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About The Dalles daily chronicle. (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1891)
BRITISH PUNISHMENT. OFFICERS OF THE LAW SENTENCED FOR TAKING BRIBES. History of One of tbe Most Celebrated Criminal Cases of the Century A Crime That Tarnished the Fame of England's Pet XetectiTe force. In December, 1875, a remarkable trial took place before Baron Pollock at the Old Bailey, London. Great Britain Awoke one morning to find that the most trusted officials of Scotland Yard had been receiving large bribes from a gang of noted criminals. Cnrr and Benson the latter of whom committed suicide in this country a few years ago were 'un dergoing a long term of penal servitude for what were known as the "great turf frauds." While in prison they tendered certain evidence to the British govern ment which led to the arrest of Chief Detective Inspector Clark, Detective In spectors Druscovitcb, Meiklejohn and Palmer, with their legal adviser and at torney, Edward Froggat, attorney at law. . The news sent a shock throughout the British islands. The police force in gen eral was not by any means considered immaculate, but the great bureau of de tection at Scotland Yard was entirely exempt from a shadow of suspicion. Every effort bad been made to hush up the case, so as not to shake -the confi dence of the public. Dismissal, with consequent loss of large, pensions, was, i was urged, sufficient punishment, but Vie Louie secretary was inexorable, and the trial went on. "I was present during several days of its duration," said the Englishman. "The detectives were confident of acquittal, being ignorant of the overwhelming evi dence in. the hands of the prosecution. Their look of confidence changed into one of consternation when, close cropped and haggard, clad in the hideous striped dress of the felon, upon which from head to foot was stamped the government broad arrow, Harry Benson, the notori ous swindler, entered the witness box. "lie was a man of education and marked ability, a first class linguist and capable of mixing in the best society. The defense was ably conducted, but no cross examination could shake the con vict, who now had his natural enemien in his toils and fcr once was telling the truth. Curr followed and in every point corroborated his fellow prisoner. He be longed to a lower grade -than Benson, but possessed considerable force of intel lect. So much for tL- evidence of brib ery, which, it may be said, came from a tainted source. "But telegrams were produced show ing that when in pursuit the detec tives wired the convicts of their move ments, warning them to fly. Time after . time, when close on their track, these messages were sent and subsequent meet ings were held in London, where hun dreds of pounds were paid over to these sleuth hounds of the law. Froggat, the lawyer, was also in the conspiracy and rendered services of a technical nature. He and Clark were ' out on bonds and quite confident 'of acquittal. "The first relied on lack of evidence; the chief inspector had stronger grounds. For years he h:il been body detective to the Prince of Wales, and during his at tendance ou his royal highness it may be supposed that he had acquired secret knowledge of his actions which the crown officials would not like divulged. That 'knowledge is power was proved in this instance, for it certainly enabled Clark to elude tbe meshes of the law. "The judge charged the jury dead against the inspectors and Froggat, but was very light on the chief. In fact the crown produced very little testimony against him. After an absence of about an hour the jury returned. The verdict was 'Guilty' as against the four minor detectives and the lawyers, 'Not guilty as against Clark, who at once left the dock. 'Have you anything to say, Drasco vitch,' asked the judge, 'why sentence should not be pronounced upon you?" "The prisoner made a fine speech he could speak' six languages in which he referred to long services rendered,. the rum which his conviction involved, the - overwhelming nature of the temptation and finally his helpless wife and family. The other officers followed in a similar strain and with tearful eloquence begged for mercy. These men, who had mer cilessly fastened the steel handcuffs on victims innumerable made a piteous spectacle when in the strong grasp of the law. Their pleadings were of little avail, and after reminding them of the - scandal they had brought upon their - profession, the baron sentenced them to two years' imprisonment with hard la- bor this was the severest punishment . available under the act of 'parliament and before they fully realized their doom they were hustled out of sight into the cells of the Old Bailey. "Froggat's turn now came, and it was , generally thought bis sentence would be ; lighter. " 'I have a special sympathy for you, Edward Froggat,' concluded the judge. 