The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-09-24

Col. THORN. The private Paris correspond
ent OF wilmer and Smiths European Times gives
the following incident relative to the wealthy Col
Thorn, in his letter Of Sept l.
One of the greatest lions of Partisan society is
Colonel Thorn, of New York. The colonel. if
appears, had incurred debt of some two hundred
and twenty francs or there abouts to a tradesmau
but as he thought the charge excessive he re-
fused to pay it. Thereupon the shopkeeper went
to the men of law, and by representing that the
colonel was about to make a precipitous bolt TO
America, got an authority to lodge him in goal
The next morning at an early hour, the gallant
colonel was aroused from his slumbers by the noise
of feet and voices; and before he had time to
dof his night-cap, three surly looking vagabonds
burst into his room. " En- What the ID do Won
want here'" exclaimed the military hero from
New York {" Come to arrest you sir said the
chief of the set, producing dirty piece of paper
&C Arrest me p calculated the Yankee millionaire
-" arrest me! Why the mans mad 20 {" Not
bit OF it, Mr. American. But let's have no non
sense-get up and come off TO Clichy !" "I!
good God / go to Clichy Why, fellow, Pm
Colonel Thorn, ofNew YorkI' g know that as
well as you,' said the man of writs " and have
an authority to arrest you. Come along-I've
got cab at the door, and you'll be snugly lodged
at Clichy in quarter of an hour" The valiant
colonel was bewildered--he stared from one to
another, and at length gave vent to his vexaton
by swearing loud and long, vowing among other
things, that he would make President Polk declare
war against Johnny Crapaud for permitting, under
cover of his laws, such an abomnable outrage on
a man who had worn a sword under the
flag OF stars and stripes, and who, moreover, had
dispensed his large fortune for years in Teasing
and feteing the ungrateful Parisans. But the
coonel's threats were disregarded. "Clichy !
Clichy!" exclaimed the man. To Clchy,
colonel You must go there first, and you can
declare war afterwards'
Finding that the grim functionary of the law
was obdurate, the colonel came to a parley, and
the result was, that he saved himself the necessi-
ty Of visiting the interesting prison OF Clichy, by
paying the whole debt demanded of him and about
twice as much for costs But the matter did not
end there. lrritated beyond endurance at the in
science OF the tradesman in persevering to sue out
a writ of arrest against him for paltry debt. the
colonel laid complaint before the Courts of being
grossly overcharged, and consequently uniustly
subjected TO legal expenses. The case was heard
the day before yesterday, and the colonel trium-
phantly gained his cause.-The shop keeper being
condemned to refund the overcharge, to repay the
expenses to which he had subjected the colonel.
and, moreover, to stump up the costs of the COM
plant against him. In justice TO Col Thorn, il
must be added, that he is a man of the very high
est responsibility, of immense wealth, and for IN.
wards OF seventeen years, has been one Ct the
leaders OF fashionable society in Paris. He has
lately married his beautiful daughter Alice 10
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