The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1850-10-18
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sightofthe other, they agreed finally to
divide the booty, and then e;eInally sep
ara,e, each to the pursuit Of his own graf.
ifca.ion. Il then became necessary tc
carry the whole of the money home to ,hcil
lodgings in Paris, in order that il NIGH
according to their notions. BIZ equitably di
vided.
The reader must here be reminded tha
there exists in Paris law relative to wines
and sprituous liquors which allows them
to be retailed at much lower price wish
out the barriers than that at which the,
are sold within the walls ofthe city. Thi,
law has given rise, among The lower or,
ders of people, to frequent attempts a
smuggling liquors in bladders concealed
about their PER ons. often in their hats
The penalty for the ofrnce was 80 high,
tha.it was very rarely enforced, AMI prac
ticu!iy IL was ,e.y seldom, indeed. that the
actual les, incurred by the o.irnling par
ty was anything more than the pal,ry ven
ture, which he was GENERALLY permitted to
abandon, making jhe best use Of his heels
to escape any further punishment. Tn,
,gon.IarmcS planted at the di..er,nt bar
'lcl .,onn,ily made pr yof he pcrabl,.
whIrt t,y captured. ani were cons, qucn
til Interested In hurElng good look GU
q, o elers. / was this vigilance iha
ed t. the jiscov y Of the robb,rS; or
10 b'm, able to tevlse any better plan
for ,ht removal Of tie money than thai o
secre;in.. it about their persons they at
lcmp.ed thus to carry out their object. Blr
as one Of them. heavily encumbcrel will
the golden spoils was passing through III,
Baniyre d 'Enfer, one Of the soldier pole,
who was on duty as sentinel, Suspcc ing
from his appearance and hesitaling gait
that he carried smuggled liquors in his hat
suddenly stepped behind and struck i
from his head with his halberI. Wha
was his astonishment to behold, instead o
the expected bladder of wine or spirits
several small bags of gold and rolls of Eng
lsh bank-no:es. The confusion and pre-
varication OF the wretch, who made yair
and frantic attempts to recover the prop
erty, betrayed his guilt, and h. wss imme
diately taken into custody, together with
his companion, who, following at very
short distance. was unhesitatingy takel
in o custody. 10 ,e,her with his compan
ion, WHO, following at a very short dis
tance, was unhe>itatinyly pointed out by
his cowardly and bewillcred confederate
as The owner Of the monty. No time wa
lost in conveying intelligence of their cap
ture to their unfortunate victim, who i'm
medately identified the notes as his owr
property, and at the first view Of the as
sassins swore distinctly to the persons o
both---to the elder, as having repeated,
stabbed him; and to the younger, as Iii:
companion and coadjutor.
The criminals were in due course o
time tried, fully convicted, and, as was t,
be be expected, sentenced to death by til,
guilo;ine; but, owning to some technica
informality in the proceedings, the doom @
the law could not be carried into execution
until he sentence of the court had bee,
confirmed upon appeal. This delay af
forded Time and opportunity for come NEE
ling or interested indyiIual--ei.hor mo-
81! by he desire OF making cru, ,xpc
rmtn', or else BY 'he hope OF ob,ain'ny ;
reversal ol he eapital sen ence against III
fprisoncrs--to work upon the feelings fth'
unfortunate mont V changtr. A few day
after he son enee oi dead, had been pro
bounced, the unhappy ,e,i.n received I
!, ,r rom an unknown llan4 mys,crou !,
wsf he'd, AMI se;t.ng for,h. in expressions
lhat seemed to him fearfuly prophetic
that the thread OF his own destiny was in.
dissoluhly united with that OF his con
demned assassins. /. was evidently ou
of their power to take his life; and it wa'
equally oat his power to survive them. die
by the sentence of the law, or how OF
when they might; it became elear--so ar
gued this Observation-Disclosures same mo
ment which saw the termination of theil
lives. would inevitably be the last of hi.
own. To fortify his arguments, the letter
writer referred to certain mystic symbol;
| in tbe heavens. Noy thouQh the poor