Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-16
FOREIGN.
Probability Of An Informal Triple AL
lance Between Germany, Aux
tria and England.
The Worbingmen Parade at Brussels
Sensational Trial of n Father OF the
Catholic Church In France.
Az INFORMAL ALLIANCE.

says; "The Batoum affair aud the Bulga
IA rian difficulty have rendered Prince Bis
marck suspicious OF Russia and have lee
r Germany and Austria to discover Russia'i
sel1shuess. This may lead TO an infor
mai understanding between Germany
y Austria and England which may serve the
y purposes OF triple alliance for the
- maintenance Of peace without the risks
: and responsible lrksomeness OF an ordi-
i, nary alliance"
DEMONSTRATION AT BRUSSELS.
BRUssELs, Aug. l5.-Twenty thousand
provincial workmen and socialists took
part In the socialist procession to-day,
demanding universal suffrage and am
" nesty to Borinage and other rioters.
The demonstration was conducted in an
orderly manner.
ROBBED BY A MONK.
BORDEAUX, Aug. ia very sensa-
tional trial has just taken place at the
assizes OF the Gironde, the hero Of
which Is reverend father Of the Order
OF Saint Dominique named Brochaud
On May III, X. 7. Brunei, Dominican
and guardian OF the ministry OF Moul-
leau, was walking on the beach at
Arcacachon when he was attracted by
something white near the waters edge
He found 1t to be a white yestment and
clothes that he recognized as those of
Father Brochaud. There being no signs
and no news of the father himself, it was
soon concluded that the missing father
had taken bath and been drowned.
me clerical journals announced his
death, and as Father Brochaud enjoyed
the highest possible reputation for |
nollness, and was remarkably |
handsome man, only thirty-three years OF |
age, ne was most deeply mourned. Flo. |
quent funeral orations were pronounced |
In his memory, and all the newspapers |
published the most eulogistic obituary |
notices. A few days afterward M. Molina,
an agent de charge of Bordeaux, received |
visit from very elegantly dressed
man OF the world, who desired payment
OF some detached Austrian coupons that
tne ahable stranger had In his possession
M. Molina Is cautious man of strict
business habits. Before paying over the
money he consulted the list of bonds
Frappes de Opposition, when he found
these very bonds on the list.
WALKED INTO THE TRAP
M. Molina then turned to the stranger
and asked him to come back in an hour.
when the money would be paid him. The
stranger returned in an hour. An EN-.
ploye at the cashiers asked the name of
the stranger. He replied: 81 am M. L
Berthier, well-known merchant of
Nancy" The employe, who was no other {
than the agent of the police, SAID:
very well. Have you your papers2n
mo; don't happen to have them !
with me-" replied the elegant stranger,
but will go and get them"
While saying this he drew near the ,
door.
"oh, no." said the police agent, and he
then arrested him.
The elegant stranger finally admitted
That he was no other than the holy monk
whose supposed tragic death had been so
bitterly mourned at Arcacachon. Con-
tronted with irrefutable evhience, he also
confessed that on the 3isl of March he
hau visited Lille with false KEYS and had
opened the safe of the monastery there 6
and stolen 10000 francs in French paper s
and $4,000 francs' worth of Austrian /
ponds. AT Arcacachon he had shed his
holy attire on the beach and had escaped I
TO bordeaux, where he was about to ex- I
change his bonds for bright gold and set I
Tie down In foreign parts. In spite of
Father Brochaud's full confession of his a
crime, he was most eagerly defended at 7
the trial by Father Lefevre, the superior ;
OF the community of Lille, who elo- t
quently pleaded that Father Brochaud
mad been merely the unfortunate
victim OF the snares and entaDglements '
Of the devil.
A STRANGE DEFENSE.
Father Lefevre, in his speech for the c
defense, said:
81 don't know what men may think -
about this act of Father Brochaud's, nor :,
do l know what punishment human law
may edict against what you claim to be a =
crime, out | am convinced that this is
merely an Insignificant episode.
III Is true that we opposed the pay
ment OF our lost bonds, but we only did y
so IN the belief that they had been re. IL
moved by a layman.
"lf we had had the slightest suspicion p
hat the money In our safe had passed G
into the hands Of priest we certainly p
should not have taken such step, for II y
is the rule OF our order that when priest
takes possession of money in our safe he
IS not guilty OF even misdemeanor. This a
method, adopted by Father Brochaud,
at first sight faulty, and a
although not, 1t must be confessed,
general practice, does not, In fact, con-
stitute robbery.
"What did Father Brochaud doT He
| y
", took possession of money that be-
!onGed, In fact, to all priests in common.
Moreover, by the ecclesiastical law i
"Enough!" shouted M. Ravend, the /
president Of the Tribune, who, purple
With rage, had been listening TO Father n
Letevre's eloquent defense, iEnoughl / &
ion't see what the ecclesiastical law has
got to do here, but | know the penal law, r.
md that Is quite enough TO cover the o
present case. | won't allow any one to p
'ome into my court and say that taking
'ther peoples money out of safe at b
light, with false keys, is not robbery" e
The reverend father bowed In silence, a.
md ten minutes later the jury acquitted
he accused, aud the Judge, much against q
lis Will, was obliged 10 allow Father u
5rochaud to leave the courthouse scot d
rec.
>AIsER WILHELM THANKS AMERICANS. y
HALzBouR6, Aug. l5,--Previons 10 his y
departure the emperor, through his cham. =
,erlain, express d his thanks TO those p
Americans who had sent him flowers and
'equested that they would assemble in 81