The New York herald., 1877-02-07
THE BARON'S POST OBIT.

WHAT PROFESSOR I. D. II. VAN DER vRLPEN
SAYS CONCERNING THAT HALF MILLION
FRANCS.
Yesterday evening Professor B. II. Van dor velpon
and hts wife arrived In this city They were taken
before United States Commissioner White and
mandcd until tomorrow They meanwhile com.
mittod to Ludlow Street Jail. They arc accused, u
will be remembered. Of forging post obit of 5O00 0oOr
by tho late Baron d'Acosse. OF Belgium, and are
brought here Tor extradition. Tho Doctor gave the
following account OF himself his wife and the docu-
ment to HERALD reporter last evening"
The stories published about mo In tho papers Of New
YORK are incorrect, as well as tho history OF tho
alleged flight; neither was my wife servant OF tho
Baron do Pasquet d'Acossc, Of Bothey, near Namur,
Belgium. She Is descended her mothers side from
the noble family Of the Do Gobbars OF the Chatess Of
St. Marie, in the province OF Luxembourg Belgium All
this was proved in The courts OF Namrr IN 1871 In
1862 was professor OF musical composition at
Brusesis, where I obtained the prize Of Rome
sica compositions called "Agar Dams 10 Desert "
! was very successful, and made a good deal
OF money later on teaching pupils. madc the ac-
quaintance OF my wife, whose maiden uamo was jean
notte Damas. at concert al Sombreno, where
among the audience We married about th rec months
aiterward, and lived with her family AT Martennge
tho province OF Luxembourg We lived estate u
900 hectares, which was purchased by her Ut public
opera there, which was aierward played with great
success ut Arlon, called "Le Voyage en- suisse
3O0,000L The Baron possessed fortune valued At
000, 600 francs We lived there for fourteen years
and had one child, now thirteen years old. Ny vio
eight years In the Baron's employ housekeepcr,
taking charge OF the castle. When she len
vice. IN 1862, ne WAS eighty years old. Tho post obs
made my acquaintance The Baron died eight years
after our marriage In 1870, and In 1871 his heirs
DO Viilers Masbourg, Bron, Wban, De Paul and
othcrs-reIused to pay the bond. commenced a civil
action against them In the Court OF Namur. No de-
cisOn has been given IN the civil but the other
do thpvca ed CPi m lunI
proceedings 10 be commenced nve years afterward, N
1876 accusing US or fraud.
THE DOCUMENT QUESTION
The papers served upon me and my wife merely nc.
OF forgery. The post obit has wEosscs namca
signed to IT, and was handed all drawn up, my wfo.
The following IL u copy OF It transiated:-
Good for hundred francs payable ser mo
dc ath to Miss Jeannette Damas.
BornKA 10th August. 1882.
We resolved in 1876 TO como TO this country. our
fortune being greatly decreased by law expenses. Be-
fore my departure employed Mcssrs Tosch, Leclcrc
Iasalle and i.cmartrc, iour OF the best lawyers o
Belgium, to look after my interests. Then did NOS
want to teach music again In Brussels where was
mark from London the 18th Of June and registered
In names at Reinhardt's Hotel, on the Y At
terry Our child Arthur, aged thirteen, Is living with
Or Clos, Of Goshen. The good people OF that place
have furnished mo with a lawyer, Mr. Osborne, who
accompanied US hithcr and Is working very hard
am u native OF Malires and In my youth ciaronct
solo player IN King Leopolds private music band 10
show you how far tried to conceal myself here Is
business card. Tho card b0ro the following inscrp-
tion:-"l. B Henry Van dor vepen. professor u
violin Goshen, Ind That Is ali have to say sbo oas
this cOnsprucy against