, 1874-08-13


Many Of tho newspapers in New York City find
It chopper to rely upon the volunteer efforts Of
q claHs OF vagrant reporters than to employ
largo reportorlat staff Of their own. These Bo-
hemians rs q clnss aro sharp aud Intelligent, but
include somo young mon Of vicious habits
who aro unable to procure steady en-
ploymont Their practico IL to collect news
and soil 1t to tho daily papers Of so much yard.
OF course, considerable amount Of fa1so nows
Ia contributed III this way, but long-continuoa
auceess III this dubious method Of earning money
is not practicable. case has rcceutly como to
light which shows how bright and unscrupuloua
writer imposed on Two Of tile most reliable pub
licationo in tho city-tlo New York 1ii1une and
ApplEtons' Journal Francis Theodore johnson
Ia tho namo Of this persop. Ho las boon
detected, aud 1t now appears that among
tho articles which had q foundation only
In his fanciful brain Kero tho following:
In the Tribune, report OF meeting Of tho
Society llijosdo Cuba, ,"The Disappearance Of all
Eminent Gorman," "rLo biography Of tho
Tronch Ambassador Dortho1di," "Tho Contam-
plated Visit Of tho Duke Of saxo-Coburg to tho
Unitod States," and IN article Oh "Gcrmau
Criminals In Amorica = in Applctons Journal,
An Eccontric King" 'BjornHon, tho Swedish
Writer" Diasy Of tho arand Duko Aloxis,"
"Viotor Emanuel Hunting the 1box," " King
George Of Groece," :" Forgotten Emperor"
and two or throo Of thoao imposed on tho Iri1-
une. All those aro pronounced absolute ao.ions.
As literary frauds they woro brilliant aud di4-
graceful. But for tho ability Of hu compost
tious and the elegance OF his style. alr. johnson
would be ut home on tho Chicago Times.
In tho hotsam and iotsam OF current journal
iBtio rubbish ID card lubelod "Wiam Tor
roster, No. 4,560." BY adding tho words, "Poni-
tontiary, Joliet ILL.,, tho public will readily
associate it With tho young bravo charged with,
but not tried for. tue u1urlor of Nathan in New
York. ForseatcE 1dnos to bo free, not TINT ho
may enjoy the Bwoots Of liberty, but in order TO
clear lia uamo Of tho charge Of murder and
bring tho rcal culprlts to Justice. Flo claims
TINT he llas been used as shield to protect cor
tain parties high in office, aud that tho police
we're acceasoyy to tho plan. Ito narratos
story aonlowllat SIMILAR to that OF Ali
Daba aud tho loader Of tho Forty Thioycs.
supt. Konucdy, ho says, was anxious
to procure lis Identification by Cor
man who Bwore ho had seen o man wa1niug the
street will, bloody clothes OIL. lie put black
patch Oh ForreBter's faco and 1nade him stand
up In q row with fifteen othor priaonora, Tito
Gor1nnu wltucaH, not observing tho mark, fai1ed
to identify the priaouor MS tho man ho had soo,.
Kennedy then sont the German baek to nocot
tho mgn with patcl DR.. Willis, tho Prlson
Burgoon SAW through tho iniquity OF this
scheme, placed ei1nilar patches Oh tho facos OF
the other prtsonoru. and again baflled Kouucdy.
Forrcntor ]ikowiso asBorta TINT it was ta guilty
Beoret which hurried tho lato Supt. Jourlau to
his arayo. 1Ie Expresses hia rillinguosa to
waivo hiH rights NJ q convict nnd tako hiH
chances In u trial for tho murder OF NAthnu.
lI,s oknueos Of IL trial within tho noxt dooado
aro light.
Tho new Eecoalastical law IN England l,sa not
yot boon put In force. It Inns succeeded in
drawing out no little newspaper coutroycrsy,
however,, como Of which III irra!syuut an1 rdcas-
lonB. and rclates to postnring aud othor matters
Of tho extreme High Church party. Dr.. pnsoy,
who l'aa given hs namo to party, has oxp!aln-
oa hiA position In carl published in tho Loiton
7in'es. The only poraon qualified to least tho
High Church party, he thinks. wot'ld linro boon
DR.. ]. II. Newman, for tho reason that he
would hayo roBlrait.ol thoso WHO thought
| themselves moro advanced. It would Boom,
from this remark, tint DR. p,Iaoy dopro-
! Gated tho extramo Wow Of tho st. Albums
echool. ''Youpgor mcn," ho says, "thunght
| thonlBoyca moro advanced lhnn tho Veterans VI
1898. l, for my part, thouglt that ph"oton ''aa
driving tho chariot of lilo sun, but they had al
much right to their oplnion to lnlne 80 ti'cy
| wont thoir way; hold on to mlnc." Tho Church
Association, lowoyor, llo ca'lla, ilas driven him
anil thoas who thought with Am into being a
purity with tho extremists. III this position Lo
| Expresses Ills low opiuion Of tho now law, or
rather ct the machinery Tor enforcing 1t, lnas.