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).DEFRAUDED THE MONKS.I—9 T- TV ■' -^k ••0«thi»n»n« Coll#*** In K«ntnrky Rol»b#«f•f9M.ro i.Lot'tsvitxa, Ky., Aug-. 26.—It Is nowclaimed that the man who claimed to' he Darn ley Beaufort, brother of iheduke of Beaufort, and won the confidence of the Trappist monks, defrauded them out of §6,000 while acting as principal of (lethsemane college.Beaufort appeared at the monastery five years, a go and declared that he wished to live with the monks in conformity to the dying wishes of his 12-y ear-old son. He told a moot pathetic story and won the confidence of the tnouka and was finally made principal of Uethsemane college.The man always carried in his pockets money for poor little boys, and was never known to pass one on the road without placing a silver dol- | lar in his hand. The poor people of all ages felt the effects of his lavish hand and the special objects of his charity were little children. Mr. Beaufort said nothing could have induced him to give up the home of hi» nativity, the pleasures that a large fortune and social standing bring, and, in fact, nearly everything that theIworld offered, but the dying request of hip boy, with the addition of one other circumstance —the scandal in which his family became involved. The poor shoemakers of the neighborhood were furnished their leather by him. and many an indigent farmer- as given the implements with whicJT to till the soil and harvest its products. It is estimated that be spent nearly § IS, 000 a year for the school and for charity._ Beaufort was not only a man of striking appearance, but his sole object in life seemed to be to make himself agreeable to everybody. He was fond of sports and nothing delighted him more than to watch his 12* little charges at play. Even on very warm days he usually wore a heavy white sweater, such as football players use. Though living in the country, his feetwere usually encased in bright patentn001e:leather shoes, and these, with the nobby English rough cloth of which his clothes were made, gave him the appearance of a swell. |The monks first discovered that he i trcould not possibly be a brother of Lord Beaufort, then they discovered that M he ogled the girls in the neighborhood, j b and as they progressed their eyes were ; N opened by the conduct of their prin- ; M cipal, whom they had regarded as M propriety itself. They finally discov- ! 01ered that ho had misappropriated Plt; money.r.nnn roancdlt;T
Newspaper Details
Jefferson County Journal
Fairbury, Nebraska, US
Sat, Aug 31, 1895
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Kevin O.
IN, USA 04 Mar 2023
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