New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-06
THE SLAYER or CONSUL ST4NWooD
coNrE LOUIS DE RATIER DU vERGE-cAREEE e
OF AN ADVENTURER. q

Thu Tribune published few months ago an az
count Of the murder in Madagascar OF Mr.. stah"oou'
United States Commercial Agent at Ahdakaoe' Wy ="
uerson calling himself Captain Duverge VINO mas Ho"
to sentenced 10 ten years in prison by the Consular
Court of Consul CampbeU, and WHO Is 10 Oe Oioue-'
10 this country on board an American man'of " a,
Tho mystery surrounding the antecedents OF Tue au
.o,,,n'n hos inst been cleared up by the following
letter from Madagascar prihlou III 'h0 A"-- f
ale Temps OF August % -
Won renrint I'm one Of your latest hunoeIs an u
article from the NewN0rk COulTlci ues i-' ont o.
@ dt aentnIer calling himself Captain Duverge, ana
who having arrived at Madagascar ou po@ Ina Mr.
echo,oncr Inc solitaire, shot down ana A1neu I"l
StnU("nod Consular Agent of the United states aO
Andakabe. 49, q Co,,rrler des Ftats Uniss
,o,a &c In reality named Louis do Rater dn verge
and ia entitled TO put on his caIus count
sbis individual born from an old auu eAIeNv CIV
1nds i"% LILY and who was well educated In his
rIehcn , LAM had become an American citizen for
motives yet aH e6Ione under General Dgby Wloushby
dWripS The Franco Iova war, in which he TOOK part
eectnrata having been established in the island. he
oc y rather Sensational book on Madagascar affairs
ahd Mn t,cr unenbarrassed with any scrupes
he.yin1 many decorations, he succeeded in marrying
Ms II VINO was twenty-five years younger than
himself and In possession OF some Wealth. re hSl
pretended to be single but after the ceremony ne t9t
Ills groomsmen that he had been married Formerly
His FIRST wife IS probably lvlng; A. - -.
From Bordeaux he went TO Boston. whero ne or
eaniZcd the expedition OF the schooner oohtare III
Tho heCinnng OF 1888 he embarked, taking with him
his Young wife their first baby and one of his brothers
inIsvy n Young man Of fifteen or sixteen years. lie
bsd thirteen sailors. well small arms and cannon
Ills avowed object was to look for gold mines along
tho least fsquened part of the coast Of MADAGASCAR
Mrs din Verge's second child was born during the
voyage and the Solitaire having called at Sierra Leone
he husband Improved tho opportunity by announcing
the event urb ct orbi. I'm a letter
MIR and Mrs. L. de r. du Verge have the honor
~ infomng YOU Of the birth of their daughter LOUISE
Marguerite Henrietta. American schooner Solitaire
slerra Leone March. 1885,
This second child died the arrival OF the SOLITAIRE
al kndakabe. The brothern-law of Du Verge ant
himself were wounded In the scuiiie during which Mr.
Stanwood killed when he tried to investigate thC
behavior OF the Soare's crew In piaging and ransom
lng the villages of the Malagassys.
Du Vergc has TO serve his sentence In The
prisons Of tho United States. This Is very we'll bu
people are asking themselves what has become o
his three innocent victims: his wife. his boy and hi
brotherinaw HIS wife especially, whom he ha
persuaded TO follow him by dazzling her with the
perspective Of the high station she would hold az th
court Of the Hova Queen. He had even purchased
fine red cOurt-dress. to be worn the day Of th'
official presentation to Queen Ranavalo.