New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-09
OBITUARY.
JULES MIRES.


,Jules Mires. whose death is announced, was
OF Jewish extraction, and born in 1902 His career
belongs TO the romance Of speculation and presents some
singular OF the hckeness OF fortune In 1913
Mires was doing small business as money-broRer at
Bordeaux his native city. The unsettled state OF the
country after the revolution of that year gave him tue
opportunity no needed. Coming to Paris, he en-
gagged in various enterprises with Milland, who
was also Jew, and had been engaged in
newspaper projects. Combining the power de-
rived from the several journals which they owned or
controlled with the exercise OF great financial sagacty
they secured in short time leading place among the
great bankers Of the French capital Mres obtained the
concession Of the great works at the Port OF Mrsees
and the contract for supplying the city with gas founded
the Credit FOncier, and the General Railroad Bank Sc
cured the concession Of the Roman railways as well as
those Of the Pampeluna Railway, aud OF the Turkish
loan These several enterprises brought him into close
relations with the leading 6naneiers VI Europe and rem
dered intimate with adyenturers such as Baroehe
and the Duke de Morny who Joined themselves to the
fortunes of Louis Napoleon. His prosperity attained It's
zenith in 1900 when he married his daughter to the
Prince do Polignac. son Of the unlucky Minister OF
Charles x and received from Napoleon Ill the medal
OF the Legion OF Honor at Marsees in the presence OF
the great works he had there constructed.
But the imposing position he had attained proved his
ruin The Turkish loan which he had been tempted to
negotiate failed TO meet with public favor The
Government did not sustain it, and the Roths-
chlds worked against 1t. Finding himself involved,
Mires did his best TO avert the coming storm. He
had used funds cOnfded TO his keeping and comprO-
missed his credit In several ways Fearing the
scandal his fall would produce Napoleon Ill paid con.
siderable Of money TO claimant and restrained
the legal proceedings already begun But, emboldened
by this the irate hnancier addressed surly note TO
his protector and thus made certain his arrest on the
18th of February, 1861 he conveyed TO the Mazas
Prison and placed in absolute secuson. A Govern
ment agent appointed to examine into
his affairs, and settle matters that no
high persOnages would he compromised by
unpleasant disclosures in public court. Then tho law
was allowed take its course. The old banker had,
however, powerful ntercessors Baroche represented
TO Napoleon I'LL that he could not procure the money
necessary 10 save his from RUM but the Emperor
0uences" To which NJ. Baroche answered, "Sire,
not abandon my SON" The Emperor met this indirect
appeal by the following words: 81 do not see why, NJ
BarOche. Remember Brutus." Tho Prince de POlignac
endeavored his fathernaw and appealed to the
Duke de Morny but only encountered disdalnrul ndier
ence from that daring cOnspator and adr0it SPECTATOR
have one piece OF useful advice to give your father
in-aw" said the Duke and that is to blow his brains
out without delay"
The remainder Of the old bankers career possesses
little OF interest. After long trial he sentenced To
five years Imprisonment and the payment OF fine OF
5000 francs This sentence was however, quashed
on appeal after long litigation and once more he busly
engaged in gigantic specuatOns. But his power had
been broken and he longer had facilities for floating
decepve leans In 1870 he was even condemned 70 six
months imprisonment and $500 fine for assallng the
legal authorities who had tried him in 1861.