, 1874-08-05
VAN EETEM.
.,rhs Career Of a Noted Grim
ina1.
,1is no.+t n +ta Jersey City Jail.

which should belong rather to tho !ovora of
chesa-only ho uAod mon aa pawna mud knights,
and not tho "gravon imagos' that should repre-
eont the game: Tho world was to him vast
and women merely plhyorB." Ho was born Of
paronta III tho upper station Of lifo in Antwerp.
1clgiun. His ,educet,on WIS Of tne most liberal
character; eana al advantages of. tutors md
ho outptrippcd tho youth Of Antwerp in Lis
Studies congratulations poured In upon his pa-.
ronts. At tho ago Of 25 Louis Max Van Eoteu
acemed to DO tho fayorite Of fortune. In tho
loo high for him to achtovo+ no mercantile SUCCESS
to grand. But thoro vas an odd humor always
cherished by tho brilliant a1vonturer, and That
was That "nont.up Utica confnad hss powers"
II the city Of ha birth, and so ho sai!ed for tho
arrived In tho metropolis Of this country about
twouty years ago. Instead Of dcvo.tng himself
too legitimate neutrality-suspicious.. ho seemed,
from tho commencement. to believe In tho power
Of ol1cauo ovor TINT OF honcst effort. and no
note the result. He brought to Now York two.
cargoos Of miscollaneon. goods and aeemod to
have mado auccesaful venture. Ho was encaaed
IN tho pnnoply of responsibility In Ao shape ot
other parts Of Europe, tho authenticity OF which,
OF course, waa not suspected, aud at once outer
cd into tho society Of tho elite Of New York, who
woro only too glad to welcome distinguished
foreigner with ultilitarian ideas. He was bland
Of speech his rnannera betokened d knowledge
Of polished society III fact, he was NJ fait IN all
thoao delicate nrtH which WOO tho sonsea and lul1
suspicious to sleep. With tho fair sor ho vns Nh
especial fayoEite. and M no distngue roHnlon ~ was
tho hour. Ho WAS not long in discovering in.tbe
daughter Of ono Of tho Schmidt family-of the
old Knickorbocker atock-an affinity; and
although tho young girl montionod WAS engaged
to a very worthy gontloman to bo married., It was
not long boforo tho Vaccinations OF tho young
Belgian supplantod tho oldor auitor, aud they
woro engaged to DO married.
THE WEDDING TooK rLAcH
With all the ec1at Intending such celebrations In
tho old tlmos, aud tho bride and groom sailed
for Europe, followed by the congratulations Of
alt thoir friends and relatives nnvo one. This
Eentteman, a brother Of the bride, had his Hus-
tand, and these terrible suspiconH wore con-
arned BY tho knowledge Of aomo fraudulent
transactions which had come to hls knowledge,
and were directly traceabfo to the bridegroom,
who had no recently carried away his sister il so
triumphant mannor. Armed with tho proofs
Of tho young mans crlminality, ho followed tho
loving twain-four days after their departure
in tho steamer Arctic. Arriving IN Europe he
discovered that every oredcntial every lottor Of
America, was forged. Sick nt heart, ho knew not
what to do, but at 1ongth resolved to 80 to
Antwerp to discover, II possible, tho statue and
surroundings OF tho forger's family. Hero no was
met by the father OF tho tntprit,-a hno old man,
confcBBod to him that his aon-tAls Same Louis
Maximilian Van Eoton-had r,1iued him, and
wcll-nigh brought his gray hairs in sorrow to tho
e1Mss. ..a,,4
this brothor at length found them IN London,
where lilo man was Irving under al assumed
naMo: Cohcean9ne ~ tno n.ss n.sa y, gun. ,.
dsw a '9e gst hSa ss "ss W 1hG me
aiseovetoa ms p1t ss9t @ 70 70 tno III Gonto ~
nanion Of man Who had forfeited M d ai caia , 70
10 persuaded Van Eoten t. to come back y to NOW
1orR. ana asbuteu am y no uean! 10 !cha Al
Mohost !!io thas no No1ia aesat nun to 10 TO-
IHo wog4ou par rotnraea 10 tnls G11s tnS aela.
tlecs hold soft OF 1ainliy coansei--a eatIielns
common ononEh ~ Eufono, "hoEe ahaIS ~ o.
soeat Import are oabGuss9u on' huS Sa.n1 Mao LIZ
craft OF Yhn Eoten suas potoIe .h9 nlo1ner A.
rived ho (tho clupflt) haa pofauaaoa suo aauily
enas 1o wah and;mG I lin ssiinnt
CAUSE. NOW comes p.
TIE SECOND ACT IN THE DRAMA.
It was not long botore IN establishment Yas
started IN Bowling Green. Qhleos wot9 sumptn-
ously htted up. with Van Eoton Co., Bank,
erH,", ''Van Eeten d Co., European Agents..
" Tassols Wantcd," etc., upon tho plato-glaea
windows. proclaimed to tho pagaera by that
atothor great 1rm had consented 70 open an
agency Ia New York to connect thoir brsnesa
with Europe. Owners Of vesac!s-it vas dull
tine-woro anxloua to ohartar thoir ahlpe TO sail
to Hong Kong, Liverpool. or Cape o. do9a
Hope. Fan Eoten was ready to charter tnem az;
South street shlp-ovner and saia:
"Do yau know Van Eesen Co. 2" ., -,
"WAY?" was the response Of tho Willy old
shipper, who was looking out himsoH Tor
chanco to employ his idle voasei.
"Decauso lave just chartered snip to them
to so to South America.
"Don't do It," said tho old shlp-owner1 they
arc not good"
Tho merchant loft tho ol!ca detarmioed TO 10y
Van Eetou j. Go. severely alone. but ho 81 haa not
gone i've minutes before tho shse.d q aouth
street shippor-thus learniug Van Eeton wanted
yessols.-Wont over and chartered thfee Tessels
to tho firm for the West Indies.
Before two wcokH Van Eoton . Oo' nag t"ensy
ships cs'aTtorea aont ous 70 ralon asn,, ain ana
stotle, ballaRt OF fus''f ok sotto nara rmt,}
% no pAyhoht "as 70 W aanaS ~ u eas nns
tho Bh'pa returned WIN taet iIesn.s, Via acnv
long before tno Vietaaou . oaag tha nv,n.,Snra
Greg thoy wore q tno noaey y tbair aho onmtrsota
any, IN oraef to 20 LII. iDtof1a W ttaniant
o. sssasn Sossses W.T. VII y a.. Haton l. o. md
shoy COMPROMISED y mlon oo sau ,o oontracts
pala them apont Sao'uuv w. onE anravonra fn,I.nf
Dnsihk az tneho MsnIF .3t;a,,s - ia dcvntci
;t a 1.,1 1. f,,,;Iv thia man nrsed his
young WHO anu hes tal!ynis n.au a. ~, Td.
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