The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-09
DE MONTATypTLLE AND PARTNER.
The Young Men who Interested New Workers
In the PnrI. ExposltIon OF Ists.

Leon c. De MOntainvillc was arrested on
Monday evening upon the complaint Of Charles
s. Higgins. the manufacturer of soap. Mr..
Higgins made I'm affidavit that De Montainville
had represented himself to be an agent Of the
French Government. especially engaged to look
after the transportation Of American products
and manufactures to the Paris Exposition of
1878. and that De Montainvillc. upon the re-
ccipt Of els. promised to scndto Mr.. Higgins an
English version Of his report to the French
Minister Of Agriculture and Commerce. Mr..
Higgins paid the money. and was then
told by somebody that De Montainvillc was
Il fraud. De Montainvlie was thcreupon
arrested. He said that his partner, NJ.
Edouard Stcrnhcim. who is a Knight Of
the Spanish Order Of the Crown. wrote to the
through NJ. Ferdinagd sicrnheim received
notice that the French Minister sanctioned the
efforts OF De Montainville and Edouard Stern
helm. The examination of DE WORTHWHILE was
st fer Yesterday before Police Justice smith in
presented himself tn his Honor. saying, My
partner has been arrested upon charge that is
absolutely false If he il guilty, am. / sur
render myself to your care; | am not aware
that we have violated any lnw Our business
has been honorable, and legitimate. II | knew
that were guilty. should not be here"
Mr.. Charles >. II igi,ins said that De Montain-
willie and Stcrnhcim called upon him and repre-
scented that they were agents OF the French
Government. and that they showed him what
purported to be- a certificate Of appointment
from that country. Mr.. Higgins gave them tbs
facts about his establishments They wrote an
article and showed Il tu him. They promised
to deliver IT with the oil 'ial stamp OF the Minis
ter OF Agriculture and Commerce, and he paid
them SIS.
De Montainville and Stcrnhcim said that
they might prove that their enterprise IL an
honest one, that their present embarrassment
Is uw ng to the fact pf the frequent changes in
the French Ministry.
Justice Smith said that there WAS sufficient
evidence upon which t. hold the prisoners He
thought. however. that the bail ought not to be-
excessive. The conduct Of Mr.. Strrnhrim in
surrendcring himself was cummcndahlc. II
the prisoners chose to fly from the city II might
hr plain that the community would Ice we'll rid
" them. His Honor believed that the prisoners
Were willing and anxious t. answer the charges
preferred against them. He fixed their bail in
500 en- h. and MonSi"urC Bergcron OF % West
II custom street. hrraur their bOndsmnn.
MIR. AonHo r. Morgan accused the prisoners
Of obtaining sl5 from him through false pre-
t.nc, =. The complaint WIS similar to that pre-
ferred by Mr.. Higgins. NJ Stcrnheim says that
the anuoyanres Ia which he and DE Montainvillc
have been subjected within the past few days
were born and bred by l.. :. ID. Phillips. an adj
Ncrtising agent. who failed to obtain "A position
in the employ of Mcssrs. De Montainvlle and
Sternheim. Thrse gentlemen are those who re-
Gently gathered together in the Cooper Union
some OF the foremost citiH'ns Of New York. and
Interested them IN the exposition which il to bc
the great event Of Paris ia 1873