The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-02-15

| parry ol aOoul twenty DIIBthus, WI
flared oui as il by magic from the rock
recesses on either side OF the ravlne.
Ia spite Of the shrieks Of his wife an
chIldren Senor L---was 10 no way di
concerted. He beheld without the lea
emo'Ion the robbers laying hands o
ms baggage: and when they seized II
nunk he coolly presented the key. B'
'ne Of The robbers, with a signihcai
gesture, drew out long knifc, an
Inserting i, between The sides and III
bottom oil the trunk, he very dexlerousl
e'sched the fat piece of wood whic
|Vermonrs ingenuity, had devised 70
|concealment. The merchant for fe'
moment',s ood molionless with as'onisf
neut,and then gave u'terance 10 vioen
Expressions Of rage. The bandit he'll
up The blight blade OF hi, knife, an
'ald 10 calm and subdued tone-'Al
tempt no useless resistance, Senior,
you value your life! Then turning II
Madame L., who, pale with terror
was sit'ingup in The pslaoquin holding
her Two children in her arms-'Be no
alarmed, Sonora said he, we are
cadalleros and know the respect which
IS due to ladies'
Casing aside all objects of'riviil worth
he robbers collected The money anc
Madame LIS jewels; among IN,
latter were some magnificent black
pearls of California, of great value.
Senor l.---made The best of his woy
back to Mexico, and there deposed be.
lore the Fiscal The particulars of the ex
raordinary robbery Of which he hal
been The victim. 1t was evident ,ba;
the attack had been premedialed. There
were only Two persons besides Sepo,
L--who knew the existence of the
louble bottom to the trunk these per.
'ons were General Santa Anns and Yer.
mont, The saddler. The latter was con
arrested, bu on his examins
ION he gave so clearand satisfactory sc.
,ount Of himself that all possibility of
u,picion avcrled from him. He had
ong borne an excellent character, and
estimory oC his neighoors proved that
,e had not Quilted Mexico either on
he day of the robbery or on several
,ys preced NJ il. In short. The IN,
rocence of Vermont was uoqnestionabIy
s'abIlshed, and he was speedily Iibersl.
ID; but every effort 10 trace out the real
rminaIs proved inetiecusl
The excitement occssioned by this
vent was scarcely BEGINNING TO sub.
d4 in Mexico, when report becsmt
uIren that murder had been com
nitted in open day 10 the house Of the
'wss Consul, Nj. Maigret.-The Con-
u resided in The Gale San Cosme, not
ar from the residence of the former,
1lceroy, The Count de Gslvez. A.,
rst the report gained little credit, for
,alle San Cosme is one of The most frp.
uen,ed streets in Mexico, and is crossed
" an aqueduci, which abuls on the deli.
Ious promenade, the Alameda.
Nevertheless, the story was bu, too
rue. The ASSASSIN having entered NJ
Iaigrel's house by the street door, al
acked and murdered his Indian servant
Tearing disturbance, M. Msigret rush.
d out 10 the corridor, aud thus taken
" surprise was overcome by his assail
Mt. 1t appeared, however, that he had
made powerful resistance. A dreadful
onlusion was visible on his temples, one
# his arms were broken, and there were
wo deep and fatal stab, on his left side.
n the clenched hand Of The murdered
nan, there was found brass button
With fragment Of blue cloth attached
o it,
An active investigation wa, Immedi-
teIy set on foot, with The view Of dis
covering the perpetrators of The crime
Suspicion lighted on dragon of The
ith regiment, who from condition OF
tina, is to say, from subsistence
IN his pay, had suddenly acquired a.
guidance Of money,which he scattered
way in profit gate,extravagancc ;lhisman
whose name was Anlons, could give no
satisfactory account Of The way in which
his money was obtained. Search hsv-
ng been secretly made in his place Of
lbode, suspicion was converted into
certainty; by The discovery OF a blue
coat, from which button had been torn,
and, on comparison The buttons Of this
coat were found 10 correspond exactly
tWhst wife! what. t.rmsgant NOUN for
ny horse, and not for her