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THE SCRANTON TEIBTOE-MONDAT MORNING, JULY 22. 1835.
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Washington Avenue.
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ACKA WANNA
. THE LAUNDRY.
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SB1BES I1DB OF
It Docs Not Fade.
It Does Not Crack.
WILLIAMS McANULTY
07 WYOSING AVENUE.
CITY N0TE8.
The Victor Emanuel society will picnic
at Waaler' grove this afternoon and to-
nifht.
Th Scranton Clerks association will
BoM a regular meeting on Wednesday
evening- at ttwir hall on Spruce street.
Four violators of the peace who were
arrested for assault and battery and could
not give bail were committed to the county
Jail yesterday. "Squire GUdea. of Area-
bald, sent John Mecikln and John Rebey;
Uqulrs Cooney, of Dunmore. sent Steve
TV ad ee worth and John Lucas. .
The racuiar meeting of the Central La
bor unhta will be held this evening at thoir
hall oa Lackawanna avenue. The Labor
Cay committee will have a report to
. make, also the organising committee Is
working up several Important matters,
ana an sntereatuig report may D ex-
pecud.
The employes of the People's market, 33
and 3$ Lackawanna avenue, had a very
pleosart outing- yesterday at Mountain
lake. A regular Glen Island clam bake
was one of the features of the day, which
was served In unusually good style by Ca
terer P. J. Mortiss and assistants. Sev
eral out-of-town people accompanied the
sftVri ""' consisted of Mr. and Mrs.
B. B. Antrim, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. An
trim, Danville; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cole
Dan, Bloomnburj; Miss Annie -St. Clair,
Florida; Miss Gregory, New Tork; Mrs.
Annie Andrews, Philadelphia; Frank
Frauenfelker, Robert Frauenfelker, Will
Mack. M. J. Ryan, Ed Walton, Benjamin
Jenkins, Paul Shuater, X Morrlss, J. J.
Duffy, j. Conohue
V JED TO KILL HERSELF.
M 5a J oka Abertsoa Took Laadaaam to
Jl Bad Her Earthly Troubles.
Boon after supper Saturday evening
Mra John Albert son, of 305 Forest court,
wallowed more than enough of laud
anum to kill her, and was found suffer
lar tatenee pain by a neighbor. Dr. T.
. Kay was summoned art J adminis
tered aoMdotea, which expelled the poi
son from Iter stomach. Stimulants
were next used; and the woman revived.
This la the second attempt made upon
her life within a year by Mrs. Albert
eon, choosing tba same means each
time. Per several days her mind has
not been normal, according to the stor
ies cf neighbors; they found her melan
choly and morose. Her husband is a
bartender at the Imperial hotel, Penn
avenue and-Lir den street, and they have
no children.
Before taktna- the drug she wrote a
note, stating that she wanted to die.
being trred of life; but not through any
rauit or her husband, as he always pro-
viaea xor ner comfort and was very
Kind.
Dr. Kay Is sure that she was tempo
rarily Insane, her mind overwrought
tttrongh brooding on some Imaginary
troubles.
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CAMBRIC
- SATURDAY EVENING CONCERT.
tersje AadUaa at Tonag Msa's Chrbtiaa
Aasosiatioa Hall.
An Instrumental entertainment was
tnjoyed by a largo audience Saturday
evening at Young- Men's Christian asso
ciation ball. The programme was ex.
Calient, the principal feature having
been the delightful banjo rendition of
Haydn's "Gypsy Rhonda"
Lawrence Kabcratroh. on the tHher.
and ft. X 3aughan, on the banjo, were
wn other performers whose artistic
playing evoked apeotal commendation.
Miss Lillian C. Hammett was the ac
companist.
f AN AFFLICTED FAMILY.
. three ef Its Mesa bars Have Died Within a
Few Weeks.
John, the e-year-old son of Mr. and
Una Michael Horan, of Capouee eve
, aue, died yesterday morning after a
snort uuiesi from kidney trouble.
This is the third child of Mr. and Mrs
Horan that has died with a few weeks.
the outers being 12 and 9 years of age
respectively, i.
- (-The funeral of John will fate place
--"this afternoon at t o'clock. Interment
in Hyde Park Catholic cemetery. , .
. Zsearsloa of the Etka
Seranton's Lodge of Elks has a larger
membership than any other Kike lodge
In the United States, comprising more
than 400 of the representative men of
tl e elty. On Wednesday, Aug. 7, the
annuel excursion will go to Lake Ariel.
, at t ten aire arrange me tits are In progress
make it on of the most successful
:. tie this season will witness.
' " . . - .
Bay .the Weber
Ecet the asst. At Ouerassy Brae.
leee two ef three teeth you've lost
L he replaced without plates at Dr. A
ih WaealesYa, Oslsa en Laaaawaana
. V s
mm EaCught m
Says Titt He Killed Felix DtiUilik
U ScUVDefcise.
HC IS A VERY C06L TOUXG HAN
Apparsatly Not Greatly Coaeereed Abaat
the Serloaa Charts That Is Baaglag
Over Hlsa-What Us Uas to
Say Concerning It.
