The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-16
TWO NOBLE LORDS.
LANG ) |. IN JAIL .||L
One Charged With Grand Lar
ccny and the Other With
being Hotel Beat.
DEMONSTRATORS IN N. Y.
Boys Found Snake Asleep in
Cutter and Slew 1t With
Stones.
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NEW YORK, May 15-The police sta
lions Of tho city are being singularly hon
ored Of late At present two different
stations are sl,cltcrlng members Of the
nobility. Ono of the alleged counts Is
being held for trial on the charge Of be-
ing hotel boat, whilo the other was
captured red handed in the act OF grand
larceny. Evidently the early days of
tho month Of May are not what might
be called lucky for those Of the Euro
pean pecrage who are in this country In
search Of hcircsses.
The count, who Is held for hotel
beat was putting UP ut u flrst-class ho-
tel without knowing whore tie price of
MS keep was to come. from, In the hope
that he would thus nlcyt one OF the
charming American girls, who have
money to exchange for tho privilege Of
bearing title. Up to the time OF his
ing the acquaiptance Of the much-dcsircd
Indy. With the gentleman accused Of
larceny t was something different-if one
is to believe him.
He had met tho helrcss, in Europe, and
slo was charmed with him. and he--well.
hcsthougllt her ''delicious!''' IIo had come
to this side TO-. press his suit and felt
reasonably confident that his quest would
be honored with success. But no had to-
present tho indy with a trlfa just4to prove
that he wasn't broke, and In m unlucky
moment he attempted to purlon dla-
mond brooch under tho eyes OF the
ment.- Now he repines in jail, and tells
an anxious world that he has nothing to
live for. He has lost honor. hope and
tho girl. VI M
chance s Is ono Of tho fashio lion DE and
cxclYelvo residence streets In the .clty.
It would then seem to follow that the
children Of that tloroughfare ares should be
they should have grown up as fair young
steSs lnasmuch as they had the advan-
tags of careful training. But not so.
Of g9S &C. t man xay sve o5
children Of their own, the boys and
girls who Constitute the West End Ave
nue. gang nre about the worst ever.
Major EEa'; y to s. "a, a. h ret,re q
the avenue and he characterizes Them as
young rowdics Tho Major even sought
to have the children Of the family next
door arrested for sitting on their I own VI.
thought proper. The enmity OF the chill
dren and tho Major has reached that
point where he lis greeted with the cry OF
Beef" Whenever h he , ventures bass
Is hest expressed in his own words: .
Without execution they arc the worst
boys in the world. They fill the streets
like lot Of hDwllng wolves, making HE
miserable for everyone forced to submit
to the torture. I have never met such
a lot OF boIsterous inconsidernte, boys.
as have In West End Avenue.
That is Major Egan's idea OF the West
End lads lad and It is anything out m''oi
Evidently the selling OF imitation da-
monds, the sort that are as hard as
the real and defy experts, !" is not quite
what is cracked up to be. A few years
ago the rumor that imitation stones
could be made that would defy any but
the best experts. was pretty generally
circulated and almost as generally be-
leved. Following this came the announce,
ment Of wonderful fish skin pearls, that
were supposed to be in some respects
even better than the real article. Tho
whole story was circulated as the fore
| runner Of an immense chain OF stores
that were Immediately established ior
| the snle OF Imitation diamonds ana
1a"fsh skin" pearls. q
. As matter Of fact, there Is no such
thing as a fish skin pearl. and the imi;
VARIETY VARIETY Of Of glass, exccpt that they arc
manufactured with trif1e moro care than
| in the rast. The people who were back Q,
| the scheme werc clever advertisers. and
| the business Of dealing In Imitation gems!
grew to enormous proportions. NOW the
| reaction has sot in, and where goods used
to sell for 81 TO $40. they are being offered
It has been found that the principal dealer
in Imitation stones. who was well known
as the "White,DIamond King. Is prac-
| tically bankrupt. Il.
| It5is said that the man has MADE sew