The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-25
SANCERE NOT LISTED
IN ROYAL bLUEB0OK
Investigation at Montreal Dis
counts Claims of st. Louis
Waiter to Wealth.
NO N0BLEMAN REPORTED LOST.
Anonymous Letter to Newspapers,
Revealing Supposed Romance,
Seeks to Make Hero of
College Employe.

Ralph Sangere waiter in the refeCtory o,
the Christian Brothers College, who has
been exploited as college graduate. mu-
F., sician of pronounced ability and the undis-
puted heir to a legacy of s251.010 left him by
his uncle, Sir William SanEere of Montreal,
Canada is modest and retiring young
man. He shrinks from notoriety like a fan
/ mel shirt from the weekly wash, according
TO the report of the brother in charge at the
Christian Brothers College. According to
the statements promulgated IN the daily
press outside of The Republic. Mr.. Sangere
prefers poverty and menia! station to opu-
lence and ease under the conditions OF his
unce's will.
Whoever is responsible for the story pro-
mulSated liz st. Louis concerning Mr. San
gere and his alleged titled relatives, which
up to date has not been authenticated Mr..
Sangere would make an ideal hero for Laura
Jean Iibbey If the story is true. Whether
the story is true, the manner in which it
came TO be public property is interesting
and makes a story OF itself
Wednesday each of the daily papers re-
ceived a communication dated st. Louis
club, city. Jan u. 1903" reading as follows:
at the reGues. OF your reporter who called
Whl!e was engaged. have submitted the in
publication for the present Yours respectfully.
+. c. Court. Quebec. Canada.
COPY OF LETTER TO NEWSPAPERS.
iAic iN'phpIlC received one OF tlSSe conf
muncations, although no reporter had been
assigned to interview Mr. Moreau, whose
presence in the city was not known to the
paper. The statement volunteered by MIR.
Iache was as follows:
Mr.. II. NJ Tache OF Montreal, Canada arrived
IN IN s me city yesterday to confer with Mr. Ralph
sshssre s ieSafGing the VIII Of his uncle the late
sr Ni.iam ssngere The meeting took place
at a the f!anters Hotel in the presence OF Attorney
and ended in young Sansere peremptorily reject.
ms all oyer;ures advanced by Mr.. Tache in be-
Five years ago similar meeting occurred in the
hope of enectns reconciliation between the
cnntesting parties and permitting the nephew to
come into possession Of his legacy. but without
Ralph, sansere is beneficiary in tho will. of
his uncle to the amount of $3.50. go. but the be
sonitSns witch we We're '6t to be- eSscted BY LADY
SEngere at her discretion. and which have never
and to humiliate his naughty aunt young San
Eere went TO work at the Windsor Hotel as a
owing TO the wealth n and presto. Of f. The Family
10 escape the unpleasant noteriety which fol,
lowed this move. and her nephew has followed
in this ey as sV ehass Of the s
pantries at the Christian Brothers College
EXPLANATIONS FROM MONTREAL.
The Republic. not having assigned a re-
porter TO interview Moreau. investigated the
statement submitted by him Tess5ams stis5
suited IN the following replies:
To THE REPUBLH.
Montreal, Quebec, Jan. 23-Judge Moreau and
II NJ Tache not known kt n,.,,l in Montreal Hays
not trace and Windsor Hotel SAYS do not know
Ralph sanEere. but employed Robert sangster
Montreal. Quebec. Jan. 2s-sir sanscre not
known here and there Is no record that either
he or Lady Sangere have ever been in Montreal.
Robert SanGster. who was at one time waiter in
with English families. and LEFT several years
ago for the West. but the rest OF the story. as
outlined In your first query Is invention. The
Judges referred to not in Montreal. and
teg h.JT pf Earl SangeTp knight
waiter. Sanrster.
A telegram from Chicago to The Republic
states that there is no +. c. kinball, mem
toned as being one of the attorneys in st.
Louis looking after SanSere's interests. in
the Chicago City Directory. and that the
only lawyer by, that name. e. A. Kimball.
denies all knowledge of the matter.
WAITER SHY OF REPORTERS.
A Republic reporter visited the Christian
Brothers College yesterday to Interview
sangere. The brother in charge OF the re-
ception-room. when requested to summon
the reputed heir, said:
You can't see Mr.. Sangere. He left
positive orders that he would see no one es-
circumstances see newspaper men. He says
he does not desire notorietyH
II was explained to the brother that the
Repu5lic had important information from :
which Mr. Sangere might be anx
ious to learn about. even In the face of his
aversion to newspaper men. The brother i
Mr. Sangere conveying this information.
When he returned he said:
''One of the young men in the refectory
tells me that Mr.. Sangere left here about
an hour ago with young man who called !
to see him. and Is not in now, and 1t is not i.
known just when he will return |
The communication received by the news |
the official stationery of the st. LOUIS Club.
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