New-York tribune., 1883-06-19
HOW MR. MAxIM CAUGHT TIE THIEF

payis Jtne 8. Dispatch 10 The London Standard.
The passengers by the night train to Dieppe
Iasf Tues iay witnessed most exciting struggle, In
1881 MIR Hiram 5. Maxim, the electrician, was robbed
of 10000 francs while at the Grand Hotel one Oh tne
thleyes was tall stout man, calling hlmsef an AInerl
can naval captain the other was smaller man, ana
Gas supposed to be Irish Mr. Maxim determined to md
ont fine men and bring them TO justice aud, after being
several tunes baed has now succeeded IN arrestng one
Of them lie gives the following graphic account OF his
learned that the supposed naval officer was named
Jack Hamilton, and that he had acted as seeonc 20 John
IJeenan In the great international prize hght between
Ueeua an and Sayers. The other mans name found TO
lie john Palmer, racing Sharper ana tnisi pasSIng INN
Palmer ia Chadwickroad Peckham About ten days ego
thieves robbed M saS GSSr ha
these thieves were in Paris received ini9rma, Ia
ton from the London pI5SS pTS S ast Sunday there
fore went 10 NJ Mace, the Deputy Chcf OF Police and
PorngcSsmps in order to effect their capture. We did
not however succeed In finding them, though they were
Sn % the nHnn via Dieope and Newnaven Upon the ar
rival OF the train at Rouen alRhteu anu nouceu d
group OF i've Englsnmen standing at the rereshment
bap Two of these at once recognized tho men who
robbed me. Without delay | seized upon John Palmer
vas eaptirng thief who had robbed me, and asked
for policeman, but none was TO be found The inter-
put before the policeman arrived the four others had
entered their carriage. and the train started when the
train had got up fair speed Palmer whom neld made
a tremendous effort, slipped out Of his coat leaving
train pursues him, and gaining on hlin caught nun
nst as he got the io0tb0ard lie made desperate
throw under the carriage Waeels or Deat
me oil [ succeeded however, In gaining hrm foot
mold and passiug arm through a window, held on
To the thie with other hand He could thus neither
throw me of nor get of himset Tue train rau rapidly
into the tunnel and found myself In dnrkness Many
uassengers looked OF the window and screamed The
great confusion caused signal TO be given To stop the
ir.in and when tue speed sufficiently slackened
unped OF footboard, dragging my prisoner with me,
and notwithstanding his vigorous exertons To escape,
forced hun Of the tunnel where was met by tue In
erpreter Upon my arrival az the policemen
nut in an appearances; but l did not reiiuquish
inv hold OF The prisoner until he was safely
handcuned earnestly requested the police TO tele-
gruph Deppe In order to arrest the remainder OF the
gang on ls arrival OF the train at that town. bat to no
purpOse an aud twenty minutes elapsed before
could induce TO take action, aud even then had
10 pay for tho Telegram myself On the way to the
police station the prisoner conversed freely with aud
said that II would refrain ron accusing him he would
refund my money aud pay all expenses had been put
to- added that he wanted To 30 to London, and not
10 Parts; tnat should gain nothing by OBTAINING him;
but N released him should maze something out OF it
in fact something handsome | told him itywas not q
question OF money with me, but matter OF principle.
and that should prove he had robbed several oil my
countrymeu tnat it only Just that he should be
punished and that he woud probably be an cider man
uIan he tnen before again yisted London Upon
being taken before tie Chief VI Police he PLEADED guilty.
aud will probably be brought u Paris for sentence
The ouly injuries which received during this fierce aud
protracod encounter was the turning back OF three