The Washington times., 1912-10-30
CUSTOMS HUNTS
MAN ACCUSED
OF HUGE THEFT
Peculations Amounting to
Six Millions Charged
Against Suspect.

NEW YORK. Oct. so.-when the liner
Niagara docks today any Of her men
passengers weighing nearly 800 pounds,
standing five feet seven inches, and un-
able to speak English, will be aues-
toned by the police.
Such a man physically is Nestor Will
mart, Of Ghent, Belgium, who is want
ed b. the Belgium government for
stock peculations that cost the Ghent
Terneuzen Railway Company 5000, O0O
Pierre Mall, the Belg an consul gen.
eral, has asked Commissioner Waldo to
have at least four Of his biggest detec-
tives at the pier.
For" said Mr.. Mall, my government
tells me that wiImart is a powerful
man. capable of lifting a small horse,
and a terror to all wrestlers who would
do battle with him. Once he was at
tackled by brigands, and single handed
he he. put them to r0ut' so tref'endous is
Scar an Identification Mark.
In the battle with the bandits will
mart is supposed to have received a
knife cut on the back of his neck. The
wound healed, but an ugly scar re-
mained. This scar will be, one OF the
means Of Identifying wilmart, as there
are no pictures of him on this side OF
the Atlantic.
Wilmart was a director and president
Of the Client Terneuzen Railway. q
short but prosperous line running north
from Client. Three years ago a 5000, ,oO0
franc stock issue was voted by the di-
rectors and duly subscribed to by Euro
pean banking houses. According to Mr.
Mall, Wilmart had access to tho books.
and by a series of manipulations dupli-
Gated from time to time the entire Is
sue, about 6O,O0O bonds In all.
On the first of this month. Mr. Mail
says. the directors were confronted by
number OF angry investors, who de-
clared that duplicates OF their bonds
had been issued and that they were un-
when presented.
Evidently something was wrong. The
board, including Wilmart, voted for a
general inspection of the company's s
Another meeting was called for octo-
Der II.
On october II wilmart was seen
leaving his country place In Moriaime,
word as to his return. He was seen
later crossing the French border.
During the meeting held on the day
he loft Morialme. the French auditors
presiding officer had duplicated the
bond issue. Immediately q warrant was
issued for his arrest.
From Hasselt. Belgium. q few miles
nOTtn OF tne tTenCn DOTueT ,CdUle u
telegram from an unidentified Henri"
1t was sent to a newspaper In which
Wilmart was stockholder and laid
merely that Madame Wilmart and her
children should be informed that Will
mart had met death In motor crash.
Very Much Alive.
Two days later. there came news
from Paris that Wilmart, very much
alive and extremely prosperous looking,
was seen In a suburban road house sur
rounded by an entire ballet from the
Folies Bergere.
THAT was he," said Mr.. Mali yes
terday, because It was such things
that made him need money. He had
a great racing stable. yacht, many
motors and lived as prince might"
The police Of Belgium and France
combined to capture Wilmart. A
chase through southern France ensued.
out always the financier eluded his
pursuers by a few hours. He finally
reached Havre. where he is supposed
to have sailed on the Niagara for New
York.
I'VE have no pictures" lamented Mr..
Mall. "but we shall known him, so az
curatc and minute Is the description.
Besides the 800 pounds. the flve feet
seven and the scar at the back OF his
neck he has $4,000, which ne drew from
the bank in Paris and a big mustache
which he wears waxed and twisted up
ward. He Is fifty years old but does
not look Il. He can speak no English" ="