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THE FATE OF THE FORGERS.
On Tucsdny morniug, March 7, 1775,
Mr. Hubert Perreau walked Into the
banking house of Drummond Brothers,
at Charing Cros3. He was greeted
cordially by the bankers, for Mr. Per
roau, although merely an apotheafry,
was a Napoleon among apothecaries,
unci was a welcome guest at the houses
pf tho great Wlthiu a week the bank
ers had seen him nt Lord Egmont's
and Lady Lyttleton's. On the occasion
Mr. l'crrcau was full of business.
Producing as security a bond for
SIVT.OOO, signed by William Adair,
whoso signature would be honored at
any banking house, he asked for tho
loan of $25,000.
Tho banking brothers scrutinized tho
document closely, and Henry Drum
mond said: "It doesn't look like tho
signature of Mr. Adair."
"It isn't the signature of William
Adair," agreed Robert Drummond. "I
have seen his signature a hundred
times and know it ns well as my own."
"There is no doubt nbout it," said he.
"It Is witnessed by Arthur .Tones, his
solicitor, and by Thomas Stark, his
servant."
"It is an easy matter to settle," said
Henry Drummond. "Let us go and seo
Mr. Adair. He is in town new."
"Standing Over Her With an
If Pcrreau's heart sank into his boots I
at this proposition he made no sign.
He seemed quite willing, and an-1
nounccd that his coach was at the door.
So bo and the Drummond brothers !
climbed aboard and drove to tho resl-1
dencc of Adair, tho rich army agent.
Arrived there, the Drummonds explain
ed the business to Adair, who de
nounced tho bond as a forgery tho min
ute ho set eyes upon It.
The Drummonds turned to Perreau
and stonily usked him how ho came
Into possession of the bon I. By this
time the apothecary was uneasy, and a
f old sweat was on his forehead. "Send
fur my sister-in-law," he stammered,
"and hbo will explain."
Tho slster-lr-law, known to society
ns Mis. Diinit'l Perreau, was sent fcr
and soon arrived, a dnzzlingly beauti
ful creature. Although known through
out tho town as the wife of Daniel,
there never had been a marriage, and
her true name was Caroline Rudd.
The writers of the period describe her
as the prettiest, wittiest at.d most cap
tivating woman in L.mdon. She must
have been charming, so many good
Judges of bounty praised her, but the,
numerous pictures of her still In exist
ence are disappointing to those who
have read the t-cstntlc descriptions.
Ushered Into the Adair residence, the
situation was explained In her, and she
realized Its gravity at once.
"I forget the bond." she said. Tho
bankers didn't think that probable, or
ecn possible, whereupon she asked for
a pen and sheet of paper, anil dashed
off u duplicate of the signature on the
bond. By tills time Dinlel Perreau had
arrived, and nl?o a constable, who had
been sent for by the bankers. But the
constable was 'out awny. Mrs. Rudd
made such an impression upon tho
Drununoflds that they consented to for
get the whole occurrence, mi J tho Per
reaus, with the woman who had saved
them, drove nwny.
Had the Perreaus let things rest
there, they might have got out of their
dlllleultles. But there were other for
geries alloat, and discovery of the truth
might comn nt any time, so, In order
to prcitK't thewbelves, and arrange for
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n goat, they went to Bowstrcet and
laid information against "the female
forger." This cowardly nttempt to pro
tect the (selves at the expense of tho
woman who had risked everything to
save them, deprived them of public
sympathy in the time to come, when
thoy needed It most. Tho Judges took
the measure of Itobert Perreau, and
sent lilm as well ns tho woman to
prison. The next day Daniel Perreau
followed them. This Daniel was n
great fop, who cut a wide swath among
the macaronis. Uo and Robert were
twins, and greatly resembled each oth
er In appearnncc, but Robert was n
keen business man, a money maker,
while Daniel was a wastrel. Both
brothers were speculating In Exchange
alloy, and It was this that led them to
forgery.
