Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-17
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company, of this city, is in receipt Of
a most unique proposition from Spain,
in which he is offered $3.50. 600 for the
performance of a slight favor.
The proposition is contained in a
letter which Mr.. Woolley received re-
Gently and which, being given below,
is self explanatory. Mr. Woolley is in
clined to doubt the sincerity of the
enigma among those who have seen
the epistle as to just where "Beliav-
sky" calculates to make on the.game.
Besiue Mr.. Woolley's at least one
other letter of the same kind was re-
ceived in Danville, this one addressed
to James Reihl, who before his death
a number OF years ago was proprietor
Of the Moutour house. Also several
have been received in Bloomsbury. All
the letters are the same and each one
contains the clipping.
See il you can figure it out. The let
ter is dated at Madrid, Spain, and is
as follows:
MADRID, 23-5-O9.
Dear Sir Although | know You
only from good references OF your hon
esty. my sad situation compels me to
re7eal you an important affair in
which you can procure modest for
tune saving at the same time that CT
my darling daughter.
Before being imprisoned here 1 was
established as Banker IN Russia as
you will see By the enclosed article
about me OF many English newspapers
which have published my arrest in
London.
l beseech you to help me to obtain a
sum OF $50, 600 dollars l have in Am
erica and to come here 20 raise the
seizure of my baggage paying to the
Registrar of the Court the expense OF
my trial and recover my portmauteau
containing a secret pocket where |
have hidden the document indispeus.
able to recover the said sum.
As a reward | will give up TO you
the third part, viz, 100, 600 dollars,
cannot receive your answer in the
prison but you must send a cablegram
to person OF my confidence who will
deliver ii to me.
Awaiting your cable, to instruct you
in all my secret, | am Sir:
Yours truly,
BELIAvSKY
First Of all answer by cable not by
letter as follows.
Florenoio-
Hortslezs ITO 5sroero tzquierds-
Madrid
Psrticulsrs", WooIley
TIE article which Is spoken Of in
the letter came IN the same envelope
in the form. apparently, OF Q e'.pu'ua
from a newspaper. 1t is a, follows:
9REST OF A ST. PETERSBCR :
BANKER.
Charged with Fraud il Russia ana
Msnsaughter in Spain
Interview Of the two Ambs-.u[
Some months ago, ss our read -
may remember we referred in these
columns TO the great scandal caused,
in ST. Petersburg, and in Russia gen
orally, by noted Banker who ab.
seconded, leaving a deficit Of over five
millions of rubles.
The Russian Police. sought for him
for long time in vain, for it seems
I he had not left the least trace OF his
fight, and the continued search over
Europe and America proved unavail-
/ ing.
Yesterday, however, a Spanish In
/ spector accompanied by two officers
from Scotland Yard and acting under
/ instructions Of the Spanish Ambasss-
/ dor, who had previously interviewed
the Home Secretary arrested him on
/ his way from the Hotel where he was
/ staying TO the Steamship office. 1t
seems that it was his evident inteu
ion to take passage for New York.
From information received by the
i Ambassador, he had been in hiding in
/ Spain. where hn lived with woman
and with his daughter. A few days
before arriving in London he had
/ Quarreled with another Russian, who
was mortally wonnded by a revolver
shot during the scuffle, and who only
lived long enough TO denounce his as.
sailsnt.
In an interview with the Russian
Embassador, it seems that the name
he had been using in Spain, and which
ne gave on being arrested was not his
real one Manasseina being simply an
alibi, but after comparing the prison
er with photographs in his possession,
the Russian Ambassador. recognised
him as Beliavsky the criminal banker
who eloped with millions of rubles
he is q native of st. Petersburg, a
widower As years old, with an only
daughter VIII he left in Spain on es.
Gaping from that country.
On being arrested, two of Manas.
seina's or Beliavsky's portmanteaus
were seized but although strictly
searched nothing but personal effects
were found in them, in spite of which,