New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-10

CONVICTION OF THE STAFF OF A BERLIN NEWS
NEWSPAPER.

R,yrfa ty,ne es) Dtspa,eh TAs Losden inns
For the last four days the Central Criminal
Court mere has been Tue other tonic OF interest AZ
this dlstressngly dull season mas a1sorDsu ,ns
fv q, DicE Tlrpn and Jack Sheppard have not 20
completely passed away, 10 Germany ~ s ~ oas
anS of Journalists whose practice II wa.
70 sally forth from their den OF newspaper cnce anu
,sasenitne pistol 70 the breast Of an unsuapeetng
his reputation. dearer than nfe anfus ,s ssns
selves or revolver men, as they we're called oy otheIs
as sean aalous thieves as ever SQUIRT "l1se ~ h 1s
scsrs and antecedcnts were as various as Their sssss
ment 10 lice by plundering the pnnc was oonPss ,s
the inside OF jail One was Jew another ar. pro-
and aa s ss' q race we're
mutually forgotten in the common pursuit OF fSpnery
ne enei % and had been porter IN newspaper
ofce The second Of the rrisonts - aese,,Do' a.
,,, lad been hotel porter and traveller In tho
vine trade the ffth was doctor OF Jaw Willie .ss
A hsalseller before deyotipg his versatile genius 10
The service OF periodical literature ner onEn, 20 u.ss
y Sh n The nerson OF Captain schlenitx late Of
the fr,ssian Guards and related 20 one o. tn. nsnes
MANS feet proved useful HIM such were the per.
sonaSes who composed the STAFF OF weekly paper eAea
,ae the asnst 'seieAsgoek when played notorious
role. ID may be remembered IN connection Win ,he
hat this Rsischgloce counienaneed IN certse high
quarters favorable the dsgrsced and crushed n,A
p,inee Tsnarck and IL the sednlous AIN 81 tue
writers on me independent to encourage the osirf tnas
the journal hch had snceeeded to the he Of inc En,
,,r had n, Inherited its falsely attrinfedl share OF
County sunshine And nothing could have letter se,,ea
their nsdious purpose IN th man man se " Mn
and sristocratlc connections as Captain yon schein
with very small eren'sen ,a srls q 90 a ma
M Inc literary OF the print alone absorbed
q this sum y Was Plan 20 so s%s na s ss
more profitable Nothing was simpler IIcy resolved 10
make an sss css one the Of
on their fears IL was pnch easier snms, ssey
thought, 70 Rersrlng the inhabitants Of Berlin aud
as 40 many sheepthe wrersof The Independent
mace a ,ne TSey looked Tor he skeieon which In
every house and ratified It's bones nnt, ,ne
cratic samblers embezzng brothers law. suspected
Srsctos. speculative jews adventurous Prvy Council
ios s and ao ssssy P she most summing
aud Informed that an article no Tn I s
,rrdsn II no hush money meanwhile came ~ the ed
his word sna ont that wo eas be
IN our next" Before however. our next spPssisa.
esssr the nn sr oE s~a 20
cnra the suppression OF the rest OF TIE ugly
surprising number Of % sss ssevsr men,
frequently purchaaed With very large srms once tnsy
the Go ssa anS Actually
10000 marks from timorous delinquent Snscas ios
l and $50 q ss
IN an sssl,ae1ts and they throve and were happy.
Rut success made them reckcss and eventually tncn
nroet,ees were brought under the notice ~ the fbnc
Prosecutor Who after some hesitation caused ias waos
gang with the exception OF Captain Won schlenith -
lie d nv the heels and four OF them have recetvc1
the due reward of their merits IN inc shape OF Terms
in,nrsonment varying from ss years to twelve monln
for sheir repeated acts OF intimidation AND extorsop
OF course their Journal disappeared with their cap.ns
e,sstona enough details TRANSFERRED IN Tue course "
fbs four days trial. but perhaps the most
thing about WAS the revelation q 'ns 20 foster sSs
crowfh of q noxous plant like the orgn1 Oh .ns
oniss Persons With clean hs s ss nIn en G
I,os ~,roety OF being put IN what me nnge csiisa
the Journalistic plory bu as Y tn ,or e e, nolson
M uenS OF tho stamp Of ha independents Tn
waite gambling particular with All lss at.snasns n
a,,s din,enslons here "a al Monaco