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ntance ofHartz- T R U E S T O R Y O F T H E S E C R E T S E R V I C E By COL. H. a WHITLEY Former Chief United Statvj Secret Service T was sometime In the fall of 1359 that a strang­ er came trudging along the turnpike. He was short and fat. HIB round red face was covered with a stubby growth of blonde whiskers. He wore a ,Wf , broad flat blue cloth cap ( &nd a long brown linen 1 ! duster a little .out of sea­ son. A bundle tightly roll­ ed In black oilcloth was strapped to his back. He stopped In the middle of the road. Looking about, his eyes rested upon a weather-beaten sign board upon which had once been painted tb6 picture of a black bear resting upon lte haunches. For more than a hundred years this sign board had been swinging to and fro as if beckoning and inviting passersby to enter the little Inn that was standing some 15 or 20 feet back from the road. It took Mr. Herman Weisgar- ber several minutes to decipher the inscription beneath the faded picture. When he had Succeeded, as he thought, he muttered audibly, "Dish ish de blace. Der black bear vas inn, und I shust myself vlll walk in mit him." Bracing up a little and stroking his chin he stepped with a lengthened stride Into the little front room that nerved »n office for the Black Rear Inn. Here he found himself in the presence of a pleasant-faced woman who smiled coquettishly. He greeted her in his own tongue, in which she replied, and the conver­ sation was now carried on briskly in the German language. It was a bux­ om widow on the one hand and a ras­ cally counterfeiter on the other. He was a long-time rogue, but Bhe was honest and unsuspicious. With her the world was good, with him it was dog eat dog and the devil take the hindmost. The widow Hartz was al­ together too unsophisticated to pene­ trate the dark recesses of the hollow- hearted man that had by chance come suddenly into the affairs of her life. She judged him by her own heart and little dreamed of the misery so soon to follow her chance acquaint­ ance with Herman Welsgarber. Her husband bad died about two years before. At this time her heart was centered on her son, a young man nearly twenty yeare of age. John Hartz, thanks to the training of his father, was honest and industrious. The Black Bear Inn and the little farm adjoining was a sacred inheri- tance from his paternal grandfather. The Inn was now somewhat out of date, but was still doing its part to­ wards furnishing the mother and son a living and a little to lay up for a rainy day. John's father had taught i him to stand firmly for the right in ml things. Mr. Welsgarber's gray blue eyes were shining brightly beneath his overhanging brows as he stood ex­ plaining to the widow Hartz regarding himself. The word tramp, now so aptly applied to the tie-path tourist, had not been coined in that day and men of his like were little understood. He said he was Just out on a pleasure tour and that he traveled on foot as a matter of choice. He was moving leisurely along that he might better enjoy the lovely scenery and pure mountain air. His words were well chosen and deeply impressive as be cautiously worked his way up to the point of ofTerlng to remain for a time and assist in the work about the Inn farm. Hs hsd a smooth tongue The turn-pike, winding its way along up and down the sides, over and across the Allegheny mountains was they the popular highway for drovers and wagoners upon their way to and fro between Eastern Pennsyl­ vania and Pittsburg. The people along this route were principally Ger­ mans. Some of them could neither read nor speak English. They lived mainly on what they produced and had little occasion to spend their money. Almost anything that looked like money would pass. In thoie days much of the paper money in circulation was of the wild cat kind. Between the counterfeit and genuine Issue there was but lit­ tle choice. One passed from hand to hand almost as readily as the other. Herman Weisgarber, as he called himself, had for many years been dodg­ ing about from place to place ma­ king a living by shoving the queer. Under pretence of his inability to un­ derstand the English language he was able to deceive the officers and es cape arrest. It was always "Niclit- verstehe" with him. "He shust didn't know netting 'bout baper monies." To the widow Hartz he appeared a man of honor. She measured his character by her own and could see no farther. Six months had scarcely passed from the time she met him until he became her huBband. When John Hartz came in contact with his step-father he was honest, and had be followed in the footsteps of his own father he would have re­ mained so. It did not take long to prove that he was susceptible and eaafly drawn into ways that were dark and forbidding. Step by step he was led along and craftily