The sun., 1872-04-30
THE BELorAN PRISONER.
The Assassination Of the CbcvnIier Du Bois
DC Biauco-Curl Vogt IN the General Ses-
sious-Is IL n Conspiracy


The Assassination Of the Chcvniier Du Bots
Dc Biauco-Curl vogt IN the General Ses-
sions-Ia il Conspiracy
Tho readers of TIE Sun are apprieed
that n man calling himself Carl Nogt, hailng
from Belgium, came to this country in January
last, spent somo time In this city and went to
Philadelphia where he was Joined by a woman
claiming to be his wife. The negotiation OF
some Belgian securities, effected here by Nogt,
led to his arrest In philadelphia on charge oi
numbering aud robbng Belgian nohlcmsn
stvled ChevalIer Du Bois De 'anco, NJ n chateau
belonging to the victim, sltupted near brussels,
on the I'd OF October, 1871. After the arrest hau
been effected u was & aseeTane py .e ibo rI
Vinn Government and the United States was In
existence, and az the alleged crimes had been
perpetrated outside the jurisdiction OF the
States OF New NOrk or Pennsylvania, now
to hold yogt became knotty lega,
Vng,'s native country have made out
a pretty strong case against hin, having 20
moral certainty established his identity with q
certain Joseph stupp, who was the steward Of
the Chovalier De Blancos estate at the time OF
the burning Of the chateau Who had married mar %
suddcnly disappeared with money and valuable
securities belonging TO his master at the date OF
the connagration. robbery, and murder, They
Ind also traced 10 him portion Of the missing
securities consisting of certificates of stock and
bonds OF various belfah niLI "a
broadway and 20 other firms several thousand
dollars In amount. -
Ioath 20 allow a man thus gray,ly accused OF tho
triple crime " arson, robbery, and murder to
escape punishment thr9ugh defect IN our
treaty relations with his native country, and
hence, notwithstanding strenuous efforts py
Nort'- 'or Stupp's counsel ne mas been clon,ly
| confined since his arrest in Philadelphia The
| Grand Jury have indicted him for the larceny OF
deslgnated certinCates OF ~ OF inc value s %,
| in the First Ward OF this city, and reciting Tue
property A. belonging to Madame Stephanie Du
| Val de Doaulieu, the heir and legal Representa-
tive of the murdered nobleman. -
| The prisoner was arrHgncd in the General Scs-
| sions yesterday morning to plead 10 THIS lnnlct
| ment His counsel. John II. Anthon, would not
| allow him 70 plead, but interpuscd n motion to
| qunsh This motion he based upon statement
that all the evidence In the case showed tnat u
| Kingdom Of Belgium, and secondly, that there
| was no legal tcstinOny-nothing ~ TACT but
| few kilograms and other proofs inadmlsslDie un'
| der our rules OF eyidenCe-to connect the prs
| oner with the alleged criminal act. lie further
stated that In his opinion the hnding OF thls IN
| dlctment was merely Intended to afford time u
| arrange for the deportation Of his client unde
| an old and almost obsolete statute enacted W
| lSs9 for the carrying oil OF persons charged WIN
| crimes perpetrattd IN other countries. h'
| Thought Il beneath the dignity of this Court thu
| TO lend itself to Vindictiye schemes o
these foreign prosecutors, VINO hhu a,1d mus H. H.
entertained for moment la cOurt OF Justlc
\ nCld In this country. ,
| detailed the notorious facts Of the case dotla
| Ing that they showed the prisoner 80 helon. y
| lie lass dcsiRnate ed by the law IA hostss human
| 0,Hciis, tencnies Of the human raCe) ana tina
| the counsel for the defense could not knQ'
| what testimony hpd been adduccd before ti
| Grand Jury. AT amy rate, that evidence coul
be only trnverscd before petit jury. The qucs
| tions raised by the motion 20 quash, he sale
| were questions Of fact and not ol law, and henc
| the motion must be denied. lie was prepare
90 maintain The allegations OF the Indictment I
judrs bedford took the papers ard reserve
| HI. UDri zion. AD-t Going bnck To the Iuuhs.