Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-22
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOChD IN 1LLl ULNCL.
TIE ARREST OF CHARPENrIER.-We yester-
day gave an account of the well managed
pursuit and arrest Of Charpentier, the princi-
pal in the great railway fraud in France, and
since have learned some additional particulars
Mr.. knight, of this city, the gentleman who
detected and arrested Charpentier, prior to
leaving New York city in pursuit of the adroit
fugitive, armed himself with q warrant from
Justice Osborne and also with one of the ad-
mirable executed photographer rather Tai.
bOtypes, upon pasteboard. of Charpentier, du-
plicates Of which had been sent from France
to assist the police officers in identifying him.
This portrait, however, Mr.. Knight found of
little or no service In consequence Of toe fec
tual manner in which Charpentier contr,yed
to disguise his appearance by shaving of his
whiskers, cropping his light-colored hair short,
and dyeing 1t jet black. His French accent
however, and the polish of his manners, at
once betrayed him on his arrest.
Charpentier on leaving New York made
various doubles, taking different DISCUSSES at
each turn, and finally assumed that of q COM
mon lsborer upon the farm of person by the
name Of Garfield, some three miles below Can
terbury, and in the neighborhood of New
burgh. Here he imagined himself secure, and
great was his surprise on being summoned
from his bed to deliver himself into the hands
Of justice.
For two or three days previous to the arrest,
Mr.. knight, who unsided, had followed the
fugitive through all his doublings and dis
guises with unerring directness was concealed
In the woods in theVicinity of this farm house,
watching to be sure Of his man. Upon the
night of the arrest, having formed his plans,
he engaged the services of two Newburgh off,
GERS, without letting them into the secret Of
the party to be arrested, though their curiosi-
ty was naturally highly excited, and they
ventured numerous coDjectures, at one time
supposing 1t to be q seduction case, at another
burglary, and then that it might be con-
nected with the great French robbery, which
loea they, however, rejected as improbable.
About half-past nine o'clock at night, Mr..
knight with the officers drove past the farm
house In a wagon which they left at some dis
lance in the shade Of a fence, and then re-
turned to the house. Leaving the officers out
side to prevent an escape, Mr. Knight knocked
at the door, and enquired for a person con-
cealed there. The man who appeared at the
door denied the presence of any such person in
his house Mr.. knight thereupon took a can
die from the hands Of a little girl who stood in
the passage, and proceeded to examine the
house, and in the second room he entered found
Charpentier snugly esconced under the blap-
kets, with a handkerchief tied about his head
after the French manner. Mr. knight arrest
ed him as stated yesterday, hand-cuffed him
and took him To the wagon, and then the party
started for Newburgh, taking care as they re-
passed the farm house with the wagon, to be
well provided with arms in ease of an attempt
at rescue. No such attempt was made how
ever, and If the prisoner had any confederates
about the premises they were doubtless par
alyIed by the unexpectedness of the descent
We have already described the solitary Jour
ney Of Mr. knight to New York city with his
prisoner, and his arrival there in the dead Of
night.
One Of the New York papers would seem t.
h MIC traa
with severity in leaving him hand cufed at the
Sixth Ward station house but we learn that
Mr.. knight proposed to remove the hand cuffs
and that they were retained at the express sug
gestion of Captain Bowling, for the geater Sc
curity of the prisoner 50 far from treating
Charpentier unkindly, Mr.. K. gave every pos,
sible attention to his comfort, and while wait
ing for the train on crossing the river at New
burgh, had fire built for his accommod alton
and abundant refreshments provided.
Having lodged his prisoner in the hands of
the officers, the next movement of Mr. Knight
was to secure deposite Of concealed val
uables, of the whereabouts Of which Mr.. Knight
had obtained a clue before leaving New York
In pursuit Of Charpentier, but which had not
been followed up lest it might alarm the con-
federates and interfere with the successful pur-
suit of the fugitive
1t had been arranged that Immediately upon
the arrest Of Charpentier, inform alton should
be conveyed by telegraph to Now York city,
and that a search should then be M ade for the
property. In consequence of the arrest hav-
ing been made ut night, it was impossible to
telegraph the fact, and consequently Mr.
knight hurried through to New York AS rap
idly as possible with his prisoner, to prevent
the alarm being given to those implicated,
and took prompt measures on his arrival to
have a search made before an opportunity
was afforded TO the confederates to secure the
secreted property. This property, some s2l,-
600 in value, was found in q small soldered
tin box, enclosed in q wooden box about
foot square, buried under the brick tagging
Of a cellar in the basement Of house No 1917
West Sixteenth street, occupied by a house
carpenter named Frederick COuvet The box
containing the valusbles was further protected
and concealed by a couple of tons Of coal
DIR. knight, in his plans and their success
ful Development for the apprehension of Char
pentler and the discovery of the property,
relied entirely upon his own resources, with
the single exception of the aid afforded him
by the Newburgh officers at the farm house.
MAXwBLL'S.-We have recently visited the
original Ladies Cloak and Mautiila Emporium
of Maxwell Brother, No. 1928 Pennsy vania
avenue, and was agreeably surprised to see
their very extensive assOr tment of those beau
tiful garments We feel confident tn at they
are now displaying as great a variety Of this
description of ladies' wrappings as any house
south Of New York, ana at very moderate
prices and they are in constant receipt of all
the novelties in that branch of their trade
Their advertisement, enumerating many Of
their new styles, may be found in the Star
On their first floor thoy exhibit a large stock
Of embroideries, ribbons, lace goods, ladies'
dress trimmings, DC DC. The ladies will
surely call and make their PURCHASES in good
season.
DEMOCRATIC MzErISs AT LAUREL FACTORY.
We learn that the jackson Democratic Asso-
citation are making extensive arrangements to
attend the Democratic meeting at Laurel Fac
tory on the Both inst. Round trip tickets will
be issued by the railroad company at small
price, and it is expected that large crowd
will so to the meeting. a committee of twenty
one was appointed to make all arrangements
and we have no doubt that il will be one Of
the largest meeting ever held in that neighbor-
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