Too Much Set in His Way Gentleman in Maine Prison
Special Correspondence of The Sunday Post describes Leroy A French, a self-styled explorer retired from leisure, who, while visiting Peak's Island, robs W. G. Harlow at gunpoint in Rangeley woods. He forces payment via forged check, then abducts Harlow to Farmington, posing as a U S Marshal to secure the funds, as a Maine bank delays verification awaiting identification.
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Maine Sheriff Foils United States Marshal Fraud
A man posing as a United States marshal, Leroy A. French, attempts to bluff a bank and jail staff to cash a counterfeit check. He is captured by Farmington deputies after a horse theft arrest, arraigned for larceny, and later sentenced to twelve years' imprisonment at Thomaston. The tale includes a prominent local citizen, Mr. Harlow, and an investigation into French's past.
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Manchuria sails with deported Chinese from St Louis fair
A San Francisco dispatch says the steamer Manchuria departed today carrying the first installment of Chinese deportees from the St Louis fair back to China. Six united men and women from Wong Fook and Tom Yung firms accompany fourteen alleged merchants and forty four others picked up in California and Arizona.
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Murder Case in Indiana Involves Six Arrests and Feud
Special to The Washington Post Hartford City Indiana November reports a six person arrest list in a murder tied to a long standing family feud. Edward Preston Sanderson disappeared October 22 and was found Nov in a gravel pit with a heavy stone tethered to his neck and two gunshot wounds. Wife and her brothers including two cooks and a half brother are among those in custody. Emory, missing since the disappearance, has been captured and questioned about the murder. The case centers on a feud between Sanderson and his wife’s relatives, with threats and prior violence noted in coroner testimony.
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