initiated into the mysterious doings of counterfeit- en. One day a drover came along the pike with a long string of oxen and stopped at the Black Bear Inn, and engaged a pasture for his oattle over night. The drover was new in that part of the country, and for safety he handed his pocket book, containing several hundred dollars, to John Harts for safe„ keeping, in the presence of Weisgarber. Shortly afterwards when the drover was out attending to his cattle, Welsgarber suggested the idea to John of changing the good money in the pocket book for an equal amount of counterfeit that he had on hand. John was easily persuaded. He thought his step-father knew best. In the morning the drover received his pocket book and proceeded to count its contents. He at once saw that the bills were of a different kind than those he had been carrying. He pulled a counterfeit detector from his pocket and examined them. Having satisfied himself that they were bad, he charged John with having substi­ tuted them. The accused man's face turned red and he began to stammer, but his step-father who was standing by, came at once to the front and com­ menced to talk in German to John. Turning to the drover he protested in badly broken English that the young man was honest and hadn't even opened the pocket book. Between the two the drover got a tongue lashing for his accusation that so completely upset him that he was none too sure that he ever had any money. He was now in a bad fix; a long ways from Jobs. He no* became daied with fear and excitement, lie left th« horn# of his boyhood on foot and made hi* way to Philadelphia, where he chanced to meet Ma step-father who was a member of a gang of counterfeiters. John was easily persuaded and he suf­ fered himself to be led along step by step until he was deep In the mire. Our Civil war had brought a great change In the finances of the country. Wild cat banks had gone out of ex­ istence and a new kind of money was in use. There was a great deal of counterfeiting going on and John Harts was one of the number engaged in it. Like the most of the men of his stamp he was unsuccessful in ac­ cumulating wealth. A counterfeit beer stamp made its appearance in Philadelphia and I found it necessary to visit that city The night was dark and stormy and it was about the portentous hour of 1:00 a. m , when ghosts are said to stalk abroad In ghastly white array, that four detectives left their comfort­ able quarters in the hotel with the ex­ pectation of making an important arrest. The man they sought was in­ visible during the day time and a dif­ ficult man to encounter at night. He had frequently been heard of but had seldom been seen by the government detectives. When the officers reached the appointed place they scattered and took up their positions where they would attract as little attention a* possible. Their mysterious mission had been fully explained; a deal was expected to be pulled off. One of the detectives was rotund of person. He had, through one of the counterfeiting gang, been introduced as a beer deal­ er who said he was willing to take his chances with bogus stamps, and he had bargained with one of the coun­ terfeiters for five thousand counter­ feit lager beer stamps, and was to receive them at a certain hour at a designated place. When the man put In an apoear- ance to make the delivery he was to be arrested. This individual, owing to the darknees of the night, was unable to see the detectives stationed about, and he walked with his carpet bag in ex> anq km' me warn \ J 7M**/ms Mmr ?/U K " mm i j y home with a pocket book full of coun­ terfeit money as his only wherewith to pay his expenses. After everything had cooled down, Mr. Weisgarber, in a burst of gener­ osity, was good enough to loan the drover one or two hundred dollars to pay his way until he could reach Strasburgh, a little town at the foot of the Three Brother mountains. The drover was silenced but not altogether convinced. His money was all right the day before, but he wasn't quite sure it was of the right Btamp when he handed it over to the young man for safe keeping. Here was an exem­ plification of the little difference be­ tween the truth and a lie well stuck to. Time rolled on and John Hartz' career in crime became more and more firmly fixed. One day the sheriff came with a warrant for the "Flying Dutchman," which meant Herman Weisgarber. "Gott en Hlmmell! Vot ish dish?" he exclaimed. A long explanation ensued and the sheriff was greatly puzzled regarding his duty. He was convinced that the accused man was innocent, and he thought it might be a safe thing to leave him at his home and go back to the county seat and report before ma­ king the arrest. When he reached there he was told to return at once and bring his man. When be got back to the Black Bear Inn Mr. Weisgarber was