Chief of Police 6lmpson arrived home
from Buffalo yesterday morning on the
I SO (Delaware, Lackawanna and West'
ern train, having In custody Joseph
Yisnl&kle, the young Tolander charged
with the murder of Felix Davldilalt on
Cihe night of Feb. 9 on Washington ave
nue flats.
As Visnlskle stepped from the train
after Chief Simpson, to whom he was
handcuffed, he did not seem at all es.
cited or as K he In the least gave any
consideration of the fact that he was
josEni visxiskie. :
Ktk ;to th eoene of his crime, where
possibly he may pay the death penalty
for his act. The patrol wagon was In
waiting aixl he was forthwith con-
veytxl to the station house to await the
necessary proceeding to formally com
mit him to the vour.ty jail.
His cool demeanor did mot leave him
even when the cell door clangod be
hind ihtm. He slept off and on until
about 7 o'clock In the morning, when
he expressed himself a being very
hungry and asked for breakfast.
He wad provided wfth a hearty
bresikfast, which he devoured with a
capaciousness that evidenced that if
his mind was In ar.y wise trowbled his
stomach was oiot. At dinner time
again he was given an extra dinner
ami at 5 o'clock he ate not onry his own
extra supper, but also the greater por
tion of the regular fare of another
prisoner In the ext cell, who was too
sick to eat.
Paced t'pand Down the Cell.
Towards the latter part of the after
noon Vis-niskle 'became very restless,
and paced up and down his morrow cell
for an hour at a time. Occasionally he
would exchange a word with ore or the
other of the 'plaln drunks" who were
in nearby celts, but at the approach of
-an officer he would cease talking alto
gether of change fais rpeech so that It
could not rb well understood, thereby
endeavoring to give out the impression,
that he can mot speak English, which
he sometimes maintain?. It Is known,
however, that he cam epeak very good
English, and his "me no urjderstind"
carries very little weijrht with K in
the cpinlon of the pol&ce.
When, teem yesterday . by a Tribune
reporter Vlsmts kle was nervously walk
ing up and down his cell with his head
down as In meditation. 'He could be
easily recognized from the portrait
printed to The Tribune, but fthe
marks' which the police drew such
particular attention to in the printed
description were. If amythlrrgv mis
leading. The description dwelt par
ticularly upon a mole alongside of his
nose. Vlsniskie ha mo mole alongside
of his nose, atrilctly speaking, although
he has two on his face. One is about
where the end of a short mustache
would be on the left side of ttie face
and the other is on the high-set point of
the cheek bone.
Hs Looks Like a Boy.
His- entire appearance is rather Ithat
cf boy than a man. He is eald to be
20 years of age, but he could pass for
18, easily. Altogether he Is quite good
looking and well put together; ln fact.
he might be callci handsome for
Polajider,
To the rporter Vlnnlskle showed no
desire to ibe interviewed and regarded
the question put to him with evident
surplclon. 'He, however, stated that
he wo sorry he had ever left Scranton
believing that he had etayed it
would not look so Ibad against him
He claims to be Innocent and to have
acted wholly In elf defense.
They came for me with knivec, and
I had to fhoot .to save my own life,'
said he.
"But did you ot go Ko your house
ami get the plsito), then come back and
shoot?" was asked.
"Ho, no. wo!" said he, vehemently;
"they tried to kill me and I shoot them"
He will be given a hearing this morn
ing, when several witnesses who gave
testimony at the coroner's Inquest will
fee present to testify atralnrt him. Only
sufficient evidence will 'be adduced to
commit him to the county Jail.
His own admission that he did the
shooting will be enough to hold tilm.
At alt evca.t, the- police claim to have
at hand witnesses galore to use If
meesary. -Some of these witnesses ae
under constant survelllarJce, and all
are under heavy balls to appear when
wanted.
What lis Told Cblsf Simpson.
On the way hither Vtanlskle was ex
tremely voluble ow any subJnct that
m!ht come up, with the exception of
the case In which lie is most Interested.
To Chief Slmpfon he dented at one
time that he did the shooting, but ad
mitted again that four or five made for
mm witn knives, a,nd he had to defend
himself. Whon the chMf asked him In
a casual way what he did with the r.
volver he said angrily he did not have
a revolver and he did ttit do the shoot
ink". CRUMP'S SUDDEN DEATH.
Blood Vessel of the Brsla Raptured by
a Fall.
.Mansfield Crump, a colored porter at
the Winola house, Lake Wlnola, died
suddenly yesterday morning, and as it
was thought there might have been foul
play connected with the event, a mes
senger was dispatched to Tunkhannock
for Dr. J. W. Denlson. coroner of Wvo-
mlng county, to hold an inquest The
doctor, upon arrival, learned that
Crump had complained In the mornlna-
of not feeling well and had said to one
of the attaches of the house that he
would go and He down for a while.
He went upto hla room In the third
story, where he Was found not long
after unconscious oil the floor. He died
shortly after bemg pickt up. The doc
tor empaneled the following urvi Dr.
W. M. Cress, foreman; T. R. fttark.
Andrew Town send, George Sogers, B.
