A REMARKABLE SWINDLE. An Old Frenchman Euchred Out of His Home.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 270, 6 June 1888, Page 6

A REMARKABLE SWINDLE. An Old Frenchman Euchred Out of His Home.

(!i t st\\i l.invun, William AsLoi's cook, and .lean (ionat, a scone ]).iintci', aienow in no.il at, New \ 01 k chained with one of t!io mo-t iimukiil)lo .swindle*-. c%ci lepoitcd. Uemaud is accused nf permitting hi** wile to elope will) a youmj; man a\ liok' lather li\ed in Fiance, and then in conjunction with (lonatr swindling the falhei out, of his home and busine***^ llemi Pnmay. ajred 20, the son of a fairly pro**peioiH iron nianufacluier in Fiance, came to Ameiica la^t, Jail accompanied by an old schoolmate h iend, Jean (lonat. They \\ ore mot bv fiiencK, including BeiiKuid, who induced them to to hi>- house. Jean uofc employment ih a scene painter, but ILcmi was unable to, and was left much alone with the wife ot Mernaud dining the absence of the lattci at A.stor's. I The result w a 4a 4 - the pair eloped. P>ernaud, a]iparently eniaued, inquiied of -lean if llenii'.s father had any money, and \\ai~ informed that he was (juite well oil. The scheme pioeeedcd. A cMblct>r.un sioped liy • loin iufnirned HfMiii's fait her in France that the former was a thiet,and 6,000 franco would liereqniied to =.t.o]> the prose ution. The old man was heart- broken, lie sold hi-i home, buninc&s and e\ cry tiling and sent the money. Attevwaids hearing fiom his and no mention bcin^ made of the trouble, Henri's sifter became suspicion^, and pi c\ ailed u]>on her i.ither to fjo to Ameiica to imc.iti^ate. Me had much double in securing the passage money, but finally went, and after consulting with the French Consul, proceeding wcio instituted. The mo^t rcmai kable pait of the con.spiiaey is in by sonio mysterious way iMis Uernaud learned that her husband had U'cencd the 6,000 fiano, find she went to 1 1 cm i and (old him she could ne\cr l>e happy with liim, and she would <>o to her husband and ask forgiveness. Henri began to look upon the elopement as an awful ciimo and apieed, and the woman went back to her husband.