TBEAD WICKED WAYS
SHE SWINDLED FOR A LIVING!
IN LONDON.
Ami the t'onntem Uot n Uood I.lrell
limJil Out of It It Itcqulrcd Moro
Knorcr. l'erhap, Than ( I.he Honest
ly, liut Thcre'i the Incitement.
It was a bright May morning this
year when the constable on duty outside
Scotland Yard, London, saw rapidly
approaching the main entrance n hlgh
Btepplng pair of horses attached to
a smart victoria, driven by a liveried
coachman. The occupant was a lady,
young and handsome, dressed In the
height of fashion. At tho best of times
the somber building on the embank
ment Is dull and commonplace, and
the constablo rubbed hla eyes think
ing that the splendid vision before him
could be nothing but a dream. In a
few minutes ho realized that tho un
expected vision was real and substan
tial, for tho coachman pulled up, and
the lady requested him to take her card
In to Detective Sergeant Fuller. The
card bore tho name of the Countess de
Semmarvlllc du Laraz. The constable
convoyed the card to the proper quar
ter, and returning to the carriage, told
her ladyship that the officer would be
out in a few moments. "When Detec
tive Sergeant Fuller came outflldc he
was surprised to find that the occupant
of tho victoria with the high-sounding
card, which, by the way, bore a coronet
nnd a monogram In gold, was no less a
person than plain Ada Maynard, who
had Just beon released from Worm
wood Scrubbs prison, she having com
pleted a sentence of eighteen months'
hard labor, pcesed upon her for a ae
ries of long nnd Impudent frauds. "The
Countess" was pleased, Indeed, to see
Detective Fuller, but when the latter
asked her whnt was tho object of tho
visit and for what purpose sho had
used the title which he read upon the
card which ho held in his hand, the
countcEa replied: "Surely you have
heard that my family has at last rcc
ognlzcd me, and have allowed m
henceforth to assume my proper title
If you had taken up my case and thor
oughly Investigated the reasons and
motives Hint cause family ',
i glow' as plain Miss Maynard, I
should have been occupying the posi
tion I occupy now months ago, and
who knows but you yourself might not
have been by my side, and worth hun
dreds of thousands of pounds? The
object of my visit today Is to ask you
to assist me in appealing against the
cruel sentence passed upon me of 18
months for a crime of which I was
Innocent."
"I am sorry," said Mr. Fuller, "but I
am afraid I can render you no assist
ance whatever, and as I have an en
gagement, I am sorry that I cannot
spare any more time."
"May I write to you?" asked the
countess.
"Certainly, If it is upon any matter
connected with ray duty," replied the
officer.
Tho countess bowed most graciously,
thanked Mr. Fuller profusely, and or
dered Mio coachman to drive to the
house of commons. Detective Sergeant
Fuller, who Is attached permanently to
Scotland ard, Is well known and
much respected, even among the crim
inal classes, by reason of his fairness
in giving evidence. Ho first came In
contact with the countess three years
ago, when he arrested her for a series
of frauds committed In the wc:t end
of London, where she was In tho habit
of taking rooms, and after remaining
a day, disappearing with everything
portable sho could lay hor hands on.
Calling at a large boarding house in
Redcliffe Gardens, Fulham, Miss May
nard, who announced herself as the
Countess Theresa Lowndes, told a
most remarkable story. She said she
ADA MAYNARD.
had Just come of age, and she was en
titled to an immense property in Che
shire, which also Included tho whole of
Lowndes square. Sho had left the house
of her guardian, Lord Hamilton, In
consequenco of his wanting her to
marry "a nephew of Lord Rothschild,
hut her heart was set upon the tutor
of one of her brothers, a man of noble
family, although in reduced circum
stances. Sho had been to see her
soltcitors.and in a fortnight they would
pay Into Coutts' bank for her 25,000.
She Intended to spend this money and
thoroughly to enjoy herself, and she
wanted to take the whole of tho upper
part of tho house that she might hold
a reception to which she Intended In
viting tho duke and duchess of Yorh.
