Washington telegraph., 1849-12-26
The Dead Al

The Dead Al ae-A Tl1lIIIug sketch.
The subjoil naCIa i've published
originally in Chamber Journal, Is stated
| 10 be translated from 4 foreign newspaper
1t is necessary remind the reader that
the Island MauT.uns, appe toiniaQ at ms
day to the Eng was ourinaiiy colon
ized by the Ere each and tina, Jhe popula-
ton consists in "a great measure OF persons
of that nation, 70 wnOm by formal
treaty between he wO powers concerned,
their ancient Law and ages were pre-
served without matcrisl alteration
About three four months ago The
Sieur Clodomii leuo.s, q rich meuhan.
of the Island, W. found dead, and right
fully disfigured Ia his own habitauoa.-
His body was discovered lying or he
floor with his acs molated oy q pistol
and all doubt a b ihe cause OF the ca
astrophe was 81 ,elled by she discovery
of the fatal we apoH bv the side ~ ths
corpse, as also q paper q Use haudw uung
of the deceased This paper contained
the following ords
Il am ruined viliaH has Iobbed
me of twenty thousau5 hver~ sterling;
dishonor must be my portion, and can
not survive it. leave my wife tne task
of distributing among ny creditors the
means which remain 70 as, and I pray
that God. my friends aud NY enemies,
may pardon my selfdastHc ion Yet
another minute 2a3 ! will 5e rnlty.
(Signed,) eLocoHE fEEHcls
Great was the co., f.a cat 4
this tragic event. which was
unexpected as the loss alluded to in the
note had never been made public. The
deceased had been held III great esteem
over the colony, as man of strict honor,
and was universally lamented. His at
tached widow, after endeavoring faithful
ly to fulfil his last wishes found her grief
too powerful to mingle longer with the
world, and took the resolution to conse-
crate her remaining days TO the services
of religion. Two months after the sad
end of her husband, she entered a convent,
leaving TO a nephew of the merchant,
physician, the charge Of completing the
distribution of the effects of Frenois
among his creditors.
A minute examination of the papers
led to the discover of the period at which
the unfortunate merchant had been
robbed; and this period was found 10 cor
respond with the date Of the disappear
ance of a man named John Moon, long
in the employ of Frenois. On this man
Oh whom suspicion not unnaturally tell,
nothing could be learned on inquiry, but,
shortly after the division of the merchants
property, Moon reappeared in the colony.
When taken up and examined respecting
the cause of his flight, he stated that he
had been sent by his master to France,
to recover certain sums due to the mer-
chant there, in which mission he had been
unsuccessful, and he further averred that,
if Ciodomir Frenois, in his existing cor
respondence, had thrown any injurious
suspicion on him (Moon) the whole was
but preteXt to account for Deficiencies OF
which the merchant himself was the sole
cause and author This declaration made
by man who seemed to fear no injury,
and whose worldly circumstances remain
ed to appearance the same as they had
ever been, had the effect OF sienclng, II
it did not satisfy the examiners; and the
affair soon fell, in great measure, out OF
public recollection.
Things remained for short time in
this condition, when one morning MIR.
William Burnett, principal creditor OF the
late Clodomir Frenois, heard knocking
at his gate at a very early hour. He
called up one of his servants, who went
down and opened the door, and immedl-
ately returned with the intelligence that
a stranger who seemed desirous of keep
ing his person concealed, wished to speak
to MIR. Burnett in private. Mr.. Burnett
arose, threw on his dressing gown, and
descended to the parlor. lie saw there
q stranger of tall person, seated IN an easy
and familiar attitude upon sofa, with
number of the Morning Post in his hand.
The back of the visitor was turned to
Mr. Burnett as he entered. Rather sur
prised to see a stranger conduct himself
so like an old friend of the house, Mr.
Burnett said aloud. "Sir, may l beg to
know your business with me!
The stranger turned round and advanc-
ed to salute his host warmly and courte-
ously Mr.. Burnett started back, and
uttered a loud exclamation OF surprise and
alarm Well he might; for before his
eyes stood his friend and debtor, Clodo-
mir Frenois, whom he had beheld nearly
a year before, mutilated corpse-whom
himself had followed to the grave.
What passed at that interview De-
tween Mr. Burnett and his strange vlsl-
tor remained a secret Mr.. Burnett was
observed to issue several times. pale and
agitated, from his dwelling, and to visit
the magistrate charged with the conduct
of the criminal processes of the colony
In the course of the day. while John
Moon was regaling himself with tea un-