Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-26
AiEYA. GAZETTE & VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
,lLhA GAZETTE 4 VIRGINIA ADVERTISE
a New Way of Raising the Wind.

4 New Way of Raising the Wind.
At Bow street. London, respectable look
iug man, hailing from the Land of the Free
aud the Home of the Brave, and claiming the
ari,tocratic name fCol. Eugene EdwardFairtax
Williamson was brought up, on the oath ult.,
before Sir Thomas Henry, the police magls-
,rate, on the charge of attempting to extort
money from an Euglshmau named Adolphe
R,seubaulr, diamond agent by profession.
The story of the attempted extortion is some
what similar to that Of the Milesau coachmau,
IN Chicago, who, upon being dismissed by his
employer, kept constantly sending butchers,
grocerS, vegetarlans, etc, to the house OF his
late boss" till the latter was so much annoy
cd by the perpetual streams of people that kept
pouriug into his house with things that be did
not want, and had not ordered, that he re-enl-
ployed his ingenious coachmau again, to rid
himself of the nuisance.
For long time Mr.. Rosenbaum and his
wife had been annoyed by the receipt OF
letters sgucd Revenge aud vengeance,
and by the visits Of uninvited, unexpected
and unweIcome visitors at their house, who
claimed that their presence there was owing
10 the receipt Of letters from Mr.. h. re-
ouestng meeting. Some Of them had come
TO lunch, some to dine, and not few to take up
their residence with him for season, having
brought their traps containing full supply
Of linen and other changes for the purpose.
Many of them were servants looking tor en-
p!cymeut, and still some were young ladies aud
Gentlemen, dressed up for evening parties, and
who felt much chagrined upon learning that
Mr. T. knew nothing of their engagements.
All the parties who called at the house did
50 in good faith, believing that they had actual
Is been sent for. Some of them were at con.
siderable Inconvenience expense and trouble,
and macy came from remote habltatlons IN the
country.
Concurrenty with these visits, Mr. RoseD-
haum received the letters of Revenge" and
Vengeance, demanding the sum Of fifty gum
cas- or its equivalent ffty-two pounds ten shi-
iingS. otherwise the annoyance would be con-
uuued Mr. r. held fast to his cash. however,
and prudently concluded upon awaiting the de-
ycopmens Of tuturity: And still the visitors
kept pouring in, and Mr. r. and his unhappy
vrau had to suspend all other empoyments and
devote themselves to that Of answering the door
bells and dismiSsiug the callers.
Finally the visitors began to make their calls
AT tight, and Mr.. X. was compelled to enter
~clcmp compact with his wife to take ''turn
about at sleeping aud watching, The wites
health eventually broke down under the
weight Of her perSecuuons, and the duty now
lcvolved upon MIR. Rosenbaum, not only of
Ai,charging the perpetualy in-howng visitors,
jut of attending to his sick wife. His own
health ultimately began to decline, and he en-
tertained serious notions of complying with the
demands of "Revenge"
One day as he was standing at the door,
answering calls, he espied man with an Am
ericau face hard by; watching the proceedings,
and the thought immediately flashed across bis
mind that this was the destroyer of his domes~
nc happiness. Upon a closer scruDlty, MIR.
RoSenhaum discovered that the American was
10 other than quondam boarder Of his, who
had gone through London society under the
name of Maj.r Fairfax After having dis
charged his visitors. MIR. R. repaired to Scot
land Yard, where he held counsel of war with
tie detectives, aud shortly afterwards the
Majr occupied position between two police
uvu on his way to Bow Street Station
An examination of his lodgings discover
cdlct,erS, signed Revenge" and Vengeance, .
addressed to Mr.. Rosenbaum and informing
him if The 80 guineas were not promptly paid
The amount would soon be increased to 70, and
80 on
The letter directed Mr.. R. to send his check
or the amount to ''V., Telegraph Office The
writing on the letters found in the prisoners
room vas claimed to have been the same as
Hose Mr.. r. had received There was also
found some gum of peculiar kind, correspond
ing with the letters in the hands of the prose
cu'r, and variety Of monograms. Letters
addressed to difcrcpt parties, requesting them
To repair to the house Of Mr.. Roseubaum were
also found
Some of the letters addressed to Rosen-
iaun by Revenge, contained passages to the
following effect:
Dear Sir Your third reception will take
Place on Tuesday next, from 2 to TO- all the
"ancds in the Daily Telegraph of Saturday
@e invited. You can stop this by paying 52I.
L ycu consent, advertise 10 the Telegraph:-
I" vi will pay the so guineas all right
nn the payment of the money you will not DC
further moIestcd Your next grand reception
vii: also be fixed for Sunday, from to r.
you don't pay by Tuesday promise you a
good reception of servants. Il have invited
thousand persons to wait upon yuu on Thurs
day night, at haifpast II. 1t you don't pay
the % gulneas, the price will be raised to Isl. >
When the prisoner was asked what he had
!osay TO the charges brought against him, he
indignantly denied them, and claimed to have
been flush with money, and consequently
HAD no necessity to resort to imposition. An
examination of his trunk revealed the fact that
ne mad slG0, and his restaurant receipts dis
'o>ed his luxurious mode OF living.
>lr thomas Henry, the presiding magistrate
''''esSed that 1t was the most extraordinary
case that had ever come under his notice, but
ton
OBSTRUCTION OF ANTS. s.-A valuable di>cov-
Try has been made by French gentleman
whose garden was Invaded by ants. They
s"aFmed at Rambouillet 10 his flower baskets
anu an, among his flower beds to such degree
;'a' 1t was Impossible to attack them with boil
@ ,oS water without killing the plants. He there
I'e took another course After stirring up
VIC aut heaps and removing the eggs" he
Suffered s, over them few handfuls of guano
n'a with such success that his whole garden
a,s "as presently cleared This gentleman regards
Io'uo as an ant poison. and he declares it to be
"s conviction that under all circumstances its
ua H.'.on viii be the same. He found it useful to