The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-14
MR.. HiBBITr's pLuNDnEERs.
The Long Search Made hy Detective Golden,
and the Manner or the Capture.

The enormous plundering Of Mr.. Il. r. Bab-
l'tts soap business 10y his employees is fresh
encd 10y the arrival from England. yesterday
in the steamer city OF Richmond. ~ Detective
Timothy Golden. hnving in charge Thomas A.
Lows. ono OF the thieves. Tho amount of the
robbery was. tine loser says. uhout 81 100000.
pnd ono ofthe perpetrators, Beokwlth. has gone
to STATE prison for ten years lews fed to Eu-
rope. and has boon captured only after long.
persistent and adroit effort. IIo is II rortly
man. agei iAirty-wo. with large. dark eyes. u
Romun profile and an clahorately-wnNed nous
taehe. Aboard the steamer. unknown TO the
Iaas 'ngors as prisoner. he onter, with spirit
into the diversions that were rcsortcd to to
break the tedium of the voyage. Especially on
the last nighi Of the trip did he exert himself to
please. 81 the ae'optation of Hll who saw him.
when. early yesterday morning. he and the
officer went together al, - | a tugboat to be
brought TO this city. the pass 'ugcrs learn id that
! the pleasant stranger was under arrest. H. was
| taken to the Police Central Ofllcc. where he re-
mains. locked in "a cell.
Lewis fled to Europe even before Mr. Bahhtt
! discovered the extent Of his loss. and Detective
| Golden. after the arrest Of Beckwiih. went
| across the ocean to find him. Seldom has a
search Tor a fugitive been undertaken under
! greater difficulties. The rNtraditUn treaty was
! in a mu Idle and Lewis had hoen uurrised of
| the danger. Even before the detective emf
| harked the fugitive had quit his lonipn loie-
! in.s with 10 wife and infant chud, and none
! WHO would toll know whore II" was hiding. ON
/ hsartiyiug la London. tuc asst stance If super
! ntrnd-nt william pu and the +, 'utlau Yard de-
/ irctiNcs were teui"red TO Colder tu' he
/ had hardy II ol'N to start from. the
/ ld.nvw Of the nurse mad waS a. ,.ntili
! ,sn' shed. AMI troi, thai Gy,i, - lnM traced
! Mrs Lows and her BABY to ST. I"'uar 4 s.. near
! Brtht'n They had apartments uNrrl"uk ihE
| the sea. but the distance q ross tn open spl''
| ia front OF tAr house WIS too great to permit
|
! thre. mouths tic detective ole-rvcd every per-
! .un who ent red the house: hut lewis Wa NOT
| ~ the number. tn" letters coming To- VI :.
! Lewis under her ar-uu. nam" wore ull ud-
dree-nd ln % iitlarant hAndwrlilng from that ~
cover from difl'rnnt points At length a. tier
| cane IN Lewis's own chirosraphy. and from i
H., % n''''s pm ia ONO" VIZ WaS ,Ir, a., a.,
mako the arrest English laws are. igr
-iriigr t4W o,yr g9r o~a as th2 GGIf's
4fierci o. make am EN- lay that h' believed
| !. 'Wis wa- iu t'lr b 'u-' no ln,t 90 would XIV.
h.m q warrant tiri rmrow"r'i Iin t. : ani
L-w- rn erl..,l. w'iicii he ii ada, ,rtwoa,i. =
w.rl. aui w,',. arrested. Lows iAll. lrI" g.
rsiher .,t-gei ti.'n ..''.hacirw..DthM H., ,yns r..
saii that his life. az + l-a,ln. Am. ri Q. had
b.an almost insuIparApl. ll@ hul b .rdIv vF"l
was pu' -h:a. Na.kcl .'oaes OBJ. n-w-
papers detailing Ue crime vs' sal
| 10 members tt MS ianllS it som
fr. ,nti Oh this sid. Tao dissiua;ions 81 Euro.
petn iit" r-ri up.ni- .'"a ine-. and h" = ii'"d
agl.n in England only when his wealth y H.
very much reduced. Hc'n-agel 20 .l,e up AL
tha; hc had lrit, 90 furnish ouni'ri' iuforiAa-
ton 70 Mr.. Hahhiu OF tie thels and Ia rgly on
| his mer iiul in'linatiOns. lie charges Beek-
| with with having planned the smbc.y mt. n-
| wei a. with having absorbed tho Lions share OF
| the pro 'ecds. He mad no oppos tion to theeN-
| tradition. and 80 saved Goldcn fifteen DAYS
| lunS.r stay IA London. Since hs arrest. and
| during thr NnvnA' he Las profess ! t'.u'rIf N
| not only fer his oieut" against Mr.. BaOhlu lent
| Tor the deception IRA ts"d on his wife. " " j.
IL sl- ai t. marry her WITH tA.t cloud hanging
over me-. a. -tii.
Mr. Ballit, has recovered about 100000 ~ III.
Il 0lOuDO which he snys wa~ -fpl % The eE
pens oi the suits. 20 FAR. has h"cn S3pnOJ. ~
atruer has been discovered a. VT ol the diSpD
sition B"ckwith made q his share.
| Objective Golden -lyS That 'ln called On Olh''
Hall At his home 10 London ani sent up hl
card. Nj. IN ieolnrd IN interview, hut mad
..n nrioiutnent tp l.; on. he following even
| IL the right ume tat HAil w.. u.L
Tho District ATTORNEYS .N.c. rrprr- ntnd
Nj. Eoiln.-. ami MIR. Baht.u's laisrr- hal
| prolonged consultation on the nla'trr e Nj
lews. return last evening. ut Today tu
| prisoner il to h' formally arra -nal hul com
mlted Tor tIlal IN the Toni Police Court