F. 8ralth and Ira Broadhead. An au
topsy- revealed a ruptured bloodvessel
on the fcraln. which was the evident
cause of his death. He was eubject to
cramps, and. Toeing attacked with one
m ml V-t.a -. t nl. . ...I W I
of great severity, had fallen and rup
tured an artery at the base of the brain.
The coroner's Jury rendered a verSlct
In accordance with these facta Crump
had been an employe of the house for
two years. Though of positive African
blood himself, his wife -was a white wo
man.
FELL THROUGH A TRAP DOOR.
Teassater Who Hboald Uave Imitated the
Example of Lot's Wife.
While loading lumber at the storage
department of Jo&n Benore A Son's
lumber yard Saturday, Amos Ilunslntr-
er. a teamster, met with a severe in.
Jury. He fell through an open trap
door to the floor ibelow, eleven fet, and
struck on hta head.
ilunslnger was tightening a mpe
around the load of lumber, the rope
broke a'nd down he wont through the
hole behind mlm. 'Dr. Reynolds attend
ed him and ordered his removal to the
Lackawanna hospital. Ills home is at
14S South GartleM avenue, where he
albtdes with a wife and two children.
G01XCI TO ALLKXTOWN.
Saeagerrunde Will Compete In
Musical Festival at That Place.
Big
Today the ?ovantoni tfaengerrunde
will go to Allontown to compete In the
sangerfest, in which as many as thirty
eight singing societies from nil parts of
the state, from New York, Jersey City
and Brooklyn, have eivtt-rej. The prize
song which the Saengtrrundc will King
U "The Krleger's Xuchtwavhle." ly L.
von Liebe.
The members are: First tenors, Ous-
tav Schults, John iMals, Fred iMillor.
Carl Kuhl. Tterthold iSchott, I'hIHp
Oruf, Andrew (llon-n, William Kum,
Herman Brehm, tiustav Rappert, John
IllrschKr ur.d Harry Klaumlnzer; sec
ond te-norA John Lentes, CharKs Pell,
Johr J. Sk'hnelder, Theodore lleckman,
Frltx Hermann, Frlta Hclnx. rlt'lbant-lan
Herbster, Louis Ofta, A. Fiedler, Na
th Jacobs, Charles Gets and 'Richard
Zulajfer; first base, rhlllp Roi'olnson,
Anton TIsch, John IT. Schwenker, Joh-n
relner, Daniel Jacofos, Otto Robinson,
AImx Love, Fritz Schwenker, Jacob
Gelger, Joseph dtoaar and Jacob Hessj
second bassos, Johni Stoelber, William
RaiuK'hmaii, Theodore Lewert, Jacob
Klein, Emll Hermann, Charles Lewert.
John Zang, Oswald Mortenson and Al
bert Blnger. Professor Gustav Schmltt
Is -their leader and musical director.
The members will assemble at their
meeting place. Natter's hall, on. Alder
street, at 11 o'clock this1 morning. The
train that will convey them to Allen-
town will leave at 12.05, .noon. The
progranuie this evening .will consist of
a "kommers, which means a recep
tion to all the visiting singers.
Tomorrow the prize singing will take
place and Wednesday monnlng a pa
rade, followed by a picnic, at which the
prizes will be distributed. The friends
of the Saengerrunde will await anil
oussly he adjudication, 'as they confi
dently 'believe that the .home society
will win the first prize. The Saenjrer-
runde and all who accompany them
from Scranton- will register at the
Grand Central.
FOUGHT OFFICER FIERCELY.
And It Was Not His First Offonse of That
No tort.
John Garvey, who some time ago
tried to vangulsji Officer Boland, at
tempted Saturday night to do the same
trick to Officer Martin Flaherty, and as
In the former case he came out second
best.
Officer Flaherty alleges in hla report
of the case on the police docket that
he found Garvey drunk and asleep on
Plttston avenue, and upon awakening
his was viciously attacked. Garvey
hurled a large atone at the officer and
tried to close In with him, but a liberal
application of the officer's club brought
him Into subjection. On the way to the
station house, however, he renewed the
attack and It was only after the hard
est kind of a struggle, the officer suc
ceeded in placing him In Jail.
At the hearing before Mayor Connell
yesterday morning Garvey denied hav
ing thrown the stone. The mayor, there
fore held him for a further hearing.
this morning when Officer Flaherty will
be summoned to give hl testimony.
MR. MILLS ISN'T WORRYING.
About the Reportod Itotsrmlnation to
Fight Him In tho Courts.
Proprietor Charles Mills, of Lake
Ariel, Isn't worrying about the alleged
suits which are to foe brought to test
his title to the ownership of (that In
creasingly popular summer resort.
"I have fought this (battle in the
courts repeatedly," he raid Saturday,
"from the local courts up to the su
preme court, ana i nave won every
time. The supreme court has com.
firmed my title to the ownership of the
entire lake up to the hlghwa'ter line,
and, furthermore, has sent tho high
sheriff of Wayne county here to locate
the boundaries. If anybody wants to
question their work, M him go ahead.
