Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-09
100000 OF FUNDS
He Made a Confession and His Clerk
Also Owns Up.
SPENT IN HIGH LIVING
Secured Control by Activity in ANTI
Church Agitation
POCKETED ALL CASH REALIZED
Judge Questions Prisoner, who Seeks
10 Dispute Amount of stolen
Money Dissipated while
He Held office.
BY PAUL v1LL1ERs.

PARIS, July G-(Spectal to The Bee.S-s
Edward Duex. who was very active
in the anarchistic and governmental
crusade which resulted in the clos
ing of many churches and converts and
the driving Of Sisters Of Charity out OF
the country. was recently placed on trial
here. He has been proved to be a monu-
mental robber.
Duez, who was the government liquidator
OF the property of the religious orders. Is
accused of having embeEzled 10000 Of
the money secured from the sale Of clerf-
cal property. which should have been
handed TO the treasury. He has confessed
Quite a while has been spent with the
sitting of a mountain OF documents with
which he filled his offices and concealed
his crime. His clerk. Martin Gautier, was
arrested and was as frank his master.
He related how in convent gardens. beau
titled with stolen money, he organized
parties at which he entertained women.
They walked in transparent garments
Gautier was released on bail II only be-
came known Monday that he has disap-
peared.
Dues Free Liver.
Duez is SO years old. and began life a.
a clerk He lived lavishly and when he
was appointed receiver of church property
was heavily in debt He proceeded to
remedy this by pocketing the proceeds OK
the sales OF churches. chapels, monaster-
les converts and other church property.
A chapel valued at $4,000 was entered
in his books as worth 10d. His accounts
were found TO contain such items sun
dries $500 personal expenses He.T5."
He alleged that he had lost the stolen
money. but 1t was afterward found that
he had been blackmailed by a woman. and
that in a few nights at a seaside casino
he lost 10000 playing faro.
Duez burst into tears at the first ques-
ton put to him. The Judge put II TO Dues
that after he had been appointed nquida-
tor he appropriated about $4,000 to the
detriment Of 1856 persons for whom he was
trustee. Duez said that he had nothing to
say.
Judge Questions Veractty.
You were entrusted with the Liquidation
OF eleven religious ORDERS" said the judge,
"and you admitted in the examination
that you Incorporated 100000.
Duez said that when he made these ad-
missions he was distracted. He did not
retract his confession; he only disputed
the amount.
who will believe your asked the
Judge And Duez retorted: Anyone that
wants TO know the truth He declared
that he had not appropriated any Of the
sums advanced to him by the treasury.
The Judge pointed out that the law COM
manded Duez 10 pay over all the money
he received from the sale OF the real estate
belonging to the religious orders Yet OF
the s2.50O0OO which he received he handed
over only $sO00OO.
1T was impossible to do otherwise" re-
piled Duez Duez Is bitterly anu-Cath-
ollie an fnfidaI and aociaIfsf
Organized Burglary.
An extraordinary confession was made .
few nights ago by a young housemaid
her death bed. Her lover was. she said.
the chief of a gang of burglars. who had
made it speciality TO rob houses in the
aristocratic quarters. A month ago a lady
engaged housemaid who gave her entire
satisfaction. She suddenly fell III. and. as
her room on the top floor was not suitable
for sick person her mistress gave her
bed in her own apartment where she might
be more comfortable. The girl rapidly grew
worse. and the doctor told her that there
was no hope and that the girl had better
be removed to a hospital
The girl overheard the conversation, and
when her mistress re-entered the room she
was sobbing and said that she realized that
there was no hope for her. But before
dying she wished to confess She said that
she had been living with the leader of a
band Of burglars, who had terrorized her
so much that she had left and tried to
begin life anew. But IL was not long before
the burglar discovered where she was. and
he had threatened to kill her II she did
not help him 70 enter the apartment. and
rob 1t. Her mistress she added. would find
letter under the pillow which would
contain the names of all OF the gang. The
girl transferred TO the hospital When
she was dead the letter was opened and
contained the names OF a gang OF alleged
burglars whom the police now hope to
procure.
Poor Tai1OreHs Has Luck.
There was a lottery romance At the Credit
Foncier In Amiens when the drawing OF
lottery bonds recently took place On the
winning OF $4,000 being called out. a woman
jumped up. waved a piece of paper. shrieked
and tainted She was Woodworking
tailoress. IS years old. who invested so
against rainy day