'You belong to the same honorable pro fession as I do myself. Much is intrusted to us and much is expected of us. In ' sentencing you I do so with pain and re luctance, but I cannot see any reason for reducing the term of imprisonment two years with hard labor. "This came on the wretched man like a thunderbolt, and, bursting into hys terical tears, he raised his bands above his head. 'For God's sake, my lord,' he exclaimed, 'lessen the sentence I This was all he had time to say, for the jailers do not encourage sentiment, and he was instantly hurried but of sight. I may mention that he was rearrested at the termination of his sentence for defraud ing a lady of 3,000, for which, at the same bar of justice, he received seven years' penal servitude. "Thus ended one. of the most cele brated trials of this century, which gained its importance not of course from the enormity of the crime, but from the vital principles involved, which struck at the. root of the whole English police system." Chicago News. ' A Haoe for a Wife. South Broad street, from Jackson street to the navy yard gates, was the scene of a foot race the other day, the prize being the pretty daughter of a sailors' washerwoman. For some time Barney Burns, a marine, and George Lindsay, a sailor on board the receiving ship St. Louis, which is stationed at League island, have been enamored of the bright eyed daughter of the woman who does their washing. The men were friends and the girl's affections seemed to be about -evenly divided on the two ardent lovers. How to decide with which of the two she should cast her lot was a difficult problem, but the happy thought of a foot race presented itself. The arrangements were perfected and at 9 o'clock the contestants appeared upon the course, which was two miles long, accompanied by a large crowd who had been advised of the contest. Burns stands 6 feet 6 inches in height and weighs about 200 pounds, while his op ponent, Lindsay, is lithe and willowy; and the sports in the crowd were not long in determining upon the latter as the favorite. At the crack of the pistol the lovers were off at a rapid gait, and until the tracks of the Greenwich Point extension of the Pennsylvania railroad were reach ed kept well together. The pace told upon Burns wind, however, and he dropped behind, and when Lindsay reached the end of the goal his com petitor was not in sight. The washer woman's daughter will now become Mrs. Lindsay. Philadelphia Record. English Fortifications in America. John Bull is preparing to make things pleasant for us. He has been of late especially active in strengthening his outposts near the United States. Six of the most powerful modern warships are to be sent to the North Atlantic squad ron, the summer headquarters of which are at Halifax and the winter quarters Bermuda. Halifax is close to the Ameri can line and only 800 miles from Boston. Bermuda is only 650 miles from New York and is heavily fortified. At Port Royal, in Jamaica, within one day's sail of Florida by steamship, Mr. , Bull has some very powerful bat teries. On the little island of St. Lucia he has a dry dock, a naval station and a heavy battery 'commanding one of the approaches to the mouth of the proposed Nicaragua canal. On all these strong holds money is now being spent. We all know about the arsenal, naval depot and fortifications at Esquimault, and the warships in these waters. Uncle Bull has industriously fortified his out posts as near as possible to the United States. The increased activity in this work is only two or three years old. It must be costing a great deal of money. It mani fests a very friendly interest in our wel fare and shows that our jolly old uncle has his benevolent eye on us. We shall have to watch Uncle Bull, too, in the friendliest way. We must not let him outdo us in polite attention. Boston Journal. ' Recovered a Bank Note. Recently a woman residing in South Shields was leaving the postoffice, and in passing along Keppel 6treet, near the South Shields police headquarters, she tore up a five pound note, under the im pression that it was an ordinary piece of paper. She did not discover her mistake till the evening, whereupon she informed Chief Constable Moorhouse of the unfor tunate circumstance. it being very dark, a number, of police officers were set to work with lanterns, and after a good deal of labor succeeded in collect ing in different parts of the street number of pieces of the note. These were pasted onto a sheet of paper, and application was made to a Newcastle bank, but the patched up note being refused there, it was sent to Lon don to the Bank of England, and by re turn of post a new .five pound note wa received by the woman, who showed her gratitude for the efforts of the police by sending a contribution, which has been placed to the credit of a private police fund. London