Tho carriage and pair outside were
her own they were presented to her
by her aunt, who wa3 coming to see
her that night and take her to the
Lyceum to Introduce to her Sir Henry
Irving and Ellen Terry. Sho had
brought a small bag with her just a
change of clothing, and she would be
glad It the landlady would lend her a
maid to enable her to dress to receive
her aunt. The dinner having been
p. f pared, an elderly lady put In an Ap
pearance, and the countess nnd she
dined. Subsequently the countess an
nounced that sho would go to the thea
ter alone, and that her aunt would
wait until she came back. Tho land
lady saw no objection to adopting this
course, but when sho discovered an
hour or so later that tho countess had
lepacked the clothing which she had
tnken off an hour or so prior to her
dressing for the theater she became
suspicious, and she determined to
make Inquiries of the countess' aunt,
whom sho had been given to under
stand was Lady Ashley? Entering the
room the landlady bowed and said:
"Would your ladyship be good enough
to tell me why tho counters has taken
her bag with her?"
"I'm no ladyship, marm." replied the
supposed Lady Ashley. "I'm tho coun
tess' washerwoman, and as she owca
me the matter of 3 for work dono I
came round hero at her Invitation to
get the money. Sho told me that she
was coming Into thousands, that this
was where her future mothcr-ln-law
lived, and that It I stopped till tho car
riage returns I should have my money
and n little bit over for waiting. Sho
wrote me n letter cendlng mo theso
clothes that I've got on, and telling me
that I was to take no notice of what
anybody said to me."
Tho next day tho countess ordered a
brougham from Whltclcy's to pick her
SERGEANT FULLER.
(A Famoua Scotland Yard Detective.)
up at St. James' restaurant, and that
afternoon sho gave orders for 25
worth of flowers, 150 worth of cloth
ing, 25 worth of boots, and wlno to
the extent of nearly 130. The police,
however, were upon her track, and before-
the orders could bo executed she
was laid by tho heels. This was the
second occasion she had fallen Into
tho hands of the police, and when tho
matter was placed In the hnnds of
Detective Sergeant Fuller he discov
ered that sho had posed as the wife of
a well-known officer at Scotland Yard,
who was away In America, and by
this means she had obtained consid
erable credit, practically living three
or four months upon vnrloua lying
statements. She was in tho habit of
driving almost dally up to Scotland
Yard, and for some time hor motive
could not be discovered. It was then
learned that, having posed as a coun
tess, she told a rcmarkablo story, fin
ishing up by declaring that sho was
passionately fond of Mr. Fuller, and
that her visit to "the yard" was to ob
tain promotion for that officer from
his chiefs. Of course this inspired her
dupes with confidence, and as a result
she was allowed to run up heavy bills,
nono of which, it Is needless to say,
was ever settled. Her last visit to
Scotland Yard, which was, of course,
In the usual carriage and pair, resulted
In her being arrested by Detective Blr
rell on several charges of swindling
and felony.
Tho trial took place nt the North
London sessions, but despite the fact
that tho wardress stoutly denied that
the prisoner had any purse when she
left prison, "the countess" went Into
the witness box and repeated tho story
on oath. She proved to be a smart,
intelligent young woman of 29, of pre
possessing appearance and a well-de-voloped
figure. She gave her evidence
clearly and with considerable skill, but,
desplto tho able pleading of Mr. Pur
cell (who was directed by Judgo Mc
Connell to watch the case on her be
half), the countess was found guilty.
There were many Indictments against
this woman, upon nil of which sho was
found guilty, and Miss Peninger, the
wardress, having proved the previous
convictions, Detective Sergeant Fuller
stepped Into tho witness box and told
the story of how he had been bombard
ed with letters and of tho visits umt
tho prisoner had paid to Scotland Yard
in her brougham. He added that tho
statement that sho was n gold medal
ist of the Guildhall school of music
was absolutely untrue, and further that
on the occasion of one of her convic
tions sho wrote an account of her life
and handed it to the judge who tried
her. The statement was handed to
him (Detective Fuller), to make In
quiries. He found that in splto of the
fact that the prisoner had declared the
contents of the document to bo the
positive truth, there was not one sin
gle name, address or statement correct
In fact, tho wi.ole was a tlssuo of
lies. Turning to tho prisoner, whoso
remnrkable coolnesa and self-possession
was tho subject of much comment,
his lordship asked her who her friends
were, whereupon she replied: "I would
prefer, my lord, to make no statement
as to my frlonds In public, but If I am
accorded a private Interview wK.i your
lordship I will willingly tell you all
about them."
