New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-11
ARE THEY STOLEN CERTIFICATESf
ARREST OF A FRENCIIMAN WHO WANTED TO
SELL. 100 SHARES on CANADIAN PACIFIC
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ARREST OF A FRENCHMAN. WHO WANTED TO
SELL. 100 SHARES on CANADIAN PACIFIC
HIS STRANGE STORY.
Charles Rousselle. a Frenchman, was arrested
Yesterday as a suspicious character. in the banking
office of r. f. Ward & CO.. al Nos 80 and 81 Wall
ST. He went there to sell 100 shares Of Canadian
Pacific Railroad stock, which he says he pur-
chased IN Paris. He first appeared in their office
on October l. when the firm tod him they would
try 70 find a customer for his stock Rousselle
showed a receipt on Paris banking house showing
that he had paid 26,765 francs for the stock lie eit
nfty shares and promised to return yesterday
Meantime the firm received a cable message from
their London agents saying that on the 9Th OF last
April they had been asked to look out for certificates
of Canadian Pacific stock numbered 177.0l5. 1917
1gog 49, OPS 1874 go and 1887 The requst had been
made by Miss Winifred Gordon. of The HOLES NO
147 Brxton Road. $. w, London who reported that
the certificates her property and were stolen
from her by violence
Ward G. Co. informed Acting Captain OBrien who
on, De,ect,ves Mulry and Robinson to their office.
They arrested Rousselle when he appeared Inc
o,ber nftv shares were found on him. Captain
o'Rren had the prisoner remanded in the TomDs
until this morning.
Roussele told Captain OBrien remarkable story
He savs he bought the stock from George Krahn In
pa,s an Aupusi ] last He purchased 1t. he said,
through the Banque des Faleurs Minieres, No. IL
Rue Tailbout Paris He first met Krahn, he said, In
Paris in June. Krahn and he became irn frlehds'
and Krahn told him that he had been living with a
woman I'm London for two years. she had sue
ceeded in getting about $4,000 worth OF stocks ana
bonds away from him and he wanted them oack
He said she lived at No. li7 Brixton Road and that
her name was Winfred Gordon. Krahn said that ne
had learned that she had become unfaithfui ana
that he was going TO discover the truth. hIann
told Kousselle according TO the latters story tlat
ne had satisfied himself OF her peridy ana was gong
10 expose her and try 10 regain ms STOCKS anu
bonds Rousselle says he objected 10 that anu pIc-
posed A circular which should relate MIS- ror1on
adventures and TO scatter the circulars pioduSdst
throughout England He gave one OF the circulars
IN Acting CAPTAIN % Brlen 1t IL filled with aspersions
of the most scathing kinds. The docuIgeht IL esni
pages In length and closely printed IL j. hea'eu
thus: a., vv,,ifroa Cor
The notorious adventure OF MIS- W!niiieu s W" "a
don. Startling disclosures. fnty-se'eh YEA. o.i
and the most iniquitous of her class a sislei ~
the notorious Mrs Gordon Bae, thief alo I'M
postor Just sentenced to seven years PENN 'ei''-
tude." . ~ ,t,oa
IA, declares in the circular that she al one u'"e
was married to the Hon. Slckville GORDON. ,,o
Rousselle says he does not know what mas ny
OF Krahn has he seen Mrs. boinoh. ~ ~
Havre La Champagne September H. anu ~" ~,
In New-York OF the 22d. lie registereu -" s ,,''
day AT the Morton House and has been there since
OF stock bill OF sale OF the stock was ioui'. rae
also had a blank bill of sale. rms iact is ,o,1s
aging against him In the eyes OF me po,,s
They that the other may be a 1oIseiy. -, 20,
se.le also had three receipts Tor to'a "" -
l5374 francs.