It won't disturb my sleep."
Mr, Wills' two hotels at) Lake Ariel
are comfortably .filled with a inurrtber
of select guests; and he speaks in confl
dent terms of the outlook (or the re
mainder of the season.
Panersl of Bsnlol Corrlgss,
Saturday morning the funeral of the
late Daniel Corrigan took place with
a high mass of requiem at 8t. Peter's
cathedral; Interment was made In Hyde
rarx catholic cemetery. Among the
out of town guests that attended the
funeral were: -Mr. and Mrs. John Kll-
gannon, of Plymouth; Mr, and Mrs.
James Oorrlgan, of Carbondale; and
Mr. and Mt. fPatrlck Corrigan. of
Wllkes-Barre. The pall.bearors were:
James Kelley, Thomas Outran. An.
rhony Kelley, James Corrigan, William
McJJowell and John Long.
The Pocono Co. cigar Is still leading nil
competitors.
THAT TIRED FEELINO should ba
overcome at once er It may end most as.
nuuni. im tioou s oarsaparilla now
and prevent alckness and suffering later
in me season.
HOOD'S FILLS are the best family
cainariio ana liver medicine. Harmless,
rename sure.
DIED.
HORAN. In Scranton, July 21, 1898, John,
o-year-oiu son or Mr. ana Mrs. Michael
Horan, at the family resklenco, (13 Ca
po use avenue. Funeral Monday after
noon at S o'clock. Interment In Hyda
ram I'atnouo cemetery. ,
THOMP80N.-Ir Scranton, July 20, IMS,
Mrs. Jennie Thompson, wife of Nathan
Thompson, at her home, UCl Providence
road. Funeral notice later.
WATTS.-In Scranton, July It, U98, Mrs,
Anarew watts, of un Ktteton avenus.
aged 48 years. Interment in Washburn
Street cemetery Monday at I p. m. -
DR. A. N. LEETE'S FGME
It Never Eilsted. S the Atlnrseva
Save is Somebody's Mlad.
MOST EXTRAORDINARY CASE
No No eh Parson as Csrey Ever Lived la
Los Angelcs-Dr. Leete'a Son Sara
a Effort Is Doing Mads to
Defraud Uts Mother.
fll-rce Fcb. 13 of this year, when pufo-
Iki announcement wa made that Dr.
Allen Norton Leete bad been left 'X
000 .by Henry Jl. Carey, a deceased mil
lionaire of Loa Ange.es, Cut.. rpAi'4l.i
tlon has been rife ais to whether the
bequest would ever be paid to the Doc
tor.
Aifter his sudden death on June 11
speculation and con-Jecturo were re
sumed, but his son, 101 ward A. leete,
exprefeed himself us confident that the
first Instalment of the legacy would be
paid on or about July 10.
The will of Dr. Leete iwas admitted to
probate and in It he mamvd hla wife
and Colonel F. J. Fltzaimmons as his
executors. I.Mr. Fltsuilmmons was Dr.
Leete'a legal advlwr and U part owner
of the Huinlay News, of whk-h the Doc
tor was etUtor at the time of hla death.
Yesterday's Sunday News contained
a four column story wrlMm.by Edward
A. iLeete, In which he dt-lare that he
believes an effort Is 'being made to rob
his mother of the h-gaoy which he says
she Is Justly entitled .to receive. The
article contains all of it he correspond
ence rcluttng to the legacy, details the
clivumntunces under which Dr. Lieete
gave Henry H. Carey the $500 in- pay
ment for which Mr. Carey remembered
his old-time benefactor by leaving him
SSO.Ooo, and alau contains the glowing
letter -written by Dr. Ieete to his wife
while he was in Los Angeles proving
his right to the ibequost left 'him by
Mr. Carey. It altogether makes up a
renin rku.ble story and Is prefaced by a
dererlptlon of tho arrival of .the letter
which first informed Dr. Leete of his
good fortune. It was addressed to Dr.
Leete at 'Newark, N. J., ibecause he
lived there at the 'time he 'befriended
Mr, Carey, and read as follows:
Letter from-Wells A l.oc.
Los Angeles. Cal.. Feb. 1. 1895.
Allen N. Leet, est).,
Newark, N. J.
Dear Sir: Henry li. Carey, who
dli-d In California recently, left prop
erty amounting In the aggregate (over
nd above all llabllltleH) from J7M.000
to tl.000,000. The property consists of
cattle, lands, mortgages, stocks, 'bonds
and cash. He was probably the larg
est ranch owner In California. He left
a will. The following clause copied
from It was chiefly of interest to you.
We quote: "And I further bequeath
and devise unto Allen N. Leet (who In
the city of Newark, N. J., over a quar
ter of a century ngo loaned me the
money which enabled me to come weBt
and which was the foundation of my
fortune). 150,000; deeming that sum said
Left's fair and Just proportion of the
revenues derived from -the J..00 he ad
vanced me when in sore striate. If the
said Leet shall not survive me, then
I bequeath the $50,000 referred to to
his legal heirs. If none such shall be
living at the time of my demlne, then
the said sum shall be given to such
charitable Institutions in California as
my executors shall deem most worthy
and in need of it." As the attorneys
and executors of Mr. Carey's estate we
Inform you regarding the will, and re
spectfully suggest that Immediately
upon the receipt of this letter you shall
come here and establish your Identity.
