The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-12-10
BRITISH PUNISHMENT.
orelcrRs OF THE LAW SENTENCED
FOR TAKING BRIDES.


bid Bailey, London. Great Britain
lwoke one morning to find that the mos,
trusted officials of Scotland Yard had
been receiving large brides from a gang
Of noted criminals. Curr and benson
the latter of whom committed suicide III
This country few years ago-were I'M
dergoing IA long term of penal serNltude
for what were known rs the great turl
frauds" While in prison they rendered
certain evidence 10 the British govern
ment which led to the arrest OF Chef
Detective Inspector Clark, Detective In
spectors Druscovitch, MeikleJohn and
Palmer, with their legal adviser ana at
torney, Edward Froggat, attorney at
law
The news sent shock throughout the
British islands. The police force IN gen
eral was not by any means considered
immaculate, but the great bureau OF de-
lection at Scotland Yard was entirely
exempt from a shadow of suspicion.
Every effort had been made to hush up
the case, so as not to shake the conn
dence of the public. Dismissal, with
consequent loss of large pensions, was,
it was urged, sufficient punishment, but
t,a ho,na eocro+ar, ,rae inexorohle. and
the trial went on.
81 ,,.os present durinp several DAVIS of
its duration, - said the Englishnan. The
d,tartives wore confident of acouittl
1air,, i,,,or,n+ of tba ovar,yhelminp evil
d.n,. in tho hands IF the prosecution.
,rbair loci, of confidence CHANGED into
nne IF consternation when. close cropped
o,,1 ho,,,,ar1 clad IN tho bideons strined
drass If the felon mon which from head
tn foot WIS slammed the government
I'D orr,,r Ja,.r,. panson tha rotori-
o,,s e,,;n1lar entered tbe witness box
nIIo ,y,s a man of education and
,norl,od al,i1itv a first class lino,ist and
no,.,l1o ~ ,rivip,, in fine hest society
Tla lafonsa WINS ally conducted but no
c,oss evaniration conld shake the con.
,.;at who NOW, bad his natural ene,niea
in his tolls and fer onro was telling the
tr,,th Cur followe1 aud il, every noint
oa,rohoroted lis fellow prisoner He be-
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