New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-14

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/ Bold SwISDLrNG OPER,rrov.-We have been
silent with regard Ia bold swinde practiced upon
two of our leading hotels several days ago, at tho
request of OF the parties Interested, but there Is
/ 10 longer any reason for silence.
Some weeks ago a very gentlemanly-ooking
Frenchman entered his name a. jules Chquot on the
register of the New Haven Hotel and renamed there
several days. lie announced himself as one oil tho
family of Madame Chquot, a welknoSn and extcn.
sve wine house at Rheims, France and also az agent
for a branch house in New-lork, Schmidt, Schmidt ~
Co. The house had, he said unusual stock OF vine
lei for the season, and he was travelling to Obtain
/ orders for il.
! No, finding purchaser in Mr. Alls Of the New
Haven House, he paid bis blu, and went to the Ton
tine hoping he SAID TO make sale there. lie lived
high at the bourteous table of Mr. Scranton, and re-
teued once twice TO his wine business, asked about
our wine ard liquor merchants, and was sithal very
afable and sociable French gentleman On the
night Of the ith of July leaving his rauk, or vahe,
at the Toniine, he returned TO the New-aven House.
where be remained till the afternoon of the 9th, when,
inst before the D. train started for Nes-l ork, no
ered check for S52 puIporting To be signed oy a.
| L. Hotchkss Il Co., in payment tor his bill Inc
balance Of abost $50, was handed him by the clerk,
! and he departed.
Not thinking Messrs. Hotcbkiss & Cos penman-
ship on the check quite what could be expected Oh
that house. the clerk took the precauton TO shoS the
| check 10 gentleman who hal formerly been aequant-
ed with the firu and he satisfied the clerks scrupes
by giving his opinion that il was all right Inc next
day the check was paid over to mllkman, VINO camo
II,
II WAS in the me time found that he had left the Ion
tine without paying his bill. His valse was found
opep and contsnirg only two dirty shirts and maya
2iue. Measures at once taken u trace nm OUT
/ but AS vet be has not been detec ed.
The swindle so far a. the execution and presenta-
ton of the check concerned was most ounghngy
executed. The swnder w.s evidently well qnalnte1
with the wine business and the affairs OF the concern
be pretended to represent. He even sho we'd know
edge of the trade secrets OF the Chquo, VINE, ana
talked inelhgeny about different kinds OF wine aud
he .ttAon ira
col Germ was uneasy account Of the large unsslaOo
stock the Italian had left their hands, and thus
'NP"'''N ~ New. Haven Journal
potsouNG C,sgry CANBRrpGEPoRT MAss.-About
| EIGHT o'clock last evening, Officer Twist, Of Cam
bridgeport arrested on Elm street, in that place q
! brght.lookiDg mulatto woman, named Mary H. L.
| Blight on a charge of attempting to poison her nus
band and his children and causing the death OF one OF
! the latter II appears that about six weeks since
! worthy colored man, living in Cambudgeport, named
William Blight, married a second wife, the woman
above mentioned. by a former wife Blight hh two
children-both girls-one SIX, and the other thfee
years Of age He had no reason to suspect tha, his
second wife entertained any il-feeipg toward hmseu
or his children untl Tuesdiy last. On that day Mr..
Blight went home and found his wife absent. lie set
about preparing his meal, and was on the point OF
commencing it, when he noticed that the mustard he
about using had very singular appearances. lie
RETAINED from using it, and the next day-hs vito
having remained absent all nght-he took the
nusard to DR. A. X. Bailey, apobscary, Main street,
l.
him to DIR. Allen, a wellknown physician in Cam
bridgeport and DIR. Allen again sent him to DIR. G. I.
Jackson in Boston, for the purpose Of having the sub
stance analysed. DR.. Jackson accordingly Analysed
it, and pronounced the substance TO contain srsenic
and another poison known az a rat extermina.or,"
and fun hemore told Blight that spoonful OF itwodld
kill grown person. During the day Blghts wife
returned, and on seeing him she seemed struck with
amazement-as some Of the neigdbvrs suppose, as
tonished at seeing him alive. Mr.. Blight said nothing
to her about his discoveries, and went abont his
| business usual.
About O'Clock Thursday afternoon Bghts young
est child taken with severe vomiting, aud con,in-
ued Ill all day. She fingered until o'clock Friday
morning when she expired. These facts coming to the
| knowledge of the neighbors they advised Blight to
have his wife arrested. de was too much overcome
with grief at the death of his child to take any steps In
that direction. His friends however, would not con
let the matter pass thus and OF them openly
accused the wife of having poisoned the child she at
flew into passion and left the house for Boston,
where, il appears she consulted the colored lawyer,
| Morris. About o'clock last evening she returned To
ight shouse, and demanded her clothing &c. Blight
refused 10 give them up and forbade her entering his
threshold sgap. She then started of in quest a. she
said Of the Court House. Some person ADVISED her To
| 90 to the Mayor She did so, and had an interview
! with Mayor Sargent. Shortly after this the woman
was rested above stated upon the complaint OF
friend of Blight, named Savoy. The maiden name OF
the suspected woman was Mary Alice Caroline jack
son. She is said to be pretty, brighteyed, be.ew-
eed vixenish individual She was born 10 Baltimore,
and has lived considerable time in New-Yoik. She
was married 10 BlHnt nNc weeks slnce luo auaii
hes created intense excitement 10 the locality where
il occurred and at one period personal violence was
threatened upon the person Of the supposed murderess
Blight il seems is possessed Of q snug little property,
ana the supposton is that this mulatto Lucrea Bor'
g.awho is said TO be pretty she IS supposed to
be wicked-intendeo to make way with him and his
Chi dren order that she might obtain pose OF
bis estate.-[ Boston Herald, July9.
CoUsr GYULAr.-The Times correspondent writes
from Nallegio Of Count Gyuls in these terms:
Count Gnylsi is still here, much disprited, and
asking for court martial, but this the Emperor has
refostd, offering 10 the mortified pride OF the unsuc-
cessfa general the honorable past VI Ban Of Croatia,
vacant by the desth Of JelGchich Count Gyulais
faher was himself Ban a. Agram, bu: the vanqushed
leader Of Magenta refuses the hOnors rendered 10 him.
and seems like OliyareZ in Gil Bias TO desire the re-
tirement OF a county life. Count Gyulai, before this
war. is not known to have been under fire. Darng
the disturbances Of 1889 he commanded at Trieste,
and fact that that city did not join 10 the general
outbreak considered proof OF his tact ability.
He was for short tine Minister Of War, and after
ward commanded at Milan under Radetsky lie was
known throughout Italy for bis great severity, not only
IA regards the aans but regards the troops under
his command The desth Of Radetsky placed him in
the position Of Commander inc hief, in which he wss
maintained very much 10 the damage Of the true in
teTes's OF the army.
Beware or THE VDDERs."-This was Sam Well
ers oftepeated advice TO his son, and, according To
The Rookester UAioA, il had been well for one John
Weigand Of that city had he taken heed 10 that adj
vice But on Sanford street, in that city, lives one
Louisa Fgcher, e widow and mother Of two children
with whom John became suitten. lie proposed and
was accepted. According 70 the custom OF their
church Il was necessary 10 have their entions duly
proclaimed on two consecutive Sabbafhs. After the
Fret proclamation John and bis be rothed came to the
conclusion that, as trey were getting to b. oil very
at, and as they ala not regard the ceremony "a Of
much consequence, they would consider themselves a.