Wire us when you will arrive bo that
the will may be probated and the es
tate distributed according to the wishes
of the testator.- Yours very truly.
Wells & Lee,
Attorneys at law.
This letter Was received by (Dr. Leete
on Fdb. 1L and he at once had proofs
of his identity prepared here and fcv
Newark, and on Fdb. 15 started for Los
Angeles. He remained there- several
weeks and his 'letters to his iwlfe said
that he had established his right- to the
legacy and would receive the first In
stalment of it In July and the remain
der In Instalments every four months
thereafter.
No F.stato In Los Angeles.
'After Dr. leete's death Colonel
Fltzslmmons, as executor, telegraphed
aa follows to Attorneys Wells & Lee,
Los Angeles: "A. N. 'Lee-te, dead. Left
wife and sum Telegraph instructions."
To this the answer received was
"Don't understand what Instructions
are wanted. No estate here." Upon
this Colonel- Fltzslmmons wrote a iet
ter to the lawyers, to which, on Fri
day, ho received the following re
sponse:
Los Angeles, Cal., June 2S, I89!.
F. J. Fiitzsimmons, Esq., Scranton, Pa.
Dear ir. We are In receipt of your
esteemed favor of the 20th lnnt., in ref
erence to the late Dr. Allen N. Leete.
We received the telegram from you
Which you refererd to in your letter,
and replied, in substance, that we did
not know what Instructions you do
sired, and Mr. Leete had left no prop
erty here that we are aware of. Of
course the entire matter seems strange
to you, but will now explain the situ
ation.
flume time In February last we re
ceived a telegram from Mr. Leete. ask
ing un what steps were necessary to
laentiry an neir to an estate under the
laws of California. Treating this as an
abstract question, not knowing of
course, to what It referred, we answered
tine dispatch by wire, Indicating the ne
cessary credentials and papers for hat
purpose. A lew flays afterward Mr.
Leete oaJlod personally at our office.
anu -naa' an interview with both Mr,
Wells and1 Mr. Leo. and stated hat he
had come In response to our telegram.
We asked him what we could do for
him, and he looked at us in utter amaze
ment,' and stated that he had come on
business connected with .the estate of
Henry H. Carey, In connection with- the
statements contained in a letter from
us addressed to ihlm. It was our turn
to appear astonished, and he thereupon
arew iram nis pocket a letter purport
ing to have 'been written by the firm of
Wells & Lee, Informing him that he had
been left a legacy of 150,000 by the will
or Henry as. Carey, then deceased.
Lettsr Wss a Farcer.
Upon examining the letter, we at knee
saw that It was a base forgery. In the
first plane the letter head was a cheap
printed affair, such an one as we have
never uaeu, as we nave always used the
Irtter head upon which this letter la
written. The letter head also desia-
nsted our omoe as beina; in the First
national nank Dunning, whereas we
never had our office there, and have al
ways, for the past fourteen years, had
our office in the Raker block, where we
are now situated.
Ws at .once Informed Mr. Leete of
these facts, and called his aftbntlon to
-the stationery upon which we conducted
our correspondence; and then went to
the clerk office with (him to examine
the records, and found that no such es
tate was on record there, nor did we
know any such person as Henry B.
Carey, nor could we find any evidence
that such a person died, leaving any
estate. There was no person of that
name in this county, to our knowledge,
poseesslnsr the amount of wealth Indi
cated by the letter. We came to the
conclusion that
It was prepared by
some shrewd f
for the purpose of
Mwer
laying the foundation for some one op
erating with him to personally call upon
Mr. Leete at hla home In Scranton, and
on the strength of the communication
get some money out of film, but sir.
Leete. lhavlnr suddenly left Scranton
for Loa Angeles tn response to what he
believed to be a communication from
us on the eubject. they bad evidently
missed him there.
The envelope In which the letter was
contained, which he showed us. Instead
of having our business card upon It, as
Is customary with all letters which we
use In our correspondence, gave the ad
dress of a postolflce box at the general
poatomce here. We thereunen took Mr.
Leete to the postal aut-horltira, and put
the whole matter in the hands of the
po8tomce department (detectives and
Instructed them to immediately discov
er. If they could, who the perpetrator
of the forgery waa They started an
investigation, and we had several Inter
views with them, together with Mr,
Leete.
The Box of a Stranger.
They found -that a person who ap
peared to be a stranger in the city was
uslnir the postoRloa box designated
that ho was receiving a lurge amount of
Utters from different states, which
would Indicate that he waa carrying on
some kind of a general correspondence
with persons in different localities;
they desired us to keep the matter) quiet
so that they might work up Mie case.
