New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-23
THE MAD FRENCHMAN FOUND
DE LANET ARRESTED IN YoNKERs.
RETURNED TO WARDS IsLAND-FIGHTING WHEN
TAKEN FROM THE CARRIAGE.

out fear.
DE Lanet was employed by Mrs. Hspenard Stewart
No Fifth-ave., waiter in the fall OF lo'o' auu
remained in her service until the next summer when she
shut up her into the country Though lie ha
been good servant he forgotten by the stewart
fauily In the fall of 1877, however. he unpeAsahtIy
reminded them Of his existence by sending MIS- stewart
a letter demanding the hand of her daughter Minnie III
marriage, saying that he was Count with estates IN
France The letter was ignored. 1t was followed by
many others. When he found that no attention was
paid to his letters he began following the young LADY
whenever appeared the street without an escort
and would try and talk with her. He assumed 10 thhN
that the only obstacle the of his marriage 10 MISS
Stewart was the opposition OF her family ana tuei n
began writing threatening letters to her DfolheF LSt
ard saying that he would shoot him ON sight inc ana"
went this way until the spring Oh l9' ;, "H'i JUS
before closing tic house summer he climbed over
the back fence of the Stewart house ana was caught
entering the dinng-room through window lhe
Stewards believing him crazy but harmless except as
nuisance let him co. telling him that if he did not cease
his annOyances they would have hm arrested Ihs h"'
no effect and De Lanet pursued the family to several
Watering places.
Patience finally ceased to be virtue ana the French
man WAS arrested West Point in the fall OF On le
charge OF threatening to shoot Lspenard stewart tPoh
examination ho was declared to be insane and Was com
mited 10 the Middletown Asylum, aud then transferred
TO the Wards Island Asy um. firm of criminal lawyers
took up his case, but soon dropped IT, Iheh Nouucr'
Brothers hred by the French Consul 10 attend 10
it, but De Lanet sun held. IL the spFag OF l0''
the stewards consented that if he woud 20 to France
tuey would AXE objection TO his liberation He went
To France in June returned IN just one year lie
again renewed his annoyances to Miss stewart ana was
again arrested aud committed TO the WardS lsi"hd
Asylum from which he escaped few mon'hs ater anu
went back TO France. Nothing more was heard OF MN
until about three weeks ago. Tie had returnsd 70 'Hls
country the Amerquc on November %.
become
s. Withelbee De Lanet again haunted the stewart
house and followed Mrs. Withebee home whenever She
visited her mother. lie wrote her letters demahdlh-
that she should flee to France with him. Plhker'oAs
Detective Agency was employed to secure hs arrest
On December IA he seut challenge TO Mr WltheFnee
demanding satisfaction with the sword for having run
away" as lie called it, with the gr be ovei settling the
race for the duel Central Park He also sent letter
to F. r COudert, asking him TO see tna Mr. "ther"ee
should be hand. The was then reported 10 inc
Commissioners of Charities and Correction and Dr.
Macdonald superintendent of the Wards Island Asylum
and he sent word to Superintendent Murray TO have DE
Lanet arrested as an escaped lunaiic
The detectives made slow work finding their man. one
day As they thought they would almost have him. 5nt
again and again he would slip through their hnGers
week ago last mig ht MI Coudert went to Boston When
he returned to his home. the Madrid. IN Fifty ninth ST.
he found a second latter from DE L.nct awaiting him.
1t was similar the first ooy more boodthi:sty against
the sewars and Wi,herbees This letter was given 20
TpIBUNE reporter but was not u>e1, Mr.. Nnherhee
making special request that be kept quiet IN the hope
that De Ian ct wOuid put iaith IN Mr. Coueri aud vS
ms house Tue detectives thought II good plan ana
nronGesied d that It would lead a sneedy arrest.
