The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-07-07

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q clew. started for New Orleans He
was right in bis s1frnlse that Darrell
had gone there bot when be arrived
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! British mule transport for South Afri-
"a Dupuy tOok train Tor New York.
fast boat for Southampton. rushed by
rail across Europe. caught q boat Of
the German East African line and
finally arrived at Beirs. In Portuguese
East Africa.
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o.. and Just ~ Darrell was fancying
himself safe from pursuit be pOunced
upon him. Later On the detective de-
pOsited bis prisoner safely In Castle
william jail 10 New York. lie had
Travelled IN all 1900 miles and spent
81 2JO IN the chase.
One OF the most astonishing Grim.
lnals England ever produced was
man named Benson. who began Oper-
ntlons IN London with two confeder.
ntes. He organized series Of swim
ding companies in the city. while he
himself. pretending 20 be an invalid,
lived IN the greatest luxury IN the Isle
of Wight. lie posed as n great phi
larthrOplst. was foremost In charitable
, works and went into the very best
, society. By dint OF bribing certain
officers Of the law he lived FOR some
years on the proceeds Of his swlndles.
But one day the crash came. lie was
arrested. sentenced and got long term
IN Portsmouth jail.
40 sooner was he ont than be was at
1 his old tricks agalD. These eliminated
IN Switzerland. where he managed to
% gain the affections Of the daughter OF
an English officer. Through her be In
duccd her father 20 trust him with the
Investment Of bis entire capital. some
b S3J. 900. lie bOltcd with the money.
. | Chased across Europe. detective
, caught him al Bremen. TO avoid scan
dal the victim promised not 10 prose.
y cute " Benson would give up the
Q money The latter did 20 and left FOR
America. Hardly was the vessel out
Of sight before II was discovered that
. the bundle Of scrip the thief had
. handed over was worth az most $lGO.
Followed across the Atlantic, Ben
non escaped 10 Mexico. where he made
p 5000 by passing himself of as Nine.
PATHS agent and selling forged con.
u cert tickets by this time his photo
Il graph was IN almost ever police bu'
q reau In the world. Yet he lodged and
twisted under n dozen aliases and was
heard Of In almost every South Amer
lean state before clever New York
detective ran him down In Rio after a
e two years hunt.
Even then he cheated justice. Land
ed IN prison in New York. he walked
upstairs. chatting amiably TO his jailer
y Suddenly he made a spring and Jumped
T. clean over the banistcr. He was picked
d up with broken back and died that
night.
Tho police never exhibit more relent
II less energy than In hunting down O
coiner. colner's crime is against
% government. and 30 the whole forces
e OF the state are against him. The
q United States suffers far more from
colners than England does and II
proportiOnatcly Keen 10 run down sucl
i offenders. Early IN 1900 a man nameC
q. Hastings was surprised IN his work
" shop from which he had Issued many
u thousands Of small silver coins, but h'
I'd was too quick for his would be cap
tors and escaped. No fewer than sever
secret service men were put on hii
Il. track. The remarkable fact Is tha
I. Hastings never attempted to leave th'
states.