The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-27

doncd Out cf he Georgia Ff fnitentl:Ty
Turns Up in NV ErglsrG with swtad-
ling schsrac.
| Lord BaresforA, alias Sidney Lsscel.
| les, alias Sir Hartv Eane, r \ alias
Lord Courtensy, &aS ag&in proved BIS
rignt 10 Is calico TIE psilca cf s8'pd.
/ lars. This ii21a un6Nr the name q +.
s. Lancaster. New EnglaId haS been
TIE clever rcsue's latest scsns o. npsr
aticn. q, d once rore be has Gisap
peared, leaving IL his wake trail Q:
| bad debts, but fewer broken hearts
THAN has characterized his previous
iescapaGes. His career has been sketch
| ed in the public prints from time to
tine, but bis movements since his re-
lease from the Georgia penitentiary
and his subsequent marriage to an es-
Unable young woman st Fitzgerald,
Ga, are nov for the first time placed
on record. They form smother chap.
ter in the lie s;cry Of as fascinating s
scamp SIS ever imposed upoo The innc-
cence Of woGen aid tbs confdence OF
;aea.
When he disapreued from Georgia
with his young brice, having been oi-
vcrcsd bT his fa-m9r wife who was
Miss Lillienthal, of New York, it was
Thought ths: be had zone to Alaska.
Tn,s was last Juns. R:cent develop,
neats, however, prove the contrary
After his release from taS convict
! gang his career ii G2orgla was brief,
but e7entful Going 10 Fitzgerald, he
posed as vic.im Of circunss2Gces,
and, with tho samblaac9 Of good
breeding and charm OF manner which
nsve always characterized his move
ment, succeeded a getttng al eatrse
10 ide bes: society OF the pigce.
The pretty niueIesn year Old daugh-
:e- Of Alexander Pelky. one Of the
';cwG's wesl.hiest men, fell head over
heels IL love with tie smooth tongUed
aGventurer. Sac has $50 600 IN her
own right, but this she cannot touch
until she becomes OF age Bsresford
or Lasceiles as he wss callec IN tl;z.
gerald, made desperate love TO the girl
and iogratiated himself into the good
graces of her father. He married the
ore and borrowed $1,000 from the
iother. The money was lost in spscu-
lstion, and second $1,000 loan was
requested. Tn;s was refused, and ne
LEFT Fitzgerald. There were two war
rants for his arrest, one charging him
with en- os zzlement and the ether with
oh. lining goods under false pretenseS.
Il was believed that ne left town with
q fair amour. of ready cash IL his
possession.
The scene now Shifts to Springfield,
!Nass., and, as they say on the play
bills, two mcnths elapse. One day
during the latter part CT August
Young man with a southern accent
entered e. restaurant and seated him
self at one OF the tables. He die not
notice the gentleman sitting opposite
MIN until their eyes suddenly met.
Hello! Lascelles," exclaimed the
young southerner. What are you
doing here2 l thought you were in
Alaska"
"Psrdon me. I think you have
made mistake" replied Inc ether
coolly
"Nonsensa. 7 met you down at
Fitzzec2'd, Geo:gi&. Da2's you re-
merlbsrl"
B. way of re3iv card -7&s presen-
te3 to the southerner bearing the IN
scriptinn. IF. S. Lancaster, Nos. 7l6
and III State Mutual Building, Wor.
cestar, Mass" The young man, how
ever, refused to be blufed, and Las
celles finally admitted his identity.
His acquaintance had no object IN ex'
posing MIN, and only told OF the cir
cumstancs after LlScelles had shaken
the dust OF Worcester from his feet.
LascelleS or L,acas:er, as he should
now be called, lnssnuch SIS thst IS his
latest s!;as, went 10 Worcester a0ou:
August 1 SIS general sgent for the
Merchants au6 Manufacturers Lie
Insurance company, CT West6eld, an
assessmentco concern receGtly organized.
He accompanied by his wife, and taey
took rooms at the Bay State House,
the bes: hotel in the city. Taey aIsc
engaged a pew at AL Saints EpiScopsl
Church, one Of the most fashionable
churches. Here Lancaster made the
acquaintance of the cashier OF one OF
the city banks, with which ne inme.
diateiy opeued q small account.
Having taken rooms in the S:ate
Murtual building he furnished them or
credit and advertised for man with
a small amount OF capital as partner.
In consequence OF this a yoaa2 nan
named Francis is just $3.50 out Of
pocket. With his ready Wit LaEcas
ter made friends easily, and told Won
derful tales of his experiences il
India. The women, SIS has inVariab-
IL been the rule, were completely y fasc;-
mated by him. He seemed very fond
of his wife, and gave 1t out that she
was the daughter OF very wealthy
resident of Hartford.
After opening his account at the
Worcester bank be paid his small bills
IL checks, bat his large ones run.
He took house in C:6at street IN
fashionable reighborhood, signing a
three years lease. This helped MS
credit, and he bought variety Of
things for himself and wife. The IN,
surance business WAS not good. and
Lancaster realized tnat some desperate
means were necessary TO avoid a
crash. l. was !hen mat he decided
upon 8 grand coup attempted to raise
money on the prospectus OF "a embryo.
mic Klondike mining company. This
document was re uarkabie n its
character and read as follows: The
Worcester Yukcn Mining. Develop
ment and Investment Company.
Capital $3.50, coo, IN $4,000 shares; S.
per share. noaassessabi9. Ga Marca
the 1st, 1898, this company intends to
send from Seattle is own S!e&mer
with fifty nen, under the direction OF
competent mining eagin5ers. The
party will be composed entirely Of
New England men, aDd each and
every one OF them must be a stccknol,