New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-23

fore But 1t was neatly planheu ah" 0"'i'0U
ouH D crossed the hall to where Colonel Styles
was sitting and, after speaking 10 hiIn III =
few minutes in low hurried manner, nc llShg
leave TO call q witness, whO ne DeiicVeu, hiI5lI'
throw some light on the matter Ill hanH' [ erI
U unaUI having been granted he said III 0ud
'V aTbo man calling himself Jules Fetier, BODY
servant to Colonel Styles, ana ROW II11Seut III
this hall, is requested to stand FORWARD. ho,,,s
For the first time since our entrance tlIe o1 20 .
face fell. and he looked perDleXed ana Ia'licl
Jismayed There VAS movement III INV INV
crowd rs though some one were trlIhE 70 oIUO
a deDarture from the door; but inc aI'Cnlpi
being promptly frustrated. l saw theh lCtu
into the wItness-box the French servant VINO
had ocrOmpanied my husband abroad, Out WHo
hod loft his service on his return to England.
After some time passed in making inquiries,
and eliciting very little from the cautious man
before ms. he was searched, and many letters OF
his present employers were found upon nun ,
also y DOcket book, which contained memo
randa, proving great deal AGAINST hnlsell anu
his two aCCOmpices-hi5 wife ana the Doy III
fine dock before us. No one else scclhcu Col
cprned in his fraudulent tran sactiOhs. = -.
On further search the whole system OF MS
rogucrv was unfOldPd piece 10y piece. lie Nou n1
take service with gentlemen abQW 70 la'o'
imnosinr on their creduitp with falls references
and gaming their confidence by MS VIZ
trained demeanOr and intelligent conversation ~
Once safely out OF the country, ne "oHtit
commence his nefaTiOus schemes, anu Hnn
the aid of his clever wife and child, carry item
out sucressfuIIv Nothing was ever forgotten
that could lead to the desired end. NO II9uu
was started until the detailShad'been thoroughly
mastered by his accOmplices, ana the pan
we'll matured. 1t as Impossible 10 SaH now
r,onv nconIe he had deirauded in different
lie had soon found ont how matters stood
between nv husband and br0ther-party from
his own researches, and partly rom n CON
'''' oord hntxVppu his muster
and n brother officer - and considering iie
situation a capital one for practising h3
system upon, he had at once communicated
with his wife, and unioded his plalES 10 Hcl'
sending her the signature aoStI3ctcu noun U'lo
of Richards letters to act as dCcOy ANA ais2
tLo handkerchief which Ralph happened 10
have taken among his own, to throw suspicion
ON nv brother as being accessory 70 the lou
berry. i1od tho
eorreout. who had been So long on the look -out
for the ptruet!ators of tn" deed, asked my
husband how he had recognized th" boy as btlhS
fine son Of his former servant. Ralph langhcu
slightly as he replied, uo host
II believe | should have made the best
detective of Won all had | been on the spot. l
Thought recalled the boys features aS D'IhE
i'm some way familiar to me, nut couIu hol
determine of whom he reminded IN" hH"e'GI'
AZ he stoo. cd to speak to the WardeF; 'he
mystery was revealed IN Il HOhCh' ~ -
Turning to the boy, who had lost his courage
ous air aad was looking crcsiialCh ana
tri0htrned, my husband budC h'm b0Id doWh
his head Fer the moment he refused OUT on
the order being pcrcmpiorly repeated He
obcycd reluctantly. ,.-.t 49,,
From one side of his head TO the other CON
trostnp strangely with lis talck dark rnils' was
n strraG Of white hair, about hall an lhcil wac
winch shone like silver in ilC sunlight then MI
dIng the elder man remove the cap ne ~olc'
he Ladc hun also stnop forward, when nc
did. with n muttcrcd exclamation; ara mere
arain we saw the same strange white Danl
shine ont on his co, els -croppcd head.
No link seemed wanting tn complete tne 'n3lH
of evidence against the oicndcls, and the cIu'
WAS nj cHsth forced TO admit That the PROOF
were too strong for him 60 bate against. nc
bcpged that his wifc--t1 whom he seemed reh.Iy
ottacbpd-might be jreI;Cd lculrntiy, rs she
was slowly but surely dying from cancer; 'h'
statement wa, aftcrward proved TO he correct
and the wulhln was removed 10 EoSi iilI'
where Size fingered hut u short time. tI
father and son wrr, fully committed Tor tilaI
and duly found guilty. The sentences mp" a."
upon them were Of severe nature, owing L,
tie number of accusations brought against
them.
can only hope that when their term OF I'M
pri>onmcnt las expired, they may ilhd people
less easy TO IMPOSE upon, ana b'htl ahr !,
resist their nachinatiGLs than W't Inc iaHy "a
CaDtoiu Ralph BrdnsrumhC who tel - ci~N q
prey To their dupicty and cunning that mem
OraLlc evening OF January -. lN69'-l me-