New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17
AN ASSASSIN TRACKED ACROSS THE
SEAS.
r.1r ~rurder If ChevaIier de- BiancO in
Bu.sels-Arrest Of His supposed MUIR
I.,or II, New York.

The Murder of Chevaiier de- Bianco in
Bru.sels-Arresto of His supposed MUIR
| derer in New York.
! Found weltering in his blood, in one Of
/ the finest mansions IN the CITY OF brussels,
| Rlanco. a nobleman OF high lineage and
| patrimonv. was sad one. His house had
| been entered by burgl lars on the morning OF
| the second of October last, and ne, waking
! no and finding the thieves in his room, was
| stabbed to the heart on Offering resistance
The thieves, after securing their booty-a
quantity of railway, mining and coal stocks,
valued at nearly 50,000-set fire to the
house. When the body Of Chevalier de
Blanco was discovered by the Brus-
sells police it was partially con-
sumed by the flames. The acute eyes of
the officers of the law, however saw that a
brutal murder accompanied by robbery had
been committed, and every exertion was
used to secure the arrest Of the murderers
They failed, however, and it seemed as if
the crime, ike the Burdell, Rogers and
many other terrible murders committed IN
this country, was to remain a mystery.
One of the attaches OF the police bureau IN
Brussels, however, who was on duty III the
Bourse, learned that mining bond num-
bered 1905 of the Caisse Commercial Society
-Delfosse, Tebelgen & Co.-had been Of
fered for sale by tall, well-formed man. IN
a brokers house few days after the muir
der of Chevalier lie BlancO. From thence
the bond was then traced to London, where
it had been sent by Messrs. Duncan, Sherman
Il Co. The Belgian officials at once mott
fed Superintendent kelso, of New York,
who detailed Detective Farley to arrest the
man who sold the bond. After great deal
of search and investigation, Detective Far
lev learned that the bond had passed into
the banking house OF Duncan, Sherman
& Co., from Charles G. Miles, the
keeper of a faro bank on Broadway. near
Amity street. Mr.. Miles stated to Detec-
tive Farley that the bond had been lost at
play in his house, by tall German who
scription given by Mr.. Miles, Detective
Farley proceeded to the Prescott House
and there found that the man he was in
search Of had gone to Philadelphia. Pro-
ceeding to Philadelphia Detective Farley
succeeded III tracking and arresting his
man, who proves to be welleducated Ger
man named Carl Vogt. Vogt, who is six feet
in height. Of commanding appearance, and
about torty-tive years, was taken to tins
city yesterday morning. He admitted hav-
ing lost the bond Numbered 1908 in Miles
place. During the absence of Detective
Farley in Philadelphia, it was learned that
the same man who lost the bond in Miles
saloon had left in the Office OF. Messrs. kon-
itzky & Hyerfeld, No. 744 Broadway. eig ht-
cen shares of French and Belg ian mining
stocks, worth about eleven thousand
five hundred francs, for the purpose
of procuring a loan on them. This was
shortly before Christmas. The man obtained
a loan of $500 on the bonds. Messrs. kon-
itzky & Hyerfeld. on sending some Of the
coupons to their European house, received
answer that the bonds were stolen. On
Vogt being brought here yesterday morning,
Mr.. Hyerteld July identified him as the man
who had obtained the $500 loan Oh the bonds.
Vogt. who does not speak English, was
brought before United States Commissioner
Osborne, who was, however, obliged to dis
charge him. owing to there being 10 extra
dition treaty in existence between this
country and Belgium. Detective Farley,
however rearrested Vogt and brought him
before Justice Hogan at the Tombs. who
held him for examination on the charge OF
bringing stolen bonds within the county
limits. The examination in the case is set
down for this morning.