The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-09
A sENsAlINNAL CASE.
An Eminent BaFrisEsF, with Two AceOm
plloos, on Trial for Various Frauds,

An Eminent bAFFtateT, with Two Accom-
plloe', on Trial for Various Frauds,
BRUSSELS, June 8,-The series OF sensS
tional trials opened last week at Brussels
by the Vsndersmlssen case have not vel
closed. Within week three members oI
the Belgian bar and one maUlstrAte-alI
moving in good society-will have been
indicted on criminal counts, To-day M
Emile de Gaud, an eminent barrister and
political wire'pullsr, appeared at the
Court Assizes with two alleged accom-.
pliCes, Felix Delannoy, q magistrats's q
clerk, and Elise Observation-Disclosures
mistress-charged with various frauds as
ingenious as audaCious, and for q time
successful.
The chief crime OF which they stood
accused Is said to have been committed
two years ago. In his official capacity
D.Iannoy was one day in 1884 called In to
aiEi seals on the furniture aud safe Of a
wealthy builder named GuillRume ArrasIe,
who had died, leaving a fortune OF q mil.
lion dollars. While the funeral was going
on he returned to Arrasss's house and rs.
moved the seRls he had himself affixed,
and without being noticed abslraUted from
the safe securities to the extent OF about
S6O,0OO. According to the indictment he
hanied over the stolen securities to Elise
Dandelin, who In her turn entrusted
them TO Emile de Gand Tor realization,
De Gand had been leading wild and
raCketty life and was heavily Ia debt. He
appears to have jumped at the proposals
made to him and in exchange for his
snare Of the "BwaR," undertook the risky
commission. To balIls the investigations
ol justice, he hit upon the clever idea Of
alleging that the stolen property had been
entrusted to him by Q lady almost un.
known to him, representing herself as
mistress of the late NJ. Arrasse. It was
agreed that the imaginary lady should 20
by the name Esther De6zs, and that lie
should be represented an q whimsical per.
son, always travelling, and only reachable
by letter. In order to give an air
OF probability 10 the story an apart.
nent was hired In Paris In the
name ol the supposed Esther DeGze.
Several letters signed with the same
name were written to De Gand by Elise
Dandelln. Soon after the disappearance
" tAV oouuAbhGn was uI9tUVeTtuI DuI,
though De Gand was generally known TO
have realized some, 80 high did he stand
in public esteem that the police believe
him to be a dups OF Esther DeAze, and
spent nearly q year hunting for that
mythical person all over Europe. Sus.
piclon, however, fell on De Gand at last
owing to the discovery that woman
called DeH5e, who had lived and died
twelve years before, had once been In
business relations with De Gand. The
three defendants were eventually ar.
rested.
In defense, De Gand asserts that Elise
Dandelin really introduced herself to him
as Esther Dehze, the mistressot NJ. Arrasse.
The female defendant confirms the story,
explaining that her assumed name saved
her family from disgrace. Delannoy elTgCls
innocence, and declares that he did moth.
Ing but introduce Daudelin TO DeGand.
Yesterday, unluCkily for the interesting
trio, 1t was ascertained that they had ali
been implicated In an earlier fraud, for
which they will now also have to stand
their trial. The trial has made great
stir In Belgium. De Gand's family. after
yalnly Offering part Of their fortune to
hush up the affair, tried hard to induce
him 70 commit suicide. One OF De- Gand's
daughters, charming young lady, IL 30
Affected by the scandal that she lies In q
dying state at Nice.