The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-06

The Extraditssn Case In Paducan, Ky.
THE STORY or THE FoRoERy-A BALLET GIRL IN
THE CASE.
ccfrespop dent Of the NJ nile banner writing from
Pduab, unter date Of April AZ gtves the following inter
esng particulars Of The late hton that Town
-rbe substance Of The attempt the part
from ibas country charged with the crime Of forgery
Abou, The year 1856 Edward Dsting native Of Frank
foIton the Maine was employed o. clerk IN the BANK
about the last OF February or the urst Of March, 1851
charged he forged three eus Of exchsnse-coe for
5000 Prussnn thaers, q thsler . % cents Amer
favor Of j. j. Loohns 1 sohn, Of Cologne.
s;"n upon snei Gees sss os
800 tina rs, drawer, 70 his own order, upon H.
w. eeesng, endorsed BY Corty, Foster Co 70 ). j.
Private Bank 1t Cologne aso payable 70 same; ooe
for $40 thaers, by same in favor Of BuDge
Cbapele Dtipg procu cd the money upon all three Of
these bills the KGhnisch Private Bank At Cologne,
minus tho discount Executing himself from hs place OF
business DAY tive account OF the alleged Illness
Of friend he lep Cologne for London ON the 9Th Of
March, 1867 In company with dancing girl named Felicia
Of Xr1 Souorns on he ship Kangaroo nom Liverpool
and put up the Hotel Des or Prescott House-DHung
under the assumed pame Of Emehe rreveni, with the
dancing girl a. bis wife, and member Of the Opera OF
Frarce The commission OF the crime was detected i'm
ediately after hs departure, and Prussian police de-
Nav. pstrns, however, managed 70 sude him, and
osped into New Jersey leaving his paramour, or az sne
now claims TO be, his wife, At the Prescott House All
efforts he retreat failed for time, and the
king who had been the sufferers abandoned the
porsuis The government OF Prussia however, jealous
as she vs. Of her character in this rospecs, and
circumstances as stain upon her nati0nA
al escucheon .. took the matter in hand and in
struced her Consul General at New Yrrk Hon John VIM
Schmidt 10 lose time and spare expense in reclaim
ing the fugitive, under the treaty DO tho United
an eminent lawyer New YORK, who dstpgushsd HIM
self counsel for Virginia in the Lennon case,
nan, is far from being novice in the management Of
of this ior and has shown himself abndanty ia
miar with International law ana the treaties
Mr.. IApaugh at invited the co operation OF Mr.
Robert W. Boxyer, man with twenty nve years ex
perepce as detective poceman n New York
The fugitive had been already tracked 70 New Or
leans He left New Orleans, au1 after somc little
gy rating about brought Chicago, where, under be
name Of Edward roorms, he was announced as an actor
CT manager in German theatre, and bis wife as dan
seuss The performance announced for Sunday night
Bowyer and IApaueh left New York for Chicago imme
ard fed The performance came OF, the heroine of the
light danced tothe delight OF the German audience and
absence Of Distlng, alias Toorma excused Non
day morning the ioaseuse lef; Chicago for St Louis, in
company with the treasurer OF the company, a
man named Leroy. The shadow" of the dctec
tive followed her, landed with her at Yadncah, put
up OF the same hotel N The character Of drunken
noodle headed Dutchman, whom the LANDLORD often
after wards threatened to turn out Of the house. be-
oauee he didn't to have enough 70 u bed
he did want TO to bed in fact and much
anxious to find another persons room than his own The
Louisville and thence Paducah where he landed
day after him, and followed him closely down the Onto
m 70 H o So
On Thursday night following the Sunday on which she
had delighted the Germans Chiago with her poetry of
notion the fair danseuse delighted her husband by add
II TO his responsibilities genuine bill Of excnar &c with
no discount This bill is doing we Is quoted above par,
and its mother following its example.
The OF the arrest Of DistDg managed with
the greatest decacy In view of The physical condition Of
his vie The services OF the efficient and popular Mar
IL M DcAn Inln Ol.rtfAd nd hA
having examined thoroughly the merits Of the case taken
legal COUNSEL and ascersined that all right under
ook the slippery corporOsity OF the Fugitive.
watching his opportunity he surprised Dstlng at the
breakfast table, and after passing the usual autatens in
vited him to private confao. Dstlipg immediately
uspected something and suddenly deprived OF the
power of speaking in any language but Prussian Mr.
tApaugh addressed him in French, but was 20. He
mum. Hndipg himself, however fast, Dstlng took
the officer who the asde and told him he had
5000 and would gvo $500 IN Sauper 10 allow him 70 slope
No speak common p.ranes, nSwsysr ne hao .ns
work As last resort be managed " communicate with
Of his country Paducah and out that he
IN the hands Of the Prussiau ponce for political Of
fence. This report circulated freely and Kentucky
chivaify aided by German lager, took IRE at With
out rejecting upon the absurdty Of the inventonwth
out that ten had elapsed since any po
ca had occurred In Prussia and that the
parties pursuit fully armed with duly authenticated
documents 10 prove their charge In New York, where
trial 70 be had the people became very much excited
with sy mpathy for the fugitive prussan. formidable
mob II organized and things assumed threat
eprg aspect The delay incident absence Of Chan.
ceor rrimble hken advantage OF 10 stir up .
connection and before parties arresipg the prisoner
could get before his Honor, Henry Clay King, Esq
counsel for Dstling hal procured habeas corpus and
demanded the surrender Of the prisoner An informally
the service Of the writ did escape the keen eye
Mr. Iapaseh, and the delay necessary for amending tho
gave him chance 10 carry out his plans
The execution OF the hsbeas corpus followed
Immediately by writ Of arrest, and Distling was
brought before the court for examination. THIS
Saturday, and the Court House was crowded
90 sufocaton. fhe counsel for tho prisoner sought
10 defeat the legitimacy Of the arrest and the time
consumed until twelve O'Clock midnight when the Ceur,
granted continuance Of the until the 27h Of April
and ordered Dstpg To jail An aitsmpt TO him
threatened but Marshal Saupcr had provided for the
emergency In such q manner that the mobiles in
followed the lawyer, Mr. lSpaugh, 70 his hotel and had
he not been protected by the presence OF the Judge,
would doubtless have committed violence upon his per-
After he hao retired 10 his hotel and asleep,
the mob gathered around the entrance with clubs, de-
masded admission 10 his room, and denounced him =
Prussian bloodhound, &c
MT IApsugh and hrs assistants, having procured
tnuancc left tor New York procure witnesses He
turned 10 this city on Saturday evening, accompanied
with Bower the detective, and three Witnesses who knew
Distllpg IN Cologne.
These witnesses the city but the good people who
constitute the friends Of DsDg have yet found them
aud not likely TO until this evening, when the trial
commences.
The Accident Board the Adge~.
From the Charleston Mercury, May 3.
The steamship James Adgor, Capt j. Andrews, arrived
nj this port at nine O'Clock, A. NJ sunday, from New
York On Friday, April 10, when about forty miles
northeast OF the fryog Pan Shoals that portion Of toe