The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23
ANGEL AT LEWES.

TIE DIsGRAcED SECRETARY TELLS HOW HE
TRAVELLED TO ENGLAND BRAZIL AND
PoRTUGAL-REcoGNIzED BY AN AMERICAN CON-
sUL-ArrAcHMENT OF THE STOLEN FUNDS.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
LEwEs, Del. Feb. -, 1879.
The American bark Shooting Star arrived at the
Break water at one o'clock to-day having on board
Charles W. Angel. in charge OF Mr.. Whitney Frank,
a London detective As soon as the vessel came to
anchor Angel brought on shore and taken
to the United States Hotel, where he Will
remain until Monday. when Mr.. Frank will
start with him to Chicago. via Philadelphia. l have
had quite a lengthy interview with Messrs. Angel
and Frank. MIR. Angel. though affable and courte
GUS positively declined talk at all respecting his
crime. and says that he will not have anything 10
say to any except to President George NJ. Pull
man. who he says. the only who has any right
to know any thing about the matter.
ANGELES TRAVELS ARREST.
He says he left New York on German steamer for
Southampton. There he obtained English pass
port. and sailed in the royal mail steamer for Rio
Janeiro. and remained there about twenty days. and
then took the royal mail steamer back to Lisbon.
where he detained in quarantine eight days,
then went shore and took comfortable but plain
room at the Grand Central Hotel. under the assumed
name of X. " Seymore. 1t so happened that the
American Consul MIR. Diamond, takes his meals at
this hotel, and having been furnished with pho
tograph and description of Angel the fugitive WAS
readily recognized by the Consul, who approached
him and asked if he was not Charles W. Angel from
Chicago. and he at once acknowledged that he was
the Angel says that he not aware there
extradtion treaty between the United States and
Portugal. and that he did not go there that
count, so as to take advantage of the possible i'm
munity from arrest. On the contrary, he says after
being discovered he at once urged the Consul not to
delay the formality necessary for his return to the
United States as prisoner He declares he did not
wish to be detained but preferred to reach here at
the earliest moment. with little trouble pos
sible.
CONSUL DIAMOND ATTACHES THE MONEY.
His money (over $4,000 at the time of his arrest)
in his trunk. This trunk was brought ashore
from the Shooting Star with the prisoner. and Mr..
Angel pointed to it in the corner of TIE room he
spoke. After his arrest. he said. resuming his mar
rative tho money taken out and deposited i'll the
Bank of Portugal by order of the Consul. Both Mr..
Frank and the captain of the bark tell me
that Angel has been cheerful through
out the entire passage, which was thirty
five days TO Cape . Charles and forty-one
days to the Brcakwater They say that had there
been any other passenger on the bark who did not
know the reason for Angeles presence there he
would have suspected that Angel was under arrest
for any crime. especially for one of such magnitude.
The only time he showed any signs Of nervous rest
lessness at all was when speaking Of Mr. Pullman.
whom he appeared most anxious to meet as early as
possible.
He frequently said that he had much to say to Mr..
Pullman and Expressed great contrtion for the pain
he had caused him. Captain Frank speaks i'll the
highest terms of Angeles conduct since he has been
i'll his charge, and that he has had no occasion to
fear or suspect any attempt from him to escape.
RELIEF AFTER ARREST.
Angel admits that it WAS almost with feeling of
relief that he realized that his of deception
was over when his identity was discovered through
his disguise ut Lisbon by the vigilance of the Ameri
can Consul He acknowledges that he had be-
come heartily sick and worn out with anxiety
and loneliness in his wanderings The constant
dread OF apprehension. the "fear that each bush
officer" had rendered the life he was leading al
most burden to him. Angoll declined positively to
talk to me upon the circumstances which led him to
commit his crime. He repeated that that mat
ter upon which he should unburden himself only to
Mr. Pullman. While talked with the defaulter he sat
smoking i'll his room in lounging attitude. He APP
looks as if he had enjoyed his trip home quite as
much as he assured me he did. He is about five feet
eight inches in height and weighs. should say. 100
pounds. He has dark eyes and hair and his skin
is bronzed from travel in sunny clines. His hair is
tingcd with gray on the temples and is thin on the
top of the head. He wears q full beard and mus
tache in which respect he has changed since he went
abroad In Chicago he was clean shaver. His hirsute
appendase was probably cultivated a. part OF his
disguise He has Roman nose. turned slightly to
the right. His personal appearance is prepossessing
and he "looks like gentleman" His manners are
| a. polished und affable as dplomatist's
| SLIGHT SURPRISE.
To the detective who has him in custody he OK
should be the first to discover his identity. He
felt more secure at Lisbon than elsewhere i'll his
travels. land did not expect to be apprehended
there. He had secured his English passport
| in Liverpool without trouble, and had success
fully passed for an Englishman after that While
two men called ut his door. and one OF them intro
dnced himself as the Comnissary General and asked
to examine his passports. Then. said ANGEL !
time Angel made no resistance. and aided
in every way possible his speedy return to
this country. The detective says that Mr..
Moran. United States Minister. deserves credit for
the vgilant course he pursued in the case that
when he certain that Angel alias Seymore.
the wanted. ne railroaded the matter through
and hurried in every way his speedy return TO this
country. AT midnight Angel. Frank and Captain
Newell of the bark Shooting Star. still enjoying
| moderately
| ping occasional glass OF real champagne.
No representative of the Pullman Company Is here
to the defaulting officer and none is expected
| Angel says he Will go right through to Chicago,
without extradition papers other formalies. Mr..
Frank elegraphed tonight to the Pullman Company,
and their agents will meet him in Philadelphia Mon
day afternoon. The detective is fine, pOrtly
looking or very courteous manners
and pleasing address. He shows himself
to be master of his business. He says that he has
need of any assistance from officers but that he
will deliver his prisoner safe at Chicago without
trouble. Angel talked quite chcerfully all the
ing. AM seemed rather anxious for trip to Chicago
than not The bark has orders for New York, and
For hat, MORT in, haIa ton