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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
MISSING BOY
IS RESTORED
To HIS PARENTS

New York. oct. 9--William Labarbara.
the 4-year-old Italian boy who had been
missing from his home for more than
two weeks and who was believed 10 have
been kidnapped was restored TO his par
fnts today
The little fellow was found wandering
about the streets at the Brooklyn end OF
the Brooklyn bridge last Saturday night
and taken TO the rooms OF the Childrens'
society. He was identified today
The police believe that kidnappers re-
lea sed the boy from captivity after finding
thar his parents were not able TO pay
The 5000 ransom which had been demand
I'd The boy himself is not able to tell
The police anything at all that will as
st them I'm unravelling the mystery.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
SENTENCES DEFERRED
IN SEVERAL CASES

Judge Tanner in the superior court to-
day disposed OF n number OF criminal ap-
peals Among the cases heard were the
following:
Peter Mcdonald. with assaulting Cath
crime Mcdonald. nolo contendere; sentence
deferred
Edward Warner. non-support, nolo con-
tendcre; sentence deferred.
Antonio Donate. adultery. nolo conten-
dere; sentence deferred.
Albert H. sydney. illegal sale OF liquor;
sentence deferred on payment of costs
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
RUNAWAY HORSE TORE UP
THINGS ON hTWEllS AVE.

a buggy and bicycle were damaged
at 4:30 yesterday afternoon on Atwelrs
avenue. The horse attached 20 the buggy
left standing on Acorn street became
frightened and ran bringing the buggy
into collision with an electric light pole.
The bicycle owned by Henry Marcello
was standing near the pole and It's front
wheel was broken.
The horse was Shrown to the ground.
and was caught by James Aurienna The
animal was I'm charge OF Nick Waterman.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
MRS. DYER WILL HAVE
AN X-RkY EXAMINATION

Mrs. Elisha Dyer Jr., who had her
wrists fractured at Newport by being
thrown out Of n vehicle while driving n
week ago. will submit TO an examination
with X-rays In n few days
She is getting along nicely. but II is
desired TO determine n the broken parts
have been properly readjusted
Mrs William Bulard, who was with
Mrs. Dyer and was also thrown out of the
cart was able to drive out yesterday af-
ternoon for the first time. She suffered
much from the shock
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
TeLEGRkPHeRS IN SESSION

Washington, oct. 9.-The 26th annual
convention OF the old Time Telegraphers
and Historical association and the Soci-
ETY. of the United States Military Tele-
graz fers met here today. Among dele
gates Is Charles A. Tinker. who was man
Gger OF the Western Union Telegraph
company durng.the Civil war The dele
gates are from all parts OF the United
States and Canada.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
CHANGE OF WIND SAVES
TOWN FROM DESTRUCTION

Los Angeles, Cal. oct. 9.-The changing
OF wind saved the town Of San Fernando
from certain destruction from the noun
tain fire which ragged internationally from
early Friday morning until late yester-
day afternoon.
Sixty square miles Of slope and valley
lands. IL is estimated, were burned over
last night until the subsistence OF the
flames yesterday afternoon and II is said
that In all $50 square miles have been
devastated.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
WALKER WILL CASE IS
FURTHER AIRED TODAY

Judge Mumford and n jury today heard
further testimony on the appeal OF Bessie
c. Walker from the action Of the court Of
probate court Of Pawtucket I'm admitting
10 probate an instrument purporting 20
be the last Will and testament OF Gen.
William h. Walker
The witnesses examined today I'm behalf
OF the contestant OF the will included
George VI. TillinShast, Frank OReilly.
Margaret Weitmore and William a. Leon
ard
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
MUST FACE the MUSIC FOR
ILLEGAL SALE Of LIQUOR

Fannie Bernstein charged with selling
liquor and keeping liquor for sale illegal
~. admitted evidence sufficient TO con-
Wet and was sentenced to pay a fine OF
$40 and costs and 20 10 days imprison-
ment IN each case She appealed.
on the charge OF maintaining a liquor
nuisance she was adjudged guilty and wac
bound over to the superior court in bonds
Of Sl0oo
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
hGR. HENRI GIVES WARNING
TO PRIESTS AND PEOPLE

Grsnoble. France, oct e-Mgr Henri,
Notre Dame today, declared that every
aiest who assisted I'm the formation OF
nltural associations under the law would
interdicted and that every Catholic
pining such associations would be ex-
iuded from the church. The prelate said
let US live poor rather than purchase
hoIty at the price OF dishonor."
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
BLACKS MEAN OFFENCE
BROUGHT YEAR IN JAIL

John Black today pleaded nolo con-
tendere IN Judge Tanners court 20 an
Indictment charging larceny from the
person, and was sentenced TO one year IN
jail The prisoners offencec was look ID
upon as a particularly mean Cne BY court
officials.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
MUST LEAVE THE CITY

