NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1921, Page 1

NEWS BY MAIL.

RIVIERA MASQUERADE

NICE, Jan. 12

A’isitors to a well-known hotel near Monte Carlo lately were impressed hy the hall-porter’s appearance and exquisite manners. A few days ago his arrest brought an amazing story to light.

Colonel Sergius Uhatinsky, of the Imperial Russian Army, lately serving with the anti-Bolshevist Denikeii, came to France on an official mission. AY hen Deni ken’s career ended Chatinsky took a room on the Riviera and led a gay life. He lost his fortune at baccarat and obtained a post as hall-porter at t-he very hot-el where lie had been living. Unfortunately before starting his humble career the colonel bad cashed a cheque which was dishonoured. Hence Jiis arrest.

.A I AT RI MON lAL’ BURG LAR Y. NEAV YORK, Jan. 15

The curtain was rung down yesterday on the tragi-coinic romance of Mr Pierre Haul Author, a French war veteran who a few days ago committed ‘‘matrimonial burglary” by carrying away the wife of Dr Philip Franzen, of the University of AY’i scon sin.

Author entered the household of Dr Franzen. and forced him with a pistol to abdicate all claims on his (Franzen’s) wife and sign a cheque for £25 with which to finance Author’s flight with Mrs Fran.zen.

The “wife burglar” was traced to Chicago by Dr Franzen and Mrs Anther. There, in melodramatic fashion. Mrs Author begged him to return to her and her baby, while Qr Franzen assured his wife all would he forgiven if she agreed to resume her maternal duties. Author protested vehemently, declaring “Charlotte loves me as no other woman can.” YYhen his wife clung i desperately to him, saying, “Pierre, 1 love you far more than she does,” he capitulated. Finally a treaty of peace was made. Dr Franzen signed a statement withdrawing the charges lie had preferred iviiL the Public Prosecutor of “wife imrglarv” against Author and agiceing to “forgive my wife and never again mention whal has happened. A second statement' signed by Pierre Paul Author se«t forth that- “in view of my wife’s forgiveness and promise to forget the past, I agree to return to my home and become a good husband and father.” Statements of a similar character were signed by both the wives. GLOVE AS CLUE. PARTS, Jail. 20. The rich Englishman who is Ullegod to have been robbed hy two Frenchmen of £4,300, is described to-day as a Colonel Scott, not a Mr Hamilton. The valise which the two men, Lansquinc and Castaner, -handed to him in return for the money, is said to have contained only valueless scrip when it was opened at Victoria Station. London, although when closed in Paris it was apparently holding the securities against which the money was being advanced.

The way in which Castcncr was caught is revealed 10-dav. He had gone with a woman dancer to Bayonne, near the Spanish frontier, lie then sent the woman hack to Paris to find if the police were on his track.

She was identified and questioned by a detective, who noticed that a hard lump was in one of the fingers of her glove, lie seized the glove and found that the lump was a receipt trom the cashier of an hotel at Bayonne for the missing £1,300, which had been deposited there. Defectives went to Bayonne and caught Castaner, who had robbed his accomplice, already then in custody.