Tit-Bits. Hunter Sam PiiKh'i Error. Sam Pugh, of this city, was quite seri ously hurt near Stillwater, O. T., a few. evenings ago. With a party of young men he was out coon hunting. They chased an animal several miles, think ing they were trailing a coon, and when the animal was treed, Pugh climbed the tree to knock it down. In the darkness he could not see but what it was a coon, and he climbed up close to it and struck it. To his surprise he found the animal was a large and ferocious wildcat, which flew at him, biting and scratching him in a horrible manner, and causing him to lose his hold and fall to the ground. In his fall he struck a limb, fracturing three ribs and inflicting other severe bruises. He will be confined to bis room for some weeks with his injuries. Kan sas City Journal. - , - . The Moose Invited Death. A bull moose was recently shot in the Maine woods which had nine prongs on one horn and eight on the other, the spread at . the antlers measuring five feet The animal apparently courted death, for, while the hunter who shot him was asleep by his camp fire, in the middle of the night the animal came up and smelled him over and awakened him. Philadelphia Ledger. It is believed that a well ' planned sys tem for improving the breeds of cattle, horses and hogs throughout all Canada will be soon taken in hand by the ad ministration. This would add greatly to the value of the permanent "living plant" of the people and to "practical polities'? in the best sense. . A trained bat belonging to William Hester, of Spring Hill, Pa., conveys mes sages like a carrier pigeon. Its speed is very great more than two miles a minute. It recently flew a mile in 27 seconds. . . . . Recent experiments in Queensland have shown that mother-of-pearl shells can be made to produce pearls artifi cially. , How She Served the Snmmsns. She was bright and pretty, and she dropped into a lawyer's office the other day and asked for work. "What can you do?' "Anything a woman of ability can do, and more than most men." "Great opinion of yourself, young woman," said an elderly lawyer present. , "Perhaps you think you could" serve this summons." i "I might," said she. "May, I look at it? Yes, I will."- "If you do that you'll do something we've all been trying to do for a week. He's a slippery fellow and his people are all posted. However, you may try, it. You can afford to lose a little conceit," and the lawj-er smiled grimly. At 10 the next morning the office door was opened and the bright young woman walked in again. "Thought you'd give it up, eh? Found him too slippery for you? . Thought so:" "The paper is served," said she, - It was her turn to smile now, and she did it. The lawyer swung round in his chair. "Served. How'd you do it?" "Oh, it was simple enough. I called at his place of business, looked around, priced some materials and then asked if he was inc " 'No,' said the salesman, 'but I can do as well.' ,t- - - " 'I think not,' I said quietly. 'He has always served me before, and he under stands just what I want.' " 'Ob, in that case you might call at : his house. He will be in to dinner.' "I did call at his house, dressed in my best, card case in. hand. I sent, in my card and he appeared promptly. '. " 'Mr. ?' said I, rising. " 'Yes. You wish to see me on busi ness.-' . 'I bear you are interested in proper ty in street?' "'Yes.' " 'Well, I have a paper which will in terest you concerning it, offering him the summons, which he took with a smile. He looked at it and flushed crim son. So did I. Nothing was said. He controlled his temper and accompanied me to the door. "Another field open to women," was the lawyer's only comment. New York World. Pity the Poor Drummer. A very good looking drummer he was, and he had succeeded in making a great impression upon the table girl at a Maine hotel. - He paid strict attention to the girl and to his dinner and his perform ance was creditable and thorough in both directions. But he did not eat his sweet corn. Finally the girl said in her sweetest tone: "You must have another ear ofv corn. Lhat is cold and is not failed put. "Oh, no" but she is gone. She returned with a steaming ear of corn and then waited expectantly to see him bury in the succulent vegetable his pretty teeth, that he showed with such charming grace in his smile. . He ought to have known better, but in a spirit of bravado he responded to the mute appeal in that waiter girl's eyes and set his teeth into the corn. The first mouthful went all right, the second was a great success, but .the third we would that our tale could end here, but it cannot. At tne tnira moutntui, as ne darted a gleam of fond adoration at the girl, his teeth loyally stayed by the mangled ear of corn for an instant, then dropped to the floor with a rattle that sounded in his ears like the discharge of heavy ar tillery. "Worst of all, as he madly scratched for them