Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-02-09
Bismarek's Spies.


lists, whose business it is either to get
on to the staff Of Radical newspaper,
or 90 play leading part in Socialist
electoral committees. The disgust of
mankind IT some OF the atrocious SEN
iiments put forth by German Socialist
newspapcTs would. no doubt. be greater
than ii is, il one could get rid of the
suspicion that many OF these incendi-
AIRY articles are written by reptiles
for the express purpose of bringing the
Radical party into oiium. They coEceal
their game so well that often they are
flung into prison for their writings, and
acquire grent popularity as martyrs to
the popular cause, whence il may be
concluded that the pay they receive
from the REPTILE fund is large
NolDdys would care To be locked up
long in German fortress Tor mere
bread end cheese.
Three wears ago n wretched man
called DeBecho brought oat most viz
ulcnt newspaper. DaS HackHcsscr {" The
tieayor }, al Berlin. II was ably writ
ten. and the editor soon gathered a staff
OF Radical students, Young doctors and
advocates around lin. These young
men hal the greatest confidence IN Dem
coke They admitted him to theirelnbs.
told him OF their aspirations and plots.
aud worked for him without expecting
any pay. y day came when the E7ct-
UlesscT was prosecuted for Solutions
writing IN the persons of its editor and
another member of the IT aft They were
sentenced 10 siN months Imprisonment
aud 10 a heavy iine. which was paid by
n subscription got Gp in the braueres. rs
thc editor was believed 10 be almost pen
niless. While Dcnecke was in prison
the publication Of his newspaper was
suspended. bat when he had undergone
his punishment he resumed lis editorial
lah0rs, and MAS soon sentenced again
This time for a year \ few weeks after
Deneckc's trial, a foTmer men,ber of his
staff, Who had gone TO seek fortune in
Paris. saw the Socialist MARTYR sitting
oniside p cafe, nicedv dressed and smok-
ing a cigar. Much astonished. he ac-
oostcd he man, but Denecke appeared
not 70 know him. and said that there
must be 8 mistake, rs ms name was En-
gelracht. and he produced a card TO
prove IT. The Young man apolOgized
and went his way; but he was not con-
WINGED. The Dcneci,e OF Berlin was
cclsainiy > shabby fellow with scrub.
hy beard, while the Engelr-icht of Paris
was well shaved and had spectacles
Yet Deneclsc's was one of those express
.sive faces which are not easily forgot
ten. His former associate tried To
watch him home, Int failed, Tor Herr
Engl@racht. seeing himself SHED. got in
60 an omnibus, and The other did not
like 10 follow him. The Young man
wrote to friends At Berlin, however. TO
Nell them what he had seen; but he WAS
quickly answered that he must be in
error, rs his friends had lately visited
Deneche in prison. and were quite GER
tain that he was nn,irr lock and KEY.
Sle mystery was not destined 10 be
cleared up until some months after
wairl, when Denecle, having completed
his sentence, reappeared among his fell
low-Socialisis At Berlin He was then
in weak health. and announced that
I've shoRid not bring our has newspa-
per foF the present He even talked +,
II enlisraiinT 10 America. SAYING I
ho could not bear fresh Incarceration.
which was sure 10 await him if he were
10 recomnience writing But soon after
this DeueclSe died. and he WAS found TO
have left a considerable sum OF money.
This fortune could NOT have been hon
gsily come lN, for if il had there would
have heen no reason FOR Deneckc TO
feien ahiect poverty and allow his fines
a. IT, paid for him NV nsen much poorer
than himself. krum additional facts
which transpired il came To be seriously
suspected though ii ce,lld net be ac-
inaiiy proved that Denecke was
"rep.,le !" who never underwent the
fun terms Of Imprisonment to which he
WAS sentenced. Government used 10
release him privately and send him ON