The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-07
DEAD BEATING,
A Nephew Of Secretary KObeson anu a
. brother OfSecFelnry Chandler
on Their travels interosi-
Iug Correspondents,
lErom The wnshIngton ohronIoIl

Some time since n young gentleman
posscssed OF considerable inventive
genius, while porcgrlnatlng through
California, fell short Of cash, sud being
ayerse 10 labor, he decided 10 raise the
wind by representing himself to be n
nephew OF the Secretary OF the Navy
With u shrewdness that did credit TO
his penetration he selected several ma
rine officers to operate upon. These
gallant defenders of the country were
only too pleased to lend every assist,
ance In their power to the relative OF
the distinguished head OF the service
which Included them as members.
Accordingly they feted him like u
prihce, loaned him money until he
should receive u remittance from the
East, and paid him every attention In
their power. This wac kept up some
weeks, and Mare Island was gay ana
festive place during the stay Of the
fraudulent nephew An expose came
ut last, us it always must in such cases,
40 matter how nicely the plans are
laid The nephew skipped, and the
marine officers were left 10 mourn
several dollars permanently invested
with the fellow who took them In,
and an almost incalculable amount OF
fawning which would never bring
return.
Whether the success Of the represent
alive of tho Robesou family inspired
a similar attempt on the pnrt of another
individual to pass himself of rs the
Honorable Secretary of the lnterloror
whether the atmosphere OF the
Golden state Is peculiarly conducive
to specuations of this character, it
would be difficult to decide, But day
or two since the Secretary of War re-
ceived from the commandant OF the
barracks ut Bernicla, not far from San
Francisco, the following telegram
The Hon. W. W. Bclltnap, secretars Of War;
4 brother of the Hon Secretary Chandler
| IL here ON Inspection duty, and desires TO
| have arms furnished him. Shall | provide
themY - -
The reception of the message some
what surprised Secretary Belknap,
who could not imagine what peculiar
bind of inspection the reputed brother
of Secretary Chandler could be
engaged in which would require arms.
He accordingly communicated at once
with the Secretary of the Interior,
sending him the following telegram
Honorable Zacharlah Chandler, Secretary
| OF the Interior:
man representing himself TO be your
| BROTHER Is ut Bernicia Barracks, California,
| on Inspection duty, and desires TO be fur
| nished with arms. Shall order him to be
| provided 200 WV. BNLKNAP, b
| Secreraro of war.
1t was not many minutes before the
following characteristic reply was re-
celved at the War Department:
Hon, W. W. Belknap, Secretary of War:
| llhaye no brother. Arrest tho scoundrel
In tho language Of the Chronicle " let no
| gilt.edged man escape"
| u.tv. fEAoHARIAH CHANDLER,
| H i.t Secretary OF the Interior
Upon the reception of this reply,
the Secretary of War at once tele.
| graphed to California to have the bo-
gus brother arrested, but the bird had
flown. Yesterday, however, the peo-
pie got track of him, and at once
placed him in durance vile in San
Francisco, where he was captured. In
tellgence made haste TO communicate
the news to his brother Secretary in
the following terms; r.. Irs.r HfHI D..
| Honorable Zachariah Chandler Secretary
| OF the Interior. ...-- ...... -.. L.
Captain Jones, tiias Captain Middlesex,
| alias Colonel Smith, alias Major Barclay,
| alias Lieutenant Breeze, alias Lieutenant
Dodge, alias "your long lost brother" has
| been captured in san Francisco, and safely
lodged in Jail at that place. Any fraternal
or loving message or words OF CONFIDENCE
! you may wish 10 forward shall take pleas
| nre In having transmitted and communica-
ted TO MN, oMf WlHW W.hELksAPHt IL
l. To which the following brief reply
was sent, closing, for the present, the
correspondence on the subject: las
The Honorable W, W. Bolknap, Secretary of
T War: M
Please have the man Of many aliases ex-
| anined. and ii he has an unusually large
strawberry mark on his shoulder, have him
hung. Ifhe is unmarked, have him hung
anyways; for IL is better that ninety-nine
innocent men should be hung than that one
"gilt-edge" man should Escape. '
| HACARIAH CHANDLER,
/ .tH"' Secretary of the Interior.