The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19
The Famous Diamond Operator Spent Last
Night 10 Houston.
WILL SERVE THREE YEARS AT HUNTSVILLE
Was Convicted mt Gonzales for For
gerry Committed In 1SO4--Post's
story of His Life.

ably has more criminal charges pending
against him than any one man in this or
any other country.
Abe, as Rothschild Is Familiarity referred
to by the many people who know him and
admire his peculiar genius. is within the
city's gates in more respects than one.
He arrived in Houston from Gonzales on
the Southern Pacific at I.05 yesterday
evening and is en- route TO Huntsville.
where he will probably reside during the
next three years.
Abe is not travelling alone. With him.
In addition TO several other people VINO
have nothing whatever to do with this
truthful narrative, is Captain j. S. Davis,
who Is paying great deal of attention TO
Abe and who is seeing to II especially that
his distinguished fellow traveller Is so en-
tertained that be will have no chance to be
worried by the attention of the vulgar mob
which never falls to crowd around and
sometimes interfere with persons who are
as well known as Mr.. Rothschild
Captain Davis even went so far as TO
provide Abe with quarters at the police
station last night in his commemorate en-
deayor to prevent the latter from mingling
with the madding crowd" For, be il
known, Captain Davis is assistant agent
of the State penitentiaries and Abe is one
of the prisoners whom he is taking from
Gonzales to Huntsville. there TO be guest
OF the commonwealth for the next thirty
six months. Abe has been, and Is, man
whom a great many other men have pur-
sued and ardently desired to meet. There
fore Captain Davis sollcitous regard for
his welfare Is not to be wondered at, On
one occasion Abe was making trip
through Arkansas with a United States
deputy marshal and the company OF that
official proving distasteful to him ne
jumped from a train which was running
a; a high rate of speed in his eldeavor
TO secure more congenlal comprehensive.
a considerable length OF time elapsed be-
fore the representative OF the government
was enabled to renew the acquaintance.
Abe is quite fayorsbly Impressed with the
attention accorded him by Captain Davis,
and seems to like him immensely. but Cap
tain Davis IS not anxious to be placed In
position similar to that into which the
United States official already mentioned
was plunged by Abe. and he Is not, there
fore taking any extensive chances.
The conviction of Rothschld at Con
zales last month on a charge of forgery,
which resulted from a little deal in which
Mr. j l.. Mitchell OF this city WIS inter-
estel. Is still fresh in the minds of the
resders Of The Post. The prisoner was 1t
viii be remembered, brought to Texas
from Indianapolis by Sheriff Glover CT Con-
zales county and confined In the Jail there
until yesterday, when the start Cor Huuts-
VILE was made The trial which resulted
In his taking the present journey MAS held
on Monday June IL. when be pleaded guilty
10 4 charge of forgery committed at Weei
de- a December, 1894. and was senF,pced
TO three years imprisonment.
~
The circumstances Immediately sur
rounding the case, together with some In
terestlng matter relating 10 Rothschild's
NEST interesting career. were fully set
on. In The Post at the time Shortly after
arriving at the station last night the IA
nous prisoner made the acquaintance of
Mounted Officer James u Whaien. to
when he communicated his desire to TALK
with the representative Of The PosA who
handled the article In question This de-
sire was quite naturally satisfied rs soon
as possible
When the reporter entered the run
around" on the second floor Of the station,
accompanied by Captain Davis. Officer
Whalen and Night Patrol Driver Jack
Seery, ROthschld vas conyersing with
some OF his fellow-prisoners. He came
quickly forward on hearing his name
called, however and, extending his hand
through the bars, gave that of the re-
porter a hearty clasp, 1t was quite warm
in the cell and Rothschid's appearance
was BY no means what 1t usually is His
knowledge of styles and modes Is thor
ough and he never fails, under ordinary
circumstances, 10 show that he fully APP
precates the benefits to be derived from
being we'll clothed. Last night, however
his coat and vest were off his shirt WAS
open at the collar and his glass eye-the
right--whlch has been one of his dis
tlngushing features ever since his al
legged attempt at suicide In 1877, during
the early days of the celebrated Diamond
Bessie" Moore case, had been temporarily
discarded.
I'm mighty glad to see YOU" said Abe;
that was corking good story The Post
printed about me. You deserve lot of
credit for it,
The Pest tried to give you the credit
you deserved, old man"
Yes, you gave 1t to me all right but IL
was not the kind that like exactly" This
with an audible grin.
The story was all right" continued
Rothschild. "The newspaper men and
others who came to see ME at Gonzales
wondered where the information came
frem and, although I recognized the ear
marks. ! didn't give the snap away. The
picture was all right, too: I've shaved my
mustache since the photograph from which
has chsAAed my. appearance considerably"
That was a regular kangaroo trial they
gave me out there" continued Abe, with a
laugh. In answer to an observation made
by the reporter. "They didn't have bit
OF evidence against me, but didn't know
II until after | had pleaded guilty. II /
had had money with which to pay my law
yers could have beat the case"
Parenthetically IL may be stated that
this matter OF the prisoners lack OF funds
at the critical period named Is, as Kipling
would say, another story. Some day 1t
may be told.
After considerable more conversation,
during all OF which Rothschld was as
merry and unconcerned as the proverbial
cricket good -byes were said and the Wis
itors turned to leave
Come and see me again before leave"
said Abe In parting 'And, say, Just as a
favor to me. print something nice about
Captain Davis, wont you? He's all right
He's treated me white and want him
to get the proper credit"
And as the visitors passed down the
iron stairway Rothschild turned and re-
snmed the conversation which had been
interrupted by their appearance.
"a wonderful man." said one OF the
party and "a wonderful man" echoed the
others.