Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-10-26
CHURCH LIVERY SERVES WELL
Accomplished swindIer Uses IL GO
Gather In a string of
victims.


Copyright. 1902. by Press Publishing Coz
PARIS. Oct. 25.-(New York World Cable
gram-special Telegram. THE great Hum
bert swindle has a rival in the series OF
frauds now laid at the door OF coterie'
headed by Canon Rosenberg, Abbe Gull
laumin and a banker named Malleval,
among whose associates we're an alleged
prince a baroness and a drsmatist. Their
operations have just been brought to light
through complaints made to the police by
Mrs. Civet, a woman Of independent means,
who. on the advice Of the able, had en-
trusted 500, 900 to Malleval who disap-
peared. Mrs. Civet was drawn into dealings
with the people she now accuses through her
desire for separation from her husband. s.
had procured a civil divorce and wanted an
annulment of the religious ceremony. A
man going by the name Of Gadobert and
calling himself the grand chancellor Of the
archbishopric of Smyrna volunteered to in
tercede with the pope in her cause for Sl2,-
900. He got the money, spent 1t and was
arrested. Rosenberg then promised to use
his good Offices at the vatican, but nothing
came Of his promises, and Mrs. Civet,
finally realizing that she was being fooled,
went to the police. Rosenberg has a fas-
cinating personality. He is tall. handsome,
has engaging manners, is a brilliant talker
and inspires confidence. Some who have
suffered through him even now refuse to
believe that he is not the saintliest man on
earth. His parents having made a sensa-
tional conversion to Catholicism at Tours,
| he went into the church and in 1885 OBJ
tained the canonry Of Tours but his busi-
ness instincts got ahead Of his religious in
clinations.
Some time later certain titled women
who had followed his counsel found them
selves penniless and he himself had become
| bankrupt, with liabilities amounting to
S625, 900. Then he was suspended by his
! superior.
His next move affected pious women who
desired divorce. 1t is alleged that he
| passed himself of as the bishop Of Cyprus,
that he said he had been appointed vicar
general by the Msronite archbishop, who
has the power to annul marriage without
appealing to the pope. and he is accused
of granting imaginary divorces TO sancti-
monious women. This brought him in a
handsome revenue, 1t is reported, until Mrs
Civet's sction put an end to the business
The second transaction, Mrs. Civet
| AYERS, she had with Rosenberg. was to ad-
| vance 81 900 to enable him to 60 to America
| to negotiate a loan for the Turkish gov
eTnment. The canon assured her, she
says, that the loan would be repaid ten
fold when he made up his accounts with
the sultan. Rosenberg is also charged
with sending young women to gamble :oi
him at Monte Carlo and with ordering
wine on credit and selling It wherever ht
went. His sudacity knew NJ limit, II the
stories told Of him are true.
Some time ago ne signed contract, Il
is asserted, to buy house at Chevieviile
In the department Of the Olse, was giver
occupation pending payment Of the frs
installment, took possession with two o.
three alleged clerical friends. gave larg,
orders to local tradesmen and even at
tempted to celebrate mass in the parisl
church. but was elected from the building
. by the local priest and It is declared tha
J he left without paying anybody, Later, i
is charged that he helped a girl and he
lover to elope. getting them married b.
an associate, and that for this he receive
generous commission when the youn
people were reconciled with their parent
and the dot was handed over. Report say
t he was compelled to leave that neighbor
r hood
Then the canon came to Paris Here
y rich woman is reported to have offere
{ him a large sum Of money to take he
son to Canada, where the canon is sal
TO have represented that he owned larg
settlements. Roseberg got the boy out {
: the country, but before he could obtai
payment for his services Mrs. Civet Sc
the police after him and he changed hi
! address.
n Rosenberg is also credited with bein
associated with a banker named Boulaint
I who was arrested early this month 70
, swindling by means Of bogus companies
4 After an examination In court Boulain
a left in company with two detectives. Cor
i trary to the regulations, they did nc
= handcuff him and when they turned
d tell him TO step into a cab to go back
n prison he had fed. The officers are no
n under arrest. II Is believed that whe
d Boulaine gave the detectives the slip a
Il accomplce was waiting for him with a ca
II and drove straight TO the Northern raj
Il way station. where he took a train Il
d Belgium. Boulaine was an extraordinari
) clever man and II Is asserted that he opei
!, sted with signal success In France, Sou
e America, Holland and England. He is sa
J. 10 have had a sham telephone throue
J. which. when he had a prospective cliel
Is in his ONCE, he held imaginary conversi
It tions with men like J. Pierpont Mergs
1f and Baron Rothschild.