he couldn't find his treasure. Finally the girl recovered them from a neighboring table, after a lady had kindly moved her skirts aside and revealed the truant teeth. The look that passed between that girl and the drnmmer as she handed him the teeth had soinethin;.: in it that wilted the bou quet over which it passed. Lewiston Journal. An Adirondack Terin. ' Healthy summer visitors to the Adi rondacks frequently hear a term used by the natives in describing some of their city comrades in those delightful and health giving regions that greatly mys tifies them at first. The people thus re ferred to technically are called the "lungers,' who are generally found to be pretty plentiful. "Lungers," pro nounced "lung-ers," is a word that has not as yet got into general usage outside the range of the pine tree odors of the northernmost part of New York state; but its meaning and derivation are soon perceived and compel instant admira tion for their simplicity and significance; The lungers" of the Adirondack regions are none other than the con sumptives who resort thither for the benefit of their lung troubles, and who form a class by themselves in the - eyes of the natives apart from the mere huntsmen and pleasure seekers. There is a sort of distinction in being' a lunger that naught else can give, and though the word thus evolved by an admirable philological fitness seems to have a touch of rugged brutality in it at first sight, yet there is, after all, a kind of rough sympathy in it that is redolent of the soil. As the pulmonary knowledge of the Adirondack people increases in minute ness, as it doubtless will, one may ex pect to hear I be more detailed designa tions of "one lungers," 'half lungers," etc, though this, it is believed, has not yet been observed. New York Tribune. What Thro Women Do While Biding. A busy woman says she gives her mind a complete rest on her journeys to and from the scene of - her daily work: "I close . my eyes behind my hand or paper and make my mind at- complete a blank as possible." Another woman, a writer, says, on the contrary, "I make a practice to give my brain over to wan dering fancies, often getting my best ideas while in transit." Still another woman, a bnsy mother, plans the chil dren's frocks, "Mentally making . over, altering and combining in a way that is most helpful to me -afterward." All of which shows that this perennial riding has come to have an allotted place and j consideration. Her Point of View in ! New York Times. A Lawyer's Harvest. It is the man with the idea who de velops his opulency today.' A lawyer of this city not long since in three months persuaded all the manufacturers of a certain staple product in the eastern states to form a combine. He visited all of them and finally got them together and drew the articles of agreement. He joined about twenty-five concerns into a combination, with a " capitalization of over a million. At the outset he claimed 2 per cent., and bis realization for bis three months' work was $30,000. This is a fact. Two New Haven concerns are in the combination. New, Haven Pal ladium. - 1 To Investigate the South Pole. Professor Nordenskjold, of arctdo fame, will soon start from Australia in two small sailing vessels, having auxil iary steam power, for an exploration of the antarctic ocean. The vessels will be thoroughly equipped with every de vice found useful in ice navigation. Tbe locality has not been visited since James Ross' expedition in 1841, although the English ship Challenger went as far south as latitude 65 degs. 42 min. in 1874. Exchange. The Bear Scares the Ranchers. . There is a bear roaming the river bot toms in the vicinity of Linda that, when it sees a man, rises on its hind legs and begins to dance. It is thought the ere a- 1 ture must have escaped from some gyp sies who recently passed through the town. Many of the ranchers living near there are so frightened tha$. they sleep in their windmills at night. San Fran cisco Call. The vote of a Riley county (Kan.) man was challenged because he had been in the penitentiary seven times. He was, however, equal to the emergency.- He produced the pardoning papers for I each offense. . IPATION. AT'.-"Mhnir tho American people yet thero is oi.'