Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-10-08
From the London Times, 18th.

From the London Times, 18th.
Return n Distinguished Fugitive.
Last night tall man, with rather STOPPING gait,
and about 60 years of age entered public newroom at
the Westend of the metropolis. He was dressed from
head to foot in suit of shepherds plaid and carried
small carpetbag From long exposure to wind and
weather bis features were we'll bronzed and his appear
ance which in such place rather calculated oattract
notice. suggested the notion OF highland sheep farmer
To every person in the room, save one perhaps he was
an utter stranger and yet he has reputation which OF
its kind may be said to have been at one me If not nOW
worldwide.
For full three months of the present year his exploits
and those of his confederates theme of
ton throughout all Europe, and his presence so
much in demand in this metropolis that the Government
offered reward of $4,000 for his capture and the
Whchers Williamsons and Fields with the rest of the
detectives here the continent and in America, were
upon his trail night and day. He contrved however,
to battle all attempts at apprehension, and now-the
storm over the prosecution against him abandoned and
the reward withdrawn the fugitive from justice returns
to his native country free man ami would hope,
d sadder and wiser BY this time the reader will
have anticipated the denoueent of story, and will
be saying to himself 1t must be Allsop" Exactly so.
The man with the carpetbag " is other than the
veritable Thomas A[sOp.
cember last wrote and despatched little missive from
Gingers Hotel Westminster to Mr.. Taylor in Bir-
mingham ordering the manufacture of certain small
tce which were subsequently used with such disastrous
effects on the memorable ngnC OF the l4tn OF January,
in the Rue Lepelleter. He it also who began the
new year of 1857 by nditing another epste now mat
ter of history to his quondam friend Dr. Bernard, ap-
plying sundry complimentary epithets to the Emperor
of the French who again in the autumn of last year
raised "a 500 by mortgage upon his property in Surrey
which in considerable part furnished the snews Of
to Orsni and his confederates d who furnished the
passport, given to himself in 1851 by Lord Pamerston
to Orsn by which he enabled to travel from this
country to Brussels and thence to Paris, the murder
Gus enterprise which inflicted death several innocent
persons cruel injuries many more, and the forfeiture
of his owD troubled existence by ignomnious death
There is no doubt that Mr.. Allsop has been in Lon
don for week two, though he has escaped observa
ton until by all his own immediate relatives
and few Others 1t is said that quitting this coun
try he went first to the United States and after remain
ing there time proceeded to Mexico, and thence to
California. From California, as he found ii
was safe for him to do so he returned to England Mr.
Alsop was at one time member of the Stock EX
change and resided at Nutiedhousc Reigate his
own property He formerly lived at Redhill in the vi
cinity OF Lincoln
| In l847, when Feargus OConner propounded his
small allotment scheme, he adopted the views of the
Chartis leader in that respect and joined in submitting
the project to practical trial the estate at Redhi
but it failed it did everywhere else 1t is understood
that Alsop the negligence of Dr. Bernard in
not destroying the famous letter which he addressed
him on the lst of January, 1851 and which, it will be
remembered used evidence against both parties
the trial of DR.. Barnard at the Old Bailey.