THE MYSTERIOUS BEYANT.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2826, 15 April 1882, Page 3

THE MYSTERIOUS BEYANT.

The following is a report from the Chief Inspector of the Detective Police in Melbourne to the Chief Commissioner on, Henry Bryant :• —March 29, 1882. Memo—With reference to the man calling himself Henryr Bryant, who has recently given certain information to the “,Ago ” newspaper, I have to report for your information that on Monday last I was informed that he answered the description of a recently discharged prisoner, Henry de Beaumont. On hearing this I had the attached photo shown to a gentleman connected, with the Age ” newspaper, who knew Bryant, and he immediately identified it as that of the informant. Mr'Darayon, the Russian Consul, also identified the photo as that of Henry Bryant. Mr Morris Nettleburg, furrier, of 07, Beach street, Sundridge, states that during the visit of the Russian Admiral he had to go on board the Afrika to see the .Admiral respecting some furs that the latter wished to purchase, and that he was ushered into the Admiral’s room, where he found the latter in conversation with a gentleman. Ho aftewards saw him on deck, and subsequently the same gentleman (after the Admiral had left) called with another gentleman at his shop at Saudridge, with the purpose of being identified as the person who was in conversation with the Admiral previously referred to. Mr Nettleburg

identifies the photo of Henry de Beaumont as that of the person he saw with the Admiral.- It appears that De Beaumont, under the name of Henry Bryant, rented a cottage in Eyrie street, Collirigwood, of a Miss Mahem.' He took it on March 4, paying £1 for a week in advance. She did not .see hiia again until March 16, when ho called and paid another week’s lent. She has not seen him since March 24, he having left in her debt, and taken the key of the house with him. She and her niece both identify the attached photo as that of her tenant.—Frederick H. Secretan, Inspector in Charge of the De'ectives.