The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-17
DECLARES PARIS
RENEWS.H|SYO
Theodore Meyer, Aged American
Goes In for Expensive
Sports.
PROMINENT ON RAcE-TRACKs
Dealer in "Holy Relics" Arrested
for Practicing
Frauds.
PROMINENT ON RAcE-TRAcKa
ny VANCE THoMpsoN.

Especial Gable to Tho Times Dispn,eh.1
Paris July 16-Another American
who Is going In for expensive sport.
racing In Paris--is tho aged Theodore
Meyer, formerly Collector OF the Port
OF New York. also Comptroller. Since
the death of his wife, son and daugh-
Ter. Mr.. Meyer. who is over seventy
years old, has been living In Paris.
where he is ono OF the prominent fig
urcs on the race-tracks, in fashionable
restaurants and other resorts.
Ills daughter-in-law and young
granddaughter. the only remaining
members OF his family. occasionally
visit him. but he refuses to return to
New York. He tells his friends:
Paris is the only city In the world.
have renewed my youth here
Mr.. Meyers racing adviser lis Miss
Estolle Radford. of Boston. one OF
the most brilliant American women in
Europe. She is said to have moro
Jewels than any Of the famous Paris
ians. Her appearance on the race
track faxed up with diamonds is ona
of the sensations of the racing season.
Acting on her advice. the former
Collector of the Port of New York
has decided to get together Lot OF
horses. Paris Sport the racing
paper. states that he has already
formed the nucleus OF what promises
to BIO successful stable.
Miss Forsythc in Her Glory.
Miss Hattie Forsytre. with her Pom
eranian dogs, her huge hats and her
high-powered motor cars and her
solitary distinguished visitor, is tho
most talked of girl In Paris. She Is
living at quiet family hotel in tho
West End. where most OF the guests
are Americans.
When they found Miss Forsythe mi
the hotel they gays up all thoughts
OF sightseeing in Paris. and waited in
the reception room to watch her go
out in her motor car with her famousl
Pomeranians.
Tony Drexel, Jr.. though he Is In
Paris. did not call on Miss Forsythe.
Following close upon the arrest and
exposure of Sister Candida comes an
other religious scandal In Paris. This
time 1t is case OF thrifty dealing in
holy relics" A benevolent old gem
tleman OF eigbty-three. with venerable
and almost sanity features. fine man
ners and white whiskers, worn In tho
flowing fashion of long ago, has been
arrested. charged with practicing
frauds on the devout. and incidentally
making a vast profit out of his dupes.
His name is NJ. Dupray dc la
old gentleman founded what he called
THE Economic Arm OF the Church."
and from the simple and >wcalthy
Catholics who Joined the association
he secured donations OF a princely'
character.
A Fortune From the Devout.
But the most interesting source OF
NJ. de la Maherie's income was coll
lection of holy relics" CHIEF among
these was box containing what tho
old gentleman described with much
solemnity as a lock OF hair from the
Saviour's head. There were other
relics. bits of bone and bits II iron.
and these were exposed to believers in
private ut so much a glimpse. In re-
turn. those he favored hcaped NJ. de
la Maherie with solid gifts for chari-
ties.
But the commerce came to the ears
of the Vatican. The venerable gem
tleman was denounced. and when ha
was brought before the police COM
missary thH unfailing records of NJ.
Bertillon showed that the dealer in
relics had served a term in French
prison way back" IN 1856 as cons
mon swindler.