Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-29

course, considering the disadvantages
she lahorcd under In the races she
Prisoner" league had been reported 10
the municipal authorities OF Madrid,
such announcements came from yarlouA
parts Of tho United states, different
European countries and even from
South America. The greater part uf
them, however cmanatcd from Ger
many when seemed TO have become the
chef operating country Of the skilful
dofraudors
Finally In the carly days Of last May,
TIE German consul general nt Madrid
Herr LOCKER, received "A letter from
q manufacturer Mt Strhsaburg, one Max
Mnthonborg, who wished TO know II IN
the prisons Of Sorunna there was u
major OF cavalry named Jaquet sen.
toncod for u robbery The "malo"
had written 10 Mathonbcrg and Of
fcred TO reveal 10 him through am
agency Office OF Madrid the hiding place
of treasure Of coo, 900 pcsotts proVid.
ing the German sent him 1000 francs,
which he needed urgently, through the
Same agency.
This letter the consul general prompt
" handed over 20 the governor Of Mads
rid, who called In the expert police In.
npectors Scn0res Vieedo and Pugn, and
Detective Morcalclli with whore aid
ne arranged simple but rather IN
Hchlous strntaRom for arrcatng the IN.
tending sWlndlors. Following out this
plan the German consul general wrote
Herr Mnthenberg the following letter,
Slr,~Thc major regarding whom YOU
asked does not exist, and the agency
once to which you rctcr II an associa.
ton OF swindlcrs against whom Won
ought 10 guard. The police authorities
or Madrid have decided 10 arrest these
criminals ana YOU must MD them I'm
dong NO, otherwise YOU viii be- consid-
cred Rs nm ncoomplIco, You Therefore
must write 20 the agency mentioned,
announcing that you accept lta propos.
NJ, and that you win come 20 Madrid
IN the South express OF the 22nd inst,
TO pay tho 1000 francs demanded by
the supposed prisoner AZ the samo
time you win rive your personal De.
sorlpt'on and mention that, upon your
arrival IN Madrid, you will carry IN
your hand q blue handkerchief In or.
der 10 be known moro easily, You
VIII add also that YOU arc somewhat
deaf, II II possible that these swim.
Oilers have aooomplIoos In Strasburg,
accordingly | advise YOU 20 absent
yourself from your residence during
some hours ON the day IN which YOU
VIII BIO supposed 10 leave for Madrid
Finally, YOU VIII bu KIND enough 10
rive me nls0 n personal description Of
yourself exactly aH YOU have Given II
TO the pretended agency, CElc,, otc)
Soon nftorwnrd n reply wna received
from Mathenborg thanking the consul
general and advising him that he had
written 20 the agency IN the manner
requested Tho German manufacturer
also gave n detailed description Of hla
personality and promised IN preserve
absolute secrecy regarding the matter
90 well Na 10 absent himself from
Slraeburg ON the date sot for his sup.
posed departure, This letter the con-.
Nul general handed over IN the police
authorities. II was then arranged be-.
tween Detectives NieOdo, MOrcntoll and
purn That the latter who Rncnkg cx,
c0llcni German, should imporsonato the
StrosbOir mNnufncturcr,
spRlNGlNG THE TRAp,
Accordingly when on INC appointed
day the South express rumblod into TN
station al Madrid there emerged IN
unmlYtalN BY frnlonlc pcraoupgC, array.
musthrhcd, fnooNolod, and atllrod I'm a
travelling cap and u baggY suit whose
every crease OrHNokc ~ Orlgin In the
rathollNnh, NclU punn alec hnd
equipped himself with two ponly ana
somewhat battered y0ls0N II should
ho added that ON tho platform, care.
FUZZY dlrBulbed as railway poucrf, we've
waiting thc police oi'cora Visodo and
Morcnloll
what WIS expected goon happened
WhW the supposed German mhnulao.
iuror nllghlcd from The hloopng car
and pulled out a blue Handkerchief a
inll hlnok, benrdcd ana woll-dTofRod ln.
dlNldual approached him aud inquired IN
German " ho wtro llew MnS M0thun.
borg The disguised detective replied
IN tho Affirmative and inquired In his
turn whether the other WAS The ropro-
sentative OF the commercial agency
which had written 10 him. The stran.
ger nodded and begged leave 10 accom-.
pany Pugn out of tho station so tho
two mon let the place together, being
followed ~ a short instance, however
by the supposed porters who carried the
ynllsos of the trayoaer In front OF
the station a splendid automobile was
waiting, IN charge Of u handsomely
uniformed chauffeur. md In thln Wa