The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-12

FLIGHT OF THE CRIMINALS.
TRACKING THE STOLEN PROPERTY.
LIGHT FROM THE ATLANTIC
Arrest of an Extravagant Belgian
in Philadelphia.


ON Saturday night last Detective Farley, of the
Central ONCE, arrested a Belgian calling himself
Charles Volt, at the Petry HOTEL In Philadelphia,
charged with having In his possession and putting
into circulation certain bonds and shares that had
been stolen from LIE Chevalier Dubois Bianc0, Of
Brussels, who was murdered in tnat city
on the % Of october, 1871. According to informa-
tion forwarded to Superintendent Kelso on the
subject Monsieur LIE Chevaller Dubois Blanc0
lived short distance out from the city OF Brussels
on the road to Malnes. He was o man well past
the prime OF life, ana lived almost retired
upon his estates The house In which the Chevaller
resided differed but little from the ordinary country
villas that surround the city, and was always re-
In the netgnborh00d for the extreme
attention paid to Its encourage by the retainers OF
the Chevaller. On the night Of the I'd of october,
when
THAT GENTLEMAN WAS MURDERED
and his house set on fire there were but two per-
sons in the building beside tho proprietor. These
were two servants, named Jean Louis GroOten and
Joseph vianden, both Prussian SUBJECTS and ma
tives OF village near Cologne Groo-
ten was In the employ Of the Chevalier
about two months and Vianden six weeks They
remained at Brussels some time after the MURDER
OF the house OF the Count oh du Val de Beauuew
the sonin-law of the Chevalier and then went back
to their own country about the end OF November
1871, since which time nothing has been
heard OF them. On the morning or the Sd OF Octo.
Der the Inhabitants OF the nelghborhood Of Bianco
villa were thrown into wild state OF excitement
by the news OF the horrible event that had just
taken place in their midst. The body OF the old
gentleman was found In his bed terribly mangled,
with the flesh almost
COMPLETELY BURNED FROM THE BONES.
The room adjoining that In which the nopleman
slept had been entered. the safe broken open and
papers valued at 100000 carried off, The local
police authorities were quickly on the spot to
examine the scene OF the crime minutely, but
could not fasten the guilt upon any OF
the parties In the district. The servants were put
through rigid inquiry, but nothing definite could
be discover ed against them. A woman, who lived
In the town and with whom the Chevalier was
known to have had intimate relations extending
over period OF twenty years, was exam.
ined. but nothing definite could be ELECTED from
her. She, however, contradicted the first story
she told the police so many times that good deal
events turned the doubt another way. The Count
On Du Val de Beaulieu states that in her lnterroga
ton before sfo,e one OF the oca! Judges this
had formed an intimacy with girl OF low lie who
was known as Halnaut Upon THIS Information the
magistrate caused strict search to be made for the
girl Hainaut, but she could not be found; and
whether she IL an invention on the pars or the
Chevaier's old friend or mas escaped from the city
THE MURDER AND ROBBERY
remains yet mystery. The Count further adds, in
his correspondence with superintendent Kelso That
this older woman, whose name he does not give,
standing with Inc servants s'' OF the cne ssa
Her, and they were in the habit OF
rendering each other such services as came In the
had in her possession for considerable time an
open w,II, IN which LIE pension Of 5000 was BE-
Ss rSsss 2a3 Ss siusE mi sbe III sart h s
every suspicion Of completely In the crime the con-
Trajectory statements made to the investigating
magistrate at the time OF the first examination have
created an unfavorable impression against her.
at Brussels rus ' coompesd S dr5S R RS
matter where they had taken It up, with the
mysterious murder and robbery Of the 6hsvaer
ray Of light stole in upon the darkness from across
the Atlantic. On the nth Or Sth Of last February
the Commercial Bank OF Delhorpe, Tiber-
CHEN ,ou 4 Co., OF Of BrusseIs-was presented
OF Amlens. The payment OF The bond was imme-
dlately stopped, and NJ Lessen was asked how the
paper came into his possession. He informed the
police that the security came to him In the
regular course of business from mer-
chant In London named Cowston. tangible
covered, the Count de Beaulieu Immediately started
for London, accompanied by the chief OF Police OF
Brussels and ihey &c once put themselves in com
THE LONDON DETECTIVE POLICE.
That gentleman found the share IN question had
been forwarded to the Union Bank OF London, from
whom Mr.; Crowston had received 1t. by Messrs.
rlty OF the Belgian debt OF Az per cents that the
Count de Beaulleu also believes to be part OF the
ao doubt Sega uaSer
the impression That the criminals had escaped to
e m me Sss TO @
Kelso, and the Count de Beauleu put himself
in direct COMMUNICATION with mat gentle
matter IN he hands Of Detective pn Farey
who set to work to unrayel the mystery. He first
ascertain how the bond In question came into the
possession Of that house. These gentlemen in.
from Charles 2. Myles gambler In Broadway,
EnS Rag 4slt !pe snare WIZ Ensm FOR collection,
him the paper had been given to him In the usual
routine OF his business-stakes at the gaming Ia
Dle-by German who had been
PLAYING FARO
there one night, and who having run out OF money,
left the paper in question as security for the amount
all such securities MIR. Myles told Detective
Farley that at the time the man left
the the paner win MIN he promised to cal
as he mad not returned according 10
promise Mr.. Myles SAID he did mot feel bound to
retain 1t any longer lie added that at the time the
man seemed very anxious that the check should
not pass out OF the hands OF Myes for he re-
peated to him several times he would cer
family go back 10 redeem H. At the gam
bling house all trace OF the man was lost and
for several days Detective Farley was searching
for him In the various German resorts OF the city
before he again got clue 10 his whereabouts. The
information THIS time came from young lady In
an east side lager beer saloon, who told. Mr.
Farley she had been royalty treated some weeks
before by
MAGNIFICENT BELGIAN,
VINO was living at the Prescott House, on Broad.
way. 10 that caravansera the detective bent his
MYSTERIOUS steps, only to find, his arrival, that
the Belgian bird had flown. He had lived at
the notel several weeks, the propretors told
MI. Farley with his wife, a common looking
woman, evidently OF the lowest order OF German
peasants, and had gone MO Philadelphia from
there. The detective went 10 Superlniend Kelso
to report. progress and the superintendent in
structed his detective TO go Oh TO Philadelphia
anu endeavor TO capture the much.desired Mr..
went to Philadelphla, accompanied by