Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-10-15

sins.
a considerable time, elapsed ere, by
the Iorluilous entrance of a stranger, he
was discovered in Tins dreadful situation
when i, was found that the assassins, hav.
/ ing first helped themselves to an almost
, incredible amount of money, had fled.
without anything being left by which a
clue might have been obtained TO their re.
treat.
The unfortunate victim Of their rapaci-
~ and cruelty was, however, not dead.
Strange as i, may appear, although he had
received upwards of twenty wounds, sew.
eral of which plainly showed that the dag
ger had been driven to the very hilt, he
survived and in a few months after the
event was again to be seen in his long
accustomed place at the. changers board.
In vain has the most diligent search been
made by the military police of Paris for
the perpetrators of this detestlble deed.
The Williams had eluded all inquiry and
investigation, and would, in all probabili-
y, have escaped undiscovered with their
booty but for mutually cherished dis
trust Of each other. Upon the first and
complete success of their plan, the ques-
lon arose, how TO dispose of their enor-
NOUS plunder, amounting to more than
one hundred thousand pounds. Fearful
of the researches of the police, they dared
not retain it at their lodgings. TO trust a
third party with their secret was not to
be thought of. At length, after long and
anxious deliberation, they agreed to con-
ceal the money outside the barriers of
Paris unit! they should have concocted
some safe plan for transporting il to their
own country. This they accordingly did,
burying The treasure under a tree about a
mile from the Barriere d Enfer. But they
were still as far as ever from mutual un-
| ders:anding. When they separated, on
anv pretence, each returned to the spot
Which contained The stolen treasure,
where, of course, he was sure to find the
other. Suspicion thus formed and fed
soon grew into dislike and hatred, until at
length, each loathing and slight of the
other, they agreed finally to divide the
booty, and then elernaIiy to separate each
to the pursuit of his own qualification. II
then became necessary to carry the whole
of their meney home to their lodgings in
Paris, in order that it might, according TO
ther notions be equally divided.
The reader must here be reminded that
there exists in Paris law relative 10
wines and spirluous liquors which allows
them to be retailcd at a much lower price
without the barriers than that at which
they are sold within the walls of The city.
This law has given rise, among the lower
orders of people, to frequent attempts at
smuggling liquors IN bIadders concealed a.
bout their persons, often in their hats
The penalty for the offence was so high
that it vas very rarely enforced, and prac-
tically it was very seldom indeed that the
actual loss incurred by tie offending par
,y was anything more than the palry ven
ture, which he was generally permitted TO
abandon, making the best use OF his heels
to escape any further punishment. The
gensdarmes planted al the different bar
riers generally made a prey of the pota-
bles which they captured. and were con,
seauentlv interested in keeping good
| look out for offenders. It was this ylgi-
lance that led to the discovery of the rob-
bers; for, not being able to devise any
better than for the removal of the money
than that Of secreting it about their per-
sons, they attempted thus to carry out
their object. But as one Of them, heavily
encumbered with The golden spols, was
passing through the Barriere d'Enier, one
of the soldier-police who was on duty as
sentinel, suspecling, from his appearance
| and hesitation gait, that he carried SNUG
gled LIQUORS in his hat suddenly y stepped
! behind him and struck il from his head
with his haberd. What was his astonlsh-
ment TO behold, instead OF the expected
bladder of wine or spirits, several small
bags of gold and roofs of English bank
noles, The confusion and prevarlcailon
Of the wretch, who made vain and frantic
attempts to recover the property, betrayed
his guilt, and he was immediately taken
into custody, together with hIs comPan-
ion, who, following al very short uis-
lance. was unhesitatingly pointed out by
his cowardly and bewildered confederate
as the owner of the money. No time was
lost in conveying intelligence of their cap
,ure to their unfortunate victim. who I'M
mediately identified The notes oi his own
property, and at the first view of the as
sassins, swore distinctly 10 the persons OF
bolh--,o the elder. as having repeatedly
stabbed him; and TO the younger, as his
companion and coadjuIor.
The criminals were in due course Of
time tried, fully convicted, and, as was "a
be expected. sentenced to dea'h by the
ndiloiinc; ut owing 10 some technical
! informaiily in the proceedings, The doom
Of lie law conld nol be canled into exc