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The Washington times., 1906-09-30
The Case Of the Big Finger

+Ia chief sharply Interrupted ltera
is someimug ami~s. CT Kelly
"Il.re. sir.
.eera ReIcHer out 10 the CouIt and
allows 90 warn the men there lo re-
ralr the slightest sisu of a raid II
Bovd has got line or H7 lH any
vav Ie lray attempt "a raid IN hour
hence. thinking uS unIrspared-
.-rnar+ rieut. to3,' cried Kelly, SIS
Do disappeared ir the passage.
"EusbEt"
"Ej@hi here. slrr'
after Ranrey and that girl arrivo.
dispatch a man through tie brewery
cellar. To make Ioully sure tElt wy
90 escape is cloar. and HaEc him order
payss1 ia have the launch raaay 10
set under way al "a moments notice
Ne may have 10 bolt fro1 here ON tHe
ran. unless We cam Iosate fi-t man
Hovd ana learn vHar he's eH'at
.Tm blessed &c it dae=.t look so.'
..THo aeru take. riu sa-- one
uover can toll where to fnj him. II
once -.t ria. .a m, clutches Hsi
the door. Bush2, Open the door Tor
fuue'. s.sa i.s zIr-
The man ha~te0.d rn obey and at
Lif fla.ftH.'..t 'N..tr 1850 -
from the pa--e-e.
As RuSIy trew oTsu the heavy
door gMI dark man in black strobe
uui,Elv into tlc chamber and ap-
preached the slHl'.
What's gone wrong. chigfr he fms
puIsivcly cried "IHe done mv part,
but rave s-.u $50 sign of Felix
l3ov1."
Nar has ke.'s." was the sr7rp ra-
IpinI-r "EIt.er luH Ea -Il gone 0..Dd,
af there's e1U.etriuE aWi-S- Where
tHe aifI- Where is Jessie DCIer
''T .sEin- hVr wax through IE1t in
foruaI corridor ,1fea R7Hrey. ITS
as Gark rs "a H.1E,r- boot She fol-
Lowell m- aI Tf-at [ruu t7r NO01r
-ooE and aueI aro fast as 7 cana
fsto I., H..ep N'V -. MACH l-ri--
us--' Tr=r- b. =aJ a Irnp from the
street nros to tti- place. aad cur
might iuotk hi- araiH- uHt uuc5a
familiar with iHc way
tCo-t'uue1 on Sixth FaEel
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parte. and Gauss. hearing these
loud cries for help. started an in
vestigatiou which proved Shew the
only Capeheart. Gauss denounced
him. and he was arrested and sen
fenced to three months in Jail. He
had already become something of
social lion. AID his arrest came as
a distinct shock to the ladies of
local society among whom he was
in great demand.
Still his career as Capeheart.
while it was pleasant and divert
inc enough. was nothing like 50 in
teresting as his career as Cren-
shav-if. as the police confidently
assert. it is he who impersonated
Crcnshaw. If the police arc right,
he certainly is not lacking in nerve.
For the pseudo Crcnshaw had visit
ed in Salem and bad been a most
popular figure at the normal school
graduation dance. And il must
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registered at the Essex House. In
few days he had gained the con-
fidence OF some of the most promi-
nent families there. He was al
most always in uniform. and
seemed destined to cut rather a
wide social swath.
But he ovcrdid the thing lie
had the audacity to invent a sec
ond Lieutenant Capeheart," whom
he pronounced fake" in let
tcr 10 the proprietor Of the Essex
House. He had the misfortune to
run into Henry c. Gauss, coniden-
tiaI secretary to Secretary Bona
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What though on homsIy fare We dine,
Wear hodd!n grey. an a. that;
Gle fools their silk and knaves their Tina
mans a man Tor a. that
For a that and a that
Their tIus-l show. and a that.
The honest man. tho s'er sac pore.
Is king "a. men f5r a. that.
~ ERHNPS he is; but uni
form helps a whole lot!
Witness the case of John
NJ. Shew, waiter in a Bos-
ton restaurant, pseudo
naval lieutenant, and more recent
ly occupant Of free apartment in
a Massachusetts Jail.
In his walters coat and apron.
with his towel tucked under his
arm, ne was the honest man. who,
according to Bobby Burns, 'is king
o men for a. that" But the Bos-
ton heircss who announced her en-
gagement TO Lieutenant Crenshaw
''wouldn't have looked twice at
John NJ. Shcw. no matter how skill
fully he balanced his laden tray.
or how dcftly ne spread her meal
before her. Nor would ne have
been received with honor on Uncle
Sans warships living in the har-
bor, nor Vet royalty entertained
when ne visited the Second Nassa-
chusetts Infantry in camp at South
Birmingham. "TiuscI show is very
useful in its way.
II is probable that the soldiers
Of Cyrus and of Alexander, Of
Caesar and of Charlemague, knew
the value of a uniform as an adj
iuuct to q career Of feminine and
social conquest. as well as those Of
Napoleon or Wellington, OF Wash
ington or Grant. or even Col
Tcddy's Rough Riders. The fcmi-
nine heart, each after lis own kind,
has ever beaten responsive So The
mre of gold braid soldiers or