The story of what followed In the
courts Is too complicated to be de
tailed In a brief narrative. Mrs. Rudd,
who had been the ally of the brothers,
was tnfurinted by their treachery, nnd
became their bitterest enemy. She tes
tified that she did sign the bond, as she
had confessed, but did It In fear of her
life, Daniel standing over her with an
open knife until it was done. She had
committed other forgeries under simi
lar conditions. These other forgeries
began to turn up, nnd they totaled an
enormous, sum.
The public Interest in the Perreau
case was so great for n year that even
the rebellion of the American colonies
attracted comparatively little atten
tion. Tho newspapers wero full of the
case, nnd every man who could charter
a printing press was busy Issuing
broadsides. A certain Admiral Frank
land, known as "Old Shtver-Me-Tinv
bers," used up gnllons of ink assailing
Mrs. Rudd, and thereby created sym
pathy for her, which was the verj
thing he didn't want to do. And Mrs.
Rudd had her chnmplons nmong tho
grent writers of the time.
In the course of time the Perreau
brothers were brought to trial, and
their guilt was so evident to the jury,
when all the testimony was In, that
they were convicted without the waste
of a moment, and sentenced to death,
Many people believed hen, and mnny
argue even at this late day. that tho
brothers were the dupes of tho design
ing Mrs. Rudd, but this theory didn't
appeal to tho court.
Being convicted nnd sentenced, the
Perreaus were sent bnck to jail to
await the outcome of the trial of Mrs.
Rudd. The fact that she was brought
to trial at all was tho occasion of much
Open Knife Until It Was Done."
excited criticism at tho time, for she
had confessed under promise of im
munity from punishment. But she ap
peared in the dock, "brilliant as ever,"
as Walpole said, and she conducted her
own defense to such good purpose that
she was acquitted. After her release
James BjswcII called upon her and had
a pleasant talk, and Samuel Johnson
said that he would have visited her.
too, only that "nowadays everything
gets Into the nowspnpors."
Wednesdny, the 17th of January,
1770, was bitter cold. The ground was
covered with snow and n boisterous
wind shrieked through the streets of
London. Yet thousands of people shiv
ered In the blast for hours that thoy
might see the. melancholy procession
which presently set out for Tyburn.
Kirst therewas a hurdle, on which two
miserable coiners shivered as the rude
contrivance humped over tho stones.
Next followed a cart, In which Oeorge
Lee, the boy highwayman, wearing a
crimson coal and a cocked hat, endeav
ored to convince the populace, by his
swnggerlng airs, that he rather en
joyed nr. untimely end. He was accom
panied by two housebreakers, who
wailed and wept all through the jour
ney. Following tho cart there was a
steady mourning coach, In which sat
the Perreau brothers.
The storm had grown worse vhen
Tyburn was reached, so operations
were hurried. Daniel and Robert cm
braced each other nnd spoke a few af
fectionate words, and their calm, he
roic Tlemcnnor was talked of for many
a c!n. They clasped hands on the scaf
fold, and their hands remained clasped
until they were unconscious.
Their punishment, which was out of
all proportion to their crime, gave the
first impetus to tho sentiment against
capital punishment for such offenses
ns forgery nnd thnt sentiment Jed a
few years later (Uirngh not until the
scaffold had claimed Dodd, Fauntleroy
and other victims) to the repenl of
brutal laws and tup substitution of
more humane ones.
Cheese for the Multitude.
Wisconsin sends out a tralnload of
cheeso overy day of tho year.
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Caterpillar tractor used b. (he rolled States troops In Mexico to llatten down tho bumps that make roads near
the American base camp at Colonla Dubbin truly Mexican. Bumps and mounds nre the rule, smooth stretches being
tho exception. Tljls machine weighs about i!7,:i()0 pounds or almost 1-1 tons. The photograph shows It crossing tho
railroad tracks near the camp.
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Tills is the ilrst armored railroad car constructed for the United States army. It has Just been delivered by a enr
(mildlng plant at Hammond, Ind. The ear Is constructed of heavy steel plates and will carry one high-powered gun
iiul 20 machine guns.
SCENE OF BLOODIEST
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An olllcinl photograph from the British front showing the devastation fp j $&? I'
wrought by the lighting arnilcs at Filcotirt, one of the iuot sanguinary battle- IH'lijr f feKSrSlf
fields of the war. m
OUTDOOR ARMY BAKERY AT NOGALES
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t'nlted States army at Nogales 5,000
tho troops stationed at that place.
