Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-11-02
MASTER ROGUE
IN COURT lime
Light AGAIN

New York, Nov. 1.-The filing of
suit for divorce in the supreme Court
daughter of Samuel Newman OF the hrh
OF RothSchild e Newman. cotton mer-
chants against her husband, James ian
rays WilnamS,. once more brllSS h'o
the lime light Of publicity the name ana
wonderful career of Harry SiIperberg,
known in both henispheres, as one OF
the most accomplished swndlers in MS
tory. The man whom Miss Newman mar
ried called himself James JaItrays VIII
llams but ii appears that his real name
is Harry Silberberg and that at differ
ent times during his varied career ne
has been known under many other aiiases
Silberberg was born in Atlanta Ga,
about forty-tive years ago. lis father
was q rabbi who had come to this coull-
try from Russia and had ACCUMULATED a
fortune by becoming Il blockade runner
during the civil war. Young Harry did not
obtain a very thorough education. but
began to work in one OF his father
stores when he was less than fifteen years
of age At his fathers death Harry Sill
herberg became. the part owner o.
chain of profitable stores in Kansas, Mis-
souri, and Arkansas. For Il While he de-
voted himself TO his business and made u
success of it, but horse racing gambling
and women proved his undoing and soon
he had not only run through his fortune
but run deeply into debt. .. r.
For a while Silherberg had a good Do-.
sitiOn in California as a writer OF adj
vertisements, but his fast life again
caused him to run into debt ana he ran
away to Mexico. There he ventured his
first swindling operation, but was caught
and sentenced to three years impriSon-
ment. His persuasive manner won him
the friendshiup of the Governor OF chi
huahua and after a few days in prison
Silherberg was paroled and became the
secretary of the Governor. While he held
that position Siberbers devoted himself
10 the study of English, Spanish and
French and also studied 4 book on cit
quette to improve his society manners.
With $500 in his pocket Silberberg left
Mexico and went to New York. He OBJ
tanned a good position as an advertise
ment writer, but debts soon compelled
him to leave the city. Taking the name
ter sWindlng an architect out Of $4,000
he went to Rochester. taking the name of
J. c. Davis. 1t was under that name
that he married there for the first time
The bride WAS the daughter Of a veal
thy lumberman and she left him on the
wedding trip, when lie was arrested for
obtaining $500 on forged drafts She
subsequently obtained a divorce and Sill
berbere went to Europe, where he trav-
oled extensively. swinding many wealthy
persons and thus obtaining the money
and credit which enabled him to live III
prncely style
Upon the advice of an Austrian countess
whom he met in Vienna and with whom
TIC Dctdilt llitiillttt &c. ilt DtSoiil ~ poSC
as j. Cunningham Drayton, q c0nnec-
non of the AstOrS. Under that name he
gained admission TO the most exclusive
circles in Austria aud other European
countries and, wherever he went he left
trail OF SWindling operations. unpaid
debts and forged papers. While in London
Silbarberg was arrested for some SWindl-
ing operations in Germany. He WAS eX-
traditcd and sentenced to three years in
prison.
He was parolcd after Il few months
and returned TO the United Etates. He
sought the mild climate Of Texas and
there married a wealthy girl in Dallas.
who soon also obtained Il divorce. Then
he Went TO Denver, where he entered the
political field and by Governor Thomas
was appointed q commissioner to raise
funds for special mining exhibit at the
Paris Exposition. Silberherg collected
Paris. Later lie stumped Montana for
Senator W. \. Clark, who made him edi-
tor of one Of his papers.
Soon Si!berberg grew tired of the life
Of an editor and went to New York.
where he lived in great style at the Wall
dorf- Astoria. He became acquainted with
Il handsome and clever woman, who be-
ioved him to be the real Mr.. J. Coleman
DlaEton and Joined him on a trip around
the world, posing as his wife. They trav-
eled in luxurious style, were received and
feted by rulers, princes. and high OIL
Gals III the various countries and had
no difficulty in obtaining money and cred
it. Returning to the United States Sill
Derb"rg committed many large sWindl-
ing operations and then returned to Lon
don. where he promoted $4,000 railroad
scheme in Chile. obtaining from bankers
and others several hundred thousand dol
lars. He was exposed, bur not arrested
TO avoid scandalous disclosures which
would have been unavoidable had he been
prosecuted.
SHOT COSTS $3.50.
Lieutenant Colonel L. Picard finds that
The firing Of one shell of the twelve-inch
naval grn costs 1850 francs, or about
500 This amount is divided as follows:
The cost Of the proicctiIe. which weighs
40 Ellogramme3 (about $40 pounds is
1900 francs ($30oe The charge weighs
1856 kilosrammes about 29t nounds,) and
costs 100 francs (abnut $780, The gnn
costs 800 SEQ francs tahOlt $40, 000). TAX
ing the life Of The gun as 200 shots each
shot Wouu cost l,7j francs, or about
$780,