The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-08
A DUKES SON,
Who Proved to be an Adventures
Of Extraordinary Skill.

At the Birmingham, England, Police
Court on the Sth inst, u remarkable case
of conspiracy involving charges Of fOrg-
ing the signatures of the Queen, the
Prince of Wales, several nOblemcn and
the Lord Chief Justice, was heard before
the Stipeniliary Magistrate. Detective
Price. Of Birmingham, brought from
Liverpool Mary Jane FuIne:.ux. who
had been arrested Ivy the Liverpool po-
lice on charges Of conspiracy ami ol>-
tanning by fraud upwards Of 81, Nk. ny
representing that she was Lord Arthur
Pelham Clinton, who died, or, as she
said, was supposed to have died soon
after q warrant was issued for his arrest
some years ago. The case WIS reported
by the London Daily Mems. The cI'are-
e ut present are for c0nspirlng win
James Gething. Birmingham engln-
Ger, and obtaining by fraud gu" rom
Edward Beny"n: Of sicily YAK! near
same way ES.NW from Mr.. Screen, the
Rrades. Oldbury but there are several
other charges to bc brought forward.
The male prisoner, who alleges that III.
r. the dune Of the female prisoner: AMI
that she has ruined him and nearly all
his relntiyes. was brought before the
magistrates in the morning and remand
ed nending the arrival IF tile woman.
when they will I've charged together:
Tj,e woman. who is the niece vt q most
distinguished provincial physician, took
i.I,sis.rs at the house of Mrs. Drew, OF
Aston birmingham, about seven years
since. and after staying . short time
s,.t.,d ns "a secret which must not Ike
.I;vmiveJ. that she was Lord Arthur
Pc,i,nn Clinton, who had only feigneti
r., have lied. and for whom u warrant
va. ,.,t. hut for whom, Her Majesty was
.I~,,t T.. grant Il free pardon and restore
valuable estates which the crown na9
c.,nfiscntc,l. She graphically described
how. n she alleged, the CONN Ol Aolu
| Arthur Clinton Was hIietl wltn :eCns
and buried, while the lawyers ana a .'',
| tor. were bribesl not tn inform tnat tne
s,0rrnsc'' had walked away; ME- n:
Dire believing III Pl"n,sst,s, ' Ia s n"9
would be handsomely rcpal0' ~. 1,o l.~.
trouble about her rent, o9t' ON s.,e t Sn
trary, willingly advanced moaSy ..C' ;;
.nI hs,aides this introduced his loid.
s..;,,,; tn several of her relations, VINO
s."oro eaverlv anxious to lend money on
tnn sa,ne favorable terms. w.,
~" Wrs Drew and her sister, Mn. Wara.
81. 10 that they introduced tie woman %
tic male prisoner, who Il their 1IoS IT,,
.nS s;,.t he introduced her to Mr.: Ben
81" "., from whom she obtained *
y'@" Wr screen, from whom she 90
a n;ueS r3MN by various instaiment'
eu,n. On to s1,WO, giving as secILl
.i" -hat purportcd to be valnaol'
t IT,. nd letters from Lord Coierla9e
Gg she represented as her trustee
M,.;n., tho time that she was DorrMin,s
thu Money, she frequently or the ns1 SeIa +,
Ways 'rs$Sed 1v; as sa ien iaven'ier XII
Of sId%ss "%d In t IL t fS:
S"sx IL ;s s.s OF ~' the ;aS :h !:
dsrn h 10 U j.. placed in an asylum, wh s.,
she .. j.; ; stiii confined. When arr.s .,r ~
We: x% H. my iy;": : with hSf s'*s
w. ! t; ;' ,:.'',;ni,,e attire. She i, 9
Srfy Slender I:,id; an" i Du xfa.s" I'll
; quincy she several times co""p'"''''