The evening world., 1891-12-11
.HURLBERT WANTED IN LONDON
Accused of Perjury in the Gladys
Evelyn Damage Case.

The news, given exclusively In this morn
ing's WORLD, OF the arrival in this city OF De-
tective Baker from Scotland Yard, London,
for the purpose OF securing the arrest and
eNtradition to England OF william Henry
Hurlbert, the wel-known journalist, on the
charge OF perjury, has caused sensation.
The detective arrived on the steamship
Teutonic day before yesterday, and has since
managed to keep himself so well concealed
from public view that his movements cannot
be traced.
Mr.. IIurlbert and his wife have been living
recently at the Hotel Lenox, at Fifth avenue
and Thirteenth street. About two weeks ago,
Just about the time the Bond street warrant
was issued, they left the hotel and have not
since returned.
No one at the hotel seems to know where
they have gone. Mr.. Hurltert left oraers
that mis- mail should be forwarded to him. but
has sent no address to the clerk OF the hotel
since he went away. large quantity OF
mail has accumulated for him and no ono
knows where to send 1t.
II IS believed by some that Mr.. Hurlbert re-
ceiyed Information from friends in London
that the warrant would be placed In tho
hands OF a detective, who would be sent over
here TO arrest him and take him back to Lon
don, ana that he FASTENED 70 get out OF the
way before the latter should arrive.
There is some reason TO suspect that he and
his wife sale d for Rotterdam on the spaarn-
dam, which LETT Hoboken on Saturday, Nov.
rs. A lady was driven IRON the Lenox to the
Netherland steamship docks at Hob0ken on
that day. MIR. liurlbert left the Lenox osten.
sibly for Boston on the same day that the
news was received OF the issuing OF the war
rant against him In London.
The details OF the assignment OF Detective
Baker TO his present mission are furnished by
THE WORLDS London correspondent.
IL appears that upon the request OF Sir Au.
gustus Stephenson, solicitor OF the Treasury
and Public Prosecutor, who was greatly In.
censcd at what he believed TO be an audaclous
attempt to defeat the ends OF Justice In tho
Gladys Evelyn case, the Foreign once took
the matter up, and after looking into the ex.
tradition laws and the treaty OF July II,
1850, II was decided TO make a formal de-
mand upon Secretary Blaine fer the surren-
The statement IS made that three women
have come forward since the Evelyn trial
who declare that they have had intimate re,
lations with man who gave his name as
Wifi I'd Murray, and have furnished the de-
tectiyes with letters written by that person.
which have been proved absolutely to have
been written by Mr.. Hurlbert.
All three women recognized In the photo,
graph OF Sir. hurloert the original OF Wnfrtd
Murray.
In Connection with the Evelyn case other
charges are now made OF subornation OF per.
jury. which are OF very grave nature and
involve \ number OF the most prominent
public men 10 England. Many OF them Will,
It Is said, he dragged into court In most un-
pleasant manner II the case Is reopened.
Lord harrington, Lord Stalbridge,
brother OF the Duke OF Westminster; LORD
Wolmer, MIR. Chamberlain and the Comte do
associated with Mr.. Hurlbert, II the prosecu-
tion succeeds In getting him within the juris.
dictiop OF the English courts again.