New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-17
ROMANTIC LIFE or CAPTAIN PELLETIER.
GIVEN UP FOR DEAD, HIS WIFE MARRIEs AGAIN
HIS MANY ENTERPRISES.

In an undertaker's shop, at No. 60 Carmine-
st., lies the embamed body OF Captain ANTONIO reic.ier
six OF Born In France no cary 9ek 20 .s
sea- and finally settled II me onec nroneTy in
various parts o tho country and became Interested IN
r% of pnnmSy ~ Ree Co., Of Ss%oeans lie pur.
chased In 1860 for account OF the hrm the BARK wan
took the vessel TO Mobile, where she was loaded with
lumber, and sailed under his command for Carthagsna
revolution. After the sale OF part OF his cargo he set
sail for Rio Haehe having on board as passengers col
ored political refugee named Binar and Juan
Corez his wife, child and servant and also quantity
of merchandise belonging ostensoly TO CorteI una nut
into port at Grand Caymen on December ~ at the re-
quest OF Cortez who et tue oarS "er 6e I'm
then sailed to Port-aPrnce and began to UNLOAD her
The crew became drunk ana nan Hnman a penar
to t' pay his passage to the spanish Main. His
lpte 70 the authorities The ofccr lodged in jail
and named Cano. from Certhagena having LAID
trial. was tentcnccd to death This sentence was com
muted to five years t am OF Which he
was shacklcd and chained to an iron bar
IN dungeon without air or light ., and reek.
tied to q tree and soldiers stationed in front OF him
with loaded mnskcts At another time a convict con-
demned death confined IN his cell. aud Peetier
warned by Catholic priest not to eat soup
certain day He needed the advice but his cell mate
greedy disposed OF the soup and died in three hours
from the poison Louis LeTallin boy from the bark,
who refused to testify against his captain was dragged
crushed out.
In the meantime It had been reported In the United
States the captain had been duly executed and his
and mother OF his three children after Interval
OF year. married again TEis union Captain Pole
tier suffered to remain undisturbed upon HIS to
this country after being liberated through the assistance
OF the French and English Minister'S who landed 500
marines and sailors and demanded his release Novem-
Der IL. 1863. On his arrival IN Washington, Captain
Peetier laid his before Secretary Seward and Con-
grcss aud Justice William Strong chosen arbitrator In
the claim for 81 100000 damages against the Haytten
Government, and alter dragging along for
teen years A. H. Jackson, or Washington. has brought
the suit to a decision which Is expected this week
Captain Peeters entcrprisng and energetic led
him all North and South America In search OF fields
for the promotion OF his patent devices. including
composite pavement OF which the sidewalk around tho
Post Oree is composed. te the telegraph lines on
the Isthmus OF Panama In spain he terms OF
social Intimacy with Queen Christina and General Flores
and In addition assisting General Garabadi In his
candle making enterprise staten Island he gave him
5000 when he returned TO Italy.
In personal appearance Captain Pelletier was Of
medium height OF DARK compile Ion aud robust frame.
lie was exceptionally with his money. At tho
Aston House. where he had made his home when In this
city thirty years there many expressions regret
gagged with Captan-'icncral Rcvuelas OF the Mexican
Army now this city, In projecting plans for the i'm
proyenent OF Mexico His body awaits the disposition
OF his children lie leaves In addition to his wife. whose
second husband IL still living. two sons OF whom
lives In Havana. and the other In Arizona and daugh
ter Sister NJ IgGstus OF the order OF Mercy at iankon