, 1875-03-28
The Individual OF French
Band Notoriety.
An Alleged Interview with Him on
Train Between indianapolis
and Pittsbnrg.
Il, Wandsrings Since Leaving Chicago
Intended Departure for Europe
Yesterday.
Na Declares tbs Amount Of Money Taken
by Him Much Less than Was
Supposed.

seert.l D:spateA to Th4 chiaaos Tribune.
rT1zBBuHau. March N---fouz readers a1l r.
ssezaher Besthold @. Steiner, Of French Ban6
fame, and his sudden disappearance ons hne
fa1l morning in 1879, taking With him tis fund.-
Of the oooceru. It WAS supposed At tho time
that he hAd Rons to Europn and was thare mel
With By Wyndhau, aud the spolls ware shared
alike. Il IL well known that Wyndhatu's Come"
d. Company venture WAS failure In this coun-
try, 1nd that tbs Doctor lost great dea1 OF
money and :" lead was only struck when tae
famous Imperial II tooters came to the surface.
Ths several coucerts Of the band IN eoi-
eaSo sza part Of the history Of tho P@s''
Thsy were successful 10 M sminens oo&lee
and considerable Of tho filthy lucrs "as feAll1eo
% their harmonious uotos. Bat ooR COLLIE" LILO
sequel
s1ufEu's wAEnEn1Sos.
Ivm not youch for the truth OF sae 1oHo"aog
etnrx. bnt it xss told mo this evening, by =
fnsn1 of nina from your city. whom met in
the p,rlor Of tho Union Depot Hotel. and think
nil haar nnblicston in TIE CHICAGO TR1suNE.
6.ld he: "Do you remember Steiner, and his
.onneetion With the French Band7" I
anevared in the affirmative. swell,
he continued, "be came with me- from Indian
apo1ia. met him on the train, and recog-
pzed him. BE is not ths same young man in
Appearance Of two years ago. BE has allowed 3
zuustache and whisle1s to grow. and with his
prominent nose, be looks ike Hebrew Lord
Uundteazy. When approached him, he de-
elsred he did net know me. But said !.
sSteiner, ve are old friends, and Jon ccr-
tainly cannot b afraid OF me- 'Oh, we'll,
said ha, Il SEQ must; and. go We
commenced IN interesting conversation.
Bteina, said that, when he left Chicago. he did
not 90 to Now York, but to Cincinnati. From
thsre he went to Louisville And Memphis,
thence to St. Louis, leaving there to 60 to
CALIFORNIA ON PROSPECTING TOUR
"Here he did not do rs we'll as anticipated.
He had some fear Of Chicago detectives. and
concluded to Try his luck in the interior Of the
Territories. He went to Montana, bought
claim or tTo, and sold then again. mstiug
seme nonsy; After this ethis s,s Tas the spring
hs took to prospecting, and. after working al
summer, lost nearly ali he had. aud mado his
~av to Salt Lake City. Under IN assumed
nAns he managed to gain farer With some Of the
The pursuit. Of fortune. This time ho vent to
uaerking IN = banking house. where he
telnained somo eight months, and man
s4ed 70 aecumulats sufficient nneana
10 aeain start him in life. He went into the in
tsrior Of the Territory, where he bought several
good cla,ns, nnd msEaged to do we'll After
working the mines fea months, h= sold out
for $4,000. and than concluded to try tha East
once rn.re. After 1ecuperatpg himself in 8alt
Like, Steiner ca,ne to St. Louis, where he spent
! poruen &: tie "iute1. having gona 70 Florida
tor ahort seasou."
on Ills WAT TO EUROPE
My friend told me that Steiner bad como from
Florida On this trip; had stopped over week 10
Nov Orlesns, and two DAYS ia St. Louis and
that is hcw he cslre 70 Indianapolis. Are you
Going bask to Ghicsgo:" inquired ny friend.
ing to New Io1E, from which place sail on Bat
,rdar for Europe" Steiner denied ever going
10 Se~ York Bince his DISAPPEARANCE. aad meet
ing Wyndham there, but stated that the
}.ttar knew OF his whereabouts, and,
>7hile be would rot ssv that Wyndhan shared in
ibs apoils, he would not deny it. The amount
taken. Sse:ne= said, Has much less than was saT'
1osod ut the time, Rs the Baod did not make
I:sar the money wh:.s in this country that they
we're credited with.
This is, II substance, the story, snd yon have
+: fer wfat it is worth. Ths gentleman who i1a-
ra1ted tho Information to me I belisTs to b per-
{actlr rAfiablc