Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-10
SNOOTHEST CROOK IN BUNCA
Extraordinary Career Of an Extraordinary
Desperate in he Southwest
CROOKED TRAIL THROUGH MANY LANDS
NenarksbJe for Scholarship. Cordial
fly Of Manners, slippery NJ a.
Eel, end Merry on
Chase for spOiIs.


An autobiOgraphcal sketch by the late
Judge Murray F. Tuley Of Chicago. reIIo o.
duced by the Voter of that city, gives
an account Of the, career of the most re-
markable character in the border annals
of the southwest
Judge Tuley was a youngster Of %. .ust
out of law school and in delicate health
when a band playing martial airs and
drumming recruits for service in the war
with Mexico marched past him IN the
streets of Chicago in 1s47. The idea Of
army life in the southwest struck him
as a good means Of strengthening his
constitution and he and younger brother
enlisted. Young TuIey's service in the
army was a heroess one. His company.
uf which he became captain. diS not get
Into any battle. News OF the treat5 of
peace reached them in camp in what is
now the territory of New Mexico. Captain
Tuley had very little money. not enough
to go home on. So, resigning his commits
sion in the army, he hung out a shinRle
as a lawyer in Santa Fe. And It vas here
he met, studied and traced the character
he sketches, follows:
At the time opened an ONCE there
were right next door to me a couple OF
lawyers, and the sign was Lemon & Rey-
nolds.' Reynolds had dropped out Of a
party going to California and had formed
a partnership with man by the name of
Lemon. So long as they had only printed
blanks to fill out, they got along pretty
well Reynolds had been a justice of the
peace. but Lemon never was a lawyer, so
when they had anything 20 draw up be-
yond filling in an ordinary blank they
came to me and they would give me - or
50 or s.. Upon the drippings Of that Office
lived for the first six or eight months.
Lemon was one of the most extraordinary
men it has been my fortune TO meet In
life-quite the most extraordinary. He vas
an Englishman, about fifty years OF age
at that time, an accomplished Greek and
Latin scholar, and a man OF magnificent
education, great suavity of manner, ard
talked the Spanish language as huently as
he did his own English His address was
70 suave, his manners were so cordial and
pleasing that he had no trouble in getting
clients the trouble was in taking care OF
them after he got them.
Real Globe Trotter.
This man appeared in Santa Fe one
morning, came apparently out Of the
mountains, was arrested and put into the
lookup by Col Heal. who was command
ing officer at that time. Before proceeding
further I wish 10 tell you what l learned
of the history of this man Lemon, subse
quently. He was an Englshmsn by birth
and had been with Sir Ross IN his expedi-
tIon TO the north pole In 1929 to 1892. As
YOU viii remember this expedition led to
some very important discoveries, the dis
covery OF Sir Williams Land, and, l be-
leve, for the first time the location of the
north pole was determined; I. e., whore
II was supposed to be. Next. as 1 traced
this man, from his own conversation and
that Of others. he appeared in Montreal and
was carrying en- large theatrical estab-
lishment. One night the theatrical estab-
llshment was burned down. The cry was
raised OF incendarism. and Mr. Lemon
disappeared between two days. He GER
tainly, from his conversation. had lived
some time in India and Egypt, showed
acquaintance with those countries that
could only be acquired by actual residence
/ strongly believed that az one time he
had been a pirate on the coast of South
America. We found out that he was at one
time a Baptist preacher in the eastern
part Of Kentucky; he was certainly capa-
BILE of the most fervid eioquence ! have
ever heard in my life; though have heard
Clay, Webster, Ingersoll and all the noted
orators OF this country, l never heard a
man WIN tOulu NcIlildnu the English
language or influence by his eloquence as
this man Lemon could. As a Baptist
preacher he was a success; he got up a
great revival, and did a great deal Of
good, undoubtedly. In converting the
wicked But one day he disappeared from
there: he got into some woman scrape.
and left between two days.
The next trace 1 got OF him he was
living IT. Southwestern Mexico. An Eng
lish vessel had put into port of the west
coast, the Pacific coast, whore Lemon was
living, engaged in merchandising 1t
was a large trading vessel. After a few
days Lemon invited the officers up 70 his
house TO a dinner and. very singularly,
after that dinner they all died within the
space of eight DAYS. Lemon claimed TO be
censignee OF that vessel; he had papers
apparently. to show H. he took charge of
the vessel, sold all the cargo and the vessel
also.
When our troops had captured and were
N occupation OF Chihuahua, re came 20 our