New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05
THE nGAsQUKRADRRs..

THE MAsQUERADERs.
Esglish Lord and American Consul.
We have heard little about the ma
queraders tried before an English court, b.
not enough to give a clear idea of the affai
The following extract of London letter I
the New York World gives the whole story
o. or near enough to the whole: "
The trial Of the men in petticoats has BEEF
postponed until July, and the case, Of whicl
have already given you some of the mali
particulars, has assumed magnitude which
will render it one of the most remarkable
and probably the most disgusting trial ever
Park were arrAigned on Thursday, ON fOul
different Indictments and pleaded not
guilty; and at the request Of their counsel,
the prosecution cOnsenting, their trial was
put off until the next sessions, which win be
held in the first week of July. But the
grand jury also found indictments
against Arthur Pelham Clinton, Commonly
known as Lord Arthur Clinton" and five
other persons, and warrants for the arrest
of these were issued. The warrant for Lord
Arthur's arrest was issued some days ago,
but it has not yet been executed. One re-
port is that this interesting young noble
man has fled to the continent; another story
is that he is hiding in Liverpool. The in
dictments first charge Boulton and Park
with the commission of ssfelony;" thew
then charge them with committing a
s.felonyr in concert With Lord Arthur: with
conspiring to solicit other persons to COM
NIT this crime, and with 'cOnspiring with
Lord Arthur. Martin Luther Cumming.
Louis Charles Hurt. C. H. Thomas, William
Summerville and John s. Fisk, to attend
places Of public resort in the disguise of
women, thereby outraging public decency
and offending against public morals, Ronf-
ton was described in the indictment as a
clerk, aged q, and Park as a law clerk
aged %.
The other persons named in the indict-
Arthur. Who he il / shall Dresentlv ex.
plain. The felony with which he, PARK.
and Boulton are charged is, in plain words
the crime of sodOmy. and the additional
crime of enticing other persons to the corn
mission of the same horrible offense. and Of
extorting money from them as the price of
secresy, or as fees for the gratification af
forded am given to understand that the
prosecution viii be able to allow chs. +'-e
sum Of cssco was obtained IN this way, and
that 1t was IN this way that the lmpecuniOus
Lord Arthur raised the wind for more than
q year. Instances are not rare wherein the |
fancy men, of prostitutes have lived ON the |
money obtained by their wretched partners: |
but never before, fancy, has it been known |
that q man has lived on the prostitution |
Of another man whom he passed off as his |
wife. li
This is just what Lord Arthur Clinton is |
and disgusting story short, it is charged
hat Lord Arthur played husband" to
and "brother-in-law; !" and that he in
7eigled numbers Of young men into the net
bus spread, Introducing them to Park and /
3Oult0n in these characters, and obtaining
money from them, either by the compare
lively innocent dodge Of enlisting their
ympathies for lovely women in distress, or
y the far more diabOlical means of allow
bout to "seduce' the wife and sister-inlaw
f a nObleman. And here may relate an
Incident which happeneda couple Of months
go, before this case was ever heard Of
was leaning over the battlements L.
# Westminster bridge one evening.
the busy scene upon the embank-
nent and river below, when crippled
ailOr accosted me, and I got into converse
ion with him. Sailors are apt to be COM
nunicative with persons who, like them
elves, know something Of seafarinr life.
mo TINS man soon grew quite chatty, and
ntertained me Win an account OF some Of his
q ent9res IN the Koyal navy. Among other
hmgs, ne toia me ne was once On bcPrd a
rlgate OF wncn Loru Arthur Clinton was
ne OF tne omcers, ana tnat TINS noble
nan was detected on aicertain occasion, in
ne act OF endeavor1ng 70 c0mPei one OF the1
hips coys 20 commit Win nun the very
1me IOr Wnicn ne rs now lnQicted: The
commander OF me snip gave LORD Arthur
ne choice OF ~ once reslgnmg ms commits
ion ana 9Mtung OF Demg courtmartiaied,
no ne wisely cnose tne former. 80 That It
you'd seem tnat Aoro Arthur Is an OLD
anu at THESE trcks anu mas taste that
ray. ~ II
NOW, VINO Is TINS Lor9 arthur Linton! 4
70 douDe you VIII remember .hat wnen the
rlnce Oh wares visIeu Anleilca; zen years
20, ne was accUnPanicu ~ inc luke OF
e"csstie,a ger1,enan Vi hoDIe presence
n9 'o on equai noDnity VI caalacter; ne ued
ioo4, anu was suc.seu " .nt present
IKE, tne young gehtiennia a.: VINO mas since
ecome 80 notorious ~ ms panAr4PIey.
a t;n ny mls io - =; On .nr suii ~ ne h Is
o SIX years viu, :il r. anu ll's
on mc years w, s,h ~ &c ~ nis
,tas as rnaw , an ~ ...d n,t ~ t'a ~ ,. sa Us
he errrt;ons Of NJ c yI U ,n' Who = ny
rnstec under tho ,.;i1 - 49, iato Ill