New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-12
ADMITS he STOLE THIS PROPERTY
CHARLES RoussELLE TELLS HOW HE RECLAIMED
STOCK GIVEN ANOTHER MANS WIFE


Charles Rousselle. who was arrested THURSDAY
eveninc on charge OF stealing shares OF stock ana
money from a woman In London. made rather
remarkable confession yesterday he maze IL ai'ef
being shown by Captain O'Brien capie oispa'on
from Scotland Yard. ir which the description Oh
George Krahn tailed with that OF Roussehe' mp
tan ORr.en had also obtained from Kousse"e
vol,se convincing proof that he and Krahn, from
whom Rousselle says he bought the stocks are one
When the prisoner learned THIS ne orohe uo""
and confessed that his name was krahn. He sau
ION September II. 1892. | was SPECTATOR IN Lon"
dom and advertised In one OF the newspapers 'o
APARTMENTS for a gentleman In reply receiNeu
a suggestive answer signed Lewis. which said tha'
a gentleman could be accommodated IN any way
required. and other boarfers wouid DE '""
The house was al No II Hilda Road, BrMtoh' al
the outskirts OF London. | went to i've there INC
following Monday. The woman told me 'hat Sne
was n widow whose husband had left her tp"V
but that the money would not revert to her until
tho death OF her husbands uncle, who was
paralytic and who lived In New-fork
I'VE lived as man and wife until March, 1885, al
though there was no marriage ceremony during
which time gave her money and shares OF STOCK
amounting 10 f20o0. she was supposed TO deposit
these in the Southeastern Bank OF London In her
name The reason / did this was because ga
not expect to live long having contracted an III
ness of the throat. Subsequently FREDERICK SIN
clair who used visit the house occasionally told
me
she was a married woman, living apart from her
husband Gerhard Helmke, a commission agent III
Bishopsgate Lordon. | charged her with thls'
but she denied II. and promised TO prove heT story
within three months. soon as she coud op-
tain the proofs from her husbands friends In Amer
.ca She did not do this. and also discovered that
she was grossly unfaithful to me. decided TO get
M. uroperty back and leave her. ,
:.She refused restore my property, Iouiiu
that she carried the stock certificates on iei pei :
SON and on the afternoon OF March %, wheh sle
again refused TO give me the property, gave ner
a good thrashlng and recovered portion OF II W
force taking II from the pocket OF az UNNECESSARY
she wore Then | left her for good The properly
I recovered consisted OF $3.50 IN banknotes and 40
sbnres Of canada Pacific Railway stock, worth
&C. go 7 went direct to Paris where | had Lou
namnhets printed relating her adventures. Ihese
trare distributed in London.
II left Paris on September IA and came 10 Amer
,ca I tried TO dispose OF the stock at the oihce OF
r = ward e. Sons No 81 Broadway, but the b.ll or
sale which | exhibited there was forgery. mink
I was Justified in taking violent means TO recover
my property from Mrs. Gordon, as her husband
could enter into possession OF her property uhder
Fnolish laws at any time The house at No. l4l
Drivton Road where she lives. was purchased
b,, me for her as also a piano and some brlc-
S-brac | have communicated with my lawyers,
Rear1 & Sons OF No. 10 Basinghall-st., London IN
sfructing them recover this property also
RousseIle Will be arralgned again tomorrow be-
fore MAGISTRATE Mott at the TOmbs Police Court.
lie will be kept Police Headquarters until FUR
thur insIrut tons are received from Scotland YARD.