Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-03-15

The old reprobate departed, and rEyeile
remained with firm heart, waiting for her
return. His father, to encourage him-al.
though he himself shook with agitation
crossed the street, and silently pressed his
hand. He had hardly parted from his son,
when the old woman returned, and renewed
her entreaties that the young man would
permit her to bandage his eyes; but being
unable TO vanquish his objections, she in-
troduced him without more alteration into
the fatal mansion LEvele was we'll arm
ed. lie advanced through the profound
darkness, half mistrusting lest he should be
suddenly attacked. But no enemy presen-
ted himself and the young adventurer soon
found himself in magnificent apartment,
lighted with wax candles and splendidIy fur
nished.
sofa, covered with crimson velvet, and
ornamented with letters of gold, occupied
one side of the room, and upon this sofa
reclined in the most graceful dishabiHe, the
daughter of Prince Jabirouska, Mademoi-
selle Jabirouska. AT the sight of the stran-
ger she arranged, with hand sparkling
with briiants, the floating folds other open
robe, saluted the young man with gracious
smile, and dismissed the duenna with nod.
Poor PEveile was quite enchanted The
view of this beautiful girl completely fascn-
ated him. The youthful spy, the crafty son
of Locoq, all at once forgot the part he
came to play. He, who intended to entrap,
was himself entrapped. As he gazed in
speechless wonder on the bright creature
before him, she rose and presented him her
hand, which he covered with KISSES Their
eyes met, and each understood the burning
intelligence they conveyed. L'Eveie was
but mortal, and he soon lost all conscious
ness of danger, as well as all recollection
of the object of his enterprise
In the meanwhile, the father was in the
street with his attendants, waiting impa-
tienty for the concerted signal, which was
to be the notice for their entrance into the
house. Not hearing any signal, he finally
made one himself, by firing off a pistol
Even under the Establishments Of Mademoi.
selle Jabirouska the young pEvelle started
at the sound. The noise recalled his ener-
gies, and brought him to himself Shortly
afterwards the princes daughter withdrew;
and PEveille profited by her absence to
examine the chamber. lie attempted to I'M
fold screen, but the leaves seemed nailed
together. He shook them forcibly, when
one of them fell and revealed high and
secret closet, where, ranged upon twenty
six young men, dissected and preserved in
manner as astonishing as it was frightful -
Here was a spectacle for the voluptuary
lie approached the window; but in the
excitement of his terrified fancy, he fancied
he saw, through the glass, other trunkless
heads fix upon him their flaming eyes,
With hands clasped, hair on end, and fea-
lures paler than those of the dead around
him, the appalled, youth sunk upon his
knees.
At this moment the window was broken
through with loud crash, and the elder
Lecoq, followed by the agents of the police,
, rushed into the apartment. Alarmed at the
silence of his son, and believing him to
have been assassinated, the father had brave.
ly forced an entrance into the accursed man.
sion by means of scaling-adder. This
opportune temerity was the means Of saw
ing in effect, the life of PEveile, for i'm
mediately upon the noise made by Lecoq
and his attendants in entering the chamber,
Mademoiselle Jabirouska, escorted by four
rufiians, armed to the teeth, hurried into the
apartment. The police were, however, too
numerous for them. Resistance was USE
less, and the four bandits, as well as the
girl, their accomplish, were Immediately put
into irons and confined. After close ex-
animation of the building, no other inmate
was discovered.
Now for the explanation of this remarka-
BILE narrative. An association of malefac-
tors was formed, all persons WIN had been
doomed to the gibbet or gallows. The chief
of the band had organized his plan as fol-
lows A woman whom he had encountered
in his travels served as lure to the young
men who were abducted. These unfortu-
mates, after having been enticed to their ru-
in by this modern Messalina, who appears
to have been a sort of monomanlac in the
indulgence of her passions, were delivered
over to the assassins, who, having put them
to death, separated the head from the body.
The latter was sold to the students of anat-
omy, while the head having been prepared
and embalmed, was valuable at that time in
Germany, in the pursuit of a science which
has since become somewhat fashionable
we allude to the science of which Gall and
Spurzheim were the principle propagators..
The Government were apprehensiye of
the effect of the divulgation of such series
of crimes. They adopted prompt measures
for the condign but secret punishment Of
the culprits. The wretches were hung;
and the alarm which had been raised in
Paris by the abduction of SO many promis-
ing young men gradually subsidized and was
forgotten.