John McNally an alleged New York
thief. who came up for sentence on the
charge OF vagrancy. was placed on proba-
ton, on condition that he leave the city.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
SCHOOL HOUSE ROBBED

Patrick Campbell. janltor OF the High
land avenue school. reports that II was
penholders. drawing pencils. scissors. a
spelling book and "A reader were stolen.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
USED DUPLICATE KEYS

Thomas Calvert reports that his to-
bacCo store at lW Plain street was en-
tered with duplicate keys Sunday night
and goods valued az $50 were stolen
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
John kEhlRlCk I'LL

Councilman John r. Kendrick Is nm in
Vermont with a complication OF diseases;
but whether his condition II serious has
not yet been learned
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09

l,ity Committee Is WreSted
From HeSSians

Mr.. Cotton Stood SquareIy Democrat. Col.
Donahue Was Elected Chairman With Clean
Majority, and Boss BraytOn's Assistants Made
Themselves Laughing Stock by Holding a Rump
neeting at Which, Under Dorney's Dictation
They effected" ONe Chairman.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
COST HER DEAR

In the Sixth district court this morning
Jennie Smith was fined SIS and costs for
the larceny Of articles valued at 81 5l
from Joseph Samuels a. Brother.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
A MIGHTY MEAN THIEF

Annie Curran OF Hewes street re-
ports that an alarm clock valued at g
has been stolen from her house.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
TRIAL WAS CONTINUED

The trial OF william Smith charged with
being a common railer and brawler was
continued 10 the 18th.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
HER WATCH STOLEN

Fannie Hilson OF p Pratt street re-
ports that a watch valued at tl4 has been
stolen from her house.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-18

agent for the life insurance company
in the territory.
Gray's Entry Into the Game.
1t was at this stage of the case tlat
there came to Dallas, where the Rich
ardsons were living in style, pre-
possessing citizen named w. J. Gray,
a dealer in lumber lands, who opened
an Office of some size and took a house
in the best part of The town. The
Richardson's happened 10 be in Hot
Springs, Ark, at the time. and SO
Gray. the lumberman, who wasn't In
any hurry to get his Dallas affairs NOV
ing anyway, took trip over TO the
Arkansas resort and registered ut the
same hotel with the former life in
surance agent, his wife and child.
The two got acquainted ar 4 became
famous friends. Then one lay Rich
ardson proposed that he should insure
Gray's life. Gray demurred. but he
recalled that his wife had brother
who was III with consumption, dia-
betes. and several other troubles, and
1t occurred TO him that II there were
any way In which a policy nigh. be
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-18
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-18

I was to be used in swindling one VII
lis Meredith out of a lot Of money
For this purpose Devers was TO pose
rs the half-brother OF Meredith, anG
also to take out life insurance pol.
icy in his half-brother's favor. But
Devers never signed any papers in this
connection; that was ali arranged he.
tween Harle and Richardson. so that
when Willis Meredith, who turned out
to be Mason, arrived on the night OF
Harry Mtchells funeral with WON.
an who posed as his wife, it was neces.
sary only that the final preparation
should be made to put Devers out OF
the way before collecting both OF the
policies. These were easily arranged.
The bogus Meredith and Devers went
to live together. On February %
Harle was called to see Devers, who
appeared TO be suffering fromacute dys.
EMERY. Harlc gave him some medi-
cine to ease his pain. but shortly after
he died.
In his confession Harle said he knew
Devers was being poisoned and sup
posed that bichloride of mercury was
given him in whisky. Harle filed out
fake burial certificate and the
other papers necessary to collect on
the policy, after which Richardson.
and Mason, who had now become VIII
liam Mitchell, took 1t to the III Pasc
agency and eventually raised the S..
900, of which we have heard, at the
bank at Fort Worth. Harle, of course
was Immediately arrested. and event.
ually came to trial with the other men
Hurlbert's Criminal Record.
But in the meantime photographs OF
the trio had been distributed through
the usual police channels throughout
the country and when they reached
Rochester, n. Y, the photograph OF
Richardson was recognized as that OF
Lester Il. Hurlbert, lawyer, who had
jumped that city in May, 1901, after
the exposure OF an extensive divorce
mill which he had operated in the
cities of Rochester and Buffalo. WILL
liam Mitchell, or Willis Meredith, OF
Mason, as he was variously known
turned out to be the brother of Harry
Mitchell, who was killed in Chihua.
hua in order that the gang might col.
lect on his $4,000 policy. Mrs. Rich.
ardson was identified as the wife OF
Hurlbert, and investigation in Roches.
ter developed the fact that she was
the sister OF the Mitchell boys. VII.
liam Mitchell's trail, indeed, was fol
lowed even to Hot Springs, Ark
where the wealthy lumberman" Gray
had his brotherin-law insured, foi
Mason" was the engaging young
man who had himself examined b,
the Hot Springs doctor as John J.
Evans.
The trial of the three men had beer
reported in pert In the papers through.
out the country. and II served only to
develop the facts in the remarkable
case which have been very simply mar.
rated above. The verdict CT guilty
quickly followed the presentation OF
the facts to the jury. and 1t remained
ut length necessary only for the exc.
cutioners to carry out the santencs
Of the court 49,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-18