Detective Sergeant Fuller said: "On
a previous occasion, my lord, this
young woman was allowed by the
Judge who tried hor to wrlto down tho
names of her parents and some of her
frlencV. He dt.ciled me to mnUe In
qulrlrs. 1 did so, and found every one
of them to bo false."
Judge McConuell said: "I am afraid
that If I pass sentence now it would
be somewhat severe. It Is perfectly
clear to me Mint this woman has lived
nothing but n lite of fraud, carried out
with considerable cunning nnd effron
tery. It Is hard to believe that a
woman pordcs?ed of her sonr.es could
commit such offenses, and I therefore
think It best to postpone sentence In
older that Dr. Scott, tho medical officer
at Hollowny, may have nn opportunity
of examining the prisoner ns to her
state of mind, although I fear that all
he will find Is that she Ib possessed of
a determination to live a life of fraud."
Rowing to his lordship, nnd smiling nt
Sergeant Fuller, "the countess" haugh
tily refused the guiding hand of tho
wardress who was seated by her side
as she swept out of the dock.
A MYSTERIOUS CRIME.
llrndleM Hotly ()f Aticimttu .lohntnii
l'n it ml by Section Men.
Tho body of Augustus Johnson, with
tho head completely severed Trom tho
trunk, was picked up by section men
near the Chicago and Northwestern
tracks, near Crystal Uike, 111., the
other day. Friends from Elgin, where
Johnson formerly lived, Identified the
remains. Johnson's pockctbook, North
western baggage check No. 3719, Issued
from Maywood, 111., station; a note
book and other articles were found
Ecattcrcd near tho body. Tho dead man
was seen with a stranger tho dny be
foro nnd tho position of tho body when
found nnd other significant facts point
strongly to murder. Detective Ben
thuscn of that place Is working on the
ease. Tho detective found trncks of
two men lending from tho body nnd
passing through n corn field nnd lend
ing by a circuitous route back to tho
railroad. One of the tracks correspond
to shoes woin by the victim. If murder
has been committed It probably was
becauso of Johnson's knowledge of n
crime rather than for his mon jy. John
son left Chicago about July 20, ac
cording to figures In his note-book. He
was 36 yenrs old and has very wealthy
relatives In Sweden, which country ho
left eleven yenrs ago. Ho had been
dead about six hours when found.
PHYSICIAN WITH FIVE WIVES.
Dr. GmnWIlr, Alius Jlurroui, Will He
Tried for llljrainy In .September.
Advices received from, Winona,
Minn., sny that the trial of Dr. Charles
W. D. Granville, alias Burrows, late
president of St. Luko's hospital nt
Niles, and wanted in numerous places
in Michigan, Indiana nnd Pennsyl
vania for bigamy nnd operntlng fraud
ulently as n practitioner, will bo held
at tho September term of the Minne
sota court. Granville has been unable
to obtain bail nnd during his confine
ment In jail the authorities havo been
gathering evidence ns to his guilt. Tho
ovldenco shown Granville to havo nt
lenst five wives. The woman ho passed
off as his wlfo ut Niles and Downglac
was wife No. 3, and two other women
toll victims to his wiles after he was
driven out of Michigan. The Minnesota
authorities arc confident of securing
his conviction, but If they fall tho
much-married physician will bo given
Into the custody of Michigan officers.
AFTER MANY DAYS.
