| Show MYSTERY COUNT IN PRISON t REFUSES TO EXPLAIN RICHES 1 Convict With In Wardens Warden's Care Was Utah Visitor Last Year Nabbed For Smuggling Secret Wealth Source I Unknown 11 BY LEE S Special Co Correspondent of ot IM Tb Standard c Copyright 1924 by The Tho Consoli Consoli- ConsolidAted Consolidated dated 11 Pre Press Association FOLSOM Cal July I 19 19 It somebody will nIH Kindly step and Inform officials of the tho state slab penitentiary hero here Jut Just how and am where Count Albert richest com convict obtained i which is now carefullY stOl stoned ed away to his bla credit in the tho prison strong box they will elf elfa a heavy load fro troy the shoulders shoulder r of the said officials AlbO Also police r authorities of ot this and se several eral far western states who for tor more moro th that thata thina n na trying fruit fruit- fruitlessly fruitlessly been a year have hate be e lessly to run down the scent of of Counts Count's m wealth wit wits will wUl s tender the Informing person a ris ris- ris risinG rising ing log vote tote ote of ot thanks Count y who claims to tobe to tobe tobe be a Polish nobleman but ho refuses to te offer any proofs lr In substantiation of such claims al- al although al although though his education and evident refinement Indicate that he comes comer of an excellent family Is Cali Call California's California's fornias fornia's most moat mysterious D felon Even without his une source of ot e wealth he h would still TiA TE to tA hit his bs be mysterIous But credit In the prison safe sate and the uncertAinty as to how he came by b bIt It makes alees him doubly so VIOl PAROLE PAR PAR-OI D Fourteen months month ax a o the count was teas released from the federal prison on McNeill's Island Wash Wash- Washington Washington ington where he ho had served a year year two term for tor a federal of- of offense ot tense When he ho left s s seland eland bland he WM nas penniless Three weeks later the Count was ar- ar arrested ar arrested rested by y customs authorities at Calexico California after he be had trIed to smuggle a couple of ot ery rare roro rugs rues Into the United States Stales lIe had In currency curren In L a money belt about his waist alst hen nhen arrested The Count refused to tomake tomake tomake make any explanation us as to where begot the tho money to assert that he didn t steal It He lie was as held while an Investigation was mae made but there had been no re- re recent recent re recent cent robberies which could be tr eed to him The customs were here about to turn him loose when It was found that he heh ii 11 id ii d formerly served a term to tn Sat Quentin prison for tor p pawing pacing worthless checks and had been freed on parole In committing the tho offen offense C which sent lent hint ilm to Island he lie hadi hadl had I tl t l Killed d his Is parole role so 90 he Mas nas sent to In l Folsom Bolsom olson prison Illson hero to serve sense sen e 0 ol ii the rest of o his former sen- sen sen sentence tence lence Ills came to Fol 01 born m with him hits and was nar taken In InC n C charge by the prison Vo warden arden W W S SS S IN 11 1 UTAH UTAn Except to admit that after his rease from rom the federAl prison he had ld visited Seattle Scuttle San Reno Rono baIt Salt Lake Denver end and lIy cro crossed cro ec Into Me at 11 Paso aM the count has steadfastly ed to throw any light on how stepping out of prison penni penniless les less he waa nas 05 able to turn up three Ls necks ells later with pith And AndI police authorities of all the cities ellIe ho he admits visiting carefully checking over ocr his back hack trail hate hae bee been unable to find where here here he got goth the h money either cither Through und underground channels the prison on nails aIls wals of ot bower comes v t hat mayor may or maye may e not be the explanation The Ine 1 ho tory In part Is as follows s I f ellow elbow prisoners or the Count Coun at McNeill's Island had hidden bidder at atmore at atmore a away aay ay negotiable bonds value alue more than said to have been obtained in a bank robbery robber about to tobe u ube tobe be liberated was stas entrusted with the secret hiding of the bonds bond on condition that he dig them up and dl dispose pose of ot then them The mone money from the sale ale waS wal walto to be delivered ered to certain persons person designated by the Island prisoners and anil y was to to retain as hl his share hare TO MAKE SL L KE JJ CHECKS GOOD The rhe count obtained the bonds bond so the tha story runs took them to toMe to Mexico Me where here he disposed of ot them and sent the agreed part of ot the sole Salo price to the persons person designated designated hated Then so 80 the mysterious underground story goes oes he started back to California to make resti- resti restitution resti restitution for tor tho the worthless checks first had sent him to San Quentin prison and was nas arrested os as he the border Rare I rugs which Mch ho he was nas trying to smuggle across the border It le Is said Mid were hero intended as a present I to persons he had once mulcted W bile the underground story from within the prison wall walls Is accepted as probably true It la Is of ono no value salue alue to the authorities The count r refuses fuses to disclose the Iden Iden- Identity Identity Identity of the parties in Mexico to whom horn he be sold the alleged stolen bond bonds and If it the authorities were able to trace the sale which they ha halo 0 failed ailed to do so far the buy buy- buyers buyers ers us would hardly aid in prosecuting prosecuting ing the count for tor disposing or of stolen proper property GU Sn C There Is still another unIque angle connected with lIh Count Sich s 's mysterious 73 75 It ba has had more than a 0 dozen court awarded against It t but butI butIs butis I Is still Intact Almost even everYbody body ho ebo ever knew the count before he became a convict has tried to get a slice of ot his hla wealth Health But Dut sit all judgments ha have hate e been In vain Because of the tho peculiar legal status tatus of ot the funds the refuses to turn over an any ano of the counts count's money to others other Among AmonI those who ho have obtAined tech such Judgments judgment Is the tha S term firm from which the count ob- ob obtained ob obtained advice as to how best to protect his mone money They gave gate sra e him the advice and he claims to hate ha paid for It it-all It all it was nas worth he he contends howe however er the he legal advisers sued him for and obtained a 11 court order for its delivery cry That Is as tar far farIs tarD taras D Is the tho courts court's verdict has been able to get however Meanwhile the count laughs at atoil D 11 Judgments judgment against his tm mysterious sterl- sterl ous ius wealth and a awaits alts the trio day when ho he will Ill be liberated Then he IC promises he will tell teU where here the tho he money came elme front o |
