The evening world., 1891-12-11
HURLBURT 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 Boxer from Scotland Yard, London,
for the purpose Of securing the arrest and
extradition to England OF William Henry
Hurlbert, the well-known journalist, on the
charge OF perjury, has caused sensation.
Tho detective arrived on the steamship
Tuetonic day before yesterday, and has since
managed to keep himself so well concealed
from public view that his movements can not
be traced.
Mr.. Hurlbert 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.. Hurlburt left oruers
that his mail should be forwarded to him, but
has sent no address to the clerk OF the hotel
since he went away. large quantity Of
mall has accumulated iOr him and no one
knows where to send II.
i Is believed by some that Mr.. iurlburt re-
ceived Information from friends IN London
that the warrant would be placed In the
hands OF a detective, who would be sent over
here TO arrest him and take him back to Lon
don, ana that he FASTENED to get out OF the
way before the latter should arrive.
There is some reason to suspect that he and
his wife sailed for Rotterdam on the Spaarn-
dam, which left Hoboken on Saturday, Nov
~. A lady was driven from the IenoX to the
Netherland steamship docks at Iioboken on
that day. MIR. IIurlbert left the LenoX osten-
slbly 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
Hoker TO his present mission are furnished by
THE WORLDS London correspondent.
II appears that upon the requcs, OF SIR ALL
gustus stephenson, solicitor OF the Treasury
and Public Prosecutor, who was greatly In
Censed at what he believed o be an audaCiouS
attempt TO defeat the ENDS OF justice In the
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, Il was decided 10 make formal de-
mand upon Secretary Blaine for the surren-
der OF Mr.. Hurlbcrt.
The statement Is made that three women
have come forward since the Evelyn trial
who declare that they have had intimate re-
l0tions with man who gave his maine as
Nilfrcd Murray, and have furnished the de-
tectiyeS with letters written BY that person,
which have been proved absolutely To have
been written by sir. IlGrlburt.
All lhrtc women recognized IN the photo
graph OF Sir. hurlteIt he original OF Wired
Murray.
In connection with tie Evelyn case o,h her
charges are now made OF subornation Of per-
luly. which are OF a very grave nature and
involve number ot the most prominent
public men IN England, Many OF them will,
II is said, be dragged into court In a most un-
pleasant manner II the case is reopened.
Lord harrington, Lord Stalbridge, u
brother OF the Duke or Westminster; Lord
Wolmcr, Mr.. Chamberlain ana the COmte de
ars SG uE hose T1p T be
ton succeeds IN getting him wit hin the juiis-
dictlon or the English courts again.