The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16

"Count de Riviere's" Jury Disagree, but
the Gentleman Of France VIII be Held.

.
Jules Guillaume Antonio Marie Hobkirk
the alleged adventurer from France. wh'
was charged with stealing a gold watci
from Leopold Rogge, went back to th'
Tombs yesterday, carrying his choice as
sortment Of names with him. -.
The jury, after celebrating on the cas-,
| for two hours, announced that they coulC
not agree. They stood nine for con
| yiction and three for acquittal. NJ. Hob
kirk speaks English very indifierently
| but he understood the verdict, and looked
upon it as a. practical Victory. lie rose
| 20 his feet, proudly buttoned his light
sack coat over his Gallo chest, and wen
back to jail. where he will remain until
] his lawyer has had time TO get married
and go on his wedding tour. Then NJ
Hobkirk will again face Judge and jury
| on various nefarious charges.
In addition TO the name Of Jules Gull
| laume Antonio Marie Hobkirk the Paris
| ian boulevardier has another and a loftiel
| sunhurst OF names. 1t will be remember
| ed, as stated In yesterdays Herald, that
| under the heroic sounding title OF Count
| Lucien dArnau do RIyiere, N. Hobkirh
was skirmishing around pretty close 70
| the Burden residence at the time OF the
| big jewel robbery. He was stopping al
| the IOtel lIulSNlth Ni4tl Ant iORhSi ,
| occurred. but went away on the next
day.
owing 10 several dubious rumors re-
| gardine the Counts former operations,
he was suspected Of having a hand In
the robbery. Nothing, however, has ever
been proved against him. When Leopold
Royce put In an appearance at police
headquarters some time ago, and Claimed
that the Count had robbed him OF a
| gold watch. the detectives were giad Oh
an opportunity to hold the Count until
the mystery of the jewel robbery could
be cleared up.
1t was rumored yesterday that fosge
had made the accusation against the
count" merely TO enable the ponce 70
hold him until they could clear up me
Burden robbery. ThlS was eHlPh"''O"''
denied by Rogge.
OF all the Struggling. unctuous freheh-
men that ever drank absinthe on the
F,lysees. NJ. Hobkirk is probably tho most
nlausible. His appearance Is that Oh d
dancing master, his actions are those Oh
a nollte butler; his language is Verpai
hair-oH. 1t smacks Of cologne ana Der
gamot. , l., .ho rorbs
Yesterday afternoon. He walked arouhu
into the little iron-barred receptlon-ro0m
with his hand on his heart. IHeh ns
stood off three feet from the pats' p''0ec
his heels close together, ana DoNeu %
dancers bow In minuet. linen, Wls' an a..
interrogation IN each eye ne "aS VA he
mo TO sneak. / asked MN
...orgbt ~ the verdict of the jury.
To went his shoulders in an expressive
sbrpg "What link of re zhureeF An!
telI Won. Affair 20 bad way al &c pa
10 have talked of me-ze bad names
zev hat call me, ze zhuree-Wna. soa
Gait III hangs high &c case. ben "a,
90 as good for me as not guilty. Saprlsu.
triumnh ze mex time. Zen wen count
Isclen d'Armau de Riyiere ees iree
nm once more; he weel 60 back 10
pairee and stay zair for evair.'
Then Monsieur Hobkirk hit himsen
hIo,y on the chest that Threatened MS
cervical vertebrae. 90. =,
"Are YOU an up and up count?' 1
asked. ,a
oop' mean one high name. You uiuer-
stand2 Eth bienl tell you. N.Y. vat you
call.-oonkle, re brozair OF my no|dir-
ees re Baron Arnous de Riviere. ne pay
70 yeesit to zis city ten year ago. lie ees
one membair Of re Union League Ciup.
Hees brozair ees one great man. he PinS
20 great 1uDSi6ff 4cNttiCVttN 49,
checks. He play re cable game "eez
Steinitz." 'I A..
"Have you anything to say about inc
Burden jewelry robbery -
"Nevajrl know nozzlng of Eat" Mon.
sieur HobkIrlk said this with series OF
sbrugs that almost threw his collar-bone
out of Joint. When / asked him ABOUT
the accusation of Rogge he grew more
yoluble still.
"V'lap' he exclaimed Il am here;
"Npsleu Rogge IS zair; but l am not ze
convict. Ze zhuree hang out Bien. lie
eeze bad man. Feet re Zhuree Jet me
sneak l hat re proof ne eez re bad man.
"Nrsieu Royce say at re Marine Hotel
I run I'm by one door and out by ahozalr
door. Sottise! He lie! l stop one hour
at 70 Marine. take my lunch. lie mar
see me eat. stay zair and neValr run.
l eat and smoke go, a..
'rhen why did he charge you Win the
theft?" ~
.,Par DEBIT. He eez re bad man. He
nevaIr had ze gold watch. / have re two
gold watches. lie haf none. Parhlue! L
haf see re time 1 gil 20 gold watch TO re
garcon-to re beggair."
So saying Monsieur Hobkirk sweiied
out his chest and again accused ME-
Ropee OF ia grande tracasSerle'
In further conversation / asked Mon
sieur Hobkirk where no was born. lie
replied that he was a Partisan by bTth'
ana had inherited a vast sum or money
at an early age. lie became exclted III
telling about IL, and it was nara matter
TO follow the thread OF his discourse.
He stated that he had run through
grand course Of wine, women, and song,
and gradually the fortune had dlsap-
peared. His creditors then forced MIN
TO Nv from France. He went to Belgium.
and TO Berlin; in fact he claims 10 nave
travelled all over the world.
He would say nothing OF the Countess
Orgie de Riviere. Of Montreal, or OF his
visit TO that city. He said that after
,aa,tnr here on the day following the
Burden robbery. he went to Phlladeiphia'
whore he remained for some time. lie
heard that the detectives were after him.
however, and fed 10 Nch'nono' va
where he was captured.
He claims TO be exceedingly prodlgal
with his money, as he says, What | haf
I'm my pocket l cir away But Mr..
Royce saws that Monsieur Hobkirk has
habit Of having nothing in his
pocket. 1,.,,.,r,,,,
II e expected that Monsieur Hobklrks
trial will be called about May lst.-Ne"
York Herald.
Mr. s. A. Cunningham, OF the CON