Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-12-01

nccumUIa co fortune by pursuing that
Up cisl'y AMI then going abroad, pur-
chased a title snd settled down as a shin.
ing light of the OLD nobility, among whom
Lis name appears in the AimaRdch de
GOthd. When Clermont returned from
Europe be settled down In Philadelphia.
lie was n tell, handsome nan, fine con-
.versationaiist, AMI in bearing and be-
havior evidently gentleman. He got in
troduced into good society hers and was
regarded as a valuable acquisition, owing
20 his geniality and accomplishments.
lie represented himself as n Cuban
refugee, aud always carried a re-
volver. His dark compl xion and COM
plete knowledge OF the Spanish lam
guage aided him in sustaining his
assumed character. At last Mrs. Joseph
inc Dumal, a beautiful widow, became his
wife. They arranged 10 travel on their
honeymoon trip, and she packed up all her
valuables and twenty thousand dollars in
cash. At the moment before starting
Clermont gave his bride note to deliver
10 a friend, and when she returned TO re-
join him she found be had decamped, tax
ing with him the twenty thousand dollars
and all her valuables.
In July, 1879, Colonel Ralph Pollard, an
invalid, who had served with distinction
I'm the Louisiana Tigers, turnel up at
Chambersburg, Tenn, and took up his
residence there with his wiIe for the BEN
eft of his health. He formed an carly &c.
quaintauce with George II. Messersmith,
tho cashier of the Nation Il bank. The
latter had valualIe library, and Colonel
Pollard manifested wonderful knowledge
OF books and authors, and soon became
the center of distinguished coierie.
Colonel Pollard was joined by another
Southernor, named johnson, an they ro-
mained in Chambe. sburs until early in
March, 1876. Ono AFTERNOON In March
Pollard and johnson dropped into the
lank just about the hour OF closing ND.
johnson ha I n package which he requested
the cashier as personal favor to deposit
in the vault until morning. The cashier
refused To open the eault, but said he
would keep the packet in a place of safety
until the morning. He took charge OF the
packet md as he turned around bag was
thrown over bis head. lie struggled and
Knocked Johnson down, and then, despite
rollard's threat TO kill him il he m lde
rny noi,o, shouted Murder" Pollard
seized bun lilo containing thirty thou
sand dollars, which hal arrived by ex-
press that dav, and ran out of the bank
only to be mo. by tho person; who an
swered the cries Of the cashier for assist
nnce. He was dctaine au1 the money
taken from him. Johnson escape |, but
was subs quenIly ar:cs'el in Virginia,
and proved to I've a mechanic belonging to
nfl ID
was sent for n term - the f. Is 'e-n peni =
Tertiary, and there William A. Pinkerton,
the detective, identiael him as no other
than the handsome Cuban refugee, Clc--
nont.
Ms. Darnal prosecuted him for Ligamy
md robbery. The charge of bigamy
failed, because he had been married to the
woman who lived with him in Chambers
burg in Chicago, anil the proofs had been
destroyed in the great fire, AMI shc
swore positively that there had Lcen no
marriage. However, he was convicted Of
robbery AMI got twelve years imprison-
ment. After various ingenious device t.
escape from the prison, he died in 1881 In
the hollow of his shaving brush were
found some stones, supposed to he dia-
monds, but which proved to he paste. and
1t was believed he intenlel to bride the
iailers TO let him escape.
George Lconidas Leslie, etter known as
George Howard, has as remarkable and
romantic a carcor. He was born in Ne "
York State, and graduated from a West
ern university. After being in business in
Milwaukee and San Francisco, he Joined
Mike Stafford and Dunlap Scott, bank
burglars, and proved one OF the most in
genious that ever attempted to crack a
SAFE.
big Frank" Mccoy, who is serving out
ten years sentence in ewCastle, Della
ware, where he was returned after escap-
ing three times and reforming, belongs to
Pennsylvania, anil was a surveyor and
civil engineer. lie is an excellent Latin
scholar. He was also concerned in the
robbery Of the Beneficial Saving Fund.
He is a man of good education and
literary attainments.