The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-05

Whllat these letters had been or.
culattnK tho lie af the Edaliis had,
as / have already said. heen made
miserable by series II most inxcn-
ioua aud daring hoaxea. many %
which might have aeemnd comical
had Il net been for the EfnarHdy %
such persecution. n all SORTS 81
"a pefs the spurious wants ~ llev
a. Edaiil % Great Wyftey broke
out by letter and by advertisements
i,sreury caused no aualua 90 the
hidden eannplrAtof Ain Edaiji be-
came TO thesa sffaaions an enters
prizink matrimonial eaeni. with y
number Of ladies. their charms and
fortunes mast realistically catas
i0auea. y nom he Was ready 90 dis
pose II II any eligible bachelor Ills
house was advertised to be let for
tho mnat extraordinary purposes.
TITS servant Kiri was summoned
over to wolverhamptan 20 view the
dead body ~ a nenexlstsnt sister
supposed 10 be lying "a a public
houne. TFadsapecpie brought cart
Loads o. unnfdegsd goods 90 the
xiekraEs An unfofsansts parson
nom NerWioh flew across % Great
wyfsey en- the ufsept summons -
the Rev. sharpurii i1dalih only g
fnd himself tho victim ~ . fqrHefy
rfuailf. 10 the confusion ~ anyana
y no lmaKines that the yoeth %
Guafae Edalii MAS annoying himself
ana plaesna heartieea trieka aroa
his uNn peopis. there came a forged
rs,fusY "a tae puhiie nfsas. b~sln-
alma with tho words We. the un.
dprelensa. u. " r Eaaili ard Frsdk.
i,fookss. both residing in the parish
~ Great wyrley. 90 hereby declare
thar We are the sole aothofa and
writer's ~ certain anonymous letters
received ~ various persons during
the last ta montha~ The apoiaNf
then Eoea on 90 express regret for
uttsFaneee against tts fatuffte pre-
sexe Of shs unknown Upton ,the ser
geant Of police al cann0eh. and also
against Elisabeth FuAfsF Thia pfrs
tended apology was q eQssse. ~
cnce dlsoWned ~ the KaaiIle. and
must. think. ronYinev any Fvaeeas
able man. II there eefe aircady any
pfoof for doubt. that the f.aalils
wrre Hat pefarcutine themselves IN
this Hat8snlng fashien
Before ieaFinm this subject % the
AnanyHeas lstt~rs u tssz. whlrh
hruatha revenge aEAlaAt the t.dalii
famiiy. h,sonld llAs 70 uuots afsd
Hgronxlr emphasize tao expressions
Walsh haxe . farld nearing ~hen
taken sith ths actual opteene u the
fufure
On Nafsh ". ixaa. this real o.
pretended maniac says In = tetssf 70
the father -nefeT~ ths and - iris
year yant ktd wtil ~ eithaF IN the
graveyard Or dinKraeed for life =
Later. IN tfsr same letter. he sAfss
IN Yuu think that whsn re want
- vSnnet cory year kids writ.
ing N4shia ~ years 81 tho fs-
ceips u that letter the Kid o.
Georse Estalit. had indeed heen 1is-
grneea fef life ana Anonymous ist-
tiers whleA lsnitatsd his banaN Fitina
had r1aYei = part Is Bis downfkns
u e difficult after this O. doubt
hat the sfhsHcf If fssa was issn-
gicai with thn writer Il the isatsgn
ln 1895
AfnasE she nRny hoaxss and an
nsYaHess praftfrsd taftHk thrs4
ysars aas tho cGnffHasi laying q
5hfeeta within ttr wharfage afuuhts
ard On the window atiia 90 under
tho doors. derg with aueh audaeiiY
that she ealpFss was mare than ones
nearly caught IN the ark Thstu
waa sns 81 thrse inelaaufs Nhish !
mass ailats - at sssna length. sfa
ihsexb e 49, trivial - iia~it y has
considerable inpssFtauFe a. forunine
link hekAeea the antTaxps % ites
ana ~ fsst aud also hseauae y
shawa fas she first iiuts thr very
strong aaspfrioa which capt. TIE
Hon. q A. Arson. chief oanatabis u
staffordshlfa-- tnfiusnced. SO daats.