San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-04
FRENCH POLICE
KILL NOTORIOUS
BANDIT LEADER
Famous Criminal Dies in
Daybreak Attack on
Residence.
FIERCE GUN BATTLE
Locked Financier in Cellar
While Making Huge
Gem Haul.
FIERCE GUN BATTLE

Paris. Oct. AFTER one OF the
most extensive and stubborn searche :
in the annals of the French police.
Gabriel Alphonse Mourey. alias Henri
Hoylat, master mind in the sensational
Shattuck jewel robbery in New Yorf
in April, 1922. was finally located
at Chelles. twelve miles from Paris
today, and shot down while resisting
arrest.
Establishing the fact that Mourey
was staying in the little Seineet-
Marine town. the police last night drew
Il Gordon around his villa and at day.
break made concerted rush upon tn"
house. Mourey met their charge wi;1
fusillade OF shots from two auto
matte pistols, forcing the officers to
retreat and take to cover behind near
by trees. \ bullet sent through the
window as he was resuming fire after
re-loading his wagons brought the
fugitive down.
The police had been hot on the
trail of Mourey since the arrival ii
France last July OF Albert II. Shat
tuck. the retired .finaBcief. who. with
his wife and number of servants,
we're locked in the wine cellar of his
New. York home while Mourey and
his confederates fled with jcwelry
worth 100000.
Mr.. Shattuck offered a reward for
the capture of Mourey. or Boylat. AS
he knew him when the criminal was
posing as butler in the Shattucs
home before the robbery.
Nourey was successfully reported 10
be I'm Lille, Marselles and Bordeaux
under different aliases. He was al
ways successful. however, in eludins
arrest. each time getting few hours
start on the police. Photographs OF
him were sent throughout Europe BY
Police Commissioner Enright of Ne"
York, and these were posted IN prom
inent places in every French city.
The French police some weeks ago
entirely lost track Of the fugitive bul
through the extensive use of stool
pigeons" finally located him at Chcllcs
InspectOr Fauralic and twelve meD
we're dispatched TO the scene and the
gun fight ensued.
A search of Mourey's villa after he
had been killed failed TO produce an!
of the Shattuck jewels.
New York, Oct. 4.-The Shattuck
jewel robbery which took another turn
with the killing of Gabriel Alphonse
Mourey in Paris today. was one OF the
most sensational crimes in the history
Of the city.
On April .. 1922, five robbers, led
by Henri Boylat, butler in the
Square home OF Albert
Il. Shattuck. retired financier, locked
Mr.. Shattucs. his wife and seven ser.
wants in the wine cellar of the house.
where they were held prisoner until
Mrs. Shattuck nearly died from suf-
location.
They finally made their escape
through the ingenuity of Mr.. Shat
tuck. who pried open the lock.
Meanwhile the robbers had fled with
100000 worth OF jewelry,
Three of the five robbers have been
accounted for 10 date.
With Mourey killed and Eugene
Diaset and Maurice Bagnoli arrested
in Plaimfield. n. j.. aud sentenced to
Sing Sing for 40 TO 30 years. two
other members Of the gang are at
large.
Shattuck has offered $4,000 re-
gard for the Arrest of BOylat.
Only one piece of jewelry has been
This was a $4,000 diamond
studded watch. recovered from n San
Francisco woman, who said BoJlat
gave it to her.