On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:44:10 -0400, "argyliz" wrote
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Check Snopes


http://www.snopes.com/politics/clintons/thief.asp
To Hatch a Thief

Claim: A distant relative of Al Gore or Hillary Clinton was a
horse thief and a train robber.

Status: False.

Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2000]

Hillary, an amateur genealogical researcher, discovered that her
great-great uncle, Remus Rodham, a fellow lacking in character,
was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in
1889. The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the
gallows. On the back of the picture is this inscription:

"Remus Rodham; horse thief, sent to Montana Territorial Prison
1885, escaped 1887, robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by
Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889."

In Hillary's Family History, her staff of professional image
consultants cropped Remus's picture, scanned it, enlarged the
image, and edited it with image processing software so that all
that's seen is a head shot.

The accompanying biographical sketch is as follows:

"Remus Rodham was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory. His
business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
assets and intimate dealings with the Montana railroad. Beginning
in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to service at a
government facility, finally taking leave to resume his dealings
with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a vital
investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In
1889, Remus passed away during an important civic function held in
his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed."