New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-06

ROMANCE or ms FLIaHr AND CAPTURE

huMANCE oE HIS FLlGHT AND CAPTURE,
Aside from the crimnality of this man as de-
faultng cashier of the branch bank of Poitiers in
the sum of $4,000 francs ornearly 500 O00 there
is some romance in his flight aud capture But.
before we speak of this, we desire to express our
stern disapprobation of the manner in which this
criminal was abducted from Canada by French de-
tectiyea and their aiders 1t was clearly an infrac
ton OF the sovereign rights of the British crown
on British soil. He was spirited away forcibly and
eiandeshnely, and not only contrary to all law
local as we'll as international but even in spite of
the positive orders of the lower Canadian court of
queens bench. And now to the romantic part of
ms night and capture. Quickly come quickly
gene. is known proyerb, and, in the case OF
Aslnifande, IT has provenitself true
With one haul he took near 500, 900 francs from
1she pank, and When, not quite six weeks thereaf.
ter, ne was caught. all he had about him was Int
20 say sous, or about as many cents So says q
i lenBVhy report IN u Evenement of Sent r. a Paris
4 paper; the report being Acknowledged ta he
passed upon the statements of the Paris deteetiyas
Meln who pursued and arrested him in this co,,n
try and in Canada The further details Of This re.
| port are quite instructive. Melin had no photo.
graph or other portrait of the fugitive, hut hare
description Of his appearance. Learning from q
hack driver that man of similar exterior haf
taken cab from the depot ct. the Orleans railway
y s,.as q tae Northern railway at Paris he con
G!uoeQ thaJ the man had gone to England and he
hlmsen at once went there. The supposed Lami
rance was soon traced to hat store where M
had purchased three hats
= L!st1liltAS q pE6cise description of these hats
Meiin sarmised that his fugitive had gone i,
America, aud followed him hither. By tie aid a
81 New FORK detectives a man answering to the de
seription was quickly found ats a hotel. where h
lived as New Yorker, under another name IN
Melin, on looking at his hat, told him when an,
} where he had purchased it in London, and LAM
, rande at last acknowledged his identity, Gu
Z readers are aware Of what happened hereof hi
detention, arraignnent and escape. But one thin,
that happened to him in England is worth telini
I mere He had, while travelling in 4 railway cal
Tlage n England, 100000 francs in bills on tn
: baak of France, wrappedin a handkerchief, Iyin
. he forgot it.
few, seconds sitter, discovering his loss. IL
returned t0 she carriage, but the money was gone
, Heflly, quickly come, quickly gone, nh
French paper named, on the authority of Tai
Partisan detective, further asserts tbat more thar
half Of the money be took with him to the Unitei
! States was appropriated BIZ lawyers and ofEer
connected with the Law in The eity. and that III,
bank Of France proposes to sue the respeetiyt
parties here 70 recover the amount SO hV fhen
obtained, The expenses Of his pursuit sansnr,
and return to France BY Melin are stated IL
lI'Eyenement to have been 1850 francs, 81 s25jt
ia gold. On his return this poor fugitive was II
seedy that at Liverpool the detective vas moyei
to purchase him hat and furnish him clothes ont
Of his (the detective's) own wardrobe.