The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-03-21
TRACKED Across TIE OCEAN.
An Alleged Belgian Assassin Arrested
His Dealings in Stolen Stocks.

ChevaIier Dubois de Bianco, a veal
thy gentleman, on October 2, 1871,
was found murdered, and his body
partly burned, in his residence in Brus-
sells, Belgium. About $4,000 worth
Of coal and mining stocks were carried
away by the assassin. Several weeks
ago Superintendent KelsO, Of New
| York, received information that one
Of the stolen shares had been offered
for sale in Brussels The share was
retained by the banker to whom Il
was offered. Inquiries BY the police
Of that city ELECTED the information
that this bond had been sold by
London banking firm to the person
who presented it. The London bank
ers said that it came to them from the
house Of Duncan, Sherman & Co., Of
New York. This share was numbered
], I,OO5 Of the Caisse COmmerciale
Soeiete en- CommRndite, firm Of Del
bage, TebergIiem & Co. Detective
Farley traced it 10 Charles Z. Miles,
proprietor ofagaming-house IN Broad
way, near Amity street he said that
/ it was gamDled away Ia his house by
man whose name he did not know,
but whose appearances he described,
who boarded at the Prescott House.
On applying at the hotel, the detee-
tive was informed that the name Of
the man was Carl Vogt, and that,
accompanied By young woman Of
about twenty years, who had come on
with him from Belgium, be bad gone
to Philadelphia. They were found in
that city, at the Pietri House, on the
9th inst, and were brought to New
York. VOgt acknowledged that he
had lost the bond In Miles gaming
house.
Farley also ascertsined that Vogt
had negotiated with Messrs. KOnitZky
& HyeFfeld, bankers and brokers, at
No. IA Broadway, for the sale Of Is
shares of coal and mining stocks,
worth II, 800 francs, and received on
them an advance of $500. Several
coupons were forwarded by the firm
to Brussels to be cashed. Payment
was refused, on the ground that these
were a part ofthe property stolen from |
CheYRlier BiancO's house. Vogt said /
that he had purchased the stolen |
shares in December last, in London, /
for E100, from 6 man whom he did 1
not know, and soon afterWard, accom- !
panied by the young lady, he had sail |
ed for New York, bringing the shares
with him. He denied all knowledge 4
of the robbery.
The prisoner was taken, on Monday, /
before United States Commissioners
Osborn, and the facts in the case were
laid before that official. The Com
missioner decided that he had no
power to hold the accused, because
there was no extradition treaty be-
tween this country and Belgium. He
was therefore compelled TO dismiss
the case. Detective Farley then took
his prisoner before Justice Hogan at
the Tombs. Meanwhile the prisoner
got counsel, who cited the action Of
the United States Commissioner, and
insisted that under his ruling the
prisoner must be discharged; that in
fact, there was no evidence that
warranted his arrest in the first place.
The magistrate denied the motion TO
dismiss the complaint.
sAlthoughnO extradition treaty ex-
isted between this country and Belgi-
um, and the prisoner cannot be sent
back for trial, yet he had violated the
law of the State of New York by
bringing within its limits stolen prop
erty. The magistrate would therefore
hold him to await an examination on
the charges Of grand larceny and
bringing stolen property into the
State.
Counsel wished to know the amount
Of bail that would be required, and
was told that none would be accepted
at present. The accused was accord
ingly conducted to a cell. He is tall
fine looking man, of about fOrty-five
years, with hair and whiskers slight
" tinged with gray. He does not
speak English. Vogt says he does not
pass by his real name, but he changed
t when he left Germany on account
lf family troubles. He says he came
20 London about the 1st of October,
.S11, and that his wife, the woman
Fho accompanies him, Joined him
lbout two weeks afterward, and put
10 at Sess's Hotel. He says that he
Fought the securities for e100 in Lon
Ion.