a hearing in the
federal district court.
After Rousselet's arrest in a board
ing house here, detectives searched his
room and found a letter addressed to
him by lawyer which disclosed that
the Marquis" was referred to by
number and said something about a
London prison. Police Inspector Tun-
ney took the matter up with Major
telligence Office here, who communi-
Gated with Scotland Yard.
Yesterday the marquis" photograph
Bertillon measurements, fngerprints
and entire record were received from
London by Inspector Tunney Accord
| ing to the record, Edmond Rousselot
is his correct name and he was first
arrested in Paris No. "a, 900, on a
charge of fraud, and served a two
years sentence.
Rousselot was next heard of a
Edgeware, England, where he was
| arrested Feb. s, 1912, for stealing fur
lined overcoat from prominent Eng
lishman He was bonded in $50 for
twelve months on his own recog-
nizance
March ), less than a month later,
he was sentenced to three months i'm
| prisonment in the Marylebone po-
lice court, London, for stealing motor
car wheels.
According to the records, Rousse-
lot, Oct. 81, of the same year, was
| sentenced to six months imprison-
| ment for breach of the recOgnizancs
of Feb. 8, and was later expelled
from England, going to Calais,
France. He then came to New York
and obtained a SIS a week clerkship
with a telephone company.
About two years ago, Marquis de
Castillo appeared in several of this
citys best hotels, resplendent in diff
ferent uniforms, one of which was
worn apparently by the Kings Mes
senger" of Spain. Plenty of creden-
lions were shown by the ballroom no.
bleman, who claimed ancestral es-
tates in Spain and France. He
walked majestically through corridors
and reception rooms of hotels, and
many women bowed to nobility"
Rousselot bought several expensive
automobiles which have since been
attached by concerns for lack of part
payments. Traffic policemen now re-
call the prisoner as the man who al
ways got the right of way an a
courteous salute on account of his
uniform and because the sign % s."
Diplomatic Service) was attached to
the front and rear of his machines.
The detectives found the copy of a
letter which Rousselot had lawyer
send to Secretary of State Hugo, re-
ouesting the latter to instruct minor
police officials not to interfere with
the Marquis" while he was touring
TIE state in his automobile, bent on
diplomatic affairs" Secretary Hugo
suggested that the matter be taken
IN with the various police commits :
sioners or officials in the communities
visited.
Rousselot had a long talk with In
spector Tunney today in the course of
which he said he introduced Gaby de
Lvs. the actress, to Manuel formerly
king of Portugal. He insisted that he
was an intimate friend of King AL
fonso of Spain and assured Inspector
Tunney he was on the inner circle Of
Spanish and French royalty and no
bility generally.
ct is at least humorous to note, -