The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-13

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Kneebes, has been the sensation of the
sporting world during the past week, and
they have naturally aroused great inter
est among the members of the American
colony in this city. The chief witness
against Mr.. Kneebes, who is one of the
best known trotting men in the western
portion of the United States, was, strange
to say, an American named Heffner, who
accompanied him here as a, partner in
the trotting business. kneebes and Heff-
lner ran the mare Nellie Kneebes jointly
in England up to March %, when they
separated in Berlin.
In this city the two horsemen had a dis
lpute about money matters, which eventu-
ally resulted in the explosion which
caused the charges of fraud to be made
against Kneebes. Heffner was not the
only person with whom Kneebes quarreled
while in Berlin. On the day following his
amicable relations with Heffner, Kneebes,
while drinking at the American bar, this
city, quarreled with Mr.. Prince Smith, @
well known owner of trotting horses. This
dispute nearly ended in a personal en-
counter between the two horsemen, but
they were separated by mutual friends.
Smith was evidently very much angered
at certain remarks made to him by
kneebes, and it seems Smith was suspi-
ciouS Of the methods of kneebeS in trot-
ting his horses, for shortly afterwards he
commenced an inquiry into the recent ca
reer of Kneebes upon the turf, and readily
obtained from Heffner, who was also very
much against Kneebes, information in re-
gard to the mare Bethel which eventually
led to the prosecution of the latter
DIR. SCHNEIDER, who is acting counsel for
Mr.. kneebes, is naturally making the most
of the fact that the chief witness against
his client was formerly the latters part
| they, had dispute in regard to money
matters, Counsel for the accused turf
man also lays. great stress upon Heffner's
Kreebes is the victim of revenge upon the
part OF his personal enemies.
During Kneebes' imprisonment. he has
eabled to certain DR.. Hall, at Wake
field, who replied saying that Bethel was
now on farm in Minnesota. The court,
however, wants better. proof than this.
| Kneebes has not asked for the assistance
of the United States embassy here, which
is regarded in some quarters the weakness
The amount of money which Mr..
Kneebes is alleged TO have obtained by
fraud so far as tire charges actually be-
exceed 5000 marks. OF this amount, $500
marks were prize money given by the
Berlin Trotting club and $500 marks were
given by the Hamburg Trotting club as
prizes. 1t is added, however, that there
are a number of other alleged victims
who claim to have been defrauded out of
as the amounts are small, it is not thought
likely they will take steps to prosecute
Mr.. Kneebes.
"AGent of American Heiresses.o
News received here from Dresden shows
the man giving the name of Richard Dor
ing, who was arrested there as cabIad
May 9, charged with fraudulent practices
devoted himself chiefly to fleeing parties
ne met at hotels out of small sums of
money. Dorling, who has travelled under
various aliases, dressed well and in the
latest style, pretending in some places to
be the husband of the daughter of one of
| the Vanderbilts. At other places, DorIing
claimed to be the son and son-in-law Of
Mr. William G, Whitney The prisoner is
described as being a good hnguist and of
polite address. He moved in the best So
| clety, 1nt1mating he was authorized. to
| find titled husbands for American ladies
Of good families; 1t was the custom of
Dorllng to conhde this news to his pros
pective victims in the most delicate and
secret manner, saying he had come es-
peclally from America with the commits
/ sion to ind manageable men, princes or
counts, who would be willing to marry
young American ladies' who were desir-
Gus of marrying a title. Dorling then in
| timated he would receive considerable
sums in commissions as a. recompense for
| finding these titled husbands for Ameri-
can ladies, and made it a point to prom
use q substantial recompense to those who
would help him in his search. After a
| few days of talk, Dorling would proceed
70 OBTAIN loans from sullible burgher, rep
| resenung to them that he was in tempo
rary need OF money, as certain funds
which were en- route from America had
| heen delayed in transmission. So soon as
these loans were obtained, Dorling would
vanish, but only to re-appear and RECON-
mencce the same tactics in another city.
Doriibg appears to have, operated very
successfully at Leipsig, Munich, Karls-
ruhe. Woman and Coburg until he was
caught in Dresden.
The arrest of Dorling explains the fact
that notices have frequently appeared in
the German papers recently setting forth
that one of the daughters of the Wander
bit family, or else the daughter of an
other Well known and very wealthy Amer
lean family was about to marry a mem
Der of some aristocratic German family.
Gresham and Samoa,
Secretary Greshams paper upon Samoa
nas given great satisfaction. 1t is CON
support the German proteetorate Excep-
ton, however, is taken to that part of the
report which gives the impression that the
Enlteo states, at the Berlin conference.
did not favor the arrangement arrived All
II is insisted the American delegates,
Messrs. Kasson and Phelps were greatly
responsible for this arrangement and Mr.
Phelps appointment as United States mir,
lster TO Germany in 1889 was regarded s
recognition of his success in neeofiaf iney
the Samoan treaty.
me German newspapers, which are op-
posing Prince Bismarck, are trying 10
drag him into controversy by describ-
ing the state of affairs at Samoa as
being due to the so-caIled binnSerins5
marck.
The nature Of the German naval rein
torcements which are to be sent to Sa-
Inoa, are not yet officially announced but
1t is generally understood sealed orders
were recently sent to the commander of
the German warship Buzzard, and that
these orders, in substance, were that the
Buzzard was to proceed to Samoa i'm
mediately. 1t has also been Sta-ed that
three other ships, the Alex lndcina. Marie
ana Arizona, are to follow the Buzzard
to Samoa.
Enin Pnsha's EntangIements.
Inquiries in connection with the law
suit growing out of the claims made for
the property of the late Emin Pasha
have resulted in the discovery of a GER
Uncate proving the great German ex-
plorer married woman named Emma.
the widow of Haiku Pasha, a. Argo,
South Tyrol
His daughter, Paulina. by this mar
rage, thus establishes claims equal to
those advanced by Emin Pasha's African
daughter Ferida
Emin Pasha's marriage with Emma,
1t is now presumed, was treason which
compelled him to refuse to come to Eu-
him from the interior os Africa to the
coast.
The law suit in progress about Eulin
Pasha.s property may be further compli-
Gated by the fact it has been ascertf.irled
that when the explorer last went to
q native woman, whom the Belgians
found, with a son one year old when
Enlin Pasha was murdered near iuajaba
It is thought this woman may also raise
claims to the property Of the explorer
In the il-Car-Proud Mother-Do
see how baby laughs every time the
conductor calls a station Cynical Old
Bacheler-H'ml probably the young
one thinks the conductor is indulging
in baby-talk- 1t does sound as much