The sun., 1890-05-27
THE wAr ErRAUD WAS CAprURED.
story or n Havana Merchant who ToId the
EnlIce tho Mnrhnrer WA Thar.

Police tho Murderer was There.
The Co,urie, des Eats Unis has received
from Senior Miguel Pucbsn OF Havana this lettor
giving tho details OF the recent arrest OF Ey-
raud the murderer of GoufTe.
Il am happy to be able to tell you that.
I thanks to your paper which 10 SO popular
amoung the French OF America, have had the
opportunity OF causing the arrest OF Michel
Eyraud. the murderer OF the notary GoufTe so
long wanted by the French police. This in
brief is the way his arrest was brought about:
Last February n man OF suspicious appear
ance. very poorly dressed. came to my furnish
ing goods store the sign of which reads Casa
lrancesa' to sell me some Oriental dress
goods. He said that he had brought the stuff
from Turkey, where he had Just spent several
very pleasant months and that he did not have
tho money 20 continue his iournev to Mexico.
l felt sorry for his plight, and bought the goods.
though / didn't think it salable.
Tho mans ways. his aimless journey.
and his manner OF talking about tri6ing
things astonished us all, and my wlfe's first
impression was that the man who had Just left
us was Eyraud
"On April 10 l read, In an article In your
paper headed Tho Man Hunt that Eyraud
had fed from tho Hotel America, carrying in
his valise a Turkish costume which he had
bought to have himself photographed in. by
my books l was able to fix the time Of tho
suspected mans voyage. He came to my house
on I"S No. S days 1r he hs is S
-" TesGcs, s." Evrnud had brought away
Turkish costume. and my man came from
Turkey with II Turkish costume IL which he
had had himself photographrd These coin
cid' nces lett me 10 doubt that the man was
don. ion lie was said to be very tall and very
strong, measuring IRON $50 TO ls2 cent?
m ntr hIt my
timetres This discrepancy paralyzed the
plans had intended to carry out. and deter
About o'cGck in the afternoon OF the 18th
of this month the supposed Eyraud reapHcared
a. S d09 m on S way b pom
and que stoned HIM on the "details Of his tr p
He renlicd that he had taken several commits;
that ho represented the firm of Delaunay of
Paris bu; ne didn't show me his card Finally
he proposed to Inc n bargnin In tobacco with an
American friend OF his which would be very
profitable. tod him to como back another
lav Our first IMPRESSION was revived S by see,
sure at the first .ornortunity, y,
"On Monday the 10th. about o'clock in the
on with tho proposed transaction In tobacco. |
bade him sit down and got him talking; which
Spn %Ssh bat he 20 Knew % ne ali lo angSaSes Alter an
hour OF chat and laughter Mme Albertine
Biemer, our French modste. pu. the question
you seq Eyramd down thereY No. Madam
he rerlied. hesitatinGly. DC. you know him 2
No. madam. We're YOU in Paris at the time
OF the murderT p No. madam
Il had purposely placed myself by his side
that might be able 10 perceive the slightest
movement of his body. and | could easily see
that the, questions put by Nine. Bemler had
produced magnctic effect upon hin. There
tracted, and lie found it hard to utter the SPAS
modic words which formed his responses to
the questions each Of US asked him.
My plan had succeeded perfectly. | now
felt sure. and there was nothing left but to net
We went out little later to See the burial
Of tho victims OF the fire. What was my aston
islment to see that man. with impertnrbable
cynicism. como up to and show US the por-
traits oil Gabrielle Bompart and Eyraud which
he had found In q COPY OF the Htpnbhque IL
il'st,.te He thought that he could dispel our
doubts by his audacity and by showing us por-
traits the features Of which were very ndistlnct.
" IN hour later We informed the French Con-
sulate of the presence of Eyraud in Havana.
and NJ. Munclar, who received US with his well:
known courtesy promised US that he would
take steps to have him arrested.
The next day Il commissary OF police with
two subordinates watched our house. and. act
ing according TO my instructions, had no
trouble in capturing Eyrnud. for he almost
gave himself up OF his own accord"