Arizona republican., 1917-07-30
JEAN vA[JEAN SEEN
 IN REAL LIFE.
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 STOCKHOLM, July 29.-The story of Victor Hugo's character of Jean Vatican in Les Miserables" the es- caped convict who made of himself a respected and wealthy man has been duplicated in real life in Sweden. The denouement, however, was different, for whereas the detective who discov- cred Valjeans identity did not arrest him. the Swede, less fortunate, was denounced and his denouncer is claim ing a reward of a thousand crowns of fered years ago for the mans appre- hension.
 Gotthard Lindberg first came into conflict with the law 13 years ago He was at the time respected and fairly we'll to do owner of a farm near Ud- devalla, and a member of the provin- cial diet. He became involved in un- fortunate timber speculations and it is charged, forged some papers. Then he disappeared This was in l9ot, Fonr years later the police of the Island of Aland arrested a Swedish American who called himself Gotthard Dahlbom on a charge of forging a check. The Finnish authorities say they discov- cred that Dahlbohm was identical with the vanished Swede, Gotthard Lind berg.
 Lindberg was sentenced to two years imprisonment. While awaiting transfer to the prison at Helsingfors he attempted to escape, and it is all legged, gave the prison warden a poisoned piece of candy. For this he was sentenced to further eight years 1 Imprisonment.
 Thereupon the Swedish authorities IN. ,;,l, permit Lindberg to be brought tc Swe- den for a judicial inquiry into his crimes here The request was granted and the man was brought to Uddevalla While the investigation was going on he escaped from jail by saving throue h the bars of his cell This was in June, 1909. Efforts made to find him were without avail Lindberg had great numbers of friends in the district, and there was also general sympathy with him because of the reports that he had been brutally treated in the Finnish | jails, and no one would betray him.
 In October, 1909, man calling him. | self Fritz Anderson bought a large farm in Dalstory, province of Wester- gotland. The new owner displayed great energy and intelligence and speedily took a leading place in lis community He became the local lead CT of the conservative party, but stead fastly refused public office, which was many times offered him. His down fall was due to an unconquerable ten dency toward litigation. He was ire quently involved in lawsuits owe trifling matters, generally trespas actions connected with hunting rights and had the misfortune on one occa sion to be opposed by an attorney wht had had to do with the investigation at Uddevalla eight years earlier anC who was struck by Anderson's resem.
 blance to Lindberg. He secured sam ples of the suspected mans hand
 writing, which confirmed his suspicion
 and Anderson was arrested. He i
 now in jail at Udde valla
 Lindberg is said to have accumulated
 property worth more than 10000
 crowns in his eight years of liberty
 1t has been learned that he spent il
 the United States part of the time be
 tween his flight from Uddevalla i !. 1904, and his arrest on Aland. He
 said to have been prominent in Swedis circles in New York city and afterWar went to Bridgeport, Conn, where h
 found employment with a lumber firm
 He also spent some time in Mime
 apolis.