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apartments In the Hotel d' Embassa. ROSS RAYMOND--(Continuet).) duers and fitted them up with every mm mm msn, ed to be a young colored woman, twenty-two years of age, by the name of Ada Kelly, formerly lived at Leavenworth, Kansas, also the mother of the murdered child. The woman will be tried for murder at the next term of court. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE started upon one of his periodical trips around the world. He now embarked in the confidence buisness as a trade, and all of the professionals in the capitals of Europe recognize him as their superior.

The tricks he turns all have a similarity that marks them Raymond's own. As Mr. Van Dyke, a wealthy American, he is supposed to be the person who successfully executed a jewel swindle for the neat sum of 13,000 francs in the rue de la Paix, Paris, a few weeks ago. A similar but unsuccessful, game was tried in. Berlin shortly after.

Raymond is BOX 1 Tremont house knows to his cost. A little matter like signing another man's nameto a check does not trouble him, as certain tradesmen in the. vicinity of the Tremont house and a number of statesmen in the state legislature can bear witness. Landlord George Cobb, of the Tremont, says that Raymond is tho slickest dead-beat in the universe. He is a high-liyerand orders like a lord.

He always anticipated a dun by making himself too good a fellow to be asked LOCK Wichita, adjunct of oriental magnificence. He gave ou that he had been specially honored by the Shah of Persia, and was sent on financial business to the capitals of Europe. Raymond Bey became all the rage. He owned the hotel. The two Persian servants followed him closely everywhere and stood guard on his every movement.

The shop-keepers of the Rue Cas-tiglione stood in a row before his apartments every morning to await his orders. Those of the Rue de la KAN8A8. Yorke, Editor. Surpassing Romance. John Entered at tho Post Office at Wichita, Kansas ns second class mail mailer.

Devoted exclusively to the interests of the Police ftuthorities'aiid Detectives of tbe United 8tates. Sold only by subscription. Sheriffs, Chief of Police. Detectives, Officers, and all other persons "iignuurt in the pursuit of. A Slick Counterfeiter Betrayed by A Hot Collar.

A secret Service Detective exhibited at the custom house a few days ago, a counterfeit silver dollar in which the uninitiated could detect no fault. In color, weight and ring Paix took their turn in the afternoon. The two servants took charge of all goods delivered. One. morning the to settle.

He gives other people's goods away with reckless abandon, as many unpaid accounts for articles which he presented to acquaintances believed to have been Roche, of the Egyptian army. He selected four fine animals belonging apartments were found vacant. to a gentleman willing to sell, and testify. When last here he was en criminals and the detection and punishment of i Raymond Bey, his servants, and crime are invited to furnish to this paper lin- gaged by a daily newspaper to assist the oriental trappings were gone (ormationof important arrests made, dangerous The landlord found one of the little notes bearing the crest which an criminals wanted, and serioiiB crimes committed. Send photos in case of importance.

Ad. dress o-sitor Review, Look 113, Wichita, Kansas, their correspondent at Springfield, and as this was a fresh and green field he condescended to help represent the aforesaid paper, and he proved himself not devoid of qual nounced that Raymond Bey had been suddenly summoned to return post haste to Teheran. All bills would of it was faultless, while the impression of the stamp was as perfect as in the genuine coin of the realm. He stated that it was the most dangerous counterfeit that had ever been unearthed by the government, but its author is now serving a life sentence. The story of his discovery and arrest almost surpass romance.

Briefly it is as follows: One day as a number of Chicago hack-drivers were standing at the corner of one of the streets of the city, a silver dollar fell to the pavement from an upper window of a got the difference out of a check for 500. He also recently presented a forged letter of introduction to Wilson Barrett the actor, purporting to have been written by James Russell Lowell, and representing Raymond as a Howard university professor who desired Mr. Barrett to lecture in Cambridge, Mass. Mr. Barrett showed the letter to a friend who knew Mr.

