New-York tribune., 1879-04-02
NOT THE NEPHEW OF HIS UNCLE.


FRANZ Won COON, THE BELGIAN EMGRANT' DE-
CLAREs HE DOES NOT KNOW oDIL DEPoUsE-
BOTH MRN LOCKED UP.
Franz Won Coon, tall, taciturn and peculiarly
dressed, was taken to Police Headquarters yester-
day by an officer of the ThirysecOnd Precinct. who
had discovered him on the preceding night wander
ing aimlessly along Tenth-ave. near One-hundred-
and-fifty-ninth-st. He is the emgrant who disap-
peared recently from aGreenwich-st boarding house.
Odil Depouse who claimed to be the nephew Of this
strange person. and who certainly came over in the
Scytha with him, had enlisted the sympathies of
MANY persons by claiming that his "uncc" had
disappeared with much money belonging to both
of them. He thought the old man had beer
murdered.
At the Central Office, yesterday Won Coon was
gloomy and reserved. DepOuse and several
other persons fully identified him. Neither
Won Coon nor Depouse could speak English.
The old man looked at DepOuse and said he did not
know him. All present turned toward the alleged
nephew, who acknowledged; through the lnterpre,
ter that Won Coon not his uncle; that lie had
met him on board the steamer, and had Ofered 10
help him after they shoul land. When they reached
this port Depouse says he was pennlless ana that
tor was very annoying To him. Therefore as he
frankly stated, he bad invented the story
of the relationship, thinking that by this
means he might induce the police t? re-
double their eXertons to find the fugitive.
Charles Maille, the Belgian Consul. and Mr. Van
Brocklin, of the Belgian Benevolent Society, were
sci I for. To them the cmigrant said he was "A la
boring man, and had come to this country To look
for work. He denied having become friendly to
DepOuse on the vessel and said that he did not prom
Ise TO aid him. Further than this he would not talk,
but ne was induced to show some money and some
papers which he had about HIM. II was discovered
that the papers i'll his possession bore the name OF
Edward De Wcevn. Won Coon could not explain
this and it was finally decided TO take him TO
At the Tombs Police Court he was searched To
this he strcnuOusly objected. Ii took two court
officers TO hold him. while the detectives made
thorough examination OF his person. Over each
shoulder, next his skin, was band on the end OF
which we're two little bags of gold. small bag OF
gold was found in hls stocking and Others elsewhere
about him. in all he bad T34S In foreign ana
American coin: and certificates of deposit III Bel
GUM for about ii 900 francs. The fact that De
pouse admits that Won Coon had not robbed hlm,
and that the certificates of deposits were i'll name
which the old man does not claim, has
given nse to a suspicion that tins money
NAV be the proceeds of some crime.
An elegantly finished clasp dagger was also found
in his clothing. Won Coon was 50 guarded and his
appearance so odd, that it was decided by the
Court that the proper course to pursue would be to
detain mm as a prisoner until the Belgian Consul
could inquire OF the Belgian Government who Won
Coon might. he, and what was known about Ed
ward De WeCvn, whose name appears on the mys-
eriOus papers. Won Coon and Depouse are both
locked up at the Central Office.
NEW PROFESSORS FOR THE CITY COLLEGE,
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the College OF the City of New-YOrk. for the pur-
pose Of filing the vacant chairs Of Moral Philoso-
ply and the Greek Language and Literature, was
held Yesterday afternoon. The executive commit
tee returned majority report favOrng the appoint
ment of Professor George B. NewcOmb, of New
Haven, to the chair OF Moral Philosophy, and the
Rev Dr. Joseph Anderson. of Connecticut, TO the
Professorship of Greek. Trustee Jelliffe, mem
Der Of the committee, brought in minority report
with resolutions attached, favorng the appoint
ment Of the Rev. Joseph Anderson, ID. d., to the
chair of Moral Philosophy, and Professor Fitzgerald
1lsdale, for eighteen years tutor IN Greek aud
Latin III the College, to the Greek professorship.
A thfee-hours debate followed. participated in
by Trustees Jellife, Watson. Cohen, llalsted
Walker Kazenberg, Donnelly, Moriarty and West
and President Wood President wood was strongly
in favor Of importing new blood into the institution,
and did not believe III the practice of breeding
in too extensively adding that of five vacancies
occurring within the last fifteen months. three had
been filled by graduates of the College, who had
also been tutors in 1t. The vote Of the board re-
suited in the appointment of Professors NewcOmb
and Tisdale, both of whom, IL is understood Will
accept the positions. The acceptance of Professor
James Weir Mason Of Philadelphia, of the chair Of
Pure Mathematics. was also announced. There are
now no vacancies IN the College faculty.