Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-07
Eut he himself was the black sheep of that

family. ~
Bernard Soto. president of the republic,
conceived the idea of founding a paper in
New York which should be. devoted to the
exploiting Of the agricultural and other ad-
Vantages Of Costa RIGA, with the idea of
attracting thither capital and immigration.
He succeeded in obtaining from the legis-
lature OF the republic a grant of $500 a
month for this purpose. Casting about for
his choice fell upon Mora, who had many
brilliant qualities and whose social prestige
was such as to eondone his Individual Of
lenses. Mora was accordingly made editor
and dispatched to New York.
A Woman in the Case.
per on the appointed lines. Meanwhile h
had formed associates among a number of
Cuban and other revolutionaries, and
among socialists of a pronounced type. In
famed by their doctrines he began to in
troduoe a seditious and revolutionary spirit
Into what was to have been q purely agri-
cultural and commercial sheet. The gov
eminent of Costa Rica grew alarmed and
At this time Mora. who had abandoned
with a young woman named Mrs. Eugenia
street. New York. Mora himself was stop
friendly with a DR.. De RequesenS. a man
of similarly fascinating traits. In short, he
played Paris to Morals Menelaus. But this
does not seem to introduce any Trojan
complications between the two friends.
About this time there came along General
tive Of the Unit United States aitlso of colombia aeGnI He He
was a great friend of Mora. The triumvi-
rate organized a gigantic scheme to coun-
can republics. According to the story sub-
sequently told by Mrs. Reineman, Mora
used Ruiz and De Requesens as catspaws.
50 pesos notes on the National Bank Of the
United States of Colombia. These he placed
in charge of Ruiz.
Ruiz Arrested.
The latter got as far as Bogota and the
disposed of about $50 1000 to a very promi-
n nnnt m merchant h7,a'nesI But ut h before g,s he could do dc
thrown into prison on August 2, 1896. The
conspirators, in ne wise disconnected by
h fnffr a n miIli tali dofiar SCI worth 20 Mo of c 90 RT9fgfs
upon the National Bank of Costa Rica- :.
In February. 1891. the money was all
that he should take charge Of the disposal
of the counterfeit, money In Costa Rica. 1t
was originally planned to ship it in a piano.
shipped to Costa RIGA by way Of New Or
leans. On March 2. 1897, Mrs. Reineman
and De Requesens sailed from New Orleans
notes on the Bank Of Colombia had shown
up in San Jose. The attention of the pres
ident of the Bank of Costa Rica had been
drawn to it. He promptly pronounced it a
counterfeit. and, having communicated
WIN tne United states government, de-
t%ectives were put on the track of the con-
SpiratOrs.
De Requesens and his Helen arrived at
Port Limon all unconscious of these de-
velopments. Before landing Mrs. Refine
man concealed under her dress four pack
ages of bills which the cOnspiratorS mad
brought in a satchel from New York. These
she succeeded in smuggling through the
custom house. The next day, after land
ing, the chief of police and his private sec
rotary, Iglesias. arrived in Llmon by a
special train. De Requesens was recog-
niZed. The governor of the post ordered
him to go ON board at once and leave the
country.
Every other person who had held COM
munication with De Requesens on his ar.
rival at Limon was arrested, not on the
charge of being. counterfeiters. but as revo-
lItionists. Evidence Of the former crime
was not yet ripe. Mrs. Reineman was not
interfered with Two secret service men
go to San ~ lose whsre tS ~ d ,b asiu mediu "
of a hotel waiter named Walcott. she put
in circulation about $4,000. The balance Of