The New York herald., 1877-02-08
Judicial Examination in Belgium Of Pro-
feSSOr Van Der Velkin and Wife.
THE BARON D'AcossE FORGERY
The Daughter Of Lunatic Sane on tht
Money Question.
A EUROPEAN GUIDE BOOK.

Professor vandcrvcpcn and his wife Will DO
brought this afternoon, on cxtradtion proceedings
before United States Commissioner White, charged
with forging a post opit Of the late Baron dAcosse'
OF Belgium, for 500 0OO0f Tho Belgian govern
mcnt will be represented in the proceedings by
Mcssrs. Coudert Brothers. The dossier or certl-
ncd copies OF evidence taken in Namur, Belgium, In
the case is very bulky affair, and comprises state
ments OF G. worche, H. rhivy, l.. Gerard D. f.
Tichon, c. Fiorcnt c. wargncr, r. Rilart L. Fa'iaux
and II. Donne, all OF which opposed to the prs-
oncrs likewise vouminous statements oil experts
showing that the post Cbt Is forgery inan
named Jeanmnrt alleged TO be an accomphcc IL Is
stated that Mrs. yandervelpen was laundrymald ut
$40 year In tho Baron's chateau Tho following cv-
dence Will be brought forward to-day
Pro JusTTIA Tribunal THE FIRsT)
INSTANCE or NAMUR, BELGIUM.
OFFICE on THE COMMITTING MAGISTRATE
On the 9th day OF April 1875 appeared before US the
com mtting magistrate, Jean Baptstc Henry Wander
velpen, aged II years, living on his income, irec-
holder, born Malincs. domlced at Martiiangc, who
O. Do you allcge that the obligation Of 5O00Oof,
which show you, Is the act OF tho Baron Pasquet
instrument? A. l aegc that the obligation which
you show me has been handed me by my wiic,
Jeannctte Damas. as the act OF the Baron Pasquct
dAcosse IL was handed inc after our marriage, but
could not give the date propose to avail myself oil u
to claim the 5o000oI which II mentions; l have
already donc tho civil proceedings which have
common against tho heirs oil the Baron; was not
aware oi the Obligation before my marriage; when sho
gave 1t me she SAID IL was a wedding present when
the Baron had her consideration OF the differ
ent she had rendered him. and also tor the
good she had taken OF him and his house during
eight do not remember II she told mo this in
anybody presence.
q You are accused OF having at MartIlange, or any
where else in Belgium, with ten years together and
as the accompicc OF your wife, Jcunnetlc Damas,
forged obligation OF the value OF 500 OOOi, al
legged have been signed in avor oil the said Jeanette
Damas, by The Baron Pasque d'Acosse, and uttcring
the said document, knowing that the same was
forgcdY a. deny having made the document you show
me; confess uttercd 1t when claimed the 800 OOOf
II mentions, but 1t was because believed 1t was tho
net OF the Baron, as my wiic assured me when she
handed me the document
The Court assigned Counsellor Teson, lawyer of Ar
Ion, to defend the accused, ut his request.
yANDERvELPEN,
a. DE HINNlE and
JCESMAL.
A. TREsoN, clerk OF the said tribunal
In reply TO questions, Jeanette d. mas, wo OF Van
dcrvepen, testified as ioOws:-l am thirty-eigh
years old was born and live at Martilange; 1--we on
my income aud am lreehodcr; have never been
condemned to any punishment; Affirm tnat tho obli-
CATION OF 500, 0OOi which | have produced in the
civil proceedings which have instituted against the
OF the Baron do Pasquet d'Acosse actually IS the
act OF the latter, and that propose to claim tue pay
ment thereof, but 1t seems 10 me that the obligation
which you show me IS not ike The one which the
O. D;d The Baron write and sign tho obligation which
he gave you IN your prescnccY A. No; hc simply
handed It To me when returned to the chateau OF
Bo,h,ey, alter my wedding TO get my elects with the
promise he had made OF giving me dowry as reward
Tor the good service had rendered him my sister
Marguerite was present; the Baron was Tree to do
what be pleased, aud his Will alone prompted him to
give the 800, 000t entered the service OF the
Baron III 1s54 and lett II In Augis 1852.
u During that time what were your connections and
relations with the Barony A. was his housekeepcr,
and regards the connections and relations that had
with The Baron they have always been proper; must
ndd that sometimes went out riding with him and
that sometimes dned az his table, but that as
wished; received the 500 0O0L obligation IN lSC2,
nm ha n
DREADFUL MOMENT.
O. Why, when you were confronted with the Baron,
even alter your imDrisonmont when you wero
prosecuted as an accomplce IN the thets committed
by your sister Marguerite, did you not invoke
produce the alleged obligation OF 500, ,000i.? a.
do not remember what happened IN that dreadful
moment; II did not produce the obligation 1t was be-
cause the Baron had asked me to keep its existence
secret. afraid lac would revoke 1t IN his Will;
and it was my husbands, moreover, who busted him.
self with my interests and affairs
O. Why did you not snow 1t to your counsel, or
your sisters? A. Because that would have been
good to save Marguerite; moreover, Lawyer Kuborn
had ADVISED US against IT,
O. Why, upon another OCCASION and at the time the
Baron dcned having given you any present. did you
produce and cause to be idcnlincd that alleged
obligation, OF 800, to0i. when the Baron was st
living? A. Tho Baron ought 10 have known, and dld
know, that all we possessed came from HIM he also
knew very well that ! possessed that obligation OF
,000f. because he had gwen It to me.
The prisoner then formally accused like her hus-
band, aud she stated in reply, ~ deny the accusation
against me. The document which have produced
cmanatcs from the Baron | admit have uttered and
claimed pay ment on H.
Alter these preliminary examinations tho prisoners
suddenly lett Tor the United States. They cap
tured by Mr. Meilck, real estate broker OF this city
q. Goshen. The Extradton Treaty with belgium
made 1874 Is held TO their case, because they
have uttered the document in question since the treaty
went IN force.