Their pOphecy would have proved true hai they done
their paTt O the work, for on sunday Al ont p IN. D'
Ianet and "a friend did 20 TO he Madrid and had an
interyigw with MI Coudert. 1t brief one, the
lawy pointing out that IN this country 10 Eend ch
lenee for duel crime. De Lauet dld not SaN
much and uneasy IN his manner and IN gteai mast"
10 get away, evidently fearing soue Trap M Cohuer
du send down 10 the once ol tue .ntslIII @ ',' % d
was there thinking that detective was ON wa Gu ana
would arrest MIN as he went out LIT in n. W. froG m
wa ked down Fifty st the nan hoy polhteJ ol'
DE Laet 10 lOliCemai ad' "sA' hns @ ~ 10 ,a,,rri
This the policeman dechhel 70 no. orcdse , m , a. -.
order for Lanets arrest had been sent ont from Poct
Headquarters. When Mr. Wi heroce heard % this cir
cumsauce he was dsEuscd win tne I9ii,e an"
tons agency dropped several degrees uelo~ zero n u
to Police Headquarters and asked general aliru IaH
been out lie was old that simply an alarm 10 & c
Fifteenth Precinct In which the SeNarts 1--we, ana the
Twenty ninth Precinct wte.e the MltheTOee7 h'e' I"l
something must be done. The detectives aud pnlee
were inactive. Mrs. Wtherbee was airdid 10 - upon
the street. and spent her time in great frar when
might be killed by the man WHO had threatened
head. together and thought POSSIBLY that
the might have left town as II Was lnrlE
that he had LETT the lodgings mat tne IA" "c ue
while in the city up TO last sunday night Tor t6e DC
tcctives had found his home Just as thcr prey al
and thought that PERHAPS he hSht E'lt sum JIM, III n m
friends the Hudson whom he had known W When mere
agency ana Detective Gustav itaa~ wsS
assigned yesterday to follow up me c'@w &
kept a chop-house in Ionkers. 70 this Pl zee Frank
first. When ne went into the place about 10 a. m
mau who leaning against the bar attracted his at
tenton The exactly cOrrespOnded with DO i%ncts
description except that be bad no mcustache. Frank
as ked for Mr. Hyde and told that he dead hut
Mrs. Hyde Kept the place she was sent Tor ana ne
told her tina member of the Circle Francaise
dc PHarmoBie tha the society had taken great interest
in DE Laet. wanted to beirend him, and was willing to
pay his expenses 10 France and s'o guarantee TO Keep
him from the interference OF the authorities The man
who leaning against the bar was restless walled np
and down aud tried 70 catch what Frank vas sayns'
Mrs. Hyde had short conversation with her man
agcr who also deals the liquors at the bar AMI then
pointed 10 tie man whom tranK hrSt no.Ictu' aylnE
that he De Lanct and that he hdd Deeh th"ro since
Sunday night.
Al mist De Lane refused to come to the city. lie said
that be would be recognize immedlAeY ana afIrItcn
would completely Disguise lim that 90 one w34in
know him and Iugch1sed one for hin frnK AM ID. de-
but when they got there the Ffenchnan refused 10
he said he had brought from France and had icn Al
Hydes; so back tney went ana Iost tram; FRANK
station getting there just III time to catch down tram
Al he took the Elevated
House No IS Broa lway. On the way down while on
the NewYork add Northern raroad pH hns, S"ia thSI
barrclled revolver Frank asked to see it
quietly put it his pocket saying that was the best
place for IT, suspicion now began to dawn on
partly dspclled by Frank When the stevens House was
reached Ersuk sent for help @nn Robert a ws er
driven Bellevue HOspa! and from there rht TO tG
little hut when taken out Of lie rriage he tought
desperately biting and kckirg savasely. lie was finally
oyerpowered and taken to the island.
lie IA well dressed a dark suit and cht oVercOdt
having generally prosperous look. When he hIs came
over he had ful beard Afcrwad no shaved oil all but
a nustache Since Sunday when be was at MI Couurt =
10 "a shav All tbat on There was about two DAYS
crnvth Of bea nj on mis- face when arrested De
fauct np TO sunday night hal been staylnE at NO 10
Varlck- lace having hired room OF Phul fOuc,Tt u
whom he gave his name Jules Bernet lie Is
naturally industrious and has lbcen selling CLOCKS
for T,pnan & Barton Of No. 10 East Fourteenth on
the ipsalment plan His iDatuatiOn evidently ma the
best OF hiTo however. he only worked IN desnor
yaV When he was searched reaching " trds lslanu
a large amount OF money was found In his p0cke!s
There we're twelve twentyiranc pieces % HoO
I'm gold 50 80 in silvcr 200 In grctn-
hacks a $40 silver certificate, two lOO-iranc
notesa so note, a 800 franc note of the Crehlt
Eoncier OF France eleven cOnpOns cnt of two bn1