New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-23
SIGNIFICANCE OF DUPAS'S ARREST.
HOW FRENCH DETECTIVE FOUND THE rAS'oo'
EMILE ARToN AND DUPED THE FRENCH
MINISTRY.

MINISTRY.
A cable dispatch from Paris reported recently
that NJ Dupas an ex-offical OF the MINISTRY vi '"e
Interior has been arrested upon the charee Oh
formally conspring to prevent the arrest OF r''e
Arton whose extradition from England has Deen
ordorod The arrest Of NJ Dupas has not been made
with a view to Furnishing him, but simply 70 nave
nrctext to reopen tho whole Panama seaman
affair. 49,
That affair could not be discussed oefore the
French court during the trial OF Arton i's principal
manager for his extradition from England was re-
orosted unon three counts OF fraudulent ba'A
| ruptcy swindllng and forgery. 1t Is only on ''oss
counts that he can be tried In France. accoruile ~
the custom in extradtion cases, as ds''hcu' ''"
bv Sir John Bridge who ordered Artoh u De '
rendered Moreover, the new Paris goVei"''o.
which Is Radical. cannot entertain any ahiihos''
aca,ns. NJ Dumas who merely fulfilled It's MISSION
and who being rewarded with dsfavor, disclose"
the unsavory character OF his MISSION '""' pa
Ing in bad light the Conservative Ministers WIN
had intrusted him with It,
The trial of NJ Dupas will bear exclusively upon
| HE relations with the man who engineered the ran
am, corruntion. Arton Will be called as a Witness
nrohablv and then the Bourgeois Cabinet, whlch II
anxious 10 show up its virtue and PUNISH the al
uomen,arv men who received brides. will be salts
fed even If the French Judges should Abruptly emu
the whole affair with an Indifferent sentence
The facts about NJ. Dupas have been aIrea"s 'e
lated briefly in The Tribune. II was known Una
Emile Aron possessed the proof OF the prioihs ..
lOi Deputies and o: Minister'S and Senator'S VINO hau
accepted money for their vote in favor or the last
issue of Panama Canal bonds. He escaped from
France in 1892 and il rumored that II ne coulu
not be found, 1t because the French detecuEes
were Instructed not look for him too earnestly hIs
| appearance and subsequent revelations IN couIt
being likely to prove injurious to the Parliamentary
friends OF the Cabinets Of that time suddenly mes
runors substantiated by pamphlet pupIi,sheeu
by NJ Dupas formerly one of the principal clerks III
the Ministry OF Interior, section OF Genera Salety
a situation from which ne had been suddenly dls-
missed without plausible motives 49, - hoa
NJ Dupas related in his pamphlet how ne mao
been ordered by the Government to proceed 10
Venice and try to obtain from Arton his famous
Garnet" diary book, containing the names %
the parties br!bed IN the interest OF the Panama
Canal Company The French agent easily tound
ont Grant Arton told him who he was, ana eao
planned to him. since Arton was unwilling 10 glVss
iIp his Garnet" that the French Ministers NAG
promised not to track him any longer proVaeu
he should talk too much 49,. oxxo
NJ Dupas too smart not 10 rear thdl sun.
time he might be d.savowed by the Government
I II the true character of his mission leaked out
So he took his precautions and engaged a photog-
Venice public square. and to photograph nm. nm
with the persons in his company W. Dupas thel
invited Arton and another French detectlVe 10
take walk in the square. Both amused Nto.
for a moment with feeding the pigeons OF
the square and NJ Dupas thus came to possess
PHOTOGRAPH showing him between Arton ana the
other French detective -, ..
The exhibition OF that photograph Will be me
sensational part OF NJ Dupass trial, and compe
the presence of Arton witness, a role Whicm
he may make highly interesting II ne tells al
he knows about the Panama scandals.