The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-08-06


| cerning the present charges against him.
God only knows what viii happen 10
| me now that YOU know tina: I am Ba-
lensi. Keep this information TO your
self for day or two until this matter
comes before the grand jury, and then
come down and see me, and viii tel
you everything and will pay you what
you want, but the publication OF my
story IN Paris now will ruin me. md
certainly for the sake of a bit of intor-
nation a great paper would not destroy
my chances to recover myself-destroy
them irretrievably-"
Balensi's appeal was dramatic in the
extreme. His eyes were moistened in
his earnestness OF entreaty. He ciutched
the steel spikes Of the pen- He begged
that he might have only few days
before publication.
"Wny, Mr.. Balensi." asked. VIII
few days make 50 much difference 10
you?"
Because, then I can communicate
with my friends in France. and they VIII
be able 10 protect me against any at
tempt TO harass me through the French
government
"Are your friends in Paris?"
"No; they are at the seashore- / DON'T
know just exactly where, but some
where along the north coast"
"Can you tell me any OF the circuun-
stances OF your coming 10 this country?
Were you not involved in the scandal or
the plucking and the killing OF Max
Le5audy?"
Mo- was the reply. 81 never knew
any of the persons you have named well,
save young Leoaudy. He did not back
the society OF which I was the head,
but I acted as his broker and made
many investments for him. Then,
times were bad and the society failed"
when was that?"
when young Lebaudy died"
81 suppose you couldn't keep going
because the source OF SUPPLIES was gone.
Was that it?'
That's it exactly. When Lebaudp died
it wasn't possible 10 keep the society
afioat any longer. so 1 came to Amer
ica."
But IL everything was all right In
your connection with the Lebaudp case
why did you change your name?'
WELL" was the reply. with queer
sort of shiver, II didn't want to be an
noyed by the inquiries that would have
been made about me. / intended 10 go
into business here and wanted 10 be let
alone"
What were your liabilities when you
left Paris? A million francs?'
"On, no, not so muchl I really don't
know how much they were. But gave
up everything to my creditors. My
friends are settling my affairs now. and
If this thing is made public it will pre-
vent the success OF their attempt, ard
may lead to extradition proceedings on
the part of the French government"
"You could not be extradited merely
because you failed In Paris"
We'll that's not all the matter. but I
can't talk about IT now. This will also
interfere with my being cleared on this
charge. and will stop the proceedings |
for the sale of my property in Philadel-
phia. with which ] had hoped 10 |
straigh.en out this affair"
Where Is Nine. Balensi at present." |
I asked.
"She is In Philadelphia, attending to !
my affairs there
In this NJ. Balensi was mistaken. for /
Nine. Balensi called at the Herald Office /
early in the evening.
Throughout the chat with the prisoner
ne demonstrated in the most marked
ways his extreme nervousness. He
pulled his beard and hesitated in his
speech. and while assuming the role of
.remeiy frank. was all the time warily
angling to ascertain the extent Of my
concerning his past life.
Finally he declared with an outburst
IF earnestness:
This disclosure would not have been
made IL had not confided in Mr.. Mar
,us that my name was Balensi and that
had known Lebaudy. I trusted in
Mr. Marcus and he betrayed me-"
I assured him that Mr.. Marcus had
Tot divulged his knowledge 10 the Paris
an experiences Of Leoaudy's band OF
larpies. but that the information had
.ome from an entirely different source.
II that ne again showed his anxiety 10
lave the narrative withheld from publ
ation for ''only forty-e,ght hours IL
'ossible." TO enable him TO cOmmuni-
ate with friends in Paris.
WIFE PLEADED FOR DELAY. i
Mrs. Bellwood called at the Herald
flee last night with request that
Iothing be published in any way inin-
cal 70 the interests OF her husband.
leading that negotiations were in pro-
ress to settle the claim OF Marcus &
%, against him.
She said that she had visited Philadel-
hia a few days ago for the purpose OF
making arrangements TO pay the de-
hands Of the firm. and had returend
ere on Friday her mission having been
With This point gained and
n opportunity being presented 70 OBJ
lin Mr.. Bellvood's release from prison.
ne feared that Il anything derogatory
D him should appear in the Herald II
Tould probably be the means Of pre-
erting him from gaining his liberty.
asked her IL she knew any person
AIMED Balensi. She replied. without the {
,ast change 0: countenance. tha. she
new no such person. nor had she ever
card the name before, according 20 the
est o; her recollection I informed
p tha, NJ. BeIlwo0i had admitted 10
Herald reporter that his name wa.
a.ensi. bu: she Still declared that thar {
as 10: her husbands name.
His father and mother were English.
1e said, but he was born in Paris Sh.
ss married 20 him in Paris sixteen 7
ears ago. she continued They have
daughter fifteen years o: age. who Is
New York with her parents a
asked her II she or her husband 4
Id known Max Leoaudy She said ;