Bisbee daily review., 1907-05-26
FAKE INVENTOR LANDS GERMAN
 MERCHANTS
On the Strength of His Re- Semhlance to Thomas A.. Edssoa Smooth Swindler Got Money Everywhere,
aesDeeiai Cable to Review ) By Walter Dunkirk.


 BRRx&. May 25.-A number of Gerusz naaufacturers who for some weeks had believed they were to be partness of Thomas A. Edison. the great AHerican inventor, are today mouraang the loss of many thousand marks. shich they had paIo lo a man. who tmpersonating the inventor, had asked tAem to back him financially as he sntezded to start a great fac tory in germany.
 The aaR who had just been ar reshed ct Vienna proves to be Bohe- had operated in Hamburg, Prague, Berlin and Vienna.
 On tAe strength of his resemblance to Thoazes Edison, he got money ereryvAere, telling that because the trusts in America had taken from him the psoSits of all his inventions, he had tef1 his native country forever and intended to spend the remainder of his days in Germany.
 According to the police, the man is, and for years has been insane. Four years sEa he was arrested for swind- ling and sent to an insane asylum at Bressas. In September, ISu3, he and sortrait painter, Edward Bied- erman sscceeded in escaping from the institut1ez leaving behind a letter to the cAiek physician in which they said: -We thank you, Professor, for the wseer-cure, which may be benefi- ciai to eeze people, but as we prefer beer we are forced to leave this asy- lum-~
 Soos afterwards Czapek appeared here aud swindled a number of p.-Up.S before he was caught and sent to an insane asylum in Western Prussia where Ae remained until December 1906. ekez he again escaped.
 In Apra he began his career as an inperssnatpr of Edison, and deceived even high government officials, whom he offered has latest invention, an automatically dirigible airship, which would zake tSeTmany inyincible in the asE.
 wnez arrested M Vienna, he i'm sisted skak he was really Thomas Ed ison aaa declared that If he had szrinsilea people, he had chosen this way Of making humanity pay for his invertisss. which hitherto had brought him no financial return. He will nos ke sent to an insane asylum for the rAird and, it Is hoped, last time.
 Unpleasant complications, which win iag sare the secret workings of the German war department, may foi- low the arrest of four German army officers sk Brussels, accused of es- poinagR
 The sxrest was brought about in a cuTSozse way Some weeks ago an advertisement appeared in Brussels pappev lar an intelligent young man. a non-coRmissioned officers in lne Belgian army preferred, who you'd be ~eH semunerated for certain ser vices
 A uou-eommissioned officer who answered the advertisement was ask ed to keep an appointment the follow ing day. He was met by a stranger who isfs<med him that the present difficu9 situation in Morocco might result iz war between France and Germany. and that Germany wished certain insermaton regarding the num- erous Sorts of the Mouse, especially NamaT. MaIonne and Lege.
 Tho nen-commssoned officer refused indignantly. Several days later the solder encountered the man in the street and gave him into custody. He proved ts be a German officer, and his arrest was followed by that of three Baea who were working with him .....
 The aaaTtette claim that they were employed by private detective agen- cy to work against France and not Belgiua, but certain papers found in their rooms are said to prove mat they weee in the service of the Ger man War department and were to be promooes and well paid if they sue ceeded fB getting the information wanted
 Some interesting experiments were made yesterday with police dogs in the Sehwarenburg Park at Vienna. The animals used were German sheep dogs. greatly resembling wolves wolves
 The 6egs proved very successful in carrying messages. They covered over half a mile in three minutes, bringing message from an outpost, taking back an answer and then re- turning to eheadquarters.'
 trizi to illustrate the use of the animals in saving drowning persons nearly had a fatal ending. The vic tim was dragged by a dog across the the pond in which the experiment was made. but as the animal kept his head under the water he was half drowned when he reached the bank.
 In another case a supposed burglar, who was purzued by one of the dogs, was so feroeiously attacked by the animal that he had to be rescued from his caBtor
 The < srchduchess Isabella, after the trial. ordered a number of trained police dogs for the protection of her family when living in the country.
 The Munich criminal court is oe. cupied for 9 month to come with the biggest and most sensational case in it's history. There are sixteen prs oners, charged with organized usury fraud, embezzlement and forgery; the indictment covers 250 folios and 251 separate counts; and no fewer than 75D witnesses will be called.
 The case is bound to reveal the shocking extent to which gabling and debaueheTy are indulged in by Ger man army officers and young aristo- crats The victims of the gang oi crooks and insurers include Prince Henry nf Hanau, Count Pocci. Baron Yon Yhzngen lfrom whom they ex tracted S1s0. .000) and Baron van Lang Puchsf, who lost $100,000.
 The sixteen prisoners include ex officers. doctor. private ---tective a jeweser. cycle dealer, milkman