New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-30
A DIPLOMAT ARRESTED AS A THIEF.
DR. GEoRG. OF THE SWISS LEGATION. TREATED
IN A RECKLESS AND wANTON MANNER.

DR.. GEORG. OF THE SWISS LEGATION Il'f~AifD
IN RECKLESS AND wANToN MANNER.
Washington. July 90 tspecial-Dr Albert Georg the
attache of the Swiss Legation In Washington had an
experience at Bay Ridge, Md, on Wednesday Idh'
which will no doubt lead 10 a good deal Of diplomatic
correspondence and Is not likely 10 add 10 the l"pu
,arttv Of this resort Bay Ridge Is TO baltimore ana
Washington what Coney Island Is 10 New York. IN
Wednesday DR.. GeOrg sauntercd Int" dalrS Oh 'ne
grounds for glass OF milk Tie only other pc"Pic
present when he entered were a man ana WOMAN
Soon after leaving the dairy DR.. GeorS was paeeu
under arrest by a policeman who Informed nm u'at
be was suspected Of having stolen pocke'booR be
lonciny "a the woman. DR.. GeOrg Immediately mace
himself known claiming at the snne une, a. ne i'u
a right TO do, immunity from arrest, ms mehocr vi
the Diplomatic Corps. lie also offered 10 seI "hsei
Identified by the secretary Of his legation, WHO was
In Bay Ridge at the time, hut In announcer phr' u
the grounds The first statement was evidently not
| believed by the policeman, and the opportunity !"
GET himself identified was denied by this sag"c'ou'
Guardian Of the law on the ground that there was
no time for that" Dr. Georg thcreupon asked per
mission 10 he taken the telegraph once IN oFucr
TO enable him 10 send dispatch to the state Depart
ment I'm Washington. This, too. was refused ma ne
was taken 10y force 10 carriage, INTO when '"'
policeman. accompanied BY the man and the woman
making the charge also entered. Before DONG So
however he induced one OF the bystanders. OF whom
nv this time there had gathered fifty or siXy
80 file a dispatch 10 the Department OF StH"' III
forming II OF the difficulty. This dispatch he read
IN the policeman who sll seemed TO be OF the opinion
that his prisoner was merely "bluhng Al any
rate the whole party was driven to Annapolis u
distance Of several miles. where DR.. Georg was
srraigncd before Ju.tice Flocd This learned lui1>t
! listened 10 the statement OF the man and tho woman
and imnedlt ely ordered the accused 10 be s'%'h"l
Dr. Ceorg once more repeated the Oilers OF lheht
fcation which he had made t, the policeman ana IL
he most energetic possible proteStcd aedne'
the ind entity about to be placed upon him. Tho
| Justice was unwilling even 10 await al answer 10 inc
telegram 70 Washington, and ordered the policeman
N procoed AT once with the search. The result, OF
| cour,A Wa that nothing was found. The woman.
who gave nor name as Mrs. W. b. Erode" Of Balu
more still insisted that DR.. Georg shonh be dcialned
but the Justice declined the ground that there
was not sufficient evidence TO hold him." lie there
upon discharged DR.. C,cors. and the whole parts re
turned 10 Bay Ridge. where, IN the meantime the
,,ocketbook had been found a bench near The IN
! olluet railway-a place witch Mrs. Erode" with her
companion had left shortly before going 10 the dairy
Before leaving the Justices Office Dr. Gc1rS denalael
to know the Of his accusers, which he obaincl
only after great difficulty, and ony IN the case OF the
| woman who seemed 10 have reasons ior not
wi, hing to disclose her companions name. Even the
Justice met request for formal statement OF the
proceedings before him by the brutal answer that ne
| krew his business"
| Dr. Gcors OF course. has lodged formal com
plant with Secretary Of State for this outrage
| and secretary Foster has asked Governor Brown, %
MARYLAND for All investigation and report Of the case
Roth tie Justice and the policeman, II is undcisopd
| dlscaim any knowledge as 10 who DT. Gcorg was
which l. an extraordinary excuse for them 10 make
I'm view OF the that ID. GeorP repeatedly offered
~ get himself identified, and even read 10 the police
man The tee gram asked TO have sent ~ Washington
30 apology has been tcdered 10 Dr. Geor2 either by
| . Mrs I,rtde" OF her male companion, who In TINS
| reckless and wantOn manner placed gentleman u
Dr. Georges social and Official standing In Cle poSluoa
| Of a suspected thief.
| In the City Directory Of Baltimore no such name
| as "W b. BrOde' can be found