They proceeded with us to the First
National bank building, and found that
no rooms In that building were oct-u
pied except by reputable and well
known people of this city. They have.
however, never as yet discovered the
forger. It appeared to us to be a very
strange affair, and we could see but
two conclusions which could be reached
In the matter, either H was perpetrated
for t'he purpose of getting money out of
Mr. Leete, or else It was a cruel, prac
tical Joke perpetrated upon him by
soino person.
Whoever perpetrated the forgery were
probably Induced 'to use our name by
reason of the fact -that It appears tn
nearly all the leading law director!-
of tho country, and In our cards of such
directories Is advurtised the fact that
we ait tend -to probut buxliiesH in con
motion with general pructlce, so that
it probably appeared reasonable to the
person concocting the scheme that ow
ing to the fact tint we are a well known
firm here, and tilt that kind of busi
ness, they would be able to make of Mr
Leete an easier victim.
Mr. Leete seemed very cut up over the
matter, anil seemed to feel very keenly
tho fact 'tihat he had thus been, (to use
nis own expression, "made a fool of."
to the extent of going to the expense of
coming out here. He stu'ted that ho
had, before livavlng home, believing the
letter to be genuine, permitted Its con
tents to be made public through the
press and that he could not go back and
face his friends and acquaintances and
let them know hat ho had been so
easily Imposed on. Ho thereupon re
quested that we keen the matter entire
ly secret, as he did not wish It to get
out that ihe had been Imposed upon,
and asked u how long It took an estate
to go through probate.
A Year to Sottle an Estr.to.
We thereupon informed him that It
took about a year in an estate exceed
ing $10,000 in value, and that no dis
tribution thereof could bo had until
after four months had expired, when a
partial distribution might be had, and
the balance be distributed at the close
of the administration. He thereupon
Informed us that he intended to report
to his friends when he returned home
that under the laws of California, an
estate would have to remain in nrnbnte
for a year, and that no partial distribu
tion tnereor could be had until after
the expiration of four months, and
asked us If that would be In accordance
witn our statutory law. We Informed
him that It would. He stated his rea
sons for making such a report upon his
return nome were, that it would enable
the matter to die out. and after a venr
had passed, it would probably no long
er Interest people except his own im
mediate friends and relatives, when he
could much easier explain the matter,
with less embarrassment to himself.
It seemed to worry him very much, and
ne seemea to reel very keenly the fact
that he had been so easily Imposed
upon.
We told htm that If In his first tele
gram to us, he had intimated to us
that his inquiry was connected with
such an estate here, we should have
at once put him on his guard, as wo
could have answered that there was no
such estate In existence In the courts
of this county. He would then have
been eaved the expense and trouble o
coming here, and the subsequent morti
fication on discovering that he had been
Imposed upon. He seemed to regret
that he had not exercised this fore
sight in the matter, but said the letter
to him had every appearance of being
genuine, and that he had taken pains
to examine some of the directories as
to the existence of our firm here, and
found that we stood well at the bnr.
and therefore he was confirmed in his
belief that the communication was
genuine one from ua.
Would Like to Stay In Lns Angoles.
We took pains to make his stav here
as pleasant as pnssi-ble under the cir
cumstances, as we felt sorry for him
He seemed to think that If he could get
something to do here he would like to
remove to Los Angeles, rather than to
return home and permit the facts to
become known, and to thnt end, he
having informed us thnt he was nn
expert in the oil business, ww Intro-
duced him to a largo number of our
leading business men who are engaged
in on operations in this city and vlcln
Ity, and It looked at one time as If he
might be able to make nome arranare
mentn whereby his services would be
secured by them here. We received
number of letters from him after his
return home, In all of wheh he thanked
us, and seemed to 'feel under obligations
to us for having shielded him to the
extent of keeping the matter culet.
Mr. Forrester, whom you referred to
In your letter, called to see us tn the
matter, an-J In view of IMr. Leete's In
structions, we gave Mr. Forrester no
Information concerning the matter, al
though he was a well known friend of
ours. Mr. Forrester s questions were
very pointed, and the most we could
say -was that there was no such estate
in tnis county, ne asked us If we
knew of any such estate In other coun
tries In the state, and we told him thajt
we only knew such facta as had been
detailed to us by Mr. Leete. and thnt
we had charge of 'Mr. Leete'a matters
here. Mr. Leete had previously cau
tioned us to give no Information to any
person iwho might inquire about the
matter, as he dreaded the publicity
which would be given to the fact that
he had been so easily duped.
We regret very much to have learned
of Mr. Leete's death as he was a love-
able man, and he had our deepest sym
pathies In the matter which troubled
him so much. We beg of you to pre
sent to his family our condolence and
regrets at hla early demise. Our Col
onel Wells, with whom he conducted
most of hla correspondence, and who
endeavored to make Mr. Leete's stay
here as pleasant as possible, has been
111 for several weeks, and la now out of
town, at a -mountain resort on Lake
Tahoe, endeavoring to recuperate. Ws
shall forward your tetter to htm and
acquaint him with the circumstances
of Mr. Leete'a death.
We remain, very .truly yours,
Wells Lee.
What the Son Haa to Say.
In commenting on .this letter Dr.
Leete'a son says:
This letter reads very nlauslblv. hut
I do not believe any auoh atatementa.