look into the matter These things
were reported to the home Office, and
under the direction of Second Vice
President Kingsley, Harry II. Bottome,
a lawyer of New York, and detective.
who may remain nameless, got busy
on the case.
1t was discovered that Devers had
been in Chihuahua a few weeks before
his death, and that nothing was known
about him except thar he was a hard
drinker and of type of social out
cast common enough in that territory.
This strengthened a theory that the
very possession of q $4,000 policy by
such a man required some further
explanation, let alone possible suspi-
cious circumstances attending his
death. So the Investigators turned to
the payment of the Devers policy at
the Ell Paso Office, after the company
had unsuccessfully tried to have the
check sent from New York intercepted
in transit.
First Evidence Secured.
II appeared that the check had been
forwarded from The I'll Paso Office to
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-18

headquarters Gray used to hear from
Richardson how it wasn't really neces-
sary TO bride doctor in an insurance
case, but simply to take a dummy be-
fore the medical man TO pass the
physical examination, and Richardson
had just the dummy that filled the
bill, Il young fellow named Mason,
once a miner in Chihuahua.
So the months went on, and 1t was
In October of 1902. The Gray-Riehard-
son Mason combination was now in
good running order, and 1t was
planned that they should go TO FL
Paso, where Mason would AXE out
100000 insurance in the name Of
Marshall d. Sanguinetto, an individ-
ual whom Richardson said he knew TO
be dying of consumption in Mexico.
They were to make Gray the benefi-
ciary of the policy, wait until Sanguin-
etto died, and then collect the $780,
900. But hitch arose. Richardson
remembered one day that mis- friend
SanguinettO, was a young man OF
middle age, whereas Mason was but q
youngster of %. Why not, then, have
Gray take out the policy as Sanguin-
etto. making Mason the benenciary,
and then collect In the usual way?
Gray Marked for Murder.
Gray was not oyeranxious TO make
his death possible source of profit TO
Richardson and Mason, but he con-
sented to be SanguinettO for the pur-
poses of the policy. and to own Mason
as David Sanguinetto, his son and
heir. After various introductlons the
policy was made out and the deal
coseG-apparrn What introduced
q new element into 1t that Rich
ardson and his friend Mason had not
counted on was the fact that Harry
Bottome and n couple of detectives
had been keeping in nightly touch
with Gray and incidentally haG been
doing q little work on the side, listen
Ing to conversations between Rich
ardson and Mason when Gray wasn't
around. II was in one of these con-
vorsations that Richardson gleefully
remarked that Gray had been the cas-
lest thing imaginable in the Sanguin-
etto case, and added:
I'VE won't do n thing to him when
we get him over the border"
Buttome and his men decided that
matters had gone far enough. They
laid their information before the dis
trict attorney of Ell Paso county, and
warrants were issued for all three, IN
Guiding Gray. for 1t was inexpedlent
lust then to have an exposure OF the
part which the lumberman-d cl ective
had played in the case. Gray, however,
was soon released, and the next step
was charge filed in the City OF Chi
huahua accusing Richardson and Ma
son OF the murders of Mitchell and
Deyers. In the preliminary hearing
DR.. Harle was called as witness, and
testified that Mitchell did die Of strych-
nine poisoning instead of spinal men
!ngitis, but that Richardson had told
him that the case was ono Of sui
eide, and wanted to have things hushed
up. Devers, Harle still declared, died
of dysentery. Harle said that he had
been called in TO attend him by half
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-18
HURLBERT, MITCHELL AND HARLE
UNDER SENTENCE FOR COLD
FLOODED MURDERS.
WERE GANG OF LIFE INSURANCE SWINDLERS
Killing of Their Victims Part of the Scheme
by Which They Had Made Large Sums
Had Another Victim Marked
for Death.

