Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

therefore assume that he knew what
he was doing. In secret service his.
tory the Brazilian case is notable in
that it resulted in the first conviction
under the new law.
In the late SOS the movement for a
Democratic government in the empire
of Brazil had taken on great strength.
Stories of the marvellous resources of
the country and of the unlimited DOS.
sibilities for achieving power and
money were reaching the United
States. A political upheaval in
country of great natural wealth is al
ways a tempting bait to soldiers of
fortune the world over, and the &C.
counts of Brazilian conditions that
reached southern Texas about this
time were not to be resisted by the
more adventurous. A party was made
up for Brazil, and in this party were
two brothers, Lucius A. and Joseph A.
White. Lucius was a mere lad in his
teens, while Joseph was nearly 20
years his senior and more a father to
the boy than a brother. Joseph was
married. The Whites were the sons of
Judge White, who settled in southern
Texas in 1889 and who was noted
lawyer and jurist of that section
Judge White was man who was held
in the highest esteem on account of
his strict integrity and learning, and
his sons grew up respected in their
native state. Lucius had studied civil
engineering and was an engineer or no
meager ability. Joseph was farmer.
But in both the brothers there was
strong spirit of adventure, and after
listening to the stories of gold and
diamonds to be found and fortunes to
be made easily in rubber, coffee and
general agriculture, told by returned
Texans, the brothers decided to Join
the party bound for the South Amer
lean empire, which finally landed at
Rio Janeir0.
While in Rio Janeiro Lucius White
met young woman who was visiting
there and whose home was in Florida,
He courted and married her, and three
children were born to them. In 1884
he decided to return to the states to
live, and brought his family to Florida.
where he stayed a few months, going
from there to Whitney, Tex, where
he bought a 90-acre farm for $4,000
and settled down to the life of a Tex
as farmer.
In the early part of the summer of
1885 the United States district attor-
ney at st. Louis received an anonym.
Gus letter stating that certain en-.
craving house of that city was pre-.
pairing plates from which were to be en-.
graved a large number of slips which
had the appearance OF bslng imita.
tons of the currency CT ne Empire Of
Brazil. 'a~
The letter in qIsstion pointed ont
that which seemed to be crime in
process of execution, and, anonymous
or signed, tho letter was not to be
ignored. It was turned over to me.
| and we1t to work on the case.
I found the manager and va.
intasC,ed by him that he believed
Ma 6rm did have contract
- e1fs*<>s plates for and print
Ece4ne Brazilian matter: but ha
claimed to be ignorant of the iden.
tity OF the party with whom the con.
tract was made and of the exact char
acter'of the commodity contracted for.
l was told to return later and consult
with the Official of the concern who
had made tie contract and who was
conversant with all the details. This
did. This gentleman, after learning
who was, told me that man named
Lucius A. White had contracted with
the firm for plate of "cigar label"
to be used in the Brazilian trade. The
work was under way at that time.
With this information the Brazilian
consul was callsd into consultation.
The appearance u the plate was de.
scribed to him and he pronounced it a
duplicate Of the front Of the B.axiliap