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HIS TRIAL IS ORDERED
Chow T.u-ehi, w ho for several yean
was minister of agrleulture and com
merce under the late Yuan Shi Kill, ha;
been ordered put on trial by China's
new president. He resigned under lire
and disappeared. He Is now leporied
living in the British concession nt
Tleii-Tsin and consequently Is beyond
tho reach of the Chinese government
unless Ii makes criminal charges.
Repaid for Her Trouble.
Mrs. Lle Perry of Flatrock township
Is a teacher In the schools at Clifford
northeast of Columbus. Last winter
she had a hen that "stole out her nest'
Tho lien finally selected a large pile of
anthracite coal and laid three eggs
theie. Then she nursed the eggs for
tho required length of time and three
chickens came out. Mrs. Perry did not
wish to lose tho chicken, and she could
not leave them nt homo when sho went
to school. So she solved the problem
by taking them with her In the morn
ing und reluming them at evening un
til they were old enough lo shift for
themselves. The chickens were
hatched In January and now one of tho
pullets has been enterprising enough to
hatch out a brood of 17 little chickens
to repay Mrs. Perry for her irnnhi-
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Housework Is a Burden
It's hard enough to keep houso If
In perfect health, but n woman who
Is weak, tired and suffering from an
nchlug bnck has n heavy burden.
Any woman In this condition hns
good causo to suspect kidney trou
ble, cspcclnlly If tho kidney action
seems disordered.
Doan's Kidney nils hnvo cured
thousands of suffering women. It's
the best recommended special kid
ney remedy.
A Nebraska Case
Mrs. Karl Curtl.i,
60G K S t r o e t,
Atiburn, Neb.,
ays: "My b b d y
was onuiy swollen
ns the result of
weak kidney k. I
HtilYoreri from nerv
ous hcndncliea nnd
baefcneno nnd tho
doctor didn't com
nblo to tiolp me.
On a neighbor's
ndvico I used
Dnnn'o IC I d n o y
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brought a euro. I have- novor suffered
nlnco, nnd kIvo thla modlclno tho credit
for nnvliur my llfo."
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HIS MOTHER CAME FIRST
Fiancee of Illinois Militiaman Had to
Wait Outside the Camp
Grounds.
Wliilo the mobilization of a certain ''
Illinois regiment was under way wom
en In tho persons of relatives and
friends of tho Guardsmen flocked to
the camp in such numbers thnt neces
sary work wns hampered. Thereupon
It Is reported, tho colonel Issued or
ders that only one woman should bo
allowed to visit each member of tho
regiment.
Ono of the Guardsmen, not yet
knowing of the order, approached tho
camp In company with his mother, a
sister nnd his flnncee. The guard
stopped tho party and stefuly asked
who tho women wero. When told ho
nnswered :
"You cun tnko In only one. It's up
to you to choose."
The young man looked for a mo
ment nt tho three, and then said,
"mother."
When war Is in the nir humanity
gets down to fundamentals, nnd when
this Is done mother will never get
the worst of It. Wo do not bellcvo
that tho young Guardsman will make
a worse husband than If ho had chosen
his sweetheart. A mau who dan np
prcctato his mother may bo expected
to take good care of his wife.
Long and Short of It.
Manager Your handwriting Is good
enough, but can you writo shorthand?
Applicant Oil, yes, but It takes mo
longer I
What Happens to Them.
"What does your husband do with
his old gdlf balls?"
"Loses 'em."
Everybody needs it
stored for emergency in a
well-developed, well-preserved,
well -nourished
body and brain.
Grape-Nuts food stands
preeminent as a builder of
this kind of energy. It is
made of the entire nutri
ment of whole wheat and
barley, two of the richest
sources of food strength.
Grape-Nuts also includes
the vital mineral elements of
the grain, so much emphasized
in these days of investigation
of real food values.
Crisp, ready to eat, easy to
digest, wonderfully nourishing
and delicious.
"There's a Reason"
ior Grape -Nuts
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