The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-20
lA,erblpg Life Story Of a Notorious
Criminal.
has CONVICTED AT GONZALES
BEADED Guilty to Forgery Committed
at Waelder in 1894.
| HOUSTON JEwELER THE VICTIM.
Ilanonds Worth $4,000 Secured as a Re-
suit Of the Operation.
h EXPRESS DETECTIVES LONG CHASE
,,cbtId visited Three Foreign
,,rics-Cpsc of "Diamond
Bessie" Moore.
| HOUSTON JtwfLfR THE VICTIM.
|, EXPRESS DETECTIVES LONG CHASE
py G. ARTHUR wILIIAMs,)

my G. ARTHUR WILLIAMS,)
o,rva,es. Texas, July 19.--tStaff Spe-
,,1-Another chapter in the story of the
,orered career of Abe Rothschild, man
,pnumerabe aliases and probably the
ost notorious criminal in the United
o,es AT the present time, was closed
re- on Monday evening when jury OF
ve,ye good men and true brought in a
prdlet assessing the punishment of the
soner on an old charge of forgery, to
bich he had plead guilty, at three years
bnanement in the penitentiary. The
tcher which went so often to the we'll
been broken at last
A brief outline OF the circumstances
rounding the case appeared In today's
bst and stories in connection with
bthschild and his deeds have been pub
he'd in this paper frequently in the past.
Ne crime for which the famous crook was
nyicted on Monday was committed at
aelder this county, on December 4, 1894,
Is than three weeks after he had es-
ped from United States deputy marshal
Little Rock, Ark, and only ten days
Ter he had turned a similar trick at
skahoma, /. 7, The victim of the Wael-
case, or one of the shippers" as he
been referred to by the facetious Abe,
IS Mr.. j. l.. Mitchell, a ieweler, of Hous-
whose loss was. however, made GOOD
the Fargo Express company.
thschd conducted his operations at
helder under the name of r. l.. Miller,
Terry prominent merchant of that place.
a letter to which the name of Mr.. Miller
subscribed Rothschild wrote the
uston jeweler to the effect that friend
his wished to purchase handsome pair
earrings or some other valuable piece
jewelry, and that, it being impossible
him 10 come to Houston, he would be
nitely obliged If Mr.. Mitchell would
ress him collection of the articles
ped. From this collection, Rothschild
te he would make selection and re-
the others together with a check for
lewelry he decided to take. He re-
ed Mr.. Mitchell for information as to
standing to any of the banks or COM
cial agencies.
% scheme worked perfectly. Mr.
nell, on receipt of the letter, consult
enable authorities and found that Mr..
Miller of Waclder was perfectly re-
and entitled to the highest consid-
ION IN all matters of business. The
fc'lon Of diamons asked for, to the
OF something like $4,000, was, there
arranged and shipped.
On after his arrival at Waelder, Roths-
called at the postofflce for mail for
Miller and was apparently quite
lnaea wnen he discovered that one of
'lvs. prominent citizens of the town
, ma, name. All mail addressed to
niiier mad, of course, been delivered
ieai Miller together with his usual
~ vi letters and papeIA To the
=. business OF This gentleman, there
w. 'sV,,a iiid straightway HE'D himself
~ us gracious and plausible manner
=. .., vvHplete knowledge of the matters
si.h N the letters which, while ad-
,r,. 70 n l. Miller were altogether
'ms 10 that worthy citizen, sue
% thoroughly establishing his iden-
~ 4. Miller without arouslng the
H., ~ suspicion. The real Miller's
M names were Robert Luther
.uruc X. H." he said, stood for
ae ~ aue snort time that he remained
s, ,uer the famous crook caused sew
ny. 70 be addressed to him as r,
wo Wy contederates, and some of
!. az opened In the presence of the
sasen., VINO also acted as express
several or the missves contained
VAIL ~. ulaits and the whole matter was
hi, y conducted that the agent quite
A. a. nau no hesitation when a yaula-
ass u )ewelry addressed to r. l..
ma . ~ at his office, in delivering
'4s 70 Rothschild.
the man of the oily tongue and
10y names disappeared-not as II
!. uaa swallowed him up, for he
!" irequently-but SO effectualIy
"aS not apprehended by officers
~ Until several months later and
'0'e.sn country. the third he had
e'nce leaving Texas.
shaking the dust OF the Lone
~, "oih MS feet, however Roths-
!, 10y lor the purpose of show
AL was good fellow" as the
"ouid say, went to Cotulla.
sUunty and. within two or three
s., ~S experience at ,yaelder. had
say 'a'uaOle package Of ;ewelry In
B ,os shippers" this dime heipg
arm VI san Antonio anl a Gall
liter after AFTER securing possession Of
. drive h,n ,r, Rothschild hired a
gro Wa INN across the Rio Grande
What he 20 receive s25 for his SER
leet ne old receive was worth-
ho provided by the resourcefn,
aftss nea thereby that. whiIe ba
Der safe whales. minnows we're not
j theo travelled s,. in Mexico for a
be hoardass 'he Republic at Tampico
Ag tirss steamer for Havana
ies no Cuba, ne returned ~
rnins 'uugh Savannah, ia and
IA on tlck or two en- that s,ata
ZIP through the country |