New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-24
A BOLD EUROPEAN ROBBER.
HE WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO MARSEILLES.
THE STORY OF FRENCH CRIMINAL WHO
BROUGHT Ills SPOIL TO THIS UTY-PURsUED
BY HIS VICTIM AND CAUGHT In
BLEECKER-ST on sATUR-
DAY NIGHT.

DAY NIGHT.
Marlus Malnau and his cousin Frank keep a fash
ionable boarding house in Marseilles, France. In
May, 1892. they had boarding with them Il fnelook-
ing young man. who said he Spanish artist,
and who completely the confidence Of the cous-
ins. He then known Juan Andreon and
spoke Italian French and Spanish fuently. On May
"a Of last year he disappeared, taking with him
30, 900 francs in cash and Marseilles city bonds
which the cousins had concealed In a safe In their
rooms. Andreon blew open the safe and stole every
thing OF value in 1t. The Melnats reported the rob
berry TO the Prefect OF Police and from photographs
Of the thief he identified him one OF the most
notorious saccrackers in Europe, who was even then
wanted for n similar crime I'm Genoa. There he mao
moved In the best society under the name OF guam
Daodat and had passed himself of as n spanish
count The police tried to hunt down the thiei bu'
weeks and months went by and nothing was heard ol
him.
He came 10 this country eventually and went 10
board at the Colombo Hotel, No. 135 Beecker-st'
giving his name there as Giovanni Cavalero s'ock
broker Last March he visited the banking house OF
Zimmerman Forshay, at No. IL "aii-s'' anu
offered TO sell the stolen bonds for $o,ooo. Ihey
bore the name of Marius Malnati, from whom the III
legged Cavalero said he had received them In STOCK
transaction The bankers became suspicious that all
was not right They agreed TO buy the bonds, ana
pove Cavalero $500 on account, and retained the
bonds They then Instructed their lawyer ID. Iium
nhries of No. 4I9 Henryst.. TO write to Marselles'
telling how they had received the bonds
Immediately upon receipt OF this ic"er "a''u'
>,,r,,i came to America He had letters from
United States Consul Thral at Marseilies ana from
he Project of Police there. and brought along also
tho nic,nre of his old bOarder. lie arrived mere III
,,r;l and found that his bonds were SAFE pn' 'a'
no could not get them. as Cavalero had never renhc
for Them Malnati then started upon S'li-n"'' io'
the thief He rented rooms al No 20 iho"'Po"
81 and daily secured the streets oi lhe cH''
Line for some clew TO Cavalero's whereabouts
II. came upon him just by chance as Inc franco
Italian bank-rohber talking with young Wo"'''-
g., p,oecker near Woostcrst., saturday nlSht ABOUT
o,c,ock The pursuing Frenchman became 80 eNci''u
that he did not know what 10 uo' ne Ia" up
pa,iooman Thomas Mcconnell. of the M"rcer-s' sta
,,ou. and hastily repeated the facts TO hihn'
well have you got your papers and Ills PICTURES
asked the policeman
No they are at my rooms a,,
,,., tben Coyalero started to 60 away. MON
niou, Mon Dfu. What shall i doI lie VIII eso'P'
me-" shricked the Frenchman.
xeen cool suggested the policeman Il 'anno.
- him for what YOU charge. but II you sh""u
assault him now. right here la the N'f'e'' '"'''N
be Obliged to take You both IN. see -. ,.,u,,
Tho rrenchman saw. and capered with oehsn'.
/. a, or.r Cayalero and banged him behhd
u o Cavo,ero looked around I'm surprise anu 'he"
,,h , VOL Of terror fed into the basement o' n'S
ho,c, near BY Malnau close after him IL" ~
,s ro.,cr from Narseilles caught him ana dr"sg'u
him back TO the street and pounded him all me ''",
until the saeacous Mcconnell saw fit srn,sh 10 n the
y, - ce " s,auon and when the case was eAPTaiuu,
to Jscr in The iesrsoh 70 NarSsi I" %t Mcconne
~, r.ons where he had the papers, Just rs nc ""
said he mad and bring the, .c :" snt through an In
,.nra,ar He admitted that he had poaroco m'n IL
Wanatis and also that the photograps d wrV snicn the
,owds Justice Hogan let Manaii co. anu , i1 ua,nat
iero for examinations to-day Ia order 10 CIV W. ,hn '
a,anno To swear ou; "A warrant for him 50 thn' ~
a nav eventually bc cxtraditcd and taken oa'A "
France for trial