Lowell's hand writing and the forgery was detected, but Raymond, femelling danger, had decamped from Nottingham, where Mr. Barrett then was. Raymond is now said to carry a course be paid out of the royal treasury of Pearsia. The landlord pressed his hands to his head and in the excitable Parisian fashion called maledictions upon the man who had ities of statesmanship by taking a leading and successful part in the Leland hotel poker game at Spring-field and in "touching up" all of the members of the house and senate with whom he come in contact. Upon his return to Chicago he put in a brief and brilliant season at the The latest sensation in Paris is the arrest of Mme.

de Varney an American, as a pick-pocket. She was held three days, and then told that her arrest was a mistake. She left the jail without her money and jewels, and returning for them was rearrested. The American minister took up the case and she was at last released. Had the French police communicated with Inspector Byrn Tremont house.

All he had to do to procure money from the editor who had engaged him was to indite a large building. The hacKmen scrambled for the coin and one of them drunk his choicest wines ad libitum, turned his parlors into scullery, and dtcamped. A howl like the roar of an angry mob went up from the Rue Paix and the Rue Castiglioue, but the bird had flown. It was in the role of ambassador that Raymond created bis greatest success. At daylight one morning when the British war ships were drawn up outside nicked it up, to find that it was quite es of New York, they would not have complete outfit of disguises, including wigs, in his English leather portmanteau, and he is so graceful and perfect an imitator of other people hot.

Shortly afterwards a stranger made the mistake. Her real name is Sophia Lyons, and she belongs to ran from the building, snatched the brief line in fine angular handwriting on scented note-paper bearing a crest and the returning messenger would bring hiin the funds asked for. Landlord Cobb has several of these handsome missives, all very com monay from the hackman's hand a family of thieves. Her career in that he may be heard from at any time in the highest capacity. He and disappeared.

The detective ac the harbor of Alexandria preparing to bombard that city, a man with a cmeutaiiy nearu or tne artair and a man was stationed hi a park opposite America is published iu full with photograph, in the 'Rogues' of that valuble book "Professional Criminals of America," by Inspector Byrnes of New York. A book that plimentary to himself, which he re native servant and carrying a flag ceived just prior to the times when the building, who watched the windows through a spy glass. He per of truce showed up out side the wall of that city. The foreigners had all has a smooth and polished manner and is well educated. He can earn $5,000 a year with his pen, but he prefers to fly from $5,000 to $30,000 secured dishonestly.

As he once said to his acquaintance, the "colonel," "The world owes me a living and I am eutitled to have the best I can get." he was beginningto think about ask ing his high toned guest to settle. no officer can afford to be without left and the city was in a turmoil. The man with the servant and the While here Raymond renewed his severed for six weeks and was rewarded by locating an alledged skate sharpener, who operated in one of the upper rooms. This man was shadowed at night and was found to attentions to the married woman in flag of truce was Ross Rayinon, other A Bather Flattering Letter. wise the late Raymond Bey.

The self question and to several others of the tender sex. He was joined here by We are in receipt of the following appointed commissioner of the Brit' be passing the queer. the dissipated daughter of a US. A raid on his apartment disclosed ish government got across to the Khedive of Egypt and told him that Senator from the west, whom he had $5,000 BOND. in all probability it would be found met in Paris, and who was expending the most complete counterfeiting apparatus ever found in the west.

The only apparent difference between fortune held in her ovn right. necessary to shell the city. He os teutatiously displayed a number of MRS KEESE IS BOUND OVER IN ALL He left Chicago for Saratoga to do the funeral of Gen. Grant for the paper the silver dollar manufactured by the skate sharpener and the one made in the government mints, was that THREE CASES SHACKELFORD'S documents bearing official seals, and said that in three days he would be in question, and by some his ac joined by another commissioner. the counterfeit presented a slightly convex surface upon the reverse side FINE WORK.

Last Monday's News gave particulars of the arson and forgery cases letter from the Rev. DeWitt Clinton, (traveling evangelist.) Warsaw, III. April 27, 1889. Review Pub. Wichita, I take pleasure in stating the solid impression the Mohawk Detective Association is making in the many different localities as noted down iu my memoranda during the various mission work and extensive travel for the Divine Master, and having gained some important matter in your line of business.

