Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-09
EVENING STAR.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 9. 1870.
Bxtro0rainAFy Expl0ies Of q London

Iron the Phi1adelpaia Fress.l
One of the most remarkable NJ the London
short, b,ond-moustached. and rather dandi-
ned young man would suspect him OF being
the clevereet OF detectives. He 10 about thir-
~ four years old, but looks less. HIS father
wss DaImatfan. He himself speaks any
number OF languages, and is thus nearly
always sent abroad where any ease occurs I'm
non. English speaking country needing the
his special work Is among the foreigners
who go there a. fugitives from justice.
II IL generally found that such persons be
Usually they lie hiding for q few days, but
they soon ind IL impossible to remain In
doors any longer; aud %, having shaved of
. false beard II they had formerly shaved,
and wearing wig and spectaclee, they
sally forth at night, and, being In want OF
ALEXANDRA. That is . favoriie resort OF for.
eigners IN London, and Druskowitz IL there
fore frequent visitor there. He appears
much interested by the performances. but
some one individual In the audience, follows
MIN when he leaves, tracks him to his hid
ing place, and then sets to work to fnd out
is a crimir al II Druskovitz De on his trail
There 10 little chance for him. Druskowt
has an extraordinary moral influence over
ratilesnake upon the bird. He carries no
arms; yet he does not fear TO go up to an
armed and desperate maa and arrest him;
cumbs. Druskowitx was engaged nine
years ago in remarkable case. In 1850
VITAL Douat, Bordeaux wine merchant,
sum equal to $4,000. Shortly Afterwards he
went To London In order to escape the
Consequences OF Q fraudulent bankruptcy.
Ses %s atsT his we clad IL Widows
ONCE with the necessary legal document at
testing her husband g death. There was moth
ipg Suspicious IN the papers. Nevertheless,
Quiries before handing over the amount OF
insurance. Druskowitz was called In and he
ascertained that on December 1, 1866, some
one named Bernardo had called II the regis
trar's office In Plaistow and registered the
death OF DOuat, and 1t was entered a. due to
heart disease: Druskowitz found ont the
undertaken who had conducted the funeral,
and learned that everything had been prop
erly ordered and paid for, and that the fune-
raj had been performed At Leytonstone by
strange. The comm had not been sent TO any
private house. but direct to the cemetery
Futher inquiry failed to discover any doctor
OF the name attached to the certificate OF
ton, and on the coffin being opened there was
found, not the body OF Vital Douat, but Q
block Of lead. Further inquiry ELECTED the
funeral and afterwards gone TO America,
whence he supplied bis wife with the docu-
ments intended for the insurance company.
rope, went TO Antwerp, bought ship, sent
her to sea with lot OF rubbish, and having
previously insured her for . large sum, had
her burnt. Arrested and brought to trial, hs
was visited by Druskowttz, who felt sure
that this was the man he wanted. Douat
was found guilty, and condemned to impris-
onment with hard labor; but the French gov.
erDment claimed him under an extradition
treaty, and he was tried on the charge of
fraudulent bankruptcy, found guilty, and
atively short period.