St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-24
HE STOLE FRENCH BONDS,
And Is Long Afterwards Capt
ured in America.

NEW YORK, July 23.-Marius NAL
natti and his cousin Frank keep a small
boarding house in MarSellles, France.
On May "a, 1892, they had boarding
with them distinguished looking
young man who professed to be Span
ish artist, and who had completely won
the confidence of the cousins by his
warmly professed friendship for them.
He was then known as Juan Andreoni,
and spoke Italian, French and Spanish
tuently. On the date mentioned he
disappeared, taking with him $4,000
francs in cash and Marseilles city bonds,
which the cousins had concealed in a
safe in their private apartments. An
dreoni blew open the safe and stole
everything of value in it. The cousins
reported the robbery to the pre-
feet of police there, and he. from
photographs left behind by the
artist, identified him as one of the
most famous safe crackers in Europe,
who was even then wanted for a SINH
lar crime in Genoa, Italy. where he
had mixed in the best society, under
the name of Juan Daodati, passing him
self off as Spanish count. The police
promised to use their best efforts to run
down the thief, but weeks and months
went by and nothing was heard of him.
He came to this country eventually and
went to board at the Colombo hotel, 135
Bleecker street, giving his name there
as Giovanni Cavalero, and claimed to be
stock broker. Some time in March
last he visited the banking house of
Zimmerman & Forshay to sell the stolen
bonds for $500. They bore the name
of Marius Malnatti, from whom the al
legged Cavalero said he had received
them IN stock transaction. The bank
ers became suspicious that all was not
right. They agreed to purchase the
bonds, and gave Cavalero $3.50 on ac-
count and retained the bonds. They
then instructed their lawyer to write to
Marseilles and find out if the bonds
were all right, telling how they had re-
ceived them.
Immediately on the receipt of the let
ter Marius Malnatti prepared and came
to America. He had a letter from
United States Consul Thrall, at Mar
seilles, and from the prefect of police
there, and also brought along the pict-
ure of his old boarder. He arrived
here in April and found his bonds were
safe, but could not get them, as Caya-
lero had never returned for them, or
the balance of the original price he
had asked. Malnatti then started on a
still hunt for the thief. He rented
apartments at 22S Thompson street, and
daily scanned the streets of the city,
seeking for some clue to Cavalero's
whereabouts. He came upon him by
chance as he was talking with a hand
some young woman on Bleecker street
near Wooster street Saturday night
about o'clock. The Frenchman be-
came so excited that he did not know
what 10 do. He ran up to Policeman
Thomas Mcconnell and hastily repeated
the facts related above to him.
We'll, have you got your papers and
his picture?' asked the policeman.
mo, they are at my room"
Just then CaValerO started to go away.
''Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, what will l
do? He will escape me-" shrieked the
Frenchman.
keep cool," suggested the police
man. II cannot arrest him for what
you charge, but if you should assault
Hllu HcI6 HOW Ou Tic SlT6eG, WOulQ Dc
obi ged to take you both III, see?"
The Frenchman saw. He capered
with delight. Then he ran after Cav
alero and banged him behind the ear.
Cavalero looked around in surprise,
and then, with yell of terror, he fed
into the basement of the hotel near
by with Malnatti after him. The lat
ter caught him and dragged him back
to the street and pounded him all
the time until Mcconnell saw fit to in
terfere and arrest them. They were
locked up over night, and when the case
was explained TO Justice Hogan, at
Jefferson market police court today, he
permitted Malnatti to go with McCon-
nell to his rooms, where he had the
papers, just as he said he had, and with
them returned to court. CaValero can
not speak English, but an interpreter
was procured, and he admitted that he
had boarded with the MaInattis and
also that tue photographs were his. He
would not admit or deny that he had
stolen the bonds. Justice Hogan let
Mainatti go and held Cayalero for ex-
animation tomorrow, in order to give
Malnatti chance to swear out war
rant for him through the proper chan
mel, so that he may eventually be extra
dited and taken back to France for
trial