The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-22

scho0lmatCs, and,
In fact, by most people who came in
contact with him. But his talents were
OF high order and Ne early showed
such facility with the pen as onablodhim
in 1868 to secure place on the stan Of The
! Paris Gaul0is, his signature beng lie
Domino Noir His articles were Of such
! brillancy that his youthful inl.scrctions
were soon forgotten and M became i'm.
mcnsly popular with the French public
His father delighted with his sons emil
| hence as writer. f0stercd his progress
greatly by giving him some OF the most
brilliant receptions i'm Paris, and these
were attended by many Of the foremost
people not only 81 France, bu. OF Tie visit
ors at the French capital
Tho breaking out OF The Franco Prus-
sian war seemed On cali out ail ,uat was
evil I'm the bright young journalist The
prussiaus had destroyed CMplIlm and
500 600 had been r1 -cl .l London f0r the
towns relief Benson had e.cici in
fly Of tlo American minister T. p Wash
burnc. and with otier journalists was
staying a- Tours Tie decided t1 a'icmpl
% cet 'Ju of this money. f.on on
deposit with tho Hoh.elIl- Going 10
lonlD--rr I'd with iar-.l credentials
go the mayor Of the Cc-nelol lovu-hc
succeeded in g tting letter from flcl.rd
mayor to tho rich uanhcrs anil rhe money
Wai delivered into his Keeping Before
tl.5 ha L9d been cast of iy h.s family be-
cause of rmb'iG- and ottercEc. os, and
hc Was BOW wei atWtcl i1 DIS cancer II
crime Du. instead ol going n.. off ENG
land with DIS u, gotten cair b. rcm.rot.
and Was presented ID tnc Prince uf Wales.
Ills exposure followed soon after
Benson wo7 now arrested without delay,
tried, convicted aud sentenced Cos long
ilrr .onmout This YVES nor % ha ik-
ing. OF course, and il tha hope VI se-
curing q reduction of sou,cnca. Doe stature.
tcd his cl1 hing with kerosene and then
set Orr, o. f.. The burns tim, followed
were SD cr'ors as % cripple linn for life,
but the pleu failed and Dee Wa5 obliged Co
serve ont tl, entire sentence. His lame
ness b. SIN pcrcepdblc, but docs mo, seem
10 Interfere greatly la operations.
While in prison Benson directed % sue
Ce- sful railroad robbery When le got
ont he was employed by one Kerr, the
publisher of - porting periodical that
pr0fassel To give sure tips 90 those doslr-
ing 90 bet on coming events. Benson s4w
that this was sWindlc, threatened cX-
posurc and was made m equal partner
with Kerr Among those sWinllad by
the operations Of the concern was the
Baroness de G0nc0urt. who lest Sj5.cl
Despite the efforts OF the police tO prevent
b., both k1rc and Benson were arrested.
This was followed by the exposure, n the
part Of the sWindlcrs Of The cooperation
Of The police, aud % vcry lively scandal
followed This was u 1871 Three de
tcct.ycs we've sentenced 60 imprisonment /
Cor four years each and ko-r .-l Benson
each received sentences oa dftcu years
each
Benson served half Dis term and ten
Jeff ineianl on ticket cl leave
Shortly r.ietWarG be Wa5 arrested IN
DrCs for false pr@euscs, tn. escaped
ami camc ~ America n 1886 DIS opera
tons in tae new world appear I'D hr,a
been ,..H-ci Oh the Patti -uiniic, for
.e first made pregnant Us
...Drg an go. uantcn.s I'D Sew York
v'. t'e s0-cr'5 mama ar. ll. nucn
E. role o.t a.. lh.s elcme docs ros gp-
r. Up. bu. i.ru Q have been i.r-o sum.
Whom DIS money ron l.w Pre- wont 10
..r'lNi. where lo entered into varI-
Obs sD.rllc-, and l.n"ly returned to
Sew l.rk. tl be captured by llsi ctor
Dygu.5.
Benson vim De cytr-C'ted ard cent to
Mexico, as Che s"irilei persons AID reside
There