The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-02

not describe the interior OF her fathers
house. He could not tell how many
presents he had given her.
Within less than two hours the man
who had even fooled the mother OF the
missing man was pronounced an i'm
postor and sent to jail for trial. and In
the end he got fifteen years in prison
Just two years after his exposure an
other Richter turned up. He walked
into the house as cool as you please,
and almost the FIRST question he asked
was about Katrina. the girl he had
quarreled with. He inquired after
twenty different persons, made his way
about the house as IL be had been born
In 1t, and the mother rather reluctant
ly accepted him for what be claimed
to be, There were four persons on the
farm that had been employed there
for many years. This Richter greeted
them 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-
ferred to it and gave the particulars
For a week the mother watched him
and asked questions. and at last she
was satisfied and accepted him Most
of the neighbors did the same, but
there was one man that set trap
for him. The woman who had exposed
the other had now immigrated to Amer
ica. This Richter claimed that he had
been in England all the time. running
truck garden near Manchester. In
the next village to Konisberg was a
young man who had passed three years
10 German mercantile house In Man.
chester He was got to come over and
question Richter, who claimed to be
very familiar with the town. The ras-
calls downfall soon came. He could
not name five streets. La fact. he could
tell no more Of the city than any one
who had given 1t a careless glanee on
the map. He tried to blur 1t out, but
the government officials were notified
and he was arrested, tried and received
q sentence Of twelve years.
Six months later the third Richter
appeared, but be didn't carry his
game far When questioned BY the
mother he gave many correct answers,
and two of the four employees of the
farm were ready to declare that be
was the real Albert Richter when the
fellows nerve failed him, and he dis
appeared before he could be arrested.
10 was plan enough to the people that
the three impostors had seen and talked
with Richter. In fact they must have
been chums OF his to find out what
they had.
Six months after the disappearance
Of the third impostor the real Richter
returned, but it was to be looked npon
Gs d rascal. His mother had become
40 frightened that she dared not say
whether he was the real son or not. !
All said that he looked the same as
when he went away. but he did not act /
quite the same. He was more silent
and morose The government officials
questioned him; they had the others.
but he could not be trapped He stated |
that he had gone away because of his I
Indebtedness and had at last brought |
up In South Africa, It was there that |
he had met the other men and. sitting |
around campiires. had told them Of |
his home. One Of them had been his
comrade for fourteen months
The mother and the neighbors were
satisfied that the man before them was
the true Albert Richter. but the gov
eminent wasn't He had to send TO
South Africa for proofs. and he had to
send to America and bring Katrina
over. and all In all 1t took him two
years to prove that be was himself.
II. QUAD.