sailors, poIiceman's. ianitor's, OF
even benboy'S. And of them all.
the sailors is the most potent. To
it cJiug- all the romance of the
sea. and John NJ. Shew showed un-
erriug Judgment in selecting for his
masquerade the title and uniform
Of one Of Uncle Sans icu,cuants.
Shc,y was recently released from
iaiI at Salem, Mass. where hc had
been serving three months term
for posing at Lieut.. Arthur p.
Capehcart. L. $. =. Kentucky" and
Immediately rc-orrcstcd as an im-
postor who some years ago impcr-
sonutcd Lieut.. Arthur Crenshaw,
then on duty in the Pacific 1t is
said that Shew, while posing as
rreu~haw. actually won the heart
4 a wealthy Boston girl Either
his nerve failed him OF his con-
science woke mp on that occasion,
for nc suddenly disappeared after
an the arrangements bad been
made for the wedding. Ia the hey
day Of his career as Crenshaw,
however. he did not hesitate TO go
on board visiting battleships in uni-
form. And lie was clever enough
to carry the thing of. For the Of
ficers Of the North Atlantic feet
accepted him in good faith and re-
ceiyed and entertained him as a
brother officer.
Whether OF not Shew is the same
man who two years ago imperso-
mated Lieutenant Crenshaw re-
mains to be proved. The police
say they are sure Of their man.
lie denies it. There is no question
whatever as TO his career as Lieu
tenant Capehcart.'
lie was o waiter in a Boston res
taurant. he admits that. The place
was much patronizrd by naval Off
Gers. and after studying them close
lv he concluded that he could be
as good a naval officer as the best
-. har 2n IO06
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officer and risk detection and idcn-
ti6catiou with an imPostor of two
years ago. No one appears to- have
recognized him, however, and, until
Mr.. Gauss. in a spirit Of idle curl
ositv, looked him up in the naval
records, his path was strewn with
roses.
According TO the police. the
waiter. incorporating as Crcnshaw'
invited a large party of Salemitcs
to visit him ON the Kentucky. The
Kentucky was supposed to be at
The time on her way To Marble
head from the Broukiyn Navy
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Yard, and Lieutenant Crenshaw
was on his way to join his ship
Of course, the course laid out 70
the vessel existed only in Cren-
shaw's Imagination Naturally the
vessel failed 10 arrive, but Crsn
shaw was faH!i Of excuses and
explanations. logical enough TO
a landsman, ami no one doubt
ed him. Didn't he come and 60
among the warships in the har-
Dor as II he were az least an sd-
miral? And didn't the officers meet
him as one OF themselves?
His uniform made a hit with
wealthy family from Lowell, ana
as a result they invited him %
spend a week with them. he &C.
cepted with alacrity, for he found
as a naval lieutenant it was "an
going out and nothing coming m"
During this visit he met the rich
Boston girl to whom he was sub
sequently engaged. He made the
running quickly. Her parents were
delighted. All her friends gave en-
tertainments I'm honor Of the young
couple. He knew all the joys OF
a society engagement
And then he disappeared.
The theory IS that his money
gave out. and he sank gracefully
back to the position whence he
came. AT least that is the story
now. At the time there were All
sorts of theories. prominent among
them being one Of foul play. Hos
pitaIs were searched; rivers wers
dragged. But Lieutenant Crenshax
was not found
Finally the dcsc,ted fancee vr"ts
e letter. several letters In fact. to
Lieutenant Crenshaw, L. s. ~"
and trusted to the United States
navy deliver them It delivered
chem 10 the f-u Lieutenant Cran-
shaw in his ship on the Pacific.
Crcnshaw could not make head nor
tail Of them. Why these passion
ate reproaches, these assurances q
undying affection, these fearful
pleadings from a girl he had never
laid eyes on? He asked the police
10 answer the couundrum for him.
and the police socn found that
some one had been impersonating
him. But with all their investigas-
ing they could not find out who,
or what had become Of bim. Ap-
parcntly the earth had swallowed
im-and there had been no earth
quake az that time to account for IL.
For two years the identity Of the
man who impersonated Lieutenant
Crershaw has remained n mystery.
Tho police believe they have now
solved it. and they propose 20 put
John If. Shew, waiter, whore for
some time at least he viii have TO
control his mania for passing him-
self off as an officer, and wa,re
his uniform. if he wears one, viii
NOT bc that of one Of Uncle SANS
naval licutcnants.
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NEW HAVEN MORNING JOUR VAL JANUAY

