New-York tribune., 1913-06-19
District Attorney Each of Rich
mOnd Leads Successful Raid
on PIeuChot'S Home in
"Skunk'S Misery"
DOOR BATTERED DOWN
Prisoner Who Escaped from
French Penal Colony De-
nies Completely in Burn
ing nd Robbins of
Dier House.

Led by Albert {. Each. tho District
Attorney Of Staten Island. detectives
stormed the home Of Albert Pleuchot
one # the escaped Devils Island life
/ termcrs, yesterday afternoon. and after
fifteen minutes the raidinG party sue
ceeded in forcing an entrance through
/ the rear door. and at the point Of re-
Volvers they arrested Plcuchot ON the
prisoner Detective Alexander Nicolay
Of the Central Office squad found a
stiletto eight inches long.
Plcuchot was taken before Magis-
tratc Nathaniel Marsh. in the Stapleton
court, and on motion Of District Attor-
ney Each was committed to the Rich
mond County Jail in default Of s4.500
bail Pleuchot was charged with three
crimes-carrying concealed weapon,
setting fire to the home Of Jacques
Dier, at Eltingville, Staten Island. on
the night OF June 6. and taking from il
diamonds and jewelry valued at $4,000
$50 in cash and bankbooks represent
ing $4,000.
Seven Now Under Arrest.
This makes seven prisoners that are
now in custody. either charged with
completely in the Dier affair or held as
material witnesses. Their cases will
be brought before the Richmond County
Grand Jury to-day and true bills
Charging felonies are expected against
four or five OF them.
The prisoners now under arrest be-
side Pleuchot are Marie Louise, Pleu-
ChOts common law wife. Armand
Fauchon, also an escaped life termer
from Devils Island; Emil lie Roy,
Louis Capillion and Elise and Ernest
Fauchon, the wife and son Of Fauchon.
Fauchom. the elder. and lie Roy, who
were arrested in Montreal on Tuesday ,
were arraigned before the Queen S
Bench in that city yesterday. Assist
ant District Attorney Frank II. Innis.
who was sent TO Montreal by Mr. Each
when he learned Of the arrest OF the
pair. appeared on behalf Of the United
States authorities. After a brief hear
ing the two prisoners decided to waive
extradition, and they will probably
reach here tomorrow.
The capture Of Pleuchot was dramatic
in the extreme.
With several detectives District At
torney Each jumped into an automobile
and hurried TO 'Skunks Misery as the
little hollow where Pleuchots home is
is known. They found the doors barri-
cadcd. They called upon Pleuchot to
surrender. but received no answer.
Leaving some Of his men to guard
the front door, the District Attorney
and Lieutenant Nicolay. with drawn
revolvers. went around TO the rear.
They banged on the door with the
butts Of their guns, and NIcolay called
out. in French:
viii you surrender quietly, or is
there going TO he a fight"
There was no answer. The District
Attorney and the detective then threw
their combined weight against the
door, and it started 10 give. This ac-
tion they repeated several times. and
finally burst the lock of the door.
Pleuchot Throws Up Sponge.
Pleuchot saw there was no further
good in resisting, and cried out he
would pull away the heavy oaken chest
Of drawers with which he had rein
forced the door and admit the raiders.
This he did. and. while District Attor-
ney Each covered him with his revol-
yer, Nicolay searched him. In Pleu-
chot's pocket he found the long su-
letto.
Pleuchot made signed statement
for the District Attorney. in which he
admitted he had escaped from Devils
Island, to which he had been sentenced
for life after having been convicted OF
several safe robberies. but he denied
any completely in the robbery and
burning of Dier's home