Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-05
GAUTHREAUx'S LATEST.

f.AUTH hEA ~ $50 |
The defaulting ex Civil Sheriff. D. H.
A,ooo Gouthreaux, who managed in so
skillful a manner to effect his escape
from Louisville. KY, where he was sup
rosad 70 have been lying at deaths door
in the hospital, and where he had oeeii
under police surveillance tor some t'me'
has recently figured in new role al
: Toronto, Canada.
Gaptbreaux. after leaving Louisville,
betook himself to Chicago, but remain
ed only long enough to gain breathing
snou ore be NIT himself forth to fresh
exertiops in his endeavors to escape
AS fact &c steam could carry him he
FASTENED to cross the line that separat-
ed Uncle SANS domain from that OF
her British Majesty. Arrived IN Cana
da. although leaving wife in New VI
leans he again crossed the borders into
the United States and married young
lady from New Orleans who arrived the
= day previous,
He then returned to Toronto, where
he settled down; but his first vile,
obtaining an milking of his wherea
o houts, FASTENED thitber, and had MN
- arrested for bigamy. Mrs. Ganthreaux
thereupon telegraphed to her relative
=. here for assistance and advice, both OF
"a which were furnished.
Last Tuesday the ex-oheriit was AZ
~ rested in Toronto Oh tar more seIious
is charge than that heretofore maze "s''n''
rs him-that Of robbery
RI From what could be learned OF fh''
r. affair, it appears that public sale o
~. iewelry was begun few days before
the arrest at the London ana Iafl
> bouse, on King street, East, in Toronto
70 Goutbrea,lx regularly visited the store
,. and heinz q gentleman OF means, ap
i parentIv, and Of elegant ard rehhe
bo manners he soon won the CONFIDENCE
49, the firm who were selling the GOODS
-, TRAYS of valuables were placed IN lroi
,o4 Of him without any watch or ward D'
,to ing kept on him or them.
,no He bought several ARTICLES, and on "a
,rr urday evening, the 22d of April, he pu
.ob chased $50 ring. On the ioilo"l'
ono Monday the firm, on taking stock, miSS'
. number Of valuable watches and dI
mouds, bat the idea that Ganthrea'
'm was the thief never entered their h'ih'
~. But subsequently suspicion appeared
nxo point directly to him, and warrant "
-, issued for his arrest.
o.. Detective Hooking was entrusted VI
r the warrant, and searched Eauthreau
w. room, at his boarding house, on $40
street and recovered $500 worth OF
uables, which were fully identified by
give u"'ie'' "i,'D " - and n. So
aov+ firm as their property ami the sd
cm. which had been stolen.
GauthreauX was at once arres'e"
poys lodged in police headquarters
t,o. Nine gold watches, two diamond ne
loces, zone diamond ring and two loci
set with diamonds We're among
stolen articles.
l Mrs. GauthrcauX No. appeared t
' beartbroken at the evidence of the
t'''> 10 calitv of the men whom she had So
IDENTIFY loved and trusted, and tor WI
esoaS she had travelled the length OF the
II oc' TO meet and be united to.
: BEL The room which GautlreauX occu
dehce was most luXuriantly furnished,
'''er some very important papers were Il
''''0' which placed the identity OF the MAJ
Ell Oh vonl thn shadow Of doubt, lncltI
c ia CORRESPONDENCE with some gentle
u XIII very high in office in louisiana sho
''"S- conclusiycly that all tins time they
'ooSn been cognizant of his whereabouts