The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-07-04

revenge which Ernest slOne seemed 90 4
have meriled 81 bis hands.
Charles Dsrlne0uTt Was unremiliinR |
in his attempts 20 sustain his imprisoned |
friezd under The heavy affection Of such |
charge 10 this. To Darancourt Theodore |
c0n6drd The task Of communicating The
intelligence 0f this accusation 10 Emily |
Duplessis. The young lady Was 50 dread
fully affected a. 10 sink into violent fe-
Ser. during the rawlings 0f which she re-
vesled 10 her parents Ihe fact 81 her hss-
ing not only loved de Vslmoni. but Of her
having been Terenily united 10 him BY
private marriage. This Information.
which she did NOT gainssy on recovering
I partially from her illness. had the effect
Of widening The circle implicated in these
dark transactions, since The parents az
Emily had the grief of seeing her fate
bound up with that Of one on whom .
charge rested Of The most slrOcious Kind.
Their previous hostility 20 The De VAL
monts the parents might perhaps have
readily got over; but there was now deep
disgrace slIending any connection with
The very name OF DE Vslmoni. The dis
envery Of the marriage was therefore con.
cealed.
The morning allotted for DE Valmonl's
trial arrived. The officers went TO his
cell to remove him, but 10! The place was
empty! The prisoner had undermined
the cell, and escaped By scaling The prison
walls. On The table lay letter addressed
TO Msdemoiselle Duplessis. which was
opened BY the authorities, and was found
, 10 contain an animated and solemn
!. assertion Of The writer's innocence. But,
seeing circumstances IN bear against him.
he had resolved tIhe letter ssidl TO take
The only visible mode Of saving his life,
4. in the hope Of one day proving his
: innocence; and until this was established.
; he never would return (he sadly TO
: Brussels. An energetic search was made
E Tor Theodore de Vaimont, but il proved
4 lrui;less.
= Thus was Justice again bsfiied. at q
: time when il hsd fixed, in its own belief
e on The true criminal. But Theodore.
b letter. which was long and eloquently
. pathetic, made deep impression in hi
favour on many persons. and among 9th
70 ers, un the parents ol his wife, Emily
s Duplessis. or rather DE Valmoni. d.
rs conversing with their daughter. the,
y moreover learned that TheOdure had beer
q visiting Emily on The night Of the mur
i. ders. aud had lGr, his right arm in cross
n ,ns the garden wall Of her fathers house
Sc Not knowing that Emily in her Hines
sd had revealed the marriage, De Valmon
a would no, he,ray the secret, and henc
Iis his confused answers when questioned
r. as already mentioned. Knowing thes
j. things, EmiIy's parents longed for Th'
IN odOre's return, which might now ha'
I'd been comparatively safe. But be coul
vs. not be heard OF any where. The parent
ng now consented TO the open acknowlede
ci ,nent oil their daughters marriage wiz
re the absent Theodore, which consent En-
ep ly had strong reasons for enireaiing frol
n. them. When Theodore had been abseI
It seven months his wife gave birth TO sol
IT. for whom Charles Darsncouri stood spor
lie sor al The font. Darsncourt on this o.
De casion, after pledging 10 The mother an
en- child, called on the guests presenlto joi
al him in drinking ITO the happy return I
lis the absent father, and NAV his innocenC
nj soon be csiablished!'' Strange TO ss,
Is. this wish seemed in some measure fulfil
De ed, nut many days after its u,lerance.
l a a manner that deeply affected him wi
ed uttered il. A cart was stopped one mig
ed al the city barrier by one oI the colleclo
lu- of the imposts. No contraband GOO
b" we're found in the cart. but. in the act
to search, small box fell of, and vi
all crushed BY one Of the wheels. The ca
is lectcr assisted in gathering up its CO.
me tents. and while dong so, picked up
on brilliant diamond brooch. The cUllectt
elf had been once in the service Of The Cou
ge lie S.. Mature, and instantly recognise
nj the branch. which was of grea, value.
he having belonged to Iha, noblemsn. Ill
Of carter was taken into custody, and, {
pre- examination. stated that he had been eU
ing ployed by a gentleman to carry ,runl
.ly and various articles Of furniture 10 cou
Ier try house about mile distant from Bru
ore sells. Being asked the gentlemsn's nam
-as the man readily gave il as Monsie
re. Darancour,, the younger. residing in u
lad Grand Square" 4.z@a
We. Charles Darancourt was ere long,
an his friend De Valmon. had been beio
lief him, consigned to prison on the char
ow Of numbering the ST. Maures. II
led strange fate which had thus caused su
al picion to fall on the very dearest irien
ain Of the deceased. made the case most !
red markable in The eyes Of all men. CHAR
cen Dsrancourt was brought fairly to ul'
sed He defended himself with equal calmne
!. a and ability, declaring the brooch 10 ma
rho been given TO him in present by I
lay Count de ST. Mature. On the other har
hir, the collector proved that The count b
ich ever seemed 10 regard the brooch as
ion Ynos, valuahle IF his family levels a