In January, 1881, Emma Ransom and
Francis Nnsh were married In Tuscu
lum, Ohio. They lived hnpplly togeth
er for ten years. One day about eight
years ngo tho husband disappeared. Ills
wife was prostrated, and for weeks
hovered between life nnd death. Upon
her recovery sho decided to devoto hor
entire life to her children and her
work, sho being a devoted Baptist.
When tho cyclone swept over St. I.ouls
in 1896, Mrs. Nash was notified that
her husband's name was numbered
In tho list of the dead. Mrs. Nash
struggled on, supporting herself and
her two children. Tho other dny a
FRANCIS NASH,
stranger walked up to 263 Carrel
street, Columbia, where Mrs. Nash has
been staying, and inquired for her. Be
ing summoned, Mrs. Nash Btepped to
the door, nnd at sight of tho man fell
to the floor In a swoon. The man was
her husband. After he loft his family,
he explained, he went to St. Louis, and
met a woman with whom ho entered
into what ho considered a mock agree
ment of marriage. Ho had written to
a Glnclnnatl attorney, who informed
him, ho said, that his wlfo had secured
a divorce. Ho attended a revival meet
ing, and wns converted. Ho also
learned that his wlfo had not been
divorced. Realizing that ho was doing
both her nnd his children an Irrepara
ble Injustice, ho decided to return.
Mrs, Nash has accepted tho explana
tion, and they will begin liro nnew.
Mrs. Nash is well known In church
and mission work In Cincinnati,
Timor of Frozen Witter.
Noreceptaclo has ever beon mado
with sufficient strength to resist the
bursting power of frozen water.
I KILLED THE INDIAN.
HE HAD IMPRISONED HER IN A
CAVE.
Condemned to Unbroken Solltuito Thnt
He Mlrlit Squander the Money She
llrotiRht lllm Crliuo la Indian Ter
ritory. Four years ngo Allto McDonald, tho
wlfo of Jim McDonald, n Cherokee In
dian, disappeared from her homo, near
Chccotah, I. T. Sho was a white wom
an, nnd very beautiful. Her husband
accused a Now York artist named
Smith of having abducted her, but ro
ccnt developments show that the In
dian kidnaped his own wlfo and kept
her fastened and guarded In a cave for
four long years. Under prctenso of
searching for her tho Indian spent
nenrly his wife's whole fortuno, but In
reality he was squandering tho money
on race tracks and gay women. Irately
his wlfo was rescued from tho cave.
As soon ns sho wns free she Bhot her
husband dead for his cruelty. No ef
fort was mado to arrest her and nono
will bo mnde. Tho girl comes under
tho Jurisdiction of the Indian courts,
nnd tho Indians refuse to prosecute.
Four years ago Allle Mudnrls, tho beau
tlful daughter of Jack Madarls, was
married to Jim McDonald near Cho
cotah, I. T. Allle'a father was quite
wealthy, and ho started his son-in-law
out In tho cattlo business. Ten days
after tho wedding Jack Madarls died
IN THE CAVE,
under mysterious circumstances, and It
wns hinted then that his son-ln-lnw
did tho killing. Clcscly following her
father's death Allle suddenly disap
peared. McDonnld appeared greatly
moved by both events and offered
?5,000 reward for tho return of hla
wife. Then he sold all his and his
fathor-ln-lnw's property, excepting a
3,000-acro ranch, and started East to
capture and murder the white man
who had stolen his wife. McDonnld
wns gono three years and a half. Last
winter ho returned to Tahlequah and
told,, tho Inhabitants ho thought his
wlfo hnd been murdered. Detective
Dunkln did not believe this story, but
kept n close eye on the Indian. His
patience wns rewarded on May 31,
when he followed McDonald to n hut
on tho side of a hill, fifteen mllos
southoast of Tahlequah. After tho
Indian had left, Dunkln went to tho
place and forced tho owner, a full
blooded Indian, named Six Killer, to
turn over tho keys. After a good deal
of search Dunkln found a door leading
Into n cave, and there he found Allle,
the supposed kidnaped wife. Sho was
nearly dead from solltury confinement
and her clothes wore In rags. Sho told
tho officers she had been placed there
by her husband, who had tired of her
nnd wanted to keep her fortune, Sho
was given plenty to ent and treated
well under tho circumstances, but hnd
no hope of ever being rescued. Tho
woman wns 18 when sho was put in
tho cave. Now she Is old and Infirm In
appenraucc. She was taken to Slloam
Springs, Ark., and given money on
which to dross and fix up. Then she
returned to Tahlcqunh. Ono of the
first persons she met on the street was
her husband. Drawing a revolver, she
at once shot him dead. No attempt
was mado to arrest her, and everybody
seemed glnd she had committed tho
deed. Sho has had hor property that
is, such, of it as wns not sold by her
husband restored to her, and Is now
living among tho Indians,
EAGLE FIGHTS MAN AND WIFE.
