Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-11-18


Geographic Communications with Paris
A Handsome Young TraitOress W 1th
Count Bismarck.
The German newspapers thus relate the
manner in which the last and secret con =
munications of Paris with the south and
north of France were cut off, TIE search
after these mysterious wires bad given d
great deal of trouble to the Prnssians,
without leading to any result. 1t hap
pened, however, that during this time the
Count Won Bismarck, Gen. Won Montke
and the Crown Prince of Prussia each re
ceived several letters in feminine hand
writing, begging of them to set at liberty
the husband of the lady author of this
correspondence, and who was kept prisoner
by the French at Montereau. In exchange
them an important secret. AS offers of
this kind, and great many others anal a.
gous to it, were made TO the above-named
personsges by hundreds every day, they
took no account of the letters we have Just
referred to.
But on the morning of The 2Sth of Sep
TENDER the visit was announced to Count
Bismarck of young lady, who urgently
requested permission to speak to him. He
ordered her to come in. She then ex-
planned to the Count that the letters adj
.
that her husband, a Jew, and Hungarian
by birth. Joseph Lauzer by name, bad, as
q naturalized Frenchman, been employ ed
In the general management of railways at
Paris in the capacity of engineer, and that
before the Investment Of the capital he had
been specially employed in constructing
the underground telegraph between Parls
and Hours, as well as that between Paris
and Rouen.
L-x IT. L.
he had been sent to MOntereau in order to
superintend the service and to make some
repairs there, and he had received from
Gen. TrOchu letter, apparently contain
ing recommendations to authorities Of that
town but when he arrived there it was
announced to him that in consequence of
his German orlgin-he was born at Pres
burg-the authorities were going to place
him under surveillance for some time. 4
few days afterWard the mayor gave him to
understand that three mines had been con.
structed along the line of railway near
Montereau, with the view Of blowing up
the Prussian troops if they arrived by
train, and that he must connect the mines
one with another by an electric battery
" My husband" continued the lady, ire
fused to do that, pointing out that his
mission was to superintend the existing
wires and not lay down new ones. There
upon he was i'll treated, cast into prison,
and no doubt is now in danger Of death"
After the lady had sufficiently proved
her identity Count Bismarck had CONVEX
sation with Baron VOL Moltke, and three
hours later a small expedition, consisting
of squadron of hussars, set out for Mon
tereau, and the most extraordinary pre-
cautions we're taken. In the evening the
troops arrived in the town, which was as
tonished at the occurrence. The Mayor,
who was still more astounded, was arrest
ed, and the Hungarian engineer liberated
from his prison. The mines already re-
terred to were discovered and destroyed,
and under the direction of Lauzer the
Prussians likewise found in the bed of the
Seine, in four different directions, the
telegraphic communications
with the capital.