they were, but we are pained that the city authorities should pass an ordi- nance against splitting upon the side walks, for it gives wrong impression, to the outlanders, of thu cultured people of our beautiful city. We, of course, believe in this regulation, but, seeing this disgusting practice is indulged in by but a few foreigners, it does seem as if the authorities could have waited until these unfortunate people had had the full benefit of living in our elysium. It wouldn't be long before these poor foreigners (for they are very quick to imitate) would be just like-in manners
 we meau-our cultured residents.
 The discussion of this ordinance
 raises a pretty question in the law oi
 social development Why is it that the
 habit of splitting is more prevalent II foreign mem than in foreign women
 Will our distinguished student of Soci-
 ology be kind enough to explain this briefly in Socionomy?
 | QUIDNUNC.
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more and Philadelphia by three hun dred miles and putting the former city two hundred miles nearer European ports. The scheme for a connection be- tween Chicago and the Mississippi, to secure a waterway over inland waters between New York and New Orleans, includes, of course. the enlargement of the Erie canal. This would not only furnish a way between the two large cities mentioned, but would complete a system giving connection between the entire eastern coast of the United States with the Great Lakes and be- yond. Another canal around Niagara Falls is needed, on the American side, to make us independent of the Welland canal on the Canadian side. A canal across the upper part of the long penin- sula of Lower California would give the Mexican people access to our Pacific coast twelve hundred miles nearer than they now have. A canal across the up per part of Florida is needed. From Palatka to Turtle Creek, on the Gull side, is less than one hundred miles, and this canal would shorten the route into the Gulf and to the Gulf cities from z
 day and a half to two days sail.
 1 And so forth and so on. By and b!
 perhaps there will be canal depart
 ment in the New York stock market
 and boom in canal stocks. In tha
 day also perhaps the canals will hay
 some watered stocks.
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4 WAY OF THE WORLD.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch has discovered that this is not world wherein strict justice prevails, Com menting on the fact that in the city of Norfolk there were hundreds of men and women leading upright and honor able lives who were forgotten or over looked on Christmas day, it says: They made the mistake of being kind; they should have killed somebody If they had only chased a girl through the house into the backyard and cut her | throat, and secured a conviction in court and a comfortable cell in jail, they would have attracted public atten- tion and touched the hearts of the sen- ltimentalists and stirred their tender mercies and received a shower of presents and affectionate messages" The Times-D Dispatch was moved to these remarks by the elaborateness of the reception held by one D. w Jones in his cell in the jail at Norfolk, from whence he is to be taken to the peniten- tiary for "the murder of Maude Cam eron Robinson by cutting her throat In brutal fury" For that offense he re- ceived sentence of eighteen years in the penitentiary. On Christmas day
 The received a number of handsome
 presents from his friends, while his fe'
 male sympathizers sent him baskets oi
 fruit and flowers, while the poor gir
 whom he murdered lies in an unmarked
 grave in the cemetery, and not one o1
 these friends and sympathizers'
 thought to put a bunch of flowers upor
 the narrow ridge that covers her dust.
 Such is life, or, at least, some life And who knows what it all means, o
 what any of it means?
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CANAL TALK.

