The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-04-04
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About fifteen months ago George Peay,
of Louisville, went to New York on busi-
ness, being among other things commits
stoned to convey to parties in,thatcitYs on
behalf of others in Louisville, 200 in
cash. Peay first put up at the Brandreth
House, but left one night at a late hour,
saying that he was going to the st. Nicho-
las. He was never seem again by any one
in New York, nor by his friends in Louis
vile. and the story went forth that he had
been robbed, murdered, and his body Sc
creted, or perhaps sold for stiff and
much sympathy was wasted over his sad
fate. Recently itwas discovered that the
missing man was not dead, but a fugitive
from justice, and secreted somewhere in
Canada. The Couqier-JouanaL tells the
following story of Defective Bligh's visit
to him few days ago !: ss.4.s.
Detective Bligh yesterday returned
from Montreal, where he visited George
Peay.z Bearrfretl IN Montreal, together
with Mr.. H. H. Neal, last Tuesday, and
repaired TO the Queens Po-
lice Headquarters, where MIR. Bassonet,
High Constable, ,and his deputy, Mr.. Cing-
mats, were detailed to assist them. They
first sent a man to find out when Peay, or
Bafreaa, as he called himself, would be at
home Late in the evening they were in
$50 in the afternoon the four took
sleigh and rode near Peayls residence.
The Canadian officers first catered, and
finding Peay within, called in Mr.. Bligh.
Peay on seeing the latter was iterribly
startled and turned pale, but said nothing,
and a few minutes afterwards Mr.. Neal
burst upon him. The party then. held a
private conversation, ,,ain whieha Peay
proposed to give up all his personal effects,
consisting of $500 in United States cur
rency, which he had ina Naultp his horse
and carriage, which were worth $2l0, and
$40 in Canadian money, which he, had on
his person-makinga a total of about ST 200,
in return forthe money he had taken from
Mr.. Neal. The next morning the above
amount was turned over to Mr.. Neal, and
Peay brought before the judgeof the court
that tries extraditien cases, on the warrant
charging him with unlawfully bringing
stolen money into Montreal to the amount
of S4,700. The Judge merelyI Mr..
Neal if he could identify anything belong
| ing to him in the prisoners household, and,
on his returning a negative answer, the
case was dismissed.
In conversation, Peay told Bligh that
when he was in New Y ork he became in-
toxieated and lost most of the money en-
trusted to him in gambling-house on
| Twenty-seventh or Twenty street,
in that city, and that when he returned to
his senses he found himself in Albany,
New York From thence he went to
Niagara Falls, where he remained for two
/ days, and then went to Montreal, Canada
/ There he assumed the name of Barreau
became connected with a keno bank, which
connection he%held up to the time o.
Bigh's arrival. There he took up with the
/ woman with whom he is now living, anC
! who was born and raised in Montreal. Sht
/ is described as about twenty eight years o
age, rather good-looking /; speaks Frencf
and English fiuently, and is said TO be &
woman Of some mplisbments, butwal
a grass widow. Peay has been drinking
/ very heavily ever since his residence il
Montreal, and has become somewhat stou
and bloated from the effects. AT any refer
enee made to MS poor wife and, childrel
here, he would burst INTO tears, and re
4 quest Mr.. Bligh not toEmention it. TIL
A thought of them, was too much for him.