Hugo Illnl Ilrlrou Off After Severely
Injuring llnmnn t'ontcntiiiiU.
A huge bald eagle swooped down on
tho fnrm of Lincoln Rogers, near the
village of Naples, N. Y tho other day,
Hid 8olzcd n chicken In Its talons. Mrs.
Rogers, who heard a disturbance,
rushed out tq see what was the mat
ter and tho eagle made for her. She
turned and fled, screaming, and at
tracted tho attention of her husband,
who was working In a field not far
wny. He grabbed a stick and hur
ried to tho assistance of his wife, who
!iad stopped In her flight and nt
:empted to beat the bird oft with a
;lub. When the eagle saw Mr. Rogers
,t turned on him, and then attacked
ach In turn. Man and wife tried to
scat the bird, but In their excitement
!ew blows took effect, and those that
lid seemed only to increase the eagle's
tnger nd cnuso It to fight all tho
larder. Mrs. Rogers lost her club and
;rled to fight tho bird with her hnnds.
,'n so doing sho was badly scratched,
llr. Rogers also received nurnorous
tcratches nnd bruises,' but evontunlly
nit tho bird to flight.
Knew Wlmt to ICxpect,
Farmer NubblnB Guess we'd bettor
;ather up nil our chlckenn an' send
em to markot Saturday. His Wlfo
111 o' them, Silas? What fer? Fnr
ucr Nubbins I hear there's n color
id enmp meetln goln' t' open out In
h' grovo below horo next week. Ohio
Unto Journal.
! WAX pu jn e cof. in
Bttlnd e Knld to llnvo lleen Worked to
Hecnro 030,0110 I.lfo IiMurniuir.
Thomas Chase, n farmer, nged nbout
IS and residing nt Mllllgnn, Carter
county, Tcnn., wns reported as hnvlng
died of grip after an Illness of n few
days in February last. On the follow
ing day a slmplo funeral occurred nnd
whnt was supposed to be tho remalnn
of the farmer was burlod In tho coun
try churchyard nt Mllllgnn. It was
announced to n local newspaper a few
days later that Chase's life woj Insured
for $30,000 In round numbors. This
was correct nnd later tho several In
suranco companies In which his differ
ent policies were written deposited tho
money In tho banks of Knoxvlllo and
Johnson City, Tcnn., to bo paid to tho
widow of tho Insured. Mrs. Chaso re
ceived about $5,000 of the Insurance,
It in stated, but the banks hnvo Just
been enjoined through Chancellor
Smith of Johnson City from paying
over tho bnlanco of tho funds. In their
application for nn Injunction tho at
torneys for tho Injurauce companies
allege that fraud was perpetrated to
obtain tho Insurnnco money, that tho
Insured had probably been made tho
victim of scientific hypnotism on tho
part of some persons In collusion with
the wlfo of Chase, that the Insurnnco
hnd been obtained In tin flrtt plncc by
misrepresentation, and that Chaso hud
been seen nllve In Knoxvlllo, Tcnn.,
two months after his reported death.
It wns reported at tho time Chnso was
supposed to havo died that he showed
signs of being under hypnotic Influ
ence und that when ho was being pre
pared for burial he aroso from tho bod
and talked with those about him, hut
expired n fow minutes later.
