Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04


The Arrest of Horace Greedy in Paris.
1t was mentioned that Horace Greedy,
Esq, OF The New York Tribune, had been.
arrested in Paris at the instance of a
sculptor. The name of the complainant
is Leclerc, whose object was TO recover Of
Mr.iGreely the sum Of ten or 12 600 francs,
the value of statute which he had sent
to the New York Crystal Palace, of which
Mr.. &. was director. The Tribune says:
Mr.. Greedy was arrested and taken be-
fore the proper court at about P. NJ on
Saturday afternoon, and there the parties
agreed to take as bail for his appearance
tary of Legation. They then proceeded
to the Office of that gentleman, but when
there. thu plaintiff suddenly refused to
take him IS bail on the ground that his
official station exempted him from arrest.
Other security was offered but refu>
Eed Mr.. John Munroe proposed to pay
IN the money as a guarantee but this
Mr.. Greedy declined, pre!erring to go to
Jail. Accordingly he was conveyed to the
debtors prison Of Clichy, where he re-
remained till Monday afternoon, when Il
trial was had, and the tribunal dismissed
the complainant and discharged the de-
teadant. In this process Mr.. Greedy ems
Joyed the advantage Of two days expe-
rience in Jail, and Mr.. Leclerce the profit
of paying the costs.
The Tribune, of yesterday, has long
letter from Mr.. Greedy, giving all the
the facts touching his arrest and imprison-
ment. OF his arrival at the prison he
says:
was brought in through three or four
heavy iron doors to the office Of the Gov
ernor, where was properly received
Here l was told must stay till 9 o'clock,
since the President Judge had allowed
me till shat hour to find bail. In vain
urged that L had refused to give bail,
would give none, and wanted to be shown
TO my cell must stay here till o'clock
So l ordered something for dinner, and
amused myself by looking at the balI-play
DC, OF the prisoners in the yard, to whose
lmmunIties | was not eligible, but l had
the privilege of looking in through the
barred windows. The yard is one of the
best have seen anywhere, has a good
many trees and some flowers, and, as the
wall 10 at least fifteen feet high, and another
ottwen'y surrounding it, with guards with
loaded mus kets always pacing between,
should Judge the danger of burglary or
annoyances from without very moderate
He goes on to say that his first vister
was Judge Mason, the U. S. Minister, &C
companied by Mr.. Kirby, an attache of
the legation. who offered him every as
slstance. lie then adds:
At the designated hour, was duly in
stalled and admitted to all the privileges
OF Chl:hy. BY ten o'clock, each of US
dodgers had retired to our several apart~
ments (about by s. and an oblising
dictionary came around and locked out
all las3ally intruderS. | don't think 1
ever slept in place SO perfectly secure
At six next morning, this extra protec-
ton was Withdrawn, and each of us was
thenccforth obliged to keep watch over
his own valuabIcs. The bedroom APP
poIntments are not of high order, as is
reasonable, since we are only charged for
them four sous (cents) per night, wash
ing extra.
Mr.. Il. occupied the fifth story, and on
descending to the fourth was astonish>
lshed ON meeting a gentleman from Bos-
ton' whom he knew well, having not long
ago met him at the Astor House in New
York. He, too. was imprisoned for
debt. Mons. Vattemare was his mex!
vlSiter, and soon supplied him with law
books, to prepare for the trial of his case
Judge Mason, in the meantime, was en-
deavoring TO secure him two good law
yerS, which was difficult matter, as most
of them were spending the Sabbath in tho
country.
Mr.. Greedy speaks in high terms of the
kind manner in which he was treated by
all the other prisoners. Each person in
carcerated is allowed n france per day to
live on if this is not forthcoming from
the creditor he is at once discharged
The prisoners, therefore, are in no danger
of starvation while confined. During his
Imprisonment Mr.. G.. was visited by two
United States minister's, all the members
of the legation, and by nearly every Anne
r1can IN Paris, but he declined every Of
fer of security, and having secured two
lawyers, resolved to test the matter be-
fore legal tribunal The trial took
place on Monday, and Mr.. G. came of
triumphant, the case against him being
dismissed. Mr.. G. closes by saying that
arrangements had been made for the rca.
lease of the Bostonan.
Card to the Teachers Of Virginia.