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Show Romance ot u Till el. New York, 6. The Times Oi! City special say?: William Harper, of Forest county, Pa., has just returned from California with $30,000, being the principal and interest of the sum that was stolen (roufhimself and two others twelve yenrs ngrj. About the first of February last the friends of Harper in Philadelphia forwarded him a letter addressed to the old firm, and poatmarkid S.tn Fmndsro. This letter was Irotn Hie ab' ciding agunt, 1'J. C Murtin. H'j was in .n Francisco Fran-cisco and wrote that ho. desired to re-fund re-fund the niony be bud tnken aud would do eo, il he t:is given immunity im-munity Irom prosecution. Harper starttd for California as its soon possible and met Martin. Hehad elcc.iutaDLirt-merits elcc.iutaDLirt-merits at an aristocratic biariiing house. His mistress, Mrs. Warren, whs still with him and met Harper respalndant in jewels. Martin said ho had sailed at once for Peru when he absconded, and had engaged in opening open-ing silver mines in lhat country lor a share in their product. He claimed to be worth $J,OO0,000. He was in California on business and intended to return to Pern. He paid over to Harper the n mount stated above. Ha Buid he had provided for the family he had left in Baltimore, and they had gone to England, where Ma wife's pitrentis live. A child ten years old is the result o tho liasnn with Mrs. Warren. He is 52 years ot age, and his mi: trees is now 27. She is eaid to be remarkably handsome. |