Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-20
PAY FOR HIS PICTURE.
Count DeliGne Wants the MOiest Sum
Of $3.50 for a Sitting.
NOT WANTED FoR THE RoBBERy.
Detective O'BrIen Says the French
man VIII OnIy lie Prosecuted for
svindiiBg-scrved In Regiment OF
the best Soldiers of France.

Monsieur A. Deligne, when seen yester-
day by a Dispatch reporter. appeared TO
| be in an exceedingly good humor. lie
| brought up the fact that it had been
stated that he had received two checks
! from New York-one for 5000, and the
/ other for 5000. The Frenchman said ne
would Ike to see them himself. When
! asked whether he had told any one IN
| his cell that he was In New York with
n woman at the time of the Burden dla-
mond robbery, he said that he had not.
! He had been 20 many places, he said, az
| different times He had not served in the
| same regiment in the French army III
! Africa, with Cohen, but had been In the
| Legion Ftrangere," regiment composed
| Of the very best French soldiers. Cohen
| had served in another regiment, and ne
| did not know him until they met hers
| The Frenchman was not very communi-
cative though very good natured and
polite. He had said on the day previous
that he would not see reporters again
He did not like the way he had been
treated by some of them.
DID NOT HEAR IT.
All Of the men who occupy Cell lS. the
one next to that in which the Frenchman
| Is confined, were seen 10y the reporter
| and asked whether they had made the
statement credited to them, that they
heard Delgne tell his celi-mate that ne
| had been in New York with woman
on the night of the Burden robbery. They
all denied making any such statement
| Several men who occupy the cell with the
| Frenchman were also seen. and only one
| Of them admitted having heard the
| Count" make any assertion which might
be construed 10 mean that he was In Ne"
| York.
He said the Counts language was not
very ineligible 10 him, but he thought
| he had said that he was in New York
with a woman, but did not think ne
/ said anything about the night OF the
Burden robbery.
The turnkeys say that Deligne has
| said TO them that he was anxious TO get
/ 10 the metropolis. and that when there
/ he will make people open their eyes.
/ lie says the French Consul there knows
| his family well: that he G)eligne) is highly
/ connected IN France, and people here
] AAhAf llD lt' q ~ ~ NN' ~ 'f.f f'''+N -
has only given assumed names in this
| city.
The turnkeys also quote the Count as
saving that II the papers want his pie
ture they must pay him for IT., and ne
sets the price q $50. Great actresses are
paid 10 have their pictures taken, and
given 10 the public. and why should not
he? His policy now will be: IF you want
anything pay for It." He tells them to
Il lfa
gets there and see what they say Of him.
DID NOT SERVE TOGETHER.
Mr.. S. Cohen was seen by the Dispatch
reporter and denied ever having said
that he was IN the same regiment In
Africa with Delignc. lie had been in "A
regiment there. but had never seen the
Frenchman until he met him in this city.
Deligne had tried 10 work the same game
with him about getting him employment
with the Transatlantique Line that he
had with all the others. Mr. Cohen said.
The speaker said he was certain Deligne
had travelled all through South America
and had served in Africa in the regi-
ment that he claimed TO have been I'm,
for the Frenchman was perfectly ac-
quainted with the whole country and
could tell the exact route from and 10
different places and describe towns i'm
by person who had not been there.
Mr.. Cohen laughed at the idea that he
should know anything Of the Burden
diamond robbery.
WHAT THE POLICE THINK.
Detective Tomlinson has done fine
piece OF work in capturing Deligne. as
the Frenchman would undoubtedly have
gotten out Of town in the morning, but
ha h41 him within a bprre
aztec receiving the telegram from New
York.
The Detective does not think the
Frenchman had anything 10 do with
the Burden diamond robbery, as the
Frenchman does not appear 10 belong to
that calibre of criminals.
He may be the man who got away
with RoBges watch. and succeeded in
doing other people in New York, as
his description tallies exactly with that
given by the New York police. and the
fact that he used the same names here
that he did In the metropolis would seem
10 leave little doubt as 20 this.
The two letters taken from the French
man. which are, no doubt the ones he
opened at the post-ofiice Sunday in the
presence Of the friend OF Mr.. Cohen
do not bear the New York postmark. but
are pOstmarked as being mailed I'm Rich
They were addressed TO Monsieur A.
de Lignc" ana in the Counts own
handwriting The letters are IN French
and the signature is that Of Forget"
also IN the Counts" writing, as the
whole letter seems TO be.
Detective TomhnSon said that when
Dclisne was taken 20 the station-house
by him. and was asked the usual ques-
tions there. he told him ito tell II 10
them you know il all" When approach
ed TO be searched he Immediately held up
his hands and this led the officers 10
believe that IL was not the first time
he had been in a similar fix. as ne
knew jus. what he had TO do
The officers have heard nothing further
from the authorities in New York. and
do not know just when an officer will
call for the Frenchman.
ONLY WANTED FOR SWINDLING.
4 New York paper states that Captain
O'Brien, Of the Detective Bureau there.
says that the Frenchman who is under
arrest In this city had nothing to do with
the Burden diamond robbery, and is not
wanted In the metropolis on a charge of
being implicated I'm H. The authorities OF
New York want him for the various
swindles and thefts he is supposed 10
have perpetratsd on persons there, among
them being the Countess dIvry and Leo
pold Rogge
This bears out Detective Tomlnson's
theory.