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Show Dl VAl., thu man who made victims of ui many grave senators last winter has pleaded guilty to the indictments found against him. The dispatch announcing an-nouncing tins plea recalls one of tbe limit absurd incidents that tbe recent history of the capital has furnished. Ill V'Ar.'tt plan was to addicM a letter to homo prominent senator vluting that lie bad had a non bum to 'iiui and that he had named the new ainval after the h -uator addressed. An iuliiuation was ronvryod that a present would not be out of place. The scheme worked splendidly and a do.eti yr more of tbe nation's statesmen sent moie or less elegant presents to as many mythical iniant Di VAl The trick was tinaliy exposed by one of the victims chancing to see a letter addressed to another senator sen-ator by the cunning operator. The name wis recognized instantly, and a comparison of notes developed tho fact that a lare number of members had been victimized. They hwore each other to secrecy but the j ke leaked out and was published; an t then the enterprising enter-prising parent was arrested. |