out. He had saddled up and rode away and might not return for several days, perhaps never. But the good-natured sheriff didn't see it that way. He would come back again, or he might present himself voluntarily at the sheriff's office. The mothec had now experienced enough to satisfy her that she had made a great mistake and that she was tied to a bad man. Her life be­ came a burden to her. One day she suddenly disappeared. After a long search she was found dead with a rope tightly drawn about her neck hanging to a stout hook in the smoke house. The scene was too much for MACCWMMm f/lCf rmWJfrf AM Affe6A/f re sTI/rm hand bravely up to the officer in wait­ ing at the place agreed upon. On a given signal the detectives hurriedly closed In. The counterfeit­ er did not readily submit and the offi­ cers soon found they had tackled a rough customer. For some minutes the scuffling and twisting was furious and he was not fairly Bubdued until a pair of glistening handcuffs was slipped upon his wrists. The cold •teel took the fight out of him and he was at once escorted to the Bingham house. It was one of the kind of conspir­ acies that are a direct fraud upon the government, and I was very anxious to reach its source, which particularly meant the engraver of the plates from which the stamps were printed. I was not a little surprised when I learned that the wholesale dealer we had caught was John Hartz. This was the first time I had met him. He had for several years maintained a reputation among the detectives aa a person who could not under any circumstances be made to squeal. I could well afford to turn him loose if he would furnish the information leading to the cap­ turing of the important men behind him. The squealer in cases of thiB kind is usually the most powerful adjunct to the detective art. While these offi­ cers have little respect for him they are delighted to avail themselves of his services. 1 was well acquainted with the most prominent feature in the prisoner's past career. He laid claim to the possession of a principle to which he had steadfastly adhered. He had been arrested several times for passing counterfeit money and had on all occasions persistently refused to squeal on his confederates. He preferred rather to sacrifice himself than to assist the government in any manner. I had up to that time never met a man under like circumstances that could not by some means be in­ duced to qqueal, but I pounded John Hartz up one side and down the other until broad daylight without eliciting the slightest inforraatloa. I had el fered him his liberty and $1,000 it money as an inducement, but he atub bornly refused. He seemed to hav« deluded himself into the idea thai treachery among a gang of criminali was much worse than the unlawful deeds performed by them. 1 I learned from the prisoner that k« had a family. When this was mett> tioned he shuddered a little. Comlnf to the conclusion that I could learn nothing from him I was ready to locli him up. Before doing this I suggested the idea of taking him to see his wif« and children. Early in the morning I procured a carriage, and after a 20 minutes' drive we stopped in front of a large tenement house which w« entered, ascending the stairs to th« second floor. Knocking at a door to our right w« were after some delay admitted by s woman wearing a calico wrapper, and we entered the room which was dark and dismal as a tomb. Two or thre« broken chairs, a rickety table and s mattress spread upon the floor and covered with ragged quiltB, consti­ tuted the furnishings. Peeping from beneath the tattered covering r saw the bright eyes and curly beads of two young children. "Is this your heme, Mr. Hartz?" 1 inquired. "This is where I stayrw he replied. I saw at once that I was up against a species of affliction for which I had no ready-made speech of condolence, and I was just a little embarrassed. There was a depth of seriousness in the affair that I had rarely met with. I was confronted with the genuine woes of humanity and at a loss for the moment to know just what to do or say. After deliberating a short time I came to the conclusion that It was best to explain all to his wife. She looked like an' Intelligent woman and I proceeded to acquaint her with the facts concerning her husband's ar­ rest and thA punishment ih£t TVUS sure to follow. I likewise pointed out the door through which he might escape. I demanded a clean breast without reserve. I was to know all the partic­ ulars in regard to the conspiracy, and he was to act in good faith and to as­ sist the detectives in plans to cap­ ture the engraver and all others con­ nected with the affair; besides, h« was, if it became necessary, to go up- on the witness stand and testify against his confederates. Counterfeit ers as a general thing are treacheroui towards one another when