New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-17
Desperate ConviCts. Who ES-
capped from Devils Island,
Wanted for Crime on
Staten Island.
ROBBED HOUSE, SET FIRE
Gaboriau- Like Tale of Love and
Revenge Revealed by Work
of District Attorney Each
Police Hunt Others
in Band.

criminals. including a pair Of Paris
bandit chiefs who escaped from Devils
Island, where they had been serving
life terms. were arrested in Montreal
Yesterday by the Canadian authorities
on complaint of Albert G. Each. Dis
trict Attorney Of Richmond County.
woman, the wife OF one of the pris-
oners in Montreal was placed under
arrest yesterday at her home in Staten
Island and was held as a material wit
ness.
Warrants for the arrest Of several
Of their alleged accomplces. who are
charged with robbing the home
Of Jacques Dier. one Of their country
men, in Eltingville. Staten Island. and
then setting fire TO il. were issued by
Magistrate Marsh in the Stapleton
court yesterday upon application OF
/ the District Attorney.
Papers are being prepared for the
eXtradition of the men under arrest in
Montreal-Louis Souvy alias Louis Lc
=
Fauchon. Both are well known 10 the
Paris police. and Fauchon is wanted by
the French government as a fugitive
from justice, he having escaped from
the penal colony at.Devil's Island four
years ago. To-day a representative Of
District Attorney Each will go to
Canada 10 bring back the fugitives.
Revenge and Robbery.
These two and seven others. all Pari-
slams, including three women. are
wanted for the crime OF having con-
spired to rob and burn the home OF
Dicr on the night Of June s. The Grim
inals broke open a safe and stole n
number Of rings. earrings. necklaces
and chains. 20 the total value Of $4,000.
$50 In cash and four bankbooks repre-
senting more than $4,000 IN deposits
At first the local authorities regarded
the crime as the work Of amateur
criminals. but District Attorney Each.
who visited the premises Immediately
after the crime. satisfied himself that
IT had 4 double purpose-robbery and
revenge.
He called upon the New York police
for detectives familiar with French
criminals. and Licutenants Bernard
Dietsch and Alexander Nicolay were
sent to his assistance.
The work Of these detectives. which
came 10 a successful end yesterday az
ternoon. proved the correctness Of Dis
trict Attorney Fachs theories and
brought 20 light a story that Each as
serted rivallod the best Of Gaboriau's
tales.
In this case they looked for he
woman and found her in the person of
the wife Of Dier who. while AmoI'e
Simon. many years ago. was courted
bv Louis lie Savage. whose love sne
spurncd 10 become the wife Of der.
II was not the Il time that Souvy
had visited his vengeance upon his
successful rival In the summer "
1900 when the big real estate firm OF
Jeanne Blaise. No. Rue Ballu. Paris.
was broken into and 10000 francs
stolen from the safe, Dier. who haa
attained some success as "A Snowman
was arrested on false Information fur-
nished 10 the Prefect Of Police. Th!s
information was supplied by a friend
NJ Souvv. who fed 10 Brussels immedi-
atelv after the Blaise safe robbery.
Admitted Crime, PoIiec Say.
Souvv. on June II. two days before
ne eed from Staten Island. admitted
10 Detectives Dietsch and NicoIay'
they say. that he was the moving spirit
in the Rue Ballu robbery, and showing
the stump Of the little finger OF his
,irht hand said that member had been
blown off when the safe was wrecked.
souvy's hatred for Der and his envy
Of his worldly goods are believed TO
have been the underlying motives OF
the robbery and arson. Souvy, VINO
hos four convictions to his credit on
the Paris police records, according 10
his own admission. enlisted the aid OF
the two escaped life prisoners from
DEVILS Island. Fauchom and Albert
pleuchot. and several others, according
IN the sworn affidavits OF Dier and his
wife.
pleuchot is now a fugitive from JUS
,ice. he having fed from Eltingville
within the last two days. Others whom
the police are looking for are lie Grand
Louis (his real name Is not known,
Louis lie Nemols. Gustaye lie Liegeois,
Marie Louis, Eva Fauchom and Ernest
Fauchom. The last named two are the
wife and son Of Fauchom and are ac-
cused Of having aided him 10 escape.
On the night Of the robbery. accord
,ne TO the documents in the case. DER
and his wife were invited by Louis lie
Nemois. of Huguenot. Staten Island, 10
have dinner at the home Of the Pleu-
cbots. which is situated in little hol-
,oa. in that community known by the
n,aasing title of Skunk's Misery.
when the Diers had finished dinner
roighhors Informed them that their
homo was afre They hurried 10 their
house only TO find it almost destroyed
examination showed that the blaze was
~ incendiary origin. the walls and
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