My father's letrera prove the contrary
and atatementa made to me personally
slnoe he returned prove oonolusively In
my mind that somebody la trying to de
fraud my mother out of what la luativ
hers. I brand that whole utter from I
Wells A Lee to Colonel FltsstmmoBS a
base fabrication which they had plenty
of time to compose between the time
or receiving notice of Ta there death, and
receipt of the letter which followed. Bo
far as their saying it was a practical
Joke, that Is all nonsense, because the
letter waa mailed from ls Angeles and
was directed to hlra at Newark, N. J..
and his name was spelt Lest.
So that anyone intending to perpe
trate a Joke of thla kind would have to
be some one who knew him over twenty I Thev sell onl v :rrirtl v first
yeara ago In Newark: who knew that IW SCU Only SlTlCliy nrSl-
he loaned Carey money; who knew that
rich; and who took the trouble too to
such person exista as t
ment that It waa done for the purpose
of getting money out of him, that Is
all nonsense, too, -as any one who knew
him well enough to know that he spelt
his name Leet in Newark twelve years
ago and loaned Carey money thirty
years aao. and knew all the rest of
the particulars given in the letter sent
to him from Los Angeles on Feb. 1st.
would know very well that they
couldn't get enough money out of him
to pay them for their trouble. '
And another thing, anyone planning
sum a scheme as that, so Involved and
complicated, would have an eastern
ageut who would make it his business
to look Into the financial standing of
the intended Victim before the letter
telling of the bequest would te aent
and If the eastern agent found the In
tended victim didn't have money
enougn to pay them for their trouble
they would pick another victim that
did.
Some Peculiarities Pointed Out.
Another thing they would not say in
the l;ttcr as was said in this case: "We
think it advisable for you to come on
here at once. Telegraph us when you
will arrive so we can have will pro
bated, as that would keep the "man
who was to call upon him and net
money from him" frm carrying out his
part of the programme, and would be
tin' quickest way of open In i; communl
cation between the victim and the
parties whose name it Is claimed was
forged, and thereby spoil tho while
game. I consider this matter simply as
a very transparent effort on the part
or those who hold the estate to get
control of this bequest, which a-as hon
estly made to my father, for their own
benefit or for the benefit of the oth-r
heirs under the will of the late Henry
li. Carey. I rhall most certainly inves
tlgatc this matter to the bottom facts,
and I feel every confidence that the end
will Justify mo in doing so, and in what
I have Just said. At the time Colonel
Fltzslmmons returned home my mother
was In New York, but I sent for her
Immediately after reading the letter he
ave me, acquainting her with- the
main points in its contents. She ex
pressed herself as horrified at what I
had written her, and on reading the
hotter Itself she was nearly overcome
Mie la positive that there is tome under-
iimm wore out mere, anu is oouna tnat
vmsr. -!iali ,be8i"ed -
for tmsim to write a letter repudiating
the whole thing when they got all
fathers Identification papers and the
original letter he received in their pos
session. In hoc opinion they had plenty
or time to aeciae on this plan of opera
tion arter they had received the tele
gram notifying them of her husband's
death, and she considers it a dastardly
attempt to defraud her out of what is
Justly hers. This is a terrible blow to
us, following so closelv on mv father's
acatn, ana is almost more than we can
bear, but we are bound to clear up the
mystery wnicn nas been thrown around
this matter, and get the real facta
Opinion of the Executor.
In an editorial reference to the letter
from Wells & Lee, Colonel Fltzslm
mons, the executor, said yesterday in
the Sunday News: "We, however, ac
cept the letter as true in every particu
lar and explain the Doctor's conduct,
after returnlr.t. bv a confidence h ihfid
In fits realizing equally as much out of
an oil interest which he obtained
throiiRh sen-Ices rendered, white on his
trip, for Guffy & Galey, the extensive
oil speculators- df Pittsburg. The Doc
tor was a man of very sensitive feel
ings and he could mot suffer the hu
miliation he would experience by the
publication ere of his belncr so vlllaln-
lisly Imposed on. Therefore he may
h'ave hidden- his disappointment even
from his nearest ami dearest friends
with the hope that good luck would
come to him In another way in. time to
fulfil his promises. This i only a con
jecture. Those who knew him best en
tertain a different view and intend
making the fullest Investigation for the
purpose of settling all doubt In the
matter."
omoKcrs acanowieflge Tor. a
10c.
cigar the Popular Punch leads all.
GENERAL
AGENT
WANTED
To open a store for the sale of Nabcoti-
Cure. The right party can earn sev
eral thousand dollars a year on entire
wholesale and retail trade of this dis
trict A few hundred dollars required,
part or which will not be required till
business la established. For interview,
address with relerenoe,
(See Our Adv.)
THE NARCOTI CHEMICAL CO.,
SPRINGFIELD, MISS.
NEW
East Stroudsburg, Pa.
