The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26
HOW slLoorr Was FOUND.
He and Herminie Seen With Her Rel.
atiVes.

AJlVe5.
MONTREAL, Dec. 24-John A. Grusve, a
Montreal detective, has been on Silcot's
track from the start. A few juiicious in
quiries and a long and pate 1t search
throughout the French quarter of Montreal
u1earthed e fact that late one night last
week sleigh drove hurriedly up TO a hum
bic house on Sanguinet street, I'd that a
lady sprang hastily out and struck the bell
When the astolished inmates opened the
door re wife at once recognized her old
schoolmate in Quebec, Herminie Thibault.
Seated IN the sleigh was I'm gentelhomme
Amerlcaln,n as tnev naively put it, with
his coat collar turned up and a soft felt hat
pulled down over his eyes. After hurried
greeting Herminie asked whether her mar
ried sister, Mrs. Anna Lemoi e, lived on
the street. She was informed she did /;
that her number was 7l2, and, hastily
bidding adieu, the sleigh drove with its
two occupants and their baggage to the
sisters house.
During the week it was given out that
Her .ninie had arrived on a visit to her
sister. 1t was noticed by the simple French
neighbors that another man beside Q
Joi Ter, Eugene LIE noine, visited the house
and, although at times he would wear q
SLOUGH hat aud at others silk one, he was
readily recognized as the lover of Herminie.
tective Grusve than he at once swore out
warrants, armed with which he made de-
scent upon the house. But too lae, the
birds had flown. No one was in the house
but the eldest sister, Mrs. Lemoine, and a
vigorous search of the premises showed that
both the suspected parties had taken the
alarm aud fled.
THE REWARD EXCITEs INTEREST.
Yesterday the house was again visited,
and long interview followed with Mr..
and Mrs. Lemoine, and the youngest and
prettiest of the three pretty sisters, Amarine
Thibault. 1t took but little trouble to elicit
from these unsophisticated Canadians all
that Herminie had permitted them to know.
Yes, she had been there. She had ar
rived the Saturday previous, and on Satur-
day last she left Ey the 1880 train for New
York and was seen off at the depot by her
two sisters. Amarine, a pretty girl Of two
and twenty, was only too ready to talk, and
carefully as her elder sister watched her,
SIC could not help giving herself away.
lie Monsieur as they all call Silcott,
had not been there, b 1t he had waited for
Herminie and had taken her out to drive
Both sisters grew garrulous in speaking
OF his wealth and generosity, but when the
reporter rose to take his leave the husband
of Anna Thibault beckoned him solemnly
in,o tne passage and as ied hin in French:
show much has he takenp
The reporter respo ded promptly: give
hundred thousand dollars"
mon Dleu," said the French-Canadian,
aghast. "Is there a reward offered for
himF'
The reporter replied that $1,000 In cold
cash were waiting for the man who could
hand him over to the United States authori-
ties.
''God, If had only known that" aud the
sense Of neglected opportunities seemed to
overcome him.
Drawing the reporter into corner, he
requested his card. In two or three days,
he said, his wife would receive letter from
Herminie, and he would at once send word
To the ranOrter