Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-08-27
NOT OUR RAS."
A Big Mistake, We Think,
BUT A PORTION OF THE ROMANCE
TRUE, AS STATED.
Mexico Accused Of Furnishing a King
ooniaoker-A Good One On Frederick
Erastus Shepherd.

yesterday, under the sensational head.
lines of Gagged Counterfeiters-One
OF the Greatest Cases on Record
Disclosed in st. Louis" &C., publish
ed a two-column article about the
capture of an extensive gang of coun-
terfeiters, in which the name of F. E.
Shepherd, formerly of this city, fig
ures conspicuously. 1t may be a
fact that Shepherd was one of the
gang, but we hardly think SO.
The amount of the proposed adj
dition to the circulating medium of
the Brazilian empire is estimated to
be s342,6OO.
In the body of the article we find
the following:
CoNEY MAN FROM MEXICO, MO,
when Jesus Garcia, chief of police of
Monterey, Mex, was taking Aufdemorte,
the ex-redemption clerk of the New Or
leans Mint, from Mexico, to which he
absconded with United States moneys, he
had pointed out for him, on the Mexican
National Railroad, Erastus Shepherd, and
was informed that he was also wanted at
New Orleans for counterfeiting. On that
statement he took Shepherd in charge
and holds him now on American soil for
the United States authorities. This with
other features of the peculiar arrest have
been printed in the telegraph columns of
the Globe Democrat, audit is remembered
in st. Loui that Shepherd once scintil-
lated here as n of his associates, said
San able journalist" 1t is not often that
a reporter becomes a hunted criminal,
more often he becomes a hunter of GRIM
inals. Shepherd Is one of the exceptions
and that be should be is a thing his for
mer associates, acquaintance and friends
can not understand. He is not more than
% years old, and yet in the four years that
have elapsed since he entered the news
paper world he has lived a more thrilling
narrative than flash literature ever con-
tanned. Scarcely four years ago he ap-
piled to Congressman Hutton, who is the
owner of the Mexico (Mo.) In~tesfgencer,
for a situation. He was given employ
ment on that paper, but failed to please
his employer. To put it elegantly he had
a distaste for action, and was more con-
genially employed writing stories than in
making news out of the small happenings
in Mr.. Hutton's constituency. During his
short engagement there he met, wooed
n won the most beautiful girl in Mex
leo (Mo.) She was a recent graduate of
the Female College, and suited in every
way to make the young journalist happy.
He left her when the Intelligencer had no
further use for his services and came to
st. Louis. For two years he continued to
correspond with his love. Here he did
odd jobs, wrote special articles, stories,
ETC., and eked out a small living until he
procured a reportorial position on a
morning paper. His work wa not
marked with any brilliancy, but he sue
ceeded IN retaining his position until he
obtained an engagement to edit a weekly
paper in Greenville, Ill.
FLYING FROM A BRIDE.
The salary was meager, but the CORES
pondence with the young lady in Mexico
had reached the point where q cottage in
Greenville full of love and happiness were
frequently spoken of. She was willing to
do the housekeeping there, and a date
was fixed upon for the marriage. Shep-
herd wrote he would be In Mexico on the
day, and all preparations were made
The guests were bid, the cakes were
baked, the minister was brought, and al
plans consummated except the wedding
itself. The bridegroom did not appear
No n knew that he had missed a train
there was no telegram or word from him
And when Greenville was asked to pro-
duce him the expected bride learned tina
he had fed.
After a long time he was heard of il
New Orleans, and then he had gone t.
sea. During a cruise on a merchant mai
he fell from a yard arm during a storm
and so badly fractured an arm it had t.
be amputated. Then he drifted back t.
| Mexico. He was there last winter, ant
it was understood he had tried to awaken
the old love in the heart of the girl VIII
thought to be his wife. His excuse TO
boiling was the fact that his salary wa
too small to allow him to marry, and h
lacked the courage to say so. She re
fused to listen to him. He spent most o
his time in writing stories for Eastern
papers, and succeeded in doing som
good work in that line. Toward sprin|
he disappeared and was not heard of un
til Jesus Garcia laid his heavy hand upol
him on the train to Laredo. He is quit
the king of a gang, it is reported, an
. threats of rescue have been made b.
friends If the authorities try to tax
Shepherd and Aufdemorte to New Or
!, leans. Assistant Treasurer Herwig ha
r given out that he will bring them in If
takes a special train and a regiment 9
soldiers.
From the above we do not thin
the Shepherd referred to is our "Ras,
son of one of Mexico's most worth
: citizens. We think the Globe is
little off. The Shepherd it refers t
as far as his parents know is on th
ocean and not under arrest. Neithe
did Shepherd lose his arm unles
since he left Mexico the last tim,
We are confident this is a case {
mistaken identity. Young Shepher
as known in Mexico was clever, hol
est young man with many friend
. and no enemies.
Mr.. L. Phillip joined his sewers
brothers-in-law in New York la.
= week to purchase his winter stock {
clothing. He is remodeling and in
proving his store and will be ope