the Fort Worth office DIT the request of
Meredith, and when t. came back after
collection through a Fort Worth bank
1t bore MercditA's Endorsement for de-
posit Inquiry at the bank in qucS-
ton developed that soon after the
Meredith had called at the bank in
company with Richardson, and had
obtained there loan of $4,000 upon
Richardson's assurance that the com
pany had admitted the claim under
the policy and was about to pay the
money. This loan was paid In part in
cash and in part by draft on the
Scaboard National bank, of New York,
and 1t was this draf. for $1,000, to-
gether with its Endorsement to Rich
ardson that forms the first link In the
chain of evidence that was 10 connect
him with the crime.
SO the search led back to Chihuahua,
ana when more light was sought on
Mitchell and Deyers It was found that
in the first case death had occurred
in the house In which Richardson and
his wife lived and within half an hour
after Mltchel! had talked with a
friend in the street, apparently In
perfect health. This was hardly con-
aistont with the theory of spinal men
nights advanced by Or. Harle, the
physician signing the death certificate,
who happened to be also the physician
who had examined each applicant for
Insurance upon his admission to the
company In the case of Devers II
appeared that death was due to dyscn-
terry, as might easily have occurred
with a man of Devcrs' dissoMte man
ner Of living. OF Richardson nothinC
could be learned, except that he had
appeared in chihuahua in the sum
iner Of 1901, with his wife, Helen
Richardson, as an American looking
foi business opportunities in Mexico,
and had secured an appointment as
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-18

brother Of Devers, William Meredith
Harle was not cross-examined, and he
left the stand thinking he had got
away with the goods"
Confession from Harle.
At this point Bottome from Ell Paso
ing to Chihuahua and wanted to see
him. Harle thereupon started for Ell
Paso. ana BOttame, when he was well
on his way to tie Mexican town, got
wire on his train that he would
pass the train on which Harle was
travelling In mid-route. Bottome left
his train ut convenient station and
boarded the other. Then, rs he did
not know Hgrlc. he sent porter
through the Car with a Western Union
telegraph envelope addressed to the
doctor, and Harle tumbled into the
trap. Bottomc and n detective led
Harle into the smoking compartment
and started n quizz of the third de-
gree" order that wound up that night
with n 50-page confession duplicating
Harle in the death of Deyers, and
telling enough Of the circumstances OF
Harry Michelis death to indicate
how his suicide" had been arranged.
Harle said that Deyers had been
brought from chihuahua from III Paso
by Richardson in December of 1901,
and that Richardson had said that he
had explained to Devers that Deyera
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-18

Chihuahua, McXic0.-ThrouEh sac.a
Of plot and counter plot, THAI. IL
evolved by writer of fiction, would
have been considered cxtrayagant, the
story runs OF the crime of the three
men, Hu"lbcrt, Mitchell ana iiarle,
now under sentence OF death here
The crime for which these three
men are ~ die is murder, an incident
OF their series Of carefully planned lie
insurance swIndlcs.
The particular company yictimized
Is one Of the greatest in the world, and
only carelessncss on the part OF the
plot;crs, resulting from Oycr-conti-
dence, saved 1t from Il heavy loss
Practically in its entirety the araIr
Is as follows.
Commenced in 1902.
II was In the spring OF 1902 that a
he insurance company was called
upon TO pay two death claims in Chit
huahua the first on the life Of Harry
NJ Mitchell for $4,000 under a policy
assigned 10 his sister, Helen Richard
son, and the second on the life Of
James Deyers for $4,000 under n pol
icy Of which one Willis Meredith Yves
the beneficiary. Mitchell had died
on February IL of that year, ami
Deycrs on March 90, and the agent IN
both cases had been {. T. Richardson.
who had formerly been In the employ
OF the company at chihuahua, but was
now living in Dallas, Tex.
Now, life insurance agents in Chi
huahna, Mexico, even those who ub-
sequcntly move to n town like UaDw.
do not, as a rule, support private
teams, nor drive out in style with
negro coachman ana a lootman or two.
Al! these things we're included in
richardson's establishment in Dallas.
to the great amazemcnt Of repre-
sentative Of the life insuranc. com
pany, who went down from the FL
Paso office, whore the check for the
Dcyor8 policy had been forwarded, to
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-18

issued on the lift OF this unfortunate
brother in-law as security for some
money he Gray mad advanced, he
might contemplate with more equa-
nlmlty his relatives approaching end.
Richardson thought he could fix II,
and the brother-in-laH vas sent for
from st. Louis.
Now, the convenient orother-ln-law
wua about as much a relative CT Cray 5
as Gray was himself a hunter mer-
chant, but he was indeed suffering from
consumption and diabetes and was so
i'll when Richardson wrote his $4,000
policy that he had 10 be proppcd up
In bed in order to sign 1t. Richardson
announced that he had brlhed a couple
Of doctors to sign the physical exam
nation papers. and the sick brother
in-law was shipped back to st. Louis,
whence he went out to Arizona year
later to die
Dallas Made Headquarters.
Greatly did Gray admire the skilled
manipulation of tho brother-in-Iaw
case by his friend Richardson So
when the latter suggested that there
was plenty OF easy money to be made
by similar undertakings down in the
border country where people are not
watched too carefully, Gray fell in
with the game at once, and the two
went back to Dallas, where Grays
lumber Office became shortly their
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-18

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Lands defining can DO pur 'Eg"l at from g.
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