The PALL TERM of tbla popular
Institution opens Monday, fleptember
Our location la one of llm mmi tun.
tlful and ?lcturesaun Mummer raanrt
reglonao.' the stats. Buildings are new
nd comfortably rural ihed. CIood
JtOAKDITa a reeoeilzpd fnatiim nf tlia
rJehooL Depart men Is: In addition to I
nuromer aenartmenta In the Normal
Bcnonls we hae Included in nr Man.
ual Training Department, the Art of
1 mill anu urnnruentai etowtug. i)rcaa
Uaklng. Cuttlnr and Vlttlmr. na n
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mi uy pupns. ena ror our new li
Ueirated catalogue, Address
GEO.. P. BIBLE, A. M., Prin.
East Stroodsbsrg', Fa.
BEST SETS Of TEETH. Wft
lacladlar th pal ti 1ms xtractUf el
isetk by an eatlrelr new preoiaa
S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S.,
aim
WHY
The Scranton Cash
Store is the best place
in Scranton' to buy
Groceries:
I ClaSS POOdS,
I Hey sell at lower rates than
any house in the valley
They deliver orders anywhere
in the city or up and
down the valley prompt
ly aud in good order.
j TheV fUarantee CVerv article
I K""iee CVtry article
sold to be of the best
grade or money will be
refunded.
They always give good
weight and measure.
They carry the largest stock
ot Groceries in North
eastern Pennsylvania.
WHY
They Can Do It.
They have no rent to pay;
buy ior casu; sell for
cash; have no bad debts
and no traveling agents;
do business on an eco
nomical basis and give
the customer the benefit.
Try
THE
TIS THE BEST.
I rtAnnn imniitiniiin inntxn
HOUSE FURNMING GOODS
Kn. 8 Copper Bottom Wash Boilers.) S3
No. 9 Copper Bottom Wash Boilers P9
Small Cedar Wash Tubs 75
Medium Cedar Wash Tubs 9
Large Cedar Wash Tubs 1 19
No. 8 Galvanized Tea Kettle C5
No. 8 Galvanised Tea Kettle Nickel
Plated 95
10-quart Covered Bread Kaisers... 63
14-quart Covered Bread Raisers.... 73
17-quart Covered Bread Raisers... ?3
21-quart Covered Bread Raisers... P3
Small Size Japanned Bread Boxes. 43
Medium v size Japanned Bread
Boxes fi3
Large size Japanned Bread Boxes. S3
251b Flour Bilto Japanned S3
50!b Flour Bln Japanned 1 00
Japanned Cakevloset with Shelves 03
No. 7 Never Break Spiders 23
No. 8 Never Breakplders 27
No. Never Ereak .Wlders S3
Crumb Tray and Brus Painted... 20
Large Spice Cabinets. 25
Coffee Mills .. 15
Waffle Irons 75
Foot Bath Tubs, Painted..".. A 23
Children's Bath Tubs, Palnted.. 29
Large Size Star Oil Stoves V 93
Small Willow Clothes Basket A 5
Medium Willow Clothes Basket.... fi
Large Willow Clothes Basket.....
All styles and is at lowest prices.
a S. WOOLWORTH, 319 Lacka. Ave
Green and Gold Store Front.
VICTOR LEADS ALL
Wc arc receiving a few daily.
na arc prepared to furnish Vic
tors, Gcndrons, Envoys, Fleet
Wings, Relay Special, Relay Road
ters. Crowns, Lu.MiNuins; all new
in both Ladles' and Gentlemen's
Wheels.
WE HIVE STILL SOME BARGAINS IN
SECOND-HAND WHEELS
Call and Examine.
J.D.11LUOR0.
314 LACKA. AVE, SCRANTON, Pi
ELECTRIC, VAPOR AND
Given from I a. m. to 6 p. m. at th
Green Ridge Sanitarium,
720 Marion St., Green Ridge.
For LadlM Rlllfarinv fram Kanmn.TltuiiM
Catarrhal and Rheumatic Complaints speulal
attention is given. '
MISS A. E. JORDAN,
(Graduate ot thn Boston Hospital Traiblaa
School tor Nam). Superintendent
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SCRANTON CASH
wooLwnmrs
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UN I H K Y
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To make room for the immense stock
of FCKS which we are making.
10 Doz. Boys' Sailors, 10c. Each
25 Doz. Ladies' Sailers, 19c Each
10 Doz. Untrimmad Hats, 23s. Each
5 Doz. Trimrr.2d Hats, 98c Each
103 Pisces of Ribbon a! 5a a Yard
20 Doz. Infants' Lawn Caps 10c Each
The balance of our $
1.98
Slue w aists lor
Silk and
Capes,
Velvet $2 ng
lot of Farcy Kin
broidered Capes,
$1.98
Come early to secure some
of these bargains.
38 Wyoming Ave.
RETT TO THE DIKE BMX.
Blue
Serge
Coats and Vests
for
$5.00,
Yite
Ducket?
for
$1.00.
FRANK F. CHRISTIAI1
Hatter)
Shirt
Sep
Men's
Outfitter.
4Q SPRUCE STREET,
JsciuiToi, a '
205 LACKAWAIRA AVE.
NOW HOW
ABOUT THB
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TO
Lake Ariel.
ARE YOU GOING?
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