I was obliged to seek a detective to obtain certain private statements and being referred to Chas. May, correspondent for the Mohawk Detective Bureau at this place, I gave him employ Meantime he must set up an establishment befitting his rank and im count of the obsequies was thought to be equal to the graphic description by George Alfred Townsend. He stopped at the Grand Union hotel of the coin. This was necessary to portance. Unfortunately, through worked up by detective Shackelford, of Macon against Mrs.

Mollie Keese, give tne proper weight. It was one of these coins which the detective and the senator's daughter. was also thb red-tape proceedings of the Brit ish government he was not supplied showed iu the custom house. with funds for that purpose. The Khedive promptly loaned him of Anderson, S.

the proprietress of the well known Keese House, and a person who has always stood well in Anderson for respectability and uprightness. She was charged with a guest there. One day while driving out with her behind a team of spirited horses, and while approaching the hotel, Raymond threw the lines over the dashboard. The horses Why It Is Seme Clerks Go to Canada 5,000, and a wealthy resident placed his stripped and dismantled house at With Their Employer's Money. his disposal.

Raymond with his ment. Mr. May proved ready for ser dashed past the hotel and Raymond climbed out upon the pole, got upon the back of one horse, and sawed I don't ask auy odds of anybody two cases of arson and one of forgery. The arrest of Mrs. Keese and the subsequent developments were astonishing revelations to the people of vice and with dispatch worked up and ferreted out to my perfect satisfaction I don't I've got money iu bank them down in the midst of the plaud blow and the and tbe wind may the case entrusted to his care.

I consid Anderson. It is charitably thouhgt ist of hundreds of guests assembled TIM nil snows may snow, a x.x ail iini er the gentleman worthy of your con by many that Mrs. Keese is mental on the hotel balconies. For this he Mighty glad to know it, John fidence anu esteem, and will in time, was lionized by the ladies in the par old fellow. You know I've always ly unsound.

The case creates a great sensation in Anderson. no doubt, become a star among the lors and feted at the bar. This inci been your friend, and nobody is glad many staunch and useful men the with Detective Shackelford was employ der'n I am to know that you are dent show that Raymond likes to be sensational whenever he dare attract in mentioned association has selected above the pinch ings of poverty." ed by the city council of Anderson to Investigate the matter, and he did his duty with his usual faithfulness for such purposes. I wish to further I know it, Jimmy, my boy. You servant immediately set to work to furnish up the house.

That night they disappeared. The next day Alexandria was bombarded. Raymond had timed his visit well. The adventurer next appeared in Paris as a wealthy American traveling for pleasure. He kept close to the clubs and gambled liberally.

His greatest pleasure was in losing money to a oung marquis who had just fallen heir to a large fortune. Raymond taught him the intricacies of draw poker in a few short lessons, and to complete his education at the last sitting beat him out of 50,000 francs and then suddenly quit Paris. Raymond is a globe-trotter. He never stays long in one place unless be is locked up, and he never has attention to himself. The editor in question had finally to dispense with state that your excellent paper, the and I have stood many a storm together, and I owe my prosperity to Review, su passes anything in the way Raymond's services on account of his crooked transactions.

Probably of a criminal newspaper it has ever your faithful work and careful at and skill. He returned this morning on the 10:25 train from Anderson, via Atlanta, and reports that at the (rial yesterday, before the Justice of he would not have engaged him, for been my fortune to behold. So wish teution to business. There's no better he knew of his prior record in Europe ing the detective association, as well as book-keeper in this city than you and India, had not Raymond con the National Detective Review success, and you know I appreciate it. You'll never suffer while my business pros the Peace, Mrs.

Keese was bound over to tbe superior court, October term, in the sum of $5,000 In the two vinced him that the tales told of him were manufactured, and that he was the victim of persecution. While I remain Yours Truly, Rev. DeWitt Clinton pers. You can bet on I know it. We were school-boys arson ana one iorgery case.

jur. Rogers, of Charleston, brother-in-law in India Raymond was the corres together, and went into business 4 of Mrs. Keese, who is very wealthy, been trapped but twice, once in New pondent of the New York Herald and his career became so notorious together. You kept sober and I drank. You kept single and I married.

