Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-02
(which Was Richter ?

s&lDeft iacHtcf. lie was III Snat tIlne
xwenty light Years old and bad conSid-
G9able landed property. Richter WAS =
xfaiet. retiring man. respectable and
honest and well liked and at the date
IKE give was keeping company WIFI Il
Young woman. They quarrcled about
nometl,ing. and he suddenly disap-
scared. He was living with his moth
VI, and it was shown that lie got NJ,
about midnight and left the house.
That was the last to he seen Of HIM for
many a year,
las Richter had no brothers or sisters
the government took charge Of his
pFOperty after one year and held lit in
trust, while q reward of $500 WAS of
NED for information concerning him.
Ell hen five years bad passed aud not
a ling had been heard of the missing
&hter he suddenly appeared at his
99ne-that is mar claiming TO be he
1ppeared. He entered the house @ne
hung up his hat on the same
|110 hook and then turned aud ell
&rAced his mother. lie used to he clean
MAVEN. Now be had whiskers That
SEAg the only difference the mother de
cted. He was welcomed as her long
ut son. and of all the people who
X&Ine to see him 40 one questioned his
1aentity. Richter claimed that he had
&ene away to America because of the
&uRrrel with the girl. who was now
MARRIED. The government was notified
IN his return, and steps were being
ken TO return his property when
MQmething happened. The wife whom
~ had quarreled with rs a grl came
b4Ck to her old home on a visit. When
ne heard that her old lover was home
Akain of course she wanted to see him.
~ lodged meeting as long as posi-
N1e, but it came about at length. Aftei
ne meeting the woman said she doubt
"a the identity Of the person. Other
B&1ple began 10 WONDER and finally |
TIE another was the only one that did |
3f0& doubt. The government took the
matter in hand. and Richter was
40Need to submit TO an examination. |
lGWaS the woman With whom he had |
4uAfreled that wrought his downfall. |
osNepeate some of the words lhat |
had passed between them. but lie could |
not describe the interior of her father's |
house. He could not tell how maNy
qreAents he had given her.
AssWithin less than two hours the man
Who had even fooled the mother of the
sing man was pronounced an i'm
q q nd t0 10 IL for trial and in |
the end he got fifteen years in prison.
JuDt two years after his exposure an
other Richter turned up. He walked
Into the house as cool as you please.
md almost the first question he asked
VIII about Katrina. the girl he had
Qnarreled with. He inquired after
twenty different persons, made his way
ahout the house as if he had been born
b 36sand the mother rather reluctant
" VT kpted him for what be claimed
to be- MThere were four persons Oh the
farm that had been employed there
Tor many years. This Richter greeted
HEM all by name as they approached
him to shake hands. One of them had
lost child by accident about the time
Richter went away. This man re-
se1red to it and gave the particulars
For a week the mother watched him
Ind asked questions, and at last she
VAS satisfied and accepted him. Most
Is the neighbors did the same. but
here was one man that set a trap
or him. The woman who had exposed
he other had now inmigrated to Amer
ca. This Richter claimed that he had
1een In England all the time. running
! truck garden near Manchester In
he next village to konisberg was Il
7Oung man who had passed three wears
n a German mercantile house in Man
chester. He WAS got to come over and
question Richter. who claimed to be
7ery familiar with the town. The ras-
ais downfall sec. came. He could
lot name five streets. In fact. he could
ell no more Of the city than any oae
rho had given it a careless glance on
he map. He ..,ied TO bluff it cut but
'he government officials We're notified,
md he was arrested tried and received
Eaentence of twelve years.
saSSlx months later the third Richter
!Tpeared but he didn't carry his
e far. When questioned hy the
ner he gave many correct answers.
Two of the four employees of the
k#Were ready TO declare that he
ne rea Albert Richter when the
@S nerve failed him, and he dis
Mfed before he could be arrested.
plan enough to the people that
Y4e imrostors had seen and talked
k1chter In fact. they must have
&hums Of his to find out what
Months after the disappearance
bird impostor the real Richter
Ma but it was to be looked upon
fal. His mother had become
kened that she dared not say
he was the real son or not.
= that he looked the same as
went away, but he did not act |
Same He was more silent |
kpse. The government officials