.y o:io preparutio'i of Sarsapnrilla (hat acts on tUo bowels and reaches ibJs impm-lan: trouble, a::d that is Joy's Vegetable Snrsapurilla. It re lieves it iu 21 hours, and an o-easional doso prevents return. "Vc refer by ierin:ssioa to C. E. Eltinrton, 123 Locust Avenue, San Francisco; J. II. 1-r.vw-n, retalnma; II. S. Winn, Geary Court, Ban rraucisco, and hundreds cf others who have used it ia constipation. One letter is a sample ol hundreds. Elkington, writes: "I have been foi years subject to bilious headaches and constipa tion. Have been fo bad for a year back have had to take a physic every other night or else I would have a headache. A iter taking one bottle of J. V. S., I am in splendid shape. It has done wonderful things for me. People similarly troubled should try i; and be convinced." Vegetable 'iarsaparilla Most lntMifrn. :a wm v.,TWtiv'' same price, tl.o-i. c " . largest bottle. For Sale by SNIPES &. KINERSLY THE DALLES, OREGON. , REAL MERIT PEOPLE Say the S. B. Cough Cure is the best thing they ever saw. We are not flattered for we known Real, Merit will Win. All we ask is an honest tual. For sale by all druggists. S. B. Medicine Mfg. Co., Dufur, Oregon. evere Law. The English peo ple look more closely to the genuineness of these staples than we do. In fac', they xm have a law under 'which they make seizures and . de stroy adulterated - products that are , not what ihey are represented to be. Under iIiLs Mnuite thousands of pounds of tea have . been burned because of their wholesale adul- " '.fetation. v , Tea, 07 the way. Is one of the most notori ously adulterated articles of commerce. Not aiocc are the bright, shiny green teas artifi oiiKy colored, bat thourn:;ds of pounds of substi r.le for tea leaves ere used to rw.ell the bu.i .f c'.i"&! tea ; c h, doe, and willow leave bft;i ; thoso a?t commonly used. Agii-i, fciv;ejIuj fr iu lea warehUKrs arc colored and eoM as t. a. Evan exbaiwrd lea leaves ga.he ed from i he toa-lnuM? are ept, drioi, and made over i.nd find the r way into tberhcap teas. . The jiT)iin'.?iit at'cmtxtnfclamp hi ou: iy "Mfi.-. iv.I r.; but no lea is too por f ru , a: il t'io result l, ihut pn buliiy the . :n t io ' . cd uy u..y i.ul'.ju are I note Ouus'uutd iu Air.ertt p. .J.m(Vi Tea is j ro-enled with the guar--uu y '..al It i-i u uvlovcd and unadulterated; in fact, the tuii-f... 'caleaf pure and sim ple, l.i puri'v iii m-eiior strength, a!v.v.t o:.o Ua..i h'i .,' bo'Ti;; required for an i;ifniop thuu of the a :iK. inl teas, and its fragrance a..ii extiui- flavor. U at once ap parent.' It Will be a mveiation 'to yon. In order that its purity and quality may be guar-. anteed, it is sold only in pound packages benring this trade-ma- It: BEECim TEA Ture As dhood Trice 60o per pound. For sale at . Tills DALLJtH, UKtUUn. Joy's A 3 SIM 1 Still on Deck. Phoenix Like has Arisen , From the Ashes! JAMES WHITE, The Sestauranteur Has Opened the Baldwin - Hestawant ON MAJ.N STREET Where he will be glad to see any and all of his old patrons. Open day and Night. First class meals twenty-five cents. YOUR flTTEHTIOH Is called to the fact that Hugh Glenn, Dealer in Glass, Lime, Plaster, Cement and Building Material of all kinds. -Carries the Finest Line of- To be found in tbe City. 72 UUasriincjton Stfeet. A NEW PRINZ & NITSCHKE. DEALERS IN Furniture and Carpets. . We have added to our business a complete Undertaking Establishment, and as we are in no way connected with the Undertakers'' Trust our prices will be low accordingly. Kememoer our place on second street, next to Moody's bank. Picture ruouiainqs -: DEALERS IN:- Staple n Fancy Groceries, Hay, Grain and Feed. Masonic Block, Corner Third and Court Streets, The Dalies, Oregon Jtfeu . Columbia j-lotel, THE DALLES, OREGON. Best Dollar a Day First-CIass Meals, 25 Cents. j First Class Hotel in Every florth Washington SITUATED AT THE Destined to be the Best Manufacturing Center In the Inland Empire. . For Further Information Call at the Office of Interstate Investment Go., 0. D TAYLORATHE DALLES. JOHN PASHEK, t - Tailor, Next door to Wasco Sun. Madison's Latest System used in cutting garments, and a fit guaranteed each time. fepaiiring anqi Cleaning Neatly and Quickly Done. R. B. HOOD, Livery, Feed and Sale Horses Bought and Sold on Commission and Money Advanced on Horses Left for Sale. OFFICE OF 1 The Dalles and Goldendale Stage Line Stage Leaves The Dalles Every Morning at Tf.30 and Goldendale at 7;30. All freight must be left at K. B. Hood's office the eve ning before. R. B. HOOD, Opposite old Stand. Proprietor. The Dalles, Or. THE Dalles, Portland & Astoria NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Elegant Steamer EEGDIiATOK Will leave the foot of Court Street every morning at 7 A. M. for Portland and Way Points Connections Will be Made with the Fast Steamer MltkES GITY, At the Foot of the Cascade Locks. For Passenger or Freight Bates, Apply to Agent, or Purser on Board. Office northeast corner of Court and Main street NOTICE. E. E. French has for sale a number of improved ranches and unimproved lands in the Grass Valley neighborhood in Sherman county. They will be sold very cheap and on reasonable terras. Mr. French can locate settlers on some good unsettled claims in the same neigh borhood. His address is Grass Valley, Sherman county, Oregon. House! on the Coast! pieicp Respect. None but the Best of White Help Employed. T. T. Nicholas, Pvop. Dalles, Washington HEAD OF NAVIGATION. Best Selling Property of the Season In the North west. " 72 WASHINGTON ST., PORTLAND.