The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-06

SOFA fut the Detectives on the RISh
Traii-A Confession in Jail and
Strange Counter Confess ion-The VIC
mans Part in 1t.
New York, Nov. 5.-The Herald says
This is a story OF amazing intrigue an
conspiracy, OF love and loyalty in
volvlng treachery to all that oppose
that love. of far reashing scheme
which Anne to shake the financial Sc
CURLY and government stability o
many countries, and entailed assassina
tons actually attempted, and potentia
revolutions that accutally came t
naungt. In fact it is a story whose
warp and wool are made up of the trag
edy and comedy which constitute the
melodrama OF human life.
1t has the two elements which DE-
Stendhal claimed to be the great essen.
tials in all romance and drama for en-.
listing the sympathies Of the public:-'T
OF love and OF the devil
To begin at the beginning. there was
living in San Jose, the capital OF Costa
Rica, when Bernard Soto was president
Of that republic, an individual named
FREDERICK Mora. He was OF illustrious
parentage. His granjfa ther and uncle
had each been president of che republic
before Soto. His family were wealthy
and highly respected. But he himself
was the the black sheep OF the family.
President Soto conceived the idea of
founding paper in New York which
should ae devoted to the exploiting Of
the agricultural and other advantages Of
Costa Rica, with the idea of attracting
thither capital and immigration. He
succeeded in obtaining from he Legis-
lature Of the Republic grant of $500 a.
month for this purpose. Casting about
for a suitable editor 10 conduct the en-
terprise, MS choice fell upon Mora, VINO
had many brilliant qualities, and whose
social prestige was sucn as to condoue
his individual offences. Mora was ac-
made editor and despatched to
New York.
RICARDO DE REQUESENS.
For several months he conducted the
paper on the appointed lines. Meanwhile
he had formed associations among a
number of Cuban and other revolution
aries, and among socialists of a pro-
type. Inflamed by their doc
trines he began to introduce a seditious
and revolutionary spirit into what was
to have been a purely agricultural and
i'll
Costa Rica grew alarmed, and finally
stopped the paper. Then Mora attempt
ed 10 secure the circulat ion2 2T8T8
ed to secure the continuation of the sub
sidy Of $500 a month as a pension. Fail
ng in this he was forced TO fall back up
On his own natural resources.
In February 1895, he formed the &C
2equesens, who conducted a Spanish
American printing office, at No. 12s
Maiden lane. His object was to get
printed a pamphlet in which he made a
savage attack on a discriminate law
against foreigners which had just been
passed through the influence of Presi-
tent IgleSias By the publication Of
hese and other pamphlets he aimed to
strengthen himself with the brewers,
lothiers and woolen merchants who |
we're among his iupes. He did. in fact, |
ret the pamphlets printed, but their on |
y circulation was in the establishments |
Z the merchants and brewers aforesaid. |
At this time, Mora, who had abandon |
d his family in Costa Rica. was very in |
innate with young woman named Mrs. |
lugenia Reineman, living at No. 12S |
Vest Fourteenth street. Mora himself |
vas stopping at the same place.
PARIS AND HELEN.
Mrs. Reineman was a Cincinnati wo-
nan Of good family. She mad married a |
man who kept a popular res
aurant ana hotel n his death she had /
ONE to New York for medical treatment
or some female complaint. and had |
hen gone to live in Fourteenth street.
ne was clever and we'll educated. a /
tylish dresser and extremely attractive. [
n any peach contest she would have
Ton the prize. even from DR.. Depew
Dr.. De Reqeusens Is a man OF similarly |
fascinating traits. In short he played
'aris go Morals Menelaus. But this does
OF seem 70 introduce any Trojan COM
locations between the two friends.
About this time there came along Cen
Pal Benjamin Ruiz, fullJ5loodei ne
70. native of the United States of Co
Imbia. He was a great friend of Mora.
he triumyirate organized a gigantic
cheme to counterfeit the money of all
ne Central American republics. Accord
lg to the story subsequently, Told by
Irs. Reineman, Nora used Ruiz and De
Iequesens as cats paws He made De
,equesens print 5000, 600 in fifty pesos
otes on the National Bank OF the Unit
States OF Columbia These he placed
/ charge OF Ruiz.
The latter ne got as far as Bogota, and
len disposed of about $4,000 10 a very
rominent merchant. But before he
ould do any more business ne was dis
overed and thrown into prison on Aug
81 >, 1896.
The eonspirators. in no wise disconcer-
"a by their first failure. set % work -
reduce half million dollors' worth of
upon the National Bank OF
,osia Rica
In February. 1897, the money was al
eady. Mora proposed t. De Reauessns
hat he should take charge Of the dis
oSal Of the counterfeit money in Costa
lea Il was originally planned TO ship
in piano. but il happened that De
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