New-York tribune., 1907-11-30
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Nan He'd in Pittsburg Said To Be
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PittsburE Nov. 22-Reginald Spaudins. or
oscar = Spare. o. George Frederick Spate- was
-oc released from jzu today. another fve-day
commitment having bee7 lodged against him N
v.e7- OF sensational Developments From reports
received il IS asserted that SPaulding was at
one time 2 convict in South Africa, but that re
: really son-in-Iaw ot LADY SufHeld, who Re
claimed would bring abou. the sntro5uctLons OF
Americans a. ,he Court of 81 James's
The Pic-Sbtrg police received letter today
from Inspector McCar7ey, of the New YORK
Police Department. in which he said that
Spzuld..s Or Spate vas not wanted there He
iuclosed. however. e report made BY New
Eo-a detective. IS follows.
Srste. tza man under arrest Il Plttzh-rE. Is
,re same man whom r7et IT cane Town South
Africa ar -re Mount Nelson Hotel He adver-
tise6 rhs-e for men % aC- agents for t1e
American Trading COMPANY. and tney were 20
q ;uto cze interior q South Africa and collect
aides ana IVORY from natives which they were
- ship - -srl0Cs points These agents were
required n deP0Si- GI10 IN money ~ secure
rha = sit'cC< He collected the amount from
many young men This was II March 1903 He
vas arrested while boarding tEe steamer Wal
mar Cas-fe. for England He was convicted and
Se-ve6 f1- tF-7 years in rEe government prison
re y eS a'S9 ~ Sor7TTSSoLTE- Sour1 africa ar1
tried 70 secure 4 franchise from The park con-
-1iss-0-ars % pgt benches in Jcubsrt PARK but
vas refused
simultaneously with this report. a co-r-uni-
cation reached the Pi,rsb1rg police from
source which they viii not diylIee - ths effec-
rha- Srau-6iug under the name ot George Fred
eric. SPsts, vas married in 1902 u 3Iurie,
daughter o. Lord and Ladv SuA7eld who, II vas
said. let- her home in Lo7do1 because of alleged
difference with he- parents, and went 70 South
africa as Z Red cross nurse.
Spara, j. Is alleged in this communication. IS
Younger son ot 81 titlei English family. VIII
TO patriT1Cny. re obtained suhslteru berth il
the English army. and fought in South Africa
during the Beer way. - the close - the wax
he reTGt--' in South Africa where. u is said.
he became card sharp. While he vas wander
ing about South Africa, e Is alleged. - mar
rtei the daughter OF Lord and Lady Su7s,d.
who had some money which sre rad invested
II ranch. Spate Is said 70 have been manager
o, the ranch. and while n that position % have
married the owner secretly.
sPata, G; this time. IS alleged IN have sold -
his VIE and otrer persons q "sa-ted" dia-1on5
mine. after which i IS charged - took her INFO
the interior ~ Africa where ne deserted her IN
the land ~ th= zulu chief Mosiukapse. Then IL
IS said. re returned 70 Johannesburg. where he
reported that his vie had been killed by the
natives I Is said he then started - organize
= nsw Zulu kingdom. with himself as CHEZ. with
the object OF going into the land ot MosilkapSe
and aveHging the death ot his wife
Just about this time, the rapport continues. the
woman appeared a. Johannesburg. accompanied
by messengers from Mostfksrse. who had
brought her safely from the interior. This was
In January. 1888 Shortly after this. Tho IL
formant oE the police says. Spate was arrested
and sent to the government prison
A friend Of Lady sufssld - this city as,s- -ea4.
ing Tire weird narrative from Frttsbu-z las, rtEsr
said that she never had q daughter named Aurisi
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