There has been so much and such
 lively railroading lately that the canal
 idea has been rather obscured. But it
 is now coming into prominence again.
 The great Panama canal and the great
 new Erie canal are already in the
 works, and there is talk of other big
 canal schemes. For instance, a canal across the lower peninsula of Michigan
 connecting Lake Erie and Michigan
 This can be easily dug, as the land. is nearly level and such canal would be easy and cheap to construct. It would
 shorten the distance, by water, between
 Buffalo and Chicago, four hundred miles. Another canal, supplementary
 to this, connecting Chicago with the Mississippi would render it possible to sail from St. Lawrence Bay to New Or leans and thence, outside, back to the
 St. Lawrence again. This canal might
 be built by deepening the Chicago 1 drainage canal and the Desplaines and Illinois rivers, or by short cut to the ! Mississippi river from Chicago by the
 Hennepin route. That done, there would 1 be an inland waterway from New Or leans to the St. Lawrence or to New York. Another canal might be con structed across the upper end of the
 State of Delaware, connecting Delaware
 Bay with Chesapeake Bay and thus
 shortening the distance between Balti-
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acase of museum robbery is
 Attention at Weimar. An
 red some time ago to the
 hiller museum a series of anuscripts, which on exami- 8bved to hove been stolen from eum itself. The agent explain- he had received them in good pm well known antiquary in A search of the antiquary's Light to light many other doc belonging to the Weimar mu-
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AFLNE BEGINNING:

The Happy New Year began all right in this region, and if yesterday was typical of what it is going to be it will oe alright. In the yellow sunshine ikne could. if so disposed, see golden promise, and in the smooth air an un- troubled future.
 Whatever the year may be, it is be- coming pretty evident that we are go- l ing to have an open winter. That IS, 1t will be open if it doesn't shut up soon and violently "The February thaw'' l will be along soon, and then Spring Ayill come more or less rapidly up this hay There isn't time for very long Snter now. And while this may not ese those who have winter things &ding coal, to sell, it will please
 who are not able to feel warm
 fed by the contemplation of the
 hin the per capita. Awhile age
 Aall scared because there was
 Ehe suns heat was giving out
 be scared If it begins to ap'
 the stock of cold is giving
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PROMISING,

Free Prescription Fiend (meeting doc tor)-'Doctor, what do you do when you have ringing in your ear?'
 Doctor - Answer the telephone. = Houston Post.
 Tess--"Isn't May the lucky girl?'
 Jess-"Yes; she's got an engagement ring"
 Tess-"Yes, and what's more, she's eft-handed. Philadelphia Press
 Tired Thompson-'Wuz yer ever be- fore a iudge?" Frozen Stiffe-"I wuz,' Tired Thompson--"W did yer git| Frozen Stiffe-"Life at hard labor. wuz married by judge. Judge.
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Nobody Pay. But Father.

Nobody pays but father. nobody pays
 but dad: Nobody looks so solemn when every
 body else is glad, Nobody looks so seedy when all the
 rest are prim-- Everybody else sems happy, but dad
 has lost his vim Flossie's taking lessons in French;
 Lulu's painting art, Amelias pounding the ivory in a way
 that would break your heart, And Gentleman Jim is right in the
 swim-gets next to the newest But nobody pays but father, nobody
 pays but dad Everybody spends but father, every
 body rides but he; But he walks home in the snow and
 rain as lonely as can be. Everybody joins in the gay parade and
 looks on the passing shows, While dad sits home and chews bis
 quid and warns his lonesome
 toes. Julia's gone 'mobiling, Marie to the
 equine show:
 beau. And Gentleman Jim, we'll groomed ant
 trim, plays the prodigal cad, And nobody pays for it all but pop
 nobody pays but dad. Nobody pets dear father, everybody sits on dad. Nobody seems to worry when he's sicl or sad. Everybody else has lovely cinch, they all have beautiful snap; l Nobody cares when due day comes, fo they charge 1t all to pap. 1 Flossies over in gay Paree, Lulu's go l ing, too: Amelias getting ready to make he | grand debut, And Gentleman Jim pulls his old dad limb, to shine as the gllded lad But nobody pays for 1t all but pop
 nobody pays but dad, Edmund " O'Brien in Washington | Post.
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d SIMPLE WILL.
Tho have had experience with 'iage will understand the feel possessed MT. Elphonzo

