New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-10
THE De RIVIERE SCANDAL.

A REQUISITIcH ISSUED FROM L0UfSfAHs.
ATTEMPTED ARREST AND ESCAPE or DE RI
yIERE-PRoCERDINGs on THE WRIT or
HABEAS CORPUS.
The csse Of Henri Dc Riviere and Mrs and Miss
Blount seems TO be more ccmpics.ei ths ever As
proceeds. The buughrg manner in which the proceed
rgs have been conducted from the start has b..u so-
parent TO sve body and has favored tho oause OF the
galls,t. He is row probably without the reach Of the
law, at le.st for time TIE effort hss been to get
him within the jurisdiction of the State Of NewYork
ha. he may be held subject 70 An Indictment for abiuc
on. By ogr laws the lady raast be under IS yesrs
reuder De Riyiere smensble fog sbiac,ion; but in
New-Jesey the law fixes the limit OF the lady sge 10
lie under 6teep. Miss Blount beng II years of
sge De RYers has rot tetn guilty of an oSeRse under
the statutes Of New-yersey and hence the anxiety to
get him 10 New.York
Afew minute, before 10 O'Clock on Thursday night,
Constable Dunn ,f jersey City came TO the Napoleon
Hotel and remained for some minutes in the bsrrcom,
taking observations. He then absened himself tenn
porariy and returned with posse of oi 'ers and de-
Darded of Mr.. Hurcke the proprietor OF the hotsl,
that De Rvere be given into Their custody, stating
that be had requisop for his arrest from the Cover
Of the State Of Louisiana the Governor OF the
State Of New-JeIsey. Mr.. Hurcke said thst he knew
noting ofhe effect of legal papers and be desired to
consult some person who did before he took aoy sccn
Hecaed in Mr.. j. NJ FrIcs one ofthe deputies of the
Sheriff of Hudson County, who looked at the reqri-
stou and stated to Mr. Huncko that it was in regular
foim. He suggested, however, that il was no: sd-
vsabie for large body of men to 60 through the
hotel TO De Rveres room, es il would disturb the
house but that a smaller rumber accompany Mr..
Dunn as there would be III Guilty their effecing
the srest. Mr.. Hurcke said he would acceje to this
proposition; but Mr.. Dunn nsisted upon takicg the
whole body with him. While the party we're discu sog
Til, point Gen. f.. X. V. Wright the counsel of Mrs.
Blount was sent for and on his arrival Gen. Wright
made g critical examination Of the requiston, which
he found 10 be dated June instead OF July 3, and
which though q clerical error, wss pronounced to
be fatal 10 the validity of the instrument itself.
While this proceeding was going on, Mr.. de Rivere,
beirg apprised Of his danger, succeeded in making
his escape-how or whence has not trsnspired
1t is iumored however, that he was conveyed to this
city in q snail boat in time to take early train
boat ffomthe city. When il became known thst De Ri
Were was not in his room, search was instituted
through the house by Dunn and his posse and among
Others the ON Of Mrs. Bount closely scrutinzed
The search proving unsuccessful, the posse ea the
house.
The affair produced an excitement about the house,
ard when the mistake in the requston was announced
voluntary Offers were made by numerous persons to
prevent its execution.
At 9 o'clock yesterday morning, the Bergen Hill
stage arliyed at the Court House with Col Boun and
his counsel Mr. Rar som Of Jersey City. Tne two &C
con panied by Mr.. Beatty, the Sheriff OF HUDSON
County entered the Courtroom and took seats within
the bar. Judge Ogden had not then arrived. Mr.
Beatty informed Mr.. Ransom that be had not been
able TO find Mr. DE Rviere, and had consequently
failed to serve the writ of hsbeas corpus upon him.
Col Blount said that the failure designed one to
enable De Rivieie 10 escape. Mr.. Bestty said he
had made dilgent efforts to frd De Rviere and had
no. succeeded in doing So Co" bi"unt oad tns' Tue
character OF the State of NewJersey was involved in
this matter, and he Mr.. Beatty hsd intentionally al
lowed De Rviere TO escape, and this he should prove
him. Mr.. Beatty stated his official conduct was open
to invests CATION ard scrut ny any time. Mr.. Bouut
exhibited much excitement in his words aud
tons, and was evidently under the Influence of strong
nervous sgitation. To other gentlemen present he
said that in no State in the Union except New jersey
would there be any difficulty in bringing man like DE
Riviere to Justice who had been guilty of so sgrsnt
an outrage upon the domestic circle He said thst DE
Riviere was sdventurer, and had been sem
tenced 10 eight years in the galeys in France and
would scrup'e at 10 act to secure mercenafy erd.
gentleman had said to De Rviere that he was doing
wrong pursuing this matter, aud De Rivefe replied
that Miss Bount had $3.50 600, and he not going
to give that up without Struggle.
gentleman suggested to Col Blount that the
daughter was quite as much at fault Mr. De Rvisre
Col Blount said that the daughter was uuder he in
uence Of bis WIFE, who for several years had been Of
id ofo nd lodi toak
seat on the Beech.
Mr. Rarsom, Il counsel for Col. Blount, then read
the affidavit of Sheriff Beatty az to the service of the
wrifs of hsbess corpus, ss follows:
being du sworn on sahTha be 'eryed the snnesed
ssy Of Juy INST AZ about nj in eeponent did
De Ryere, but hi. .souosel Philip a1lfote al
be ,te eoOn.e Of .d D. Rvee aud VINO counsel toot
the said Wi; from this d.psns.' and ssp true sGp{
fs RiS.e' s.h'~F's'd N1 '''"e ''' HB BEATTY sseif
Stat Of He.o .r.ey s,Tbe st.e Of Nv Jersey John
Huniie and Henry DO Rvere Of the County Of Hudson,
We commsod you tba, you h.ya the bodies OF Mr.. Emily j.
Bount and Mics EAly j. Bolas wifi aud eaashte,of kreds
Bloun under your custody he custody Of some OF yo
under conduct ossher h n. day aud Of
their being By you e.,Rsd b.rs hi. Honor E, 0sass
Jersey he House City Of ason in the County
ii. 4.%Sn on Of M e ssS s. day Il a
which .d Jnssos shall then sad there consider Of
witness bis Holor Elias B, Ogden, Justice Of oar prens
CouIt aforesaid A. Trenton s eighth day July 10 the year OF
CHAS. p SMITH, Clerk-
Ransom and Eks xsE, Attorneys - a..
Sheriff of Hudsen County bns duly swo, 9n ~ an ,sa
he July, inst tho anne reS WIZ
John Huncse BY delivering the him at about tps naf
O'Clock the fo<-noon Of that day bic resrres
obobe th., depou e1t said Enck abe copy OF sad
~r and sae Hnncis banded the otsi1s bes 70 dspoosn
fsworu To- kc1 l. B. BETTY, Sdann
Mr.. Musurd wss absut 10 read Mr.. Hanckes return
to the wit, when Mr. Ransom Dtsrpossd IN ostscn1
as Mr.. EuIcke ssd aot arrived.