The morning times., 1896-10-05
VICTIMS READILY FOUND
American Swindlers Work
Sharp Games in Germany.
THEY PAID FOR COMMISSIONS
Unsuspecting subjects of Emperor
William Give Up Their Money for
the Privilege Of Serving in the
Cnited States sArmy-Opening of the
Congress of National Liberal Party.

Berlin. oct. 4.-The congress OF the
National Liberal party was opened in this
city last evening ana has had a particularly
euliN eninG effect upon donicstic politics,
which has been stagnant since the adjourn
ment oI the Reicbstag, on Jult 2.
Neither DIR. Won Bennigsen nor DR..
HaiiInaCher was present, nor Will either
OF them attend any Of the sittings of The
congress. Nevertheless, the congress will
be an Important one, rs serious attempts
will be made to liberate the party from
the agrarian yoke.
In view of the internal discord and the
constant wrangiing within the ranks OF
The party, il is probable that the attempts
VIII not be successful, in the event of
wt'cb there will then be i perilan SPLIT
in the organization, the more liherai-mInded
OF ITS members Joining the Richter Radical
section.
TIE emperor left Romnten this morning
and VIII join the empress tomorrow at
HuDerIusstock, where he VIII continue his
hunting. While III Romintcn the emperor
shot an enormous stag, which had twenty
antlcrS. HIsmajcsty could not suppress his
JOY and the woods c-eChocd with his thrice
shouted hrrahs. Then, tuTning TO Herr
'AugemS, the forest ranger. the kaiser
vchcTueBtiy shook his hand and gave cyi-
dCnces in other ways OF Ihc prize which he
Teli in having baegcd so noble an animal.
DECORATED WITH OAK LEAVES
AT tie banquet which was held after the
hunt that evening the kaiser declared that
the stag was the biggest that had been shot
III Germany iii many years. Measurement
of tine animal showed that its antiers were
over three feet long, and the crown, which
had SIX points, weighed eighteen pounds.
When the stag was laid outline chief ranger
decorated the emperor with Il wreath OF
III,
upon tue point Of a hunting knife.
The United States embassy here has
learned that two Americans, giving their
names as Capt. George Hubbard of New
Orleans and Capt. red Williams OF San
Francisco, both pretending 10 bc officers
in tile United States Army, have been cen.
dncting a lucrative swindliug business by
invciglIDg persons OF means into cnlistinE,
as they supposed, in the United States
Army, and inducing them to pay for tie
privilege OF doing SO under promises made
by The two pretending officers that they
would exert their personal influence To Sc
cure the speedy promotion of their recruits
TO the rank of lieutenant, captain. etc.
All of those who paid for their enlist
ment were asked to meet the captains"
at the Lehrte Railway station one day
last week for the purpose Of arranging
Tor their passage to America. Many of
them made their appearance at the station
but failed to find the captains
CAN OBTAIN No REDRESS.
The dupcs of the spurious captains then
went to the United States consulate to seek
redress anu were there informed that
the captains were not known to any
one attached to the consulate, and more
over, that Germans enlistlDg in a foreign
army were violating the laws of Germany.
The swindlers appear to be German-Ameri-
caIIs.
Some of the details of the swindle are
very amusing. Two young Germans en-
listed with Hubbard and Williams and
paid them the money they dcma ndel, but
becoming suspicious, wanted to have the
Captains Identified at the United States
consulate. The captains acceded to
this and readily accompanied their VIC
tins.
Arriving at the first floor of the build,
ing occupied by the consul, the swindlers.
under the prete2t of asccrtaining IL tn e
consul would be able to see them imme
diAiely. went up alone 20 the second floor,
where the consul's offices are situated
leaving their victims on the floor below
Instead oil going into the consul's office
however, they took the elevator, descended
TO the ground floor, and hurriedly eparted
out of the front door, leaving their dupes
waiting. IOr them TO return to the first
floor.
q" TIL OUGHT HE WAS AN OFFICER.
In. another case their victim gave them
money with which to purchase his railway V
ticket to the port from which he was to
embark for America The swindlcrs took
the money and entered the booking office.
through which they quietly passed and
walked out at the other end of the build
ing. The waiting victim has not seen
them since.
another Incident involving a claimant
TO the honor of being an officer in the
United States army is being discussed in
the clubs and cafes. An American claim
ing to be the ne W military attache to the
United States embassy to succeed Capt.
L. K.-Evans, who has Just retired from
that office, arrived at Hamburg from New
York, on September 20 on board the steam
er FueTst Bismarck, travelling second-class.
The man wore the uniform of an officer
OF. the United States Army and when he
landed created a scene upon the occasion
of his being confronted by the custom Of
ficials. He talked in a loud and buster
ing fashion aud threatened to make a com
plaint against the conduct of the customs
officials to United States Ambassador Uhl.
He has not yet made his appearance at
the embassy, however, nor has any appoint
aent been made to fill The post of military
| attachc vacated By Capt. Evans.
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