YOUTH TERRORIZES A TOWN.
Crazed with drink, young 11. Wlllard
Field, ton of II. K. Field, u well-known
Insurance mail of Alnmedn, Cat., ran
amuck through the streets ot that
town the other morning, to the terror
ot residents nroinscd from their peace
ful slumbers by the loud clatter of
horse's hoofs nnd tho discharge ot fire
arms. Field was mounted burebnek
on n mottlesomo horse, which ho urged
to n high speed. At Intervals he fired
his revolver In cowboy stylo with ut
ter disregard for human life. Two
pollco officers, mounted on hlgh-gcnred
bicycles, failed to como up with tho
wild rider, and Policeman Dennis
Welch, who tried to Intercept him on
Central avenue at about 2:50 a. in.,
was made a target by tho young des
perado for two shots at close range,
one of tho bullets plowing through the
crown nnd back rim of the patrolman's
felt hat. Young Field, who Is no more
than 20 years of ugw, hnd left his homo
at 1017 Paru street In a hired convey
ance the previous evening with a party
of young men out for a lark. Hn hat!
drank heavily, and wound up the orgy
after separating from his companions
by starting out nlono on his saddlo
horse. His subsequent wild rldo
created disturbance and outcry from
ono end of tho Enclnnl to the other.
During the tlmo he fired from 1G to 20
shots nt random.
It was 5:30 a. in. when Policemen
Brampton, Brown and Lawrcncn ar
rested Field after he had entered his
fnther's grounds with hla fagged steed.
When placed under nrrest he was
found lying on tho bed In his room
nsloep, with his clothes on. Tho young
man wns taken to the city prison and
confined until morning, ut which lime
his elder brother, Churles Field, the
poet ot Stanford Unlveislty, appeared
to try his beEt to get him out of the
scrape. A charge of assault to murder
hnd first been entered opposite young
Field's name, but later he was lot down
with the greatest euso to charges pre
ferred by Pollccmuu Welch of disturb
ing the pence and violating an ordi
nance by discharging firearms within
tho city limits. Early in the morning
he was allowed to plead guilty to these
minor charges and fined (20 on each,
II. WILLARD FIELD,
respectively, by Judge Morris and City
Recorder St. Sure, Ho is n first cousin
of tho late Eugene Field, the poet.
laborer 1 In nged by Areldent.
Frank Zotolzn, employed in the Al
ton elevator, Chicago, was strangled to
death by a ropo which became entan
gled around his neck while lie was
hoisting sncks of grain. Tho dangling
end of the ropo fell around i'otolra's
neck and formed a loop knot. Before
the horrified eyes ot his fellow work
men Zotolza was Jerked from his feet
and hoisted reveral feet Into tho air.
He struggled and tore at tho ropo with
his hands, but his struggles only tight
ened it. Ho grow p'urjilo In the face
and strangled beforo tho other men
could render uny assistance. The
weight ot tho sack of grain ut tho end
of tho ropo prevented tho men from
untangling It.
, Wurnlnir to Women,
Qtitt nnllnt'D almulft tin ntlnl.U.1 1... ...
unit . nw..t u uvuiuiii wy mj
women who caro to prcscrvo the youth-
! ffil rnrvn nt thfllr tlirnnts 1IiIU,ii
phla Times.
E0LL0AVS EVIL WAYS.
STRANGE WOMAN CORRALED
DY PHILADELPHIA POLICE.
JdenllMed nn n t'onlblenee j'teeii by
the llrnnd of Npiinlsli Whip on Her
llnek When Arreted In the (Junker
City.
