The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-26
Voracious Creditors Sell Off What
Was Left by the Canting
Hypocrite.
An Interesting chronological Con-
gross to Be Held in Paris
in 1899.
Very Smooth Device by Which an Adven
turcss BuncOed u Gullible ParIsian
Tuft-Hunter,

was hold the sale of the furniture of the
private residence and that of the Office of
the renowned ecclesiastical banker. Ber-
neau-Mace. whose flight from this citv
caused SO much interest not long since.
The furniture was sold first, and then the
famous safe, which had contained the
money of his II, 900 clients. was put up to
auction and knocked down for seventy two
francs. Then the portrait of the Pope
Leo WILL, Rwlth the dedication to Mace.
written by his own hand. was
placed in front of the auctioneer's desk.
This was the chief object of interest
in the auction. and it was bought by a rep-
resentative of the archbishop of Paris, ac-
cording to rumor, with the intention of be-
ing destroyed. Finally, certificate. OBJ
tanned by the banker during his term of
military service, which framed used to hang
in his private Office as pair with the
portrait of the Holy Father, was disposed
OF for six franks Uour shillings and ten
pence). This certificate stated that Mace
was an adept in that part of the French
soldiers drill which consists III high-kick-
ing.
There is some talk of preparing for the
year 1892 Colonial International exhibi-
bition, which will have high scientific
interest. The idea is, in fact, to bring to-
gether in Paris representatives of all the
human races which have never, up to the
present time, been grouped together on the
same point of the globe. An chronological
congress of all the savants of the world will
be gathered to study the different types. A
committee has been already formed,
amongst the members of which figure M.
Jules Simon and M. Bouquet de la Grye
and which is under the presidence of M,
Lockroy, to further the interests of this
exhibition.
The following should, think, prove a
warming to all legacy-hunters. About
week ago clerk in one of the big stores
here received letter from Havre from an
aunt of his announcing her return from
the United States. 81 have made large
fortune" wrote his relative; "but am now
very old, and you may be certain I shall
leave you all possess The clerk was not
unnaturally considerably eIated at this
epistle, and, when his aunt arrived next
day in Paris, she was received with open
arms. He installed her as an honored
guest in his apartments and did everything
able.
While in the house she made him pres
ent of snowy clock, which, however, did
not seem to be particularly trustworthy re-
garding time. After she had been with him
a few days she said she should go into the
country the next day, and produced large
bundle of securities, which, she said. she
would be obliged if her dear nephew would
take care of for her; at the same time she
asked for the loan of some money. Where
upon the clerk produced all his little econo-
miles, amounting to three thousand francs
~
WAS he to oblige his rich relative. The next
morning the aunt left his house for an un-
known destination. In the evening on his
return from his days work, the clerk ex-
amined the bundle of securities, and made
the discovery that they were simply pro-
spectuses of various American companies
The rich aunt-she really is his aunt-is
fraud; she has made no fortune in America,
though she has apparently acquired the art
of steering Il bunco'-or. as it is called in
London, the confidence trick. The clock
is worth about fifteen francs.
Paris is threatened with a strike of the
hair-dlessers' assistants. The discomfort
among the ARTISTS in hair is attributed to
misunderstanding with their employers
on the subject of extras. But 1 am in
clined to think that the reason they are
dissatisfied with their lot just now is more
Is connection with the suppression of the
Pari Mutuels and the 'list men, than with
anlthing else. Though ostensibly cutting
hair and reapinG boards is the occupation
of the Paris coitfeur, his principal business
in life is to back horses in small sums.
In spite of the accidents that have been |
reported of late as having occurred to lion
tamers in France, the desire to risk death or
injury with performing lions seems to be on |
the increase. AT Vasoul yesterday, for the |
sake of bet, gentleman of the name of
Demassue. the editor of a local paper, en-
tered the lion cage of the Pezon men aperie.
n rayplinu ghnw that hoc oc}a 1;cbnj 4
for some days in the town. The amateur !
tanner was accompanied by Pezon, the pro-
prietor of the show, and he remained in the |
cage the whole timo that the latter was en-
gagged in putting the lions through their
performance.
Passersby in the Rue Vieux Colombier
yesterday afternoon had the opportunity of
witnessing somewhat exciting chase. The
pursuer was a widow lady of certain age,
the fugitive was man about five and thir-
ty. This is how the hunt arose. Some
time ago this announcement appeared in
one of the Paris journals:
Young man would like to marry a lady
with some money at her disposal to estab-
lish lucrative business. He is not par
ticular as to age. Apply, &C.,
This advertisement was seen by n lady
who had saved some money, made in her
professional labors. which We're those of
cook. She wrote to the address given. and
later on had an interview with the adver-
tiser. promise of marriage was given by
the latter and $50 frs. drawn on account, |"
The banns were then published, and fur
ther sum of 500 frs. WAS extracted from the
cook. Finally, having got
some 200 frs. out of his fiancee the faith
less swain disappeared.
Yesterday afternoon the lady met her
promised husband face to face he turned
and fled, and the exciting chase began. The
widow proved fairly fleet of foot, and
though sorely tried for want of wind, man
nged to keep her man in sight. The latter
was no great performer in the running line,
and judged it advisable to attempt to gain
cover: he. therefore, rushed into one of the
houses III the street, mp the staircase of
which he darted like n lampliehter. But
the widow was not far behind and seeing
her foe run to earth," before digging him
put she reinforced herself with II couple of
policemen. With their aid the man was
captured and taken to tho police station.
Here he was recognized M u former offender {
against tho laws, who had alrendy suffered
a sentence OF ten years imprisonment
There has just died Mt the monastery Of
La Grande Chartreuse. under the name of
Brother Ansom, M. de Brecourt, man who
1t one time moved in the highest Parisian
society. He married two sisters, aud even
.unlly took an his third wife their mother.
Having by accident shot dead his only child,