The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-10-15

begin his task and to wall her up. But the poor
man, horror-struck with what he had seen, and af-
fected beyond measure with the inploring lamenta-
Ons of the lady, who besought him not TO be
cessary to so foul murder, refused TO proceed.
Upon this the masks began TO threaten him. The
mason fell on his knees, and entreated 10 be per-
mtted To depart But the masks drew their swords
from beneath their clOaks, and told him, with I'M
prccations that if he continued to refuse perform
what he had promised, instant death should be his
portion while on the other hand if he obeyed,
his reward should be doubled.
The poor man, thus inundated, commenced un-
willingly his horrible task, but stopped from time
time and requested to be permitted to desst. The
masks, however,, stood over him the whole time with
drawn swords, and obliged him to proceed; till at
length while the shrcks of the victim became every
instant more dreadfuy piercing, as the wall rose
upon her which was to shut her out from life, the
tragedy was completed, and the niche was herme-
tcally sealed with solid masonry.
The mason threw down his trowcl more dead
than alivc--he gray y-hared mask put fifty NapoIeons
in his hand--his eyes were again covered, and he
was hurried from the room in which this tremcn-
dOus scene had taken place. As on his arrival he
was carried up and down through various passages,
and then put INTO carriage. The carriage was
whirled along rapidly as before, and after the
stated period the mason found himself with his eyes
uncovered, the spot in the Champs Elysees, where
he had first been met, and alone!
The night was now far advanced or rather, the
morning was approaching. The man was stunned
and bewlIdercd with what he had witnessed, but af-
ter short time he recovered the of his intel
ccl so far as TO determine To 90 forthwith to the
governor of Paris. Having with difficulty got ad-
mission 10 JunOt, his tale was at first dsbcicyed (;
bat the fifty Napolcons which he Produced and still
more, the unvarylng accuracy with which he related
the different circumstances of that dreadful night at
length gained HIM entire credit.
The police employed themselves very diligently
for some weeks in tracing the scene of the crime,
and the perpetrators Of it. Various houses within
"A certain distance of the capitol searched, and
the walls OF rooms inspected, to see if any
marks OF fresh made stone work could be discovered.
The principal house agents of Paris, the letters out
oi carriages and horses the guards at the barriers,
dc. DC. were examined III the hopes of finding
some clue, but entirely without success
This mysterious murder remained and still re-
mains unexplained and unpunshcdd; but conjecture
imagined it to have been AN act oflamy vengeance.
According to this solution, the masks were the faith
cr and brothers of the unfortunate lady, who was
considered IN some way other to have dishonored
her race. They were also supposed to have been
strangers from some distant part ofhc country, who
had come to the neighborhood of Paris for the pur-
pose of completing this vndctiyc act, and had gone
away again after ts preparation.