Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-22


Of Colorado. purchased by the bale at 8
cents a share, with liberal discount for
cash, and unloaded on the easy marks at
81 a share, is responsible for the sojourn Of
William T. wintermute. promoter in the
New York Tombs. Wfntermute played the
game with gold-rim mining stock Per-
sonapy he passed up the common run OF
easy marks, preferring 10 deal with well
bred ladies and gentlemen" anxious 20 get
In on the ground floor. But his vocal as
ISOLATE. an ex-minister named Herman
Warszwiak, chose the members of his old
profession for his beneficence, leading them
from the toll and hardships OF poverty TO
the golden gates OF affluence None broke
In. The two pals got the money, and the
victims dropped into the subcellar. Among
the foreign victims are the Dowager Count
ess OF Tankerville Of Tunbridge Wells,
England. $4,000; Miss Henrietta Elont Tun-
bridge Wells, $4,000; Misses Louise. Adele
and Anna Elont, The Hague, each 1900;
M. Houldey. Durham, England 5000; MARI
M. Jacobs, London 5000; N Beatrice
shaw, London, 5000; Anna Won Merlecke,
nottingham, 5000. wintermute is charged
with using the mails TO defraud,
Speaking of typographical errors in news
papers, James r. Tanner of New York, a
former printer and newspaper man says;
Two articles had been prepared for New
York daily, one containing a sermon
preached by an eminent divine, and the
other about the freaks of a mad dog. I'm
fortunately, the foreman, when making
up the form, mixed them, producing an
article which ran something like this:
The Rev. James Thompson. rector Of
ISt AndrpWfa had 20 large
eoncourse Of people on Sunday last. This
was his last sermon. In a few weeks he
will bid farewell to his congregation, as
his physicians advise him to cross the At
lantic He exhorted his brethren and sis
tiers, and after offering a devout prayer
took a whim to cut up some frantic freaks
He ran up Timothy street TO johnson, and
down Benefit street to College. At this
stage OF the proceedings a couple Of boys
seized him, tied tin kettle 20 his tail, and
he again started. A great crowd collected,
ana Tor time there was grand scene OF
noise running, and confusion. After some
trouble he was shot by a policeman.
John Purroy Mitchell, president Of the
| Board of Aldermen, now acting mayor of
New York has had brilliant career In
his short political life. -Four years ago his
name was practically unknown outside his
own immediate circle of friends. At that
| time he occupied an unimportant position in
one Of the New York City departments. Yet
that was the beginning of his career. No
opportunity has presented itself to this
man, so young in years, that he has not
grasped and used as a foothold in his climb
| to political and civic prominence.
| Mr.. Mitchell is only 30 years old,
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commissioner of the city After leaving
college he took up the study of law and
graduated from the Columbia Law school
With his legal training to back him, Afr.
Mitchell entered the corporation counsers
office, and when Mayor Mcclellan ordered
an investigation of Borough President
Ahearn's office 1t was young Mitchell who
| worked most tirelessly commissioner
Of accounts. 1t was this Investigation which
launched him on his career.
Mrs. Frances Morgan lives with her hus-
band and two daughters on the second floor
Of 96S Broadway, Williamsburg, She is
| little woman, but possessed of grit and
muscle, which Eugene Perst can vouch
for.
While the members of the family were
taking an afternoon nap Perst descended
the rear fire escape from the roof and
entered the Morgan apartments through a
window Mrs. Morgan was in a room ad-
joining the kitchen, while the other men,
bers OF the family were in the front Of
the house. She was awakened by the noise
made by Perst.
| Instead of fainting or going into Mysteries
Mrs. Morgan reached over and picked up
large, thick hickory stick With that under
the covers she awaited developments. She
feigned sleep when Perst crept softly into
the room He went about the house picking
| up trinkets and other things that he could
put in his pocket, and had just taken Mrs
Morgans poclSetbook, containing NS, when
| she Jumped out OF bed.
Perst had his back to Mrs. Morgan, and
she orept up behind him and dealt him a
| blow that brought him to his knees. He
tried to regain his feet, but she laid the
stick across his shoulders and back in such
a manner that he begged for mercy. She
made him stand up and empty his pockets,
| and then marched him downstairs into the
hands OF a policeman.