Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-02
Return OF q DistInRuished Fugitive.

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Last night, a tall maD, With rather a stoop,-
ing gait, and about 90 years If age, entered
a public uews-roUm at the west end OF the
metropolis. liz was dressed IRON head TO
foot 10 a suit of shepherds plaid, and car
ried a small carpet-bag. From long expo
sure to wind and weather his features were
we'll bronzed, and his Appearance, which IN
such a place was rather calculated TO attract
notice, suggested the notion OF u Hignlard
sheep farmer. 10 every person IN the r"om'
save one perhaps, be was an utter stranger
ard yet he has o reputation wblUn OF It's
kind may be said to have been at one time,
If not now, worldwide. For full three
months Of the present year bis exploits ana
those Of his cOn!edeTates were q theme VI
Conversation THROUGHOUT; all Europe. and hi,
presence was 40 much III demand 10 this me-
tropoiid that the Government offered d re-
ward of GOO for bis CAPTURE, aud tho
Whichers, WilIiam.ons. aud Fields, with the
ress of the detectives here, on the continent,
and in America, were upon his trail night
and day. He contrived, however, to battle
oil attempts at apprehension, ana nO"-tae
storm over. the prosecution against hlh
abandoned and the reward wl;hdrawu--the
fugitive from justice returns to his native
Country, q free man, and one would nope d
ssdder aud wiser one. BY this time the rea-
der will haze anticipated the de"onemtent OF
our story, aud will be saying to himself III
must be Allsop." Exactly so.
"The man with the carpet-bag" is 90 9TH
er than the veritable Thomas Atisop. lie 1t
was, as we'll as we recoiiect, VITO one day 10
N.--L L., .,,,to ,,l las u fnln1 "a lIrtIa
missive from Ginger's Hotel, Westminster,
to a Mr.. Taylor i'll Birmingham, ordering the
mahufac;ure cf certain small articles, which
were subsequently used with such disastrous
effects 90 tie memorable night OF the l4th
o! January ia the Rae Lepeletier. lie it
was also who began the new year OF 1891
by indIting another ciistle, now matter Ut
history, 10 hi quodam friend, DIR. Bernari,
applying sundry COMPLIMENTARY epithets to
the Emperor of the French; who again, 10
the autumn of last year, raised t4,oOO ny
mortgage upon his property Ia Surrey,
which in considerable part furnished the
sinews of var t. U. SIM and bis c3nieierateo;
and who furnished the passport, given to
himself in 1851 by Lord Paluerston, to o.
SIM, by whIc h he was enabled TO travel iron
tais country to Brussels and thence 10 Parl-,
on the murder0us enterprise which inflicted
death on several innocent persons, cruel 10
~iaries on many more, and the forfeiture OF
his own troubled existence by an ignnmini-
Gus death. There Is no doubt that Mr.. ALI
sop has Leen 10 London for a week OF two,
though he has escaped observation until now
By all save his Own immediate relatives aud
a few others. Ii ia said that on quitting this
country he went frat to the UnIted Ststes,
and after remaining there s1ne time pro-
ceeded to Mexico, and thence again to Cali
fornia. From California, as soon as be
found it was safe for him to d. go, be return
ed direct to England. Mr.. Allrop Was at
oue time a member Of the Stock Exchange
and resided at Nutfeld-house, near Reigate,
his own property. lie formerly lived at
Redhill, in the vicinity OF Lincoln. 10 1871,
when Feargus OConnor propound. d bis
small allotment scbeme, he adOfte the
views Of the Chartist leader in that respect.
and joined 10 submitting the rr cot to Il
practical trial on the estate at R:dti!l, but
il failed, as it did everywhere else. 1t is IN
d~erstood that Aiisop censufes the neg lSence
of DR.. Bernard IN not destroying the famous
letter which b. addressed 10 bin on the LIST
Of January, 1857, and which, it will be re-
membcred Wa used as evidence against both
PARTIES Oh the trial Of DR.. Bernard, at the
Old Bliley.--LOndOH Times.