Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-11
A PRINCE OF SCAMPS.
Plausible Josef FlendigerY Of
Warsaw, Poland.
A RASCAL EXTRAORDINARY.
Some Of the incidents Of His Astonishing Ca.
Observation-Disclosures Plots for Revenue
only-Trafflsing IN Inc Blood
Of Relatives.
New York SUM

tNew York SUM-
Josef Hendigery, who was sentence,
20 penal scryude in Cracow ab0u
two weeks ago was q criminal such NJ
/ even the Russian system Of espiuna u
las seldom developed Although but y
years Of age. we'll educated. intelligent
respected and with all the most prosper
! GUS ways of civilians career, he aban
] doued himself to every cJnyeuient form
/ of profitable rascniity, and eventually
| plotted general slaughter Of his besl
/ friends on a scale not cqualed since the
I night Of st. Bartholomew.
Hcndigery Is the son OF q high police
! official Ia Warsaw. After receiving a
| good education aud acluninting himself
with English. German and French, he
crossed The border into Galiia about
two years ago, travelled from city 10
city under tine patronage OF the highest
Families, whose confidence be- won
through forged letters OF introduction,
and hunlly brought up In Lpniberg.
where hu established himself for s0me
time as an embryo college professor.
~ clever were his methods that he Inn
posed upon the learned men of Lemberg
the most exalted notions OF his scholar
ship, iccturcd TO them on Pedagogy and
philology with exceptional success, aud
eventually secured the hand of the belle
OF the city, the daughter Of a wealthy
publisher and niece Of Count Stauis-
lGus AllOncZynsk Of Crucow.
Shortly after his marriage Hendigery
went 10 81 Petersburg on mysterious
mission. Upon bis return he passed
some time In Lemberg. and then with his
wire went TO visit her relatives in Graz
COW, ingratiatnig himself IN their eou-
hdence by bis ayowals Of loyalty to
Poland and hatred OF Russia. An this
however was cut short by bis arrest as
u bogus infOnner, sWindlcr and the
plotter Of the deaths OF scores of limo.
cent men and women, not excepting his
wlte's father aud uncle.
IL was then learned that his mystet.i-
Gus trip 20 81. Petersburg WAS made for
the purpose Of completing the details az
ms Plot lie went under a false name
anu obtained an audience with Gpnernl
Sohebeko. tue head Of the terrible qhird
section, 10 whom he unfolded a blood-
curdling story of prospective politicnl
assassinutlOLs which caused an unusunl
SENSATION m Russian official quarters. In
Austrian Galicia, be- snid. n plot bo1
been Matched by six Polish edifo.s ma
many students and uoblemen oil Ienib,.rr
against the life of the ear. The bou,S
IN Whlch these couspirutors had mot ms
names OF them all and the methods which
tuey intended To- employ. h. describrd
WIN remarkable precision aud a wealth
OF detail which suhiCed to remove nj
mos every trace Of lGisgiHng in the
''.n % mug hegrers Among the so
called a6sasSins he included the uncls
ana the father Of bis young wife.
eral Schebeko. H''''" N'h-
My mouveG" exclaimed Hendicayv
" ny, i am u loyal Pole who beiievSs
ihai tue only hope Tor the Polish peonis
IT p,, ~ a '2mpie'e reconciliation with their
i i.'''. hloIherS. 1 am actnated by
nouNeS' NOT only of Patriotism Inn ,is,
OF common humanity. III MS bo,,DJo
plot should succeed, q stain womb resi-
uil my people. and centuries of srlCsac-
llhc' would not wash n away. nm ,
poor man. however and, therefore IL IL
s'ufC'y more than right thar ] shoulJ
,i,N''r Spule shRhi reward for my SER
Wigs 70 itussia q well rs 90 Poland"
General SChebeko accputpd tbis yt,t
ment with a grain of salt. Novcrfb 49,
nc ur'W M q statement IN writing m I
winch Hendlgcry signed bis nssi,mcd |
name lie then instructed him 10 ret,,r,
nome watch every movement I'm ~
development Of the conspiracy ana rn
Wy u m cipher 20 the Thrd section /
= Ivy uylluts was the price stipulated bv
~, 49, UNI Ncheheko as the travelling ey !
pehses between 81. Petersburg and / on,
berg, The rest of the money reorastnL
~ iendlgery was 70 be paid after tbn
capture OF the consprators. UnnJi.o.,'ii'
ilst words OF advice We're.
~ aooh az you have seized tho Nos.
sons named by me- General Scbeh.ta
gul them out Of the way ia slch .
l'ar leNn@ luluncf mat no one may ever
leath gl their fate wv
d, an Hendigery expected 10 proGt from,
ms Wholesale slaughter was 1aoIn
paper ruhles, on hardly SyDno s'Hv
properly Hgtating the Third Secti,,, -
lrfanEhg the details OF nc pa,n,n,,t ~ lt
nc blood money, Hcndirery Lost",e5
lapk TO Halici0 10 hatch tD H. so,r
0nlahee OF a great dynamite nlot noojnst
i ''s .aaI Al9ng the border he lad litile
iulvulty IN hnulng q man 10 tnks tl,,
dynamite over the frontier s@ss lle
hei ana women ON each slid III ~
'olnef eNe ont livelihood by smngel;ns,
iHihlsfahts without pasports e,,I 49,
lDle wares into the neighhoring e,oy,ira
va Abeles, the head VI n band ~ s,n,,
iiers; was the individual selectaJ b
A.. ,e'"'ketg 10 play the paU OF FIRST w.
~ ~ 49,, l.al NOT the faintest notion
i,"' ne Mas beng hired to smuggle ov.r
nc dynamite, and undertook ND enta,
rise without tue slightest hesitation
70 9ntain l0rge qunntity III d,,,o
,tanN, however, proved much rnoro
ui"vut TASK THAN 10 hire n man no s,nrs,
81 Who before Hendigery was snc.
\. t Wy HhsSlRn authorities, nnnovea
Y tue urlAy, sent Colonel Marie, Az
ny 10 iieinlerg 70 see the consnlratu,
ihlp nAu nnGeunsen the transpoFta8on
1919 ~ his comparative innn.',,,'
diAea Freely 10 ihe colonel abort ~,
nuFsnng enterprise and thus col'vi,,.a9
aul OF tho entire correctness 81 J5a,,lu
~ statement The colonel No.
WI Yl the iden Of saving lis co,,nt ~
~ Wy sovereign thar he aegan n co'iI,s
loisntil9pig as one Of the rising stsrs
,,t i ~ section. and gave Abeles S1Go /
iendleery % keep tle 81 SNiIsed
sANielN wen Informed Of ne mo,s,,,''.s
\ w 'onsplmtcrS, especially ~
s ieAbonts of The iaiornal ~, tu'
, Y, iienalgery toll him lad ho sr", ,
rian otiicial W an Aus /
a. Ai'er lhe c9Ionel's departure uo,M