But, York and once in England. For Mohawks Again to the Front. and a member of a million dollar Arm stood her bond. Charleston News and Courier. year ending last spring he waslibrar John, I haven't felt so much like that James Gordon Bennett issued orders to have him driven out of that country.

He fleeced many of ian and assistant to the cbaplin of drinking since I was married as Sing Sing prison. The cause of his We understand that the citizens of Hill City, Kansas, were thrown into do to-day. I feel just like doing the English tradesmen and residents something desperate, and am dis detention here was a check that be had forged for several hundred dol ofCalcutaaud Bombay and attempted quite a fever of excitement over the discovery of the remains of a mur tressed to death." lars. At the same time he was un "Why what ails you, steady Jim? I dered child found on the morning of to use his paper in a blackmailing scheme against a British trading u. s.

Detective Register. der indictment at Freehold, N. for obtaining money under false pre thought that you had conqured that appetite forever when you married company, ills crowning act was tne fleecing of rajah, who was a ward tf tenses, and bow he got out of this is Allie Knowles?" the British government. The rajah not on the records. "Yes, John; but my baby is sick, had money and Jewels and was with After leaving Saratoga he took a out guile.

Raymond cultivated his and I fear she is dying. My salary is drawn up to date, and 1 can't send the little one south, as the doctor trip through the southern states as a representative of a leading New York acquaintances. They drink wine to gether and gambled back and forth recommends. It is hard to be poor, at cards. One day Raymond Intro 'Yes, Jimmy, His, and I'm truly newspaper, and he left the usual trail of duped and swindled people behind him.

He showed up at Neversink Lights, New Jersy, and represented duced tne seductive billiard game of Every detective and every detective agency should not be without a copy of the new United States detective directory (published byGiffin Becker), which is a handsomely bound book of 72 pages giving the names and address of all detectives and detective agencies throughout the United States, Canada, England Germany and France. This great work is just completed; pin-pool. The rajah won some mon sorry for you. Good-morning, and good luck to you. I hope the baby will be better when you go home to himself to the keepers as Capt.

Rog ey and the stakes were gradually increased. Finally the rajah drew night." a check on his bank for 1,000 rupees ers of the Annapolis Naval Academy and inspector of the lighthouse service. He took the head keeper into May the 1st, an inquest was held the same day, but owing to the decomposed state of the body, it was impossible for the jury to render a verdict, adjourning from time to time depending, entirely upon evidence to assist them, which was promptly furnished; thanks to the perseverance of Messrs. McCoun and Minnear, Private Detectives of the Mohawk Detective Bureau. The following 'being a sketch of the detective work done by the above mentioned gentlemen; begining to work earnestly for clues and keeping their own counsel, they succeeded in locating the murderess on the following night, but by some means her suspicions became suddenly aroused and she determined to "vamoose" disappearing early the next morning; not to be out-done, the detectives started in hot pursuit, overtaking their game after a long chase and succeeded in obtaining a full confession of the crime from their prisoner who prov- "And that night Jimmy placed a thousand dollars in his wife's hands, in gold and this Raymond won, and the rajah then staked all the jewelry his confidence, promised him pro placed two-thousand dollars in bank to her credit and the next morning having been compiled since January 1st, 1889, and is correct in every par motion, and got him to introduce him to the landlord of a hotel on whom he passed a forged check, liv on nls person to win dbck uie 000.

These in turn went to Raymond. He relates the story of this game himself with great gusto and dis ticular. Owing to the large demand for this directory, we are enabled to retail them (to detectives only), at ing mainly at hotels he generally selects the landlord as a victim. The Jimmy was in Canada. John went down t6 his office and found a note which read: "Thank you, John, for your sympathy.

I know I am welcome to a few thousands, for you appreciate my service, 'ind are three dollars and fifty cents each, plays a gold ring containing a ruby as large as a hickory-nut as one of his trophies. New York sentence was given him because he paid a board bill with a sect C. O. D. If desired.

We are sole Agents for the above Raymond next turned up in Paris forged check and induced tbe landlord to give him the balance in mon mentioned book. Address all orders as Raymond Bey. He had two Per Many a poor fellow goes to Canada sian servants and a cook. He took to Review Pub. Lock Box 113 ey, upon nis release ne immediately under just such circumstances..