'ho have had experience with iage will understand the feel
 possessed Mir. Elphonzo Af Washington, D. C., when his will. Mir. Youngs had eacon of Congregational or thirty years, and he knew wanted to do with his money. be came to write his will he lake counsel from an attorney but started out to copy from form the various phrases and hded "whereases" which are so in the law He got tired of |, stopping in the middle of his rote his will as follows: Rats! too formal. All there is about s: At my death want my ever and devoted wife Amelia To- L, Youngs to have and control thing I possess"
 will will, it is believed, hold, and it may not be in all respects a d example of what win should bc has obvious merits. We hope il bnt be contested on account of the gRats" in it. Mr. Youngs seems tc Yhave been mad, but not 'ratty."
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ball given by the czar a diamond necklace and pen-
 over 95O,OOO. was found. han three different women Q it. There was a strict in- to establish the real owner l was made certain by the , manufactured it, who trav-
 B to give his evidence, Aecklace was given to the d and the other wom T \ lished from court.
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lolmsted, an engineer, has fur
 some interesting figures at Los
 s in regard to the proposed s river project of carrying water Inyo county to Los Angeles. The Eth of the conduit will be 291.4 miles, the estimated cost of the project is 324 669. Eight years will be required complete the work. The present con sumption of water in Los Angeles is close to the supply, and it is regarded as certain that with the growth of the city in eight years 62 per cent more vater will be required.
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BEGIN
 THE NEW YEAR

By being comfortable at home. It's a resolution we can help you keep and at very little cost.
 Start to-day or tomorrow. Our prices are the regular prices for cash, on Easy Payments, if you like.
 No handsomer or better Furniture Carpets, Rugs, Ranges, Stoves, etc.. anywhere.
 Get our prices; that wia settle all dispute.
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To the Poor Foreigner

To Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 The immigration from southern Eu- rope the past few years has brought to .our learned city many foreigners whose etiquette and habits are not all we wish
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the Lycee of Lubeck, lying dangerously injured by a fall while searching for
 mineralogical specimens. Both legs were fractured. He is now lying in the l hospital of Arco.
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 VI, where, 1t is said, 75 per he population is supported, , indirectly, by the mining aages have advanced rapidly 6n of the gold standard.
 ve been very low, from
 a day, but now in Du-
 Inc other sections peons
 Der day. It is expected ks continue to advance rs of peons will buy their
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STEINERTONE PIANOFORTE.
Peer of All Instruments Both as
 to Quality and Price

to Quality and Price
 A word to the wise piano. forte purchasers is sufficient. The Steinertone is the great in- strument of the present age. It is the best in all that goes to make up a magnificent in- strument and it is the best in price. Following are few important facts:
 The StelnertOne pianoforte is a perfect instrument both in the art of piano eonstruc- tion and tonal characteristics. It possesses marvellous rep etition of action, remarkable ease of touch and an exquisite feeling on the keyboard that imparts inspiration to the artist.
 The SteinertOne stands con- piciously as the acme of per lection in the world of pianos. It Is the peer of them all.
 The SteinerfOne for durabil- ity cannot be eclipsed; it im- proves with age.
 The SteiRertOne is a per- feet instrument and is offer ed at manufacturers prices by the steinertone Piano Com pany. This leader of all pia- nos Is sold only at the factory, 1O6 Park street, this city. In this way the extravagance of costly warerooms is saved to the purchaser, who gets the best piano at the most reason able terms. Prospective pur- chasers should not forget these facts. They are cordi- ally invited to investigate. A call at the factory will satis- fy them.
 Remember the SteinertOne Plano Company, 106 Park St., New Haven, Conn. Half Block from cars.
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A remarkable story of life-saving by Hog is told at Innsbruck. Two per- IS were ascending Mount Stivo, h has an altitude of about 6,1OO Near the top a dog attracted Intention by his plaintive cries obvious efforts to induce them him. The two travellers took indicated by the dog. The an- in ont, and led them to a
 at the bottom of which
 Err Bugoot, professor in
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TO THE HOLDERS OF THE FIVE PER CENT TWENTY-YEAR GOLD BONDS OF THE NEW HAVEN ST,Tr NIQ0AT COMPANY.

You are hereby notified that on Feb ruary l, 1906, all of the outstanding Five Per Cent, Twenty Year Gold Bonds of the New Haven Steamboat Company maturing June 1, 1919, will be drawn
 and redeemed by the undersigned, at
 SI05 and accrued interest, at the office
 of the Treasurer, Room 214, Office
 Building of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, at 12 o'clock noon. After said date no inter- est will accrue or be paid. You are | therefore requested to present said bonds for redemption as soon after said date as may be practicable.
 1 NEW HAVEN STEAMBOAT COMPANY l THE NEW ENGLAND NAVIGATION ! COMPANY, By
 1 A. s. MAY. Tfeasg'dTer.