Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-11
A PARADISE FOR SWINDLERS
France Has Another Sensation Like
That Of the Humberts.
Exchang'

France seems to be a peculiarly fertile field
nal ideas and energy. The doings Of the Rosen-
berg family, which have Just come to hght'
show that they were nearly as expert at lur-
ing money from the pockets of the credulous
as the Humberts OF recent memory.
During the last ten years Rosenberg was
Obliged to change names and homes quite IRE
quently, to keep out Of the hands OF the law
His last home was In Ableiges, wnere ne
changed his name 70 Montrose. and wnere,
under the disguise Of a beard, goggles and
cycling suit, he lived In house with two so
called foster daughters blonde irish girl
and a brunette from the south of France. He
was living there very unquietly, for he was
afraid of arrest every moment, until Madam
Civet went to law, declaring that ROSENBERG
and Gadobert his accomplice in Paris, had
swindled her out OF $4,000. with the promise
that her marriage would be annulled by the
500 900 by the banker Maleval and his ac-
compllce Guillaumin. with whom she had de-
posted the money.
Malleval and Rosenberg have left Tor un-
known parts and their accomplices, Guillaumin
and Gadobert. plead not guilty.
The Civets, of whom there were quite num-
Der had the good luck to possess in the Depart
ment of Disc great tracts Of land, in which
were discovered deep strata OF that gray stone
of which the whole city of Paris was built.
In the neighborhood of Paris, near railroad
line the quarries became more valuable than
an inexhaustible gold mine; and when you
great building stones drawn to Paris by
1--WE or six strong Normandy horses. you are
sure to the name of ''Civet" written on
Madame civet, the lady in question. is a
pretty bourgeolse with bright eyes and at the
time OF our calf was very contented with her
lot She now wishes to have her marriage
anntlled by the pope, probably in order to be
able to marry a MIN with title who will
probably make away with her money faster.
than the swindlersT did. - .t--t
The conversation that Madame Civet had
with q reporter Will show you what simple
tons there are in the French Dourgeoisie, who
never widen their circle, nor read enough to get
information. .
obtain such an unbounded inhuence?'
why, Guillaumin was preceptor at Nogent
to the son of a servant who has been at our
house for years. He often came to the house,
and one day he asked to be presented to me.
He seemed to be we'll connected. to have money
of his own and one OF the reasons why had
confidence in him was that he has brother
who Is a Judge at the court of Rennes II was
he who introduced 1ne 'te the banker Malleval,
and l thought him the most honest of honest
people Now, as to Gadobert, he knew had
taken steps at the residence of the archbishop
to have my marriage with NJ. Mourichon an
nulled by the pope. How he found IL out can
not guess. He wrote me that he could be OF
service to me. I paid no attention to the
letter He wrote me second time, and, after
locking up his references and finding them
excellent I saw him. He spoke to me of the
Canon Rosenberg and l found that he was
all that he boosted OF being. How could rail-
TO have confidence in a canon general OF Tours
Beside this. Rosenberg is a fine, distinguished
looking, sympathetic society man. who has
great conversational powers. How horrihed I
was when 1 found him out. think did right
in denouncing him; owed IL to justice and to
my son, who is now Is"