Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-12
A SWindler on His Rounds.

On Monday afternoon, April LIST, a pas
senger got off Of the G. & o. train from the
East, registered at Kinney Is European
Hotel as Henri Defrance, Richmond, and
started out to find member of the French
colony. He found one, Mr.. A. Lauriot, at
the VINDICAToR office, to whom he told in
French-he claimed to be able to speak but
a few words of any other language long
story. He was the son of a member of the
firm of T. N. Colard & Co., Brusselles,
Belgium, cloth manufacturers; had been
buying wool in South America was to
meet his brother, Louis, in Staunton; had
been robbed in Richmond; had two drafts
from Brusselles in the hands Of the Belgian
Consul at New Y ork, on viii chhe would get
money if his brother Louis didn't turn up
here-and good deal more OF the same sort.
He spent the week here quite pleasantly-to
himself, but extensively to the new ac-
quaintances he made-putting each In fol- a
trifing loan of a few dollars, one being so
interested in him that he took him to Philip
Phillips concert. The last seen OF him he
was footing it to Swoope's depot, evidently
to take the western train there. In addition
to leaving his hotel bill unpaid, he victim
lied Professors of Music. Professors of
Languages, amateur vocalists, a letter car
rier, a printer, and Chinese laundryman-
a pretty good list for weeks experiment.
Hearing Of his departure, MI. Lauriot
wrote to the Belgian Consul at New Y DIRK,
and on Wednesday received the following
telegram:
NEW YORK, April TO-
4. Laarsot, Esq.,,
Vsnd5cator Office:
Defrance is swindler. Got money here
under similar false pretenses: Letter follows.
MALL
Belgian Consul.
Defrance is six feet high, well built,
florid complexion, blonde moustache, and
about 35 years old. He is evidently an old
hand at his trade.
Sudden Death.
Miss Mary w. Patrick, died sud-
denly on Monday morning last, at
the residence of her mother, Mrs.
Hettie G. Patrick, near Waynesboro,
of heart disease. At O'Clock her mother
got up, dressed, and left the room. Return
ing in few moments, she found her daugh-
ter, who had gotten up to dress, had fallen
over in reclining position on the rug in
front of the fire. She called her, thinking
she was asleep, but getting no answer
thought she had tainted. She called the
servants and had her laid on the bed, when
they discovered that she was dead. The in
terment took place in the family burying
ground on the farm, and the services were
conducted by Rev. A. r. Cooke of .Waynes-
boro, and Rev. Dr.. w. 7. Richardson OF
Richmond, an uncle of the deceased, Messrs.
Samuel w. Bell, Lee Koiner, E. c. Fish
burne, b. F. Smith, J. A. Fishburne, and
Jno. T.. Smith, acting as pall-bearers.
Miss Patrick was a daughter of the
distinguished Confederate soldier, Major
William Patrick, who went into service
as Captain of Co. E., LIST Va. caval-
ry, from this county, and was afterwards
Major of the 18th Va. battalion of cavalry,
at the head of which he was killed in action,
at the second battle of Manassas. She
leaves, beside her mother, two brothers
Messrs. VIM. Patrick of Staunton and
Chas. M. Patrick of the county, and two
sisters-Miss Belle Patrick, and Mrs. DR..
J. E. Arbuckle of New Hope.