The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-29

'~
ABE RorHscHILps.
took the child with him, They occupied
seats In tho same car during the entire
journey, but neither husband nor child
held communication with tho silent wom-
an, who was wife and mother to both
a week later Rothschilds turned up at
st Mary's. Ontario. to which point he had
by the Canadian officers while taking
charge OF the consignment. He was taken
to Toronto and held there for extradition,
BROUGHT BACK FROM CANADA
Ii took lust three months to cxtradite
him. The offense with which he stood
charged here that OF using tho mails for
a scheme to defraud, is not covered IN tho
cxtrldition laws and so q case had TO DO
made against him III tho state court of
forging the name of Jaeger to an order
and to the express compaiiys receipt
book. Requisition was made for his re-
turn IN the Moberly case, and also that
In the Georgia and Texas ofrenses In or
der 10 avoid further delay and annoyance
he was extradited only in the Moberly and
Atlanta cases. Hc was brought back In
July, 1905, and rcmanded for trial ut the
September term OF court al Moberiy. indt
evening following tho Indictment II was
withdrawn from the court files hy his Mt
torneys. who held consultation with nm
concerning his defense. The next morn
ing, when intN returned INC lnuiHtHlfllt
to tho files it WAS discovered that one
page OF It had boon torn out. This made
it necessary 10 secure u new indictment.
throwing the case no late IN tho term tnnt
the prisoner had aufficiont grounds TO
base an application FOR continuance on.
Tho case went over TO tho March term,
after u demurrer TO the Indictment HAD
boon overruled and at the March term a
compromise was effected by Roihschiids
pleading guilty and accepting sentence
OF four years In the Missouri peuitontiary.
tplriur ar interval Df tlp he
made an attempt to escape from the
Huntsyilie jail and succeeded In saving
was outside tho jail proper, with only a
Tin roof 70 20 through. when he was
headed orr by tho sheriff.
Smythc's Identity as Abe Rothschlids
WAS first established by superintendent
Simpson OF the Wells Fargo Express com
rany, who did 80 much 20 bring this clever
swiudler TO bar. AS soon na the papers In
tho TuahlSahomma case reached MIR, slump
sen he gave IL Il great deal OF attention,
ara the fact was brought out that Abe
Rothschilds was the son of II Cincinnati
leweier who had become mored OF q
notorious court ssan named Diamond liea-
ste Moore, This woman had great fond
ness for diamonds and was nlrendy pos
sesscd OF good stock OF them when shr
fol- In with young Rothschilds. who gave
her more, lie Killed her subsequently 10
get hold of her Jewels by Turing her TO
jefferson, Texas, where he married her
nndor an assumed name. Immediately nj
ter tho murder itothschilds returned to
u
But the detectives traced tho murderer,
and Just before he WAS arrested he shot
himself through the right eye with the In
iention 10 commit suicide 1t was expect
ed that he wonid die, but the case proved
one OF the wonders of the surgical world
He began to Improve and recovered rapid
~. He waa tried for murder. was convict
ed al the first tritl, got a hung Jury nj the
second ana Occurred an hcquittal at the
nasr az N, nGnna Ina ana gSothi r , Was
he was heard OF In Missouri he was travel
ing for firm that manufactured bnrrcom
fixtures. lie put IN great many fixtures
In Springfield. Aurora and the southwest
ern purt of Missouri. lie appeared at
Springfield one day aud went 10 the saloon
of a man named Kirby. 10 whom he had
sold his fixtures.
lie told the saloon keeper that he was
short Of expense money and asked him to
20 TO the bank with him that he might get
n draft cashcd on his house for $3.50. The
man did SO without question. RothschildH
repeated this action nj Aurora the next
more. At Joplin and Piuroe City he did
the same thing. When the drafts were re.
turned the various saloon keepers who had
identified him were informed that he had
not been with the firn whom he claimed
80 represent for over year. There Is a
blank again IN hisycareer from that time
unul no mhncuyered 80 successfully at
Moberly.
THE MANS METHODS.
Rothschilds methods were unique. His
plan wns TO assume the name OF come
prominent merchant, under which he or
dered diamonds and other jeweliy or val
liable articles. inducing their shipment by
fraudulent representations and references.
He usually put In an appearance at the
place to which the goods were sent about
tho time they arrived and introduced him
SELF az travelling salesman, agent or
dealer In some lino OF trade, he had no
trouble In securing tho consgnments, es-
peclally az no always exhibited plenty OF
money, business oardR, kilograms, letters
and other documents. All these showed
that his assumed name was the same as
that of the merchant. lie usually de-
scribed the contents OF the shipments. se-
cured the goods and Immediately made
OFF with them
How well this scheme worked II shown
by tho letter from Swainsboro, which Re-
curtd him large consignment of valu.
swainshcro, Ga, March 0. isss.-Gen,le-
men; have an order for n solitaire dia-
mond ring. 10 weigh about W to Q carats
IA flaw
] wish you would send several on mem
orandum TO select from and will return
promtly those | don't want
III you can arrange II 10 I can make
10 per cent. kindly do 80.
This Is special order and party wants
them at once, so please send without I'M
necessary delay ] presume the mercan-
,iio reports win be able to inform YOU
~ to my standing and responsibility.
fully. j. c. Coleman.
Per WHO.