The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-25
DI RlVIERE HAILED BACK.
1HE SELF-sTYLED COUNr PLAIN
FRANK HOBRIRK.
CANE Here q Year AGO Go Seek n Fortune
for che GirI Sc Isoved-Iis UncIe Had
Hin sent Back Cot Mized Up with
the Burden Robbery ON His Return.

CAME Here q Year AGO Go Seek n Fortune
for che Girl ue Ioved-liis Uncle Had
Hin sent Back - Cot Mized Up with
the burden Robbery on His Return.
The man whom tho Grand Jury indicted last
Wednesday. under the name Of Lucicn d'Ar.
nan di Riviere, for grand larceny in the second
degree In stealing a watch from a man named
Leopold Rogge. arrived here from Richmond,
Va. yesterday morning in charge Of Detective
Sergeant Doran OF the Central Office. lie was
taken to the Criminal Court building, where
he was arraigned before Judge Nowhurger in
Part I. OF the Court OF General Sessions. The
man pleaded not guilty, and was committed tn
tho Tonbs.
This ia the man who was arrested In Rich
mond on March II charged with trying to oh.
tain money under false pretences. lie there
represented that no was the nephew OF Mr.. A..
Forget, agent of the French limo OF steamers,
and that lie was in Richmond for the purpose
OF buying land for tho steamship company.
When Mr.. Forget telegraphed that the man was
an impostor. he was arrested. Capt. O'Brien
was notified. md he requested the Richmond
authorities to hold tho prisoner until requisi.
ton papers could be issued and an officer could
be sent to bring the man to New York.
IL IL now learned that the mans real name is
Frank Hobkirk. lie is - years old and II of
gentle birth. although In no way allied with the
TbUCh MUMMY Us III i"o ''s
father and mother are dead. Since the death
Of the young mans parents he has been looked
after. In q way. by a wealthy uncle who IL a
banker In Nantes.
About n year and a half ago Hobkirk be-
camo interested in "A young woman whose
father is a Paris banker. The two met at
Nice. After n time lIobkirk offered himself
and was accepted. Before the date of the wed
ding was set. the young woIuan's father made
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financial standing. lie found that lEobkirk
had nothing of his own, and would inherit
only what his uncle saw 1T to leave him. Learn
ing this, ho insisted that the engagement
should be broken.
The young people pleaded for II different AR
Management, but the girls father was ohdurate.
Then Hobkirk aud his sweetheart had IL con
ference. Il was decided that he should 90 to
America. make his fortune. and. that accom-.
plisled. he was to return to Paris for his
bride. who would wait for hi'n. even though
the. time should street II into years;
Hobkirk was delighted with the arrange
ment, and he started for liavre Ia take the first
steamer to America. When, he reached Hnvre
coming across on a pleasure trip. II wa
some hours before the steamer sailed, and some
one suggested a gam" OF haccarat, The for.
tunes 0f the game were against Hohkirk, and
sopn nl the money he had started with was In
passage. but had not paid for his ticket. The
game OF ,accarat made the passage paying I'M
possible.
go h sack ei 1 t to Part Parts or &antes. Finally
he concluded to 90 to Marsellles: From there
he sailed hv IA freight steamer for Colon. AT
Colon he took passage in the .Allianca, which
arrived here about a year ago, with the news
that she had been fired upon by "A Spanish
When the steamer reached New York. Hob.
kirk left his baggage on board as security for
his passage. He called upon Mr.. Forget. told
him his story; and Mr.. FORGET eabIed to Hnb,
kinks uncle in Nantes for instructions. The
uncle replied for him TO pay his nephew's
bills and put him on the first steamer leaving
his hsT ins aTue fSn h" "nd u @hfl rSFS was 's srst "p %&'
He turned MP In Paris again in dne time
but was careful not to cali upon his sweet,
just arrived: that be had saeceeded in con
surance company. and had been sent by the
company to transact some business for it in
was her father. and Hobkirk was made
away. saying that he had to return to Amer;
lea. Instead. he went to Nantes. He roaned
s snaliy s rTsm m D5nes s sn RisfSo , tn e E t to- 1n rttur ns
s,s tnI liner SSu FtIss,.n Me on %rF besl h IS. 6 BY the the K RsS
engineer from Brussels, who accuses him OF
stealing his watch; for which alleged theft
HobkirI registered at the Hotel Brunswick
on Dec; "a; He stayed there Until the morn r.
wick as "E. Calmont." The morning after the
robbery II bath robe marked "E. CalmOnt" was
found in the rear Of the Burden house. 1t was
suspected that Hobkirk might know something
about the robbery. tobkirk, says he read of
the robbery when he reached Richmond. and
can prove that he knows nothing about il. He
says. also. that he did not steal Rogge's watch.
and that the watch that I,oggc says is his be-
longs to him CHobkirkl.
During Hobkirk's stay in Richmond the po.
lice of that city received "A number o: com.
plants about him. John G. Rendant, who lives
at 80 Montgomery street. Savannah. Ga.
boarded him for a time. and did not get paid
for it. In a letter Rendart sent TO the Rich.
mond police he declares that the Count led
every one to Relieve that he was OF the nObil.
tty. as he was a good talker and spent money
lavishly.
When arrested in Rich nond he wanted the
reporters to pay him $3.50 for his. picture. He
said that actresses got paid, and why should
not he? The Count. II Is said. lowered his dig
nifty to the extent Of stealing a pair OF trousers
from a resident of Richmond named Eugene
Vail. He tried also 10 cash a worthless check
for $3.50. bit did not succeed.
Hobkirk Is IIcarly six feet in height. He
has light hair. moustache, and gOatee, an d blue
eyes. His manners arc cOurtly. He speaks
very little English.
UERE MUGS MISREPRESENTEDY