Show ABSCONDER LI PERT CAPTUnED I I Man forAVliom the British Authorities Author-ities Have Been Looking For I Chicago Dec 2GWilliam August LIp nert alias William Laird arrested in Cincinnati today has led the officials along chase In August 1S90 Lippert long formerly a merchant m Capetown South left England a confessed absconder Africa Germany The British er and located in authorities worked assiduously in searching search-ing for him and had reason to believe hat ng LIppert had fled to this country Investigation In-vestigation went so far as to indicate that the absconder was in Trenton N J and the British consulgeneral placed the matter iI the hands of detectives Every posslbl effort was made to locate Lippert In Trenton but In vaIn Recently Percy Sanderson British can Oul in New York reopened the search lie thought he had proof that the ab living in CincirTiaU and detectives econder was this there tectives were sent from city Lippert was located in Cincinnati De Member 20 He had been Jiving therp ton some time under the namt cf Layard nt Lip Great care was exercised to prevent nerts friends from learning that his whereabouts was known as there was some delay In having the proper papers forwarded to New York from London The day before Christmas the papers wer rcadv orders having been cabled to the consul at New York and he went uerore the United States court ana had a warrant war-rant issued for Lipperts arrest This was in the hands of Deputy Unlt1 placed I States Marshal Edward W Bostwlck of New York who arrived at Cincinnati on Christmas Today as Lippert was leaving leav-ing his boarding house he was placed I under arrest He made no resistance and 1Lt I once acknowledged his identity Mar hal Bostwlck started at once for New York and the prisoner will be taken to England for trial immediately For manv I years Lippert was a leading merchant InCa in-Ca toWn He is 50 years of age and was born In Hamburg Germany Nothings is known here of the extent of his alleged I al-leged defalcation |