, 1864-03-16
A SWtndIcr. from Baltimore Arrested
in Europe-Extruordip and EX.
citing Chase Of Him by Liverpool
Detective,

citing Chase Of Him by Liverpool
Detective.
From the Liverpool Mercury. Feb. 1911
In August last, in the city Of Baltimore. q
very extraordinary swindlc was pcrpetratel
By person named John s. Pichi, who kept
atayern there, and who, by series Of adroit
and apparently legal means, committed a
number Of frauds. Among his victims was
the quartermaster Of the place, whose clerk
he managed to swindle out Of receipt, on
the ground OF having contracted for large
number Of horses, to the amount Of S50, ,000.
masters name, and obtufned an order on
bank payable in twenty days, and with this
document he W1s enabled to raise from the
Citizens Bank, Baltimore, to which he was
introduced, sum Of $40, 900. The day after
1t was discovered that the order was a ior.
subsequently found that he left America for
Europe, and It was supposed that he had
conc to England. In September last Mr. Nh
gufre, late Superintendent Of Police, aud now
the head Of the Private Detectives and Inquiry
Office, No. Doran's lane, In this town, was
applied to on the subject, and requested to
take the affair into his hands and look after
only to himself, Mr. Magulre discovered that
Piehl, with his family, had arrived at place
called Petsch1n In Bohemia, where Ills father
resides. A respectable firm in Liverpool had
been instructed to give Mr. Mcguire any as
eistance In case the 'wanted" party should
turn up, and after some de1ay the necessary
documents were procured from America and
placed In the detectives hands, who had
gone to London and made Inquiry about the
movements OF Piehl. Being fortified with
all the necessary legal documents, Maguirc
proceeded to Prague and took up his resi-
dence at the Hotel de SAKE. He soon discoy-
cred that a short time previously the man he
7ps In cf Yr3f hi far had
been stopping at the same house. From this
he traced him to Petschan, where Piehrs
father resides, and from inquiry there he
discovered that Piehl had gone to Lcipsic
some three weeks before this.
At this point there was standstill. AL
trace Of the fugitive seemed lost; but 4la-
gtirc was not to be put of the scent, and
the more difficulty presented Itself the more
strenuous his e1ertfons became for the mans
capture He returned to England once more.
On the 4th Instant he proceeded from Liver
pool for the continent, and travelled for
tbrec days and nights, until he reached
enough to light on the individual that be was
80 an1iously seeking for. When Mr.. Mcguire
told him the charge, and stated that he would
have to return across the Atlantic, be replied
he hoped not, and expressed q wish to settle
the affair, If possible, without the alternative
Of going back to America He then COM
muulCAtGu 10 -AASullC soInt upVIlaut
information relative to five bonds
Of $1,000 each, which he alleged
were stolen from him BY his father
while ut Petschan. On procuring this infor-
nation, Maguirc, having left the delinquent
in safe keeping, proceeded to the latter place,
and after travelling for three days and nights
By rail, coach and slcdgc, he proceeded to the
house Of Piehl's father. Being assisted By
the local police Of the place, he succeeded al:
ter much difficulty in obtaining the five bonds
Of 81 COO each from him. Next day Maguire
proceeded to Glessen, where he arrived On
Saturday, the 18th instant, and saw bis man
again, and in about two, hours bonds, gold
and silver to the amount Of $4,000 were
handed over to him BY Piehl, whom he then
set at liberty, and on Monday morning re-
turned to this town after his exciting and
successful chase. The money was paid over
to the firm ahQYc alluded to bY MaCplrc