The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-09-15
Count-fiigned,
Count v. KoTcuuEEY.
PARIS II1nn 90

TAf<io, june %.
a gang OF thieves IS now June 23) before the Cr;-
nlinai Tribunal at Lyons; they were taken in the
magazine Of rich merchant there, citizen Flinelz in
III. very act of carrying away everal bales of fix
Their Chief called Dufour, has ibiilted by thevino
and cheating, for Is years pa nce the beginning
OF the revoution.-In 1892, however, he fuddeny
became famous Jacobin and ftaunch patriot and
III 1893, and 1894, he one of the revolutionary
judges, who condemned 70 many Lionefe people IN
death and coheated their property-Of theie confiC
cations, he appropriated hifef four millions of IL
yres, (l66Ooo) went to Paris, bought an hotel kent
his nRreis, invented all foreign nnifters and faion
able people to his balls, routs, alIembies, Nc5 Be
married couen of Rewbei, from whom he was di
v"rced in 1899, to court young Mademofelle Beau
.iirrois niece to our emprefs but il the interval
having met with other rogles, more clever than him
te, he was carried to ganblug-houes and plundered
Of his pilage-Being reduced the ftatu quo in which
the revolution found him, he coifed together all DIFF
conteisd Ierroriiis or Jacobins out of place, and
formed gang Of thieves coiners and forpers and ref
torea to the patrols places defined for them bv natr
and which 1t had been bleling for France if ttev
never had qu'tted.-Soine of BIS accomplces have al
ready periihed, others occury the prifoss and rho i
lies, but Dnfour h,nnfef had hitherto efcaped The
fearehes Of the police, when faithlef, female berav-
cd her iathlcis loverHis Plan for his laR robbery
was exceent.-He had hired feverai boats on the =;
Rhone, the quay Of which FliisIz's ynaes1;n.
is ftuated--fIe had ported az twenty iieus dilance
between each ten centres in cafe Of alarm and er,e-
ed therefore boldly, at nne o'clock in the EVENING of
rle 9TH If May .he magazine ,;;;!!. ifali= KEYS
hired boats under the care Of twenty two other
aocorapices, OF whom he ordered to JON him, and
had twelve perlons with him in the magazine. to a
III packing UP its AT n certain fignal how
ever, five police agents, and eight gems darne, con-
eeaod in nIall clofe; ruhed forwards captred Du
four and thofe thieves within DOORS whit other no.
Zee agents and gems darnes iezed the remainder of
them on the quay and in the boats He had the inn
P'deilce, before the tribunal to claim intimate ae-
cif1iir1nes with Emperor and Enprefs. having
treated them both, and been treated by then, in Apr
t19s--tte even pretended 20 po1els the Emperor's
PTan'te OF place in the Trhnate but the furyyaues
% Fsveriion, though Igned Bonaparte was viltly a
fnT2crey, which the rack will force him TO coneeG :
He las acknowledged before the Tribunal, that, he
idss tic four millions lie as patro, appropriated IN
hnia at Lyons ten years ago, Reyl,ei had procured
HIM opportunity by contracts for The army ard navy
TO gain three millions more which funs were lon bv
him within eighteen months, at the gambling tables ~
Paris He is orly thirty-four years of age, and will
probably psfs the remainder of his days in the gae,
A.culd he not obtain the pardon Of the Emperor for
which he hopes.