in a tight place; it iB anything to save them­ selves. With John Hartz It was dif­ ferent ; he preferred to sacrifice him­ self rather than to give away his con­ federates. When the wife was made acquaint­ ed with the proposition that had been made to her husband she appealed to him In language that seemed irresist­ ible. He hung his head. There was an expression on his face that was in­ definable. A fresh link in mi6ery'a chain had now reached his heart The scene was absolutely painful and I soon saw that he was weakening. A man's character varies in accord­ ance with the position in which he ie placed. Criminals are human, like oui1 selves, and if we would learn the dangers lurking in our pathway, we should know how they chance to stumble and fall. Some men are weaker and more prone to vice than others. There is a never-ending bat tie between right and wrong. I nevei yet found a man so bad that there was not something in his charactei upon which to base a hope. I nevei yet saw a man that was so good as to be free from danger. There is s thread of gold running through the character of the worst of men; the difficulty is to reach it. The prisoner"8 eyes fell uid wert filled with tears. We have no pity for the tears shed by criminals. They are deserved, but they are tears just the same, and sometimes come from a heart unjustly pierced. His wife now approached him and said, "Where la the money to come from to pay the rent for this miserable room we are living in? How am I to obtain food and clothing for our children when you are in the penitentiary?" Accustomed as I was to scenes of this kind my heart was deeply touched and my hand went almost Involuntari­ ly to my pocket. I pulled out a roll of bills. It was the government's money. Peeling off five twenties, I handed them to the woman. "Take this, my good woman, I cannot save your hus­ band, but 1 will give you something with which to supply your immediate wants. Buy these children some clothes." I handed her an additional twenty. The counterfeiter and his wife stood looking earnestly into each other's faces. Both seemed well nigh broken­ hearted. He stepped towards me as he said. 'You are the only decent man 1 have ever seen in the detective business and I am going to tell you all about It." I have seen crime in Its many phases and have noted the effect of a long term of Imprisonment upon men as they received their sentence, but John Hartz appeared as the most repentant criminal I had ever met He had been caught red-handed and could have been easily convicted, but the result of his confession and assistance was many times more Important to the government. It led to the breaking up, root and branch, of an extensive group of dangerous counterfeiters. The engraver, procurer and six others were arrested with the evidence of their guilt in their hands. All were convicted and sentenced to serve va­ rious terms in the penitentiary. My promise to Hartz was religiously kept. He was suffered to go at large. What became of him I am unable to say. (Copyright, 1910, by W. G. Chapman.) WEALTHY MARBLE MAN WIELDS A HORSEWHIP COVERS BANK CLERK WITH RE­ VOLVER AND THEN 8WING3 i A HEAVY 0LACK8NAKE. Knoxvllle, Tenn.--John M. Ross, wealthy marble quarryman of this city, walked into the Third National bank and asked to speak to J. Fred* erick Baumann, the bookkeeper. Mr. Baumann invited Ross into the di­ rectors' room in the rear, and, before he understood Ms visitor's intention, Ross had drawn his revolver and placed it at Baumann's heart and then with his free hand swung a black- snake horsewhip violently across Baumann's head and shoulders, mean­ time berating the young bookkeeper for aiding Miss Margaret Ross, the Horsewhips a Bank Clerk. beautiful eighteen-year-old daughter, to elope with William J. Cummings. On finishing the beating Ross retired to meet almost the entire banking force, who had been drawn from their cages by the unustial noise. Then he made them stand back with drawn re­ volver and he walked from the bank, to the Mechanics' Bank and Trusf company tn make inquiry as to the residence of Rev. Leroy C. Henderson, pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presby­ terian church, saying that he would treat the minister to the same dose, Rev. Henderson having performed the ceremony. ADVENTIST SENT TO PRISON German 8oldier Refuses to Obey Or­ ders on 8aturday Despite Two Sentences. Berlin. -- Private Naumann has every p/ospect of spending the re­ mainder of his life in prison because he persistently refuses to submit to military discipline on Saturday. Naumann, who belongs to the sect known as the Adventlsts, declares that Saturday is the real Sabbath, and that any kind of work on that day, even the lightest, Is In the highest degree sinful. When he became a soldier in 1907 he refused to obey any orders between sunset on Friday and sun­ set on Saturday. He was in consequence sentenced to three months' Imprisonment, but when released resumed his mutinous conduct and received a second sen­ tence of two years' imprisonment. When released again he refused obedi­ ence and was sentenced to five years' Imprisonment. On appeal, the higher military court retried the case. Questioned by the presiding officer ,of the court, Nau­ mann declared that as a Christian sol­ dier hia dut» wfto t£ nhov the religion® law and refuse all work on the Sab­ bath. A systematic study of the Bible had convinced him that it was wrong to regard Sunday as the Sabbath, whl^h was really Saturday. .It was pointed out that continued persistence in this attitude would in­ evitably result in his spending his en­ tire life within prison walls, and the presiding officer asked whether Nau­ mann was prepared to accept such consequences. Naumann replied: "Yes, certainly " Questioned whether in war he would refuse to fight on Saturdays, Naumann replied that he would then obey orders because the danger to the Fatherland would justify it. GIRL'S FICKLENESS CONDONED The Modern Sweater "Now that sweaters have become a staple article of dresB and are custom made," nays Helen Marvin In Wo­ man's Heme Companion, "big im­ provements have developed in their Oat (if one may so speak of garments built up of stitches) and consequently they have a grace and shapeliness un- lonown to sweaters of former seasons. "In the new sweaters any stretching of the shoulders seam it is avoided by * length of strong tape, one end of which is sewed to the armhole, the other end to the edge if the neck. This tape simply forces the shoulder tit keep its shape. "Seams no longer are overhanded together with the yarn of which the sweater is made, but are closely stitched with cotton rr silk which will never stretch. An excellent idea is to bind the seams with an extra strong cotton tape that is machine-stitched in place." The most valuable study is of your self. Who knows his limits--physical, mental, intellectual and temperament- •1--*111 never overstep them through ignorance, go many zealous, conscien­ tious souls ruin themselves in youth by over estimation of their powers. Why do we insanely permit our ped­ agogues to tell every boy that he has a chance to be president of the United States? A man who, at 30, has not 1 arrived at a fair estimate of his Study Yourself uwii powers and possibilities is in sad straits. He may continue to bark at the moon until an Inevitable break­ down humbles his hopeful spirit. We Americans give very little thought to the vital things of life. We care less for sane thought than any historic people. Highly developed as we are along many lines, real happiness we seldom know, because w'e study hap­ piness least of all things. And what wight can be happy who craves Mars! Nebraska Judge Holds Fiance She Concludes Finally to Accept Is Bound. Papllllon, Neb. -- The Nebraska courts have held that a Nebraska man cannot escape a promise to mar­ ry, even if his fiancee is engaged to a dozen men at the same time, provid­ ing she demands that this particular suitor makes good. L. W. Sautter promised to marry Miss Susie Elsass. Later he discover­ ed she was engaged to another young man. He broke the engagement and Miss Elsass sued for $2,000 damages. A verdict for thf full amount was re­ turned. Judge Troup in instructing the jury said: "Miss Elsass might have been en­ gaged to a dozen men, but still her engagements would not have freed Mr. Sautter from his obligation, pro­ viding she asked him to do so, which the evidence showed she did." A MINISTER SPEAK* Mia Statement Should Convinto th* Most Skeptical. Kidney sufferers should take fresh courage In reading the statement ot Rev. S. 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It came back again, and I decided that, after all, I didn't want to spent Christmas In the coun­ try, andjighted back to town. The coachman said something about 'the old rule,' and I just naturally packed up my duds and bought a ticket for New York. "Ugh-h-h! I shiver now whenever I think of that owl in the apple tree." A Way of Getting Even. Hewitt--When I asked the old maa. for his daughter's hand ho walked ail over »ne. Jewett--Can't you have him arrest­ ed for violation of the truffle regula­ tions? A Woman's Letter. Women, it is generally admitted, writ© better letters than men. M. Marcel Prevost has discovered the reason for this superiority. "The obvious meaning is never the one we should read into a woman's letter. There is always a veiled meaning. Woman makes use of a letter just as she employs a glance or a smile, in a way that is carefully thought out, and with an eye to effect. And, after all, does a woman's hat serve to cover her head? 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