Tho nrrest In Philadelphia a few
days ngo of n young woman whose
back boro tho marks of the three
lashcd Spanish whip and whoso left
ear had been ''shortened" by the exe
cutioner's knife, bears evidence to the
fact that barbarous treatment of crim
inals Is still practiced In the South
American as well ns In somo European
countries. Loulso Johnson, alias "Lit
Mo Lou," whom tho pollco call tho clev
erest confidence woman In the coun
try, was arrested recently on tho
chargo of shoplifting. The pollco sel
dom havo difficulty In npprehendlng
her, for tho miffing ear is n tcll-talo
mark. In this respect tho woman'
case In similar to those ot n score of
other crooks who havo felt foreign
prison tortures nnd have been released,
marked for life. Tho caso of tho John
son woiunn Is regarded by Cnpt. Mc
Clusky, chief of detectives of Phlladel
phla, as probably ono of the most re
markable In Its extreme cruelty that
bus ever como under his observation.
Tho wlfo of "Big Tom" Blgelow, the
English bunk robber, young, educated
and beautiful, she waa arrested In Bra.
LOUISE JOHNSON.
7.H less than five yenrs ngo, charged
with robbing a Spanish countess ot
several thousand dollars' worth of dia
monds. She hud n typical South Amer
ican trial, was sentenced to receive
forty inshes on tho bnro back and to
have her left car cut off. Forty lashes
usually mean death to a woman, but
this did not nlono satisfy Brazilian
Justice. That tho woman survived her
punishment Is remarkable, but as n
criminal sho is no longer a success,
for though sho wears her hair plastered
down over tho spot whore tho knlfo
passed she cannot hide tho disfigure
ment. Same months ngo a well-dressed
Itullnn was arrested by American de
tectives, who regnrdod his actions In
a certain banking district as sus
picious. He was questioned nt police
headquarters, but protcstod his Inno
cence of criminal Intent. He was about
to bo released when ono of tho detec
tives obsorved nn ugly scar on tho
man's forehead. On examination It
provod to bo a brand, tho (otter "T."
Questioned, tho man confessed that he
had been released from a Servian pris
on, whore ho had been branded as a
thief. Soveral Instances are on record
whom prisoners have been proved in
teriintlonU criminals by tho marks ot
the knout mid whip, upon their bodies.
A remarkable caso was that of Almn
Sasscn, u BulgarJnn, rccontly captured
in Boston. Sussen hnd committed some
political offense In his own country,
und tho law demanded that his noso
ho spilt, Snsscn wns wanted In several
cities, among them Chicago, on charge
ofvKwliidll)ig, nnd though a skilled sur
geon had long beforo sown up tho dis
figured nose, tho senr from tho tip to
the forehead was too plulnly visible to
bo overlooked, At tho bargo office In
Now York arc stationed government
detectives whoso duty It Is to prevent
foreign criminals from entering tho
country. Here tho Indelible marks ot
tho Iron nnd whip often make detec
tion certain. Frequently theso poor
unfortunates beg for admission, saying
thnt, marked forovor, they cannot llvo
longer among their own people and
thoy havo como to America to hide
among strangers. Mnny were convicted
of political otnenscB, and theso are gen
erally admitted.
married by Way of n Joke.
A felicitous Instnnco ot marriage In
haste with a Manchester (N. H.) girt
figuring us tho brldo nnd a Boston man
as tho groom recently took place In the
postofllce at Holderness. Tho princi
pals In tho affair were Miss Muy Ham
ilton ot Manchester and George Do
Morrltt ot Boston. Mr. De Merrltt
and Miss Hamilton, with Miss Belle
Avery and Mr. Hill, both of Man
chester, drove from tho hotel to Ash
land, 11 vo miles away to witness a ball
game. On the return homo, as a joke,
It was proposed that Do Merrltt and
Miss Hamilton got married. After much
fun-making the pnlr acted upon tho
juggostlon and called upon Mr. Curry,
tho town dark nt Holderness. Mr,
Curry Is a Justlco of tho ponce, and
beforo the Ink was dry upon tho license
.ho coupln hud entered tho bonds ot
wedlock. On tho roturn of the party
:o tho hotel tho inntter was dismissed
md It developed thnt they had beon
egnlly married. Tho couplo at first
r.'oro dumfounded, but now urn happy
md will llvo together,
Centut of Jen-H.
Thero nro nbout 11,000,000 Jews In
ho world, half ot them under Russian
irlsdlctlon.
