The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23
'ABBE |NVENTS TALE
TO DECEIVE POLICE
Tells Them He Had Been Cap
tured by Masked Men and
Carried Off
HIS CONFESSION FORCED
The Mislnanagement OF a Charity
Fund Led Priest to Path
OF Deceit
HIS CONFESSION FORCED
PARIS, June q.

PARIS. June e.
The Able P!ton OF Anglers. has con-
fessed that story he told to the polioo
at Lyons--thet he had been k;dnaped BY
masked men in Z motorcar-was a COM
piete invention. The able had been miss
ing for some days. and was believed 70
have been murdered until lie appeared
The able, who is cure at ST. Serge, ct
AnEers, western France, presented him.
- al the Office OF The public prosecutor
n Lyons, southern France. yesterday
morning and stated that lie had been
the victim OF plot
on Saturday evening nc said Il loft
the v.carsge, and while passing along the
Rue de Jussen, a. little thin man asked me
70 SO at once TO Nine. Bonsergens
who he Id met with All accident. l started
for her house. and when near the prom
enade was set upon hy four or five men.
! who seized. gagged and bound me. They
searched my pockets. taking my keys.
pockstbook end so IN gold and notes.
His Head in Sack
They wrapped my head in a sack and
carried ,ne 10 a lonely field. where l re-
rnained for some hours. Then, after Org
cling me along the ground and threaten
ing me with a revolver. they compelled
10 don lay garments and to get into
Inotorcar
They drove off with mo IN tho motor
y car, roaming around the country side for
( three days ana nights. During all this
Line my head was in the sack, and the
only food had was scraps OF dry bread.
a; about O'Clock this morning / was
bundled out or tho motorcar. which drove
on al full speed. and after wandering
about the Street3 for some time | realized
That / was IN Lyons.
Ths Rbbe's confession was forosd from
him rather dramatically. About II last
night little handbag WAS brought to the
police. IL had been found In the court
yard q Il house in a side street. and oon>
tanned false beard and mustache. some
holy Oil. a prtests surplics and other
things which the Abhe P!ton was known
TO have taken with him when he left his
house az Anglers on Saturday evening.
The chief OF the Lyons detective force
went with the bag TO the Cnrthus.an
homo. where the Able Piton vas spend-
him up and showed him the bag and its
contents. Now he said. you had bet
ter tell me the TRUTH
The Able Confeeses
The Abbe Pitor burst Into teara II
lied to you before" he said Il misnan-
aged charitable matters 1T AnEere.
wasted lot OF money put IN my charge
and was afraid TO face an audit Of my
accounts. l lost my head and thought OF
nothing but escape.
Some days ago / went to Nantes and
got hairG-eSser there to make me a
beard and nilstachs. On Saturday ! ar
ranged the scene OF a burglary In my
rooms. slipped away quietly from the
house and went TO the field where my
souiane and hat We're found There l
changed into layman's clothea and took
train for Paris
Il remained IN Paris tiii Monday; then
came on TO Lyons and spent Tuesday
he!e. But had spent ell my money!
on!y had $40 with me--and in the small
hours OF Wednesday, morning went to
the Carthue!ana and told them tho story
which afterward told you