The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-10-02
solciman | buE Dacod. Notes from
Ninevah.--[Li&rary World.
The Fets,ale Assassin.
AS RELATED nv PsiNcs cAMBAcEREs ARcl
- Gil ANcLInR Gs -.rtE ERENcu EairInI.


/ CHANCELLOR OF rsE FRENCH EMPIRE
Abou. the close It the Government,
Of the Directory, the Keepers ofu hotel
garni in the RuedcI + Univcrsitie, wait.
cdson the Minister Pf Police, and in a
state Of great agitation, stated that one
ofhis iodgers, yIhm he named, had
been murdered 5Hthc preceding night.
He had engagedi,he lodging about six
o'clock in the evening, describing him
sci as an inhabit h, of N1cIun, who bad
come to Paris iors day or two on bust
ness. After ordFing his chamber to
be prepared for I'm, he wcrd out, say
ing that he was gfng TO che Odeo,, and
would return imntdia,ely after the per-
Cormance. Aba,S snidnigh, he return
ed, but not alone; as was accompanied
by young anG be uiiful female, dress.
cd in male attire, whom he stated 10 be
his wife, and they wcrc shown to the
apartment which tad been prepared.
In the morning. iconlinucd the hotel
keeper, the lady ,cnt out; she appeared
to be fearful lesi H. husband should be
disturbed; and shedesircd that no one
sonld enter the room until her return.
F, Several hours dapsed, and she did
not make her APPEARANCE; ut midday
considerable surpisc was manifested u,
her prolonged absacc. and The servants
at The hotel knock ID AT the gentleman
door, but without 4eiving any answer.
it was now discove ed ,ha, the lady had
locked The door, nd carried the key
away with her. 'ss,e door was broken
open, aud the n;t,r.u,n,c man was
found dead in lisci 4 doctor was
sen, for, and he icclarod il to be his
opinion thai lhan4n's death had been
caused by b.ew ,ishnsnmcr, adroi.ly
inflicted on the .1ltsnple. The female
never again nFpas#i; she was sought
! for in vain.
In ubont nihth after, similar
murder was committed The victim
was likewise "a mn from the country,
and his death&as 5fo'luced in the man.
ner hDve be ifi3se. .si,asc,:i,c,!. 'r..e af.
fair cseilc1 Considerable CONSERVATION
in PARIS. .SVii',in tsDother Fortnight
iihirdcrin ol t,c snneslsind was com.
rii,tec;; cn6, 10 III these affairs, the mys
terons icn,ais in mans attire wnS in.
volvcd. y IS scarcely credible, but
nevertheless cu, that eighteen or twcn.
| ty of these cr ordinary murders were
committed vita irpunuy! In every
instance ll' !rUle t,at was seen Of The
woman, reujcrrjs IL difficult for any one
10 give II miru,r crcripiion Of her per-
| son-all The information that could he
ob,oincl was, that Sic was young, very
pretty, little, and "ell-iorn"d. This
description Of coursa answered tha, Of
many women in Pals besides the muir
| dcrcsS.
Meanwhile, Na,,non orrivcd from
Egypt, and posses i,,sclfofIhe rcins
o:Govcrnmcnl. ing informed f,hc
atrocities which been committed in
the Capital, he directed that active
| measures should bctakcn for the ictcc.
lion nofihc criminal. i!a spoih To l'ouchc
on the subject. A, that time the Capital
was filled with Fouc,c's spies One
Of these spies, fine l,phing young man
about twenty, was onqcScning accos;el
in the street by n person whom he had
{ first supposed To he n very handsome
youth. He passed N; but suddenly
the though, struck him that the person
who had spoken 10 hin was woman
in Disguise, and he Immediately rccol-
lcclcd the female assassin.
al is ahc.' he exclaimed: 81 have
discovered and my fortune is made,
lie turned back an, entered into con.
vcrsalion with her. She al FIRST denied
her disguise, but tinalW acknowledged
it, and the young man prevailed an The
nymph 10 accompany ,i'n home, in Inc
character of n young rla,ion from The
country.
"W here DO you livc'' she inquired
IT, named hotel il which one Of lh
mysterious murders had been commit.
ted.
"Oh, no; cannot 60"
"Why?"
"Brccusc am known there
These words confirmed the suspi.
cions Of the police agent. | lie alluded
! W 'n P''I''' hii'i i'itH'''tIt'' l" - iitlli
dred lnni> which his usclc had .iycr
him, Of which he said he had spent The
twentieth puri adding.
"Wcll, then, il YOU will no, 20 10 ~,
lodgings, whore else Shall we go?'
The lclnAic mentioned hotel, t,
which they Immediately rcpuired. =
The young man was nh1ut 10 leave III,
room TO order supper, when the womai
called him back.
"Will il be safe" said she. '',o leave
your money all night at your lodgings
Is il not likely you may be robbed
Suppose you gounh bring il iicrcl"
"Ah"' thought The Young man, 'lht
veil IS now raisrd;" and then, wthon
the least appearances OF suspicion, Ia
thanked her for her prudent hint, an,
wen, away, under prctrXt Of going L
fetch the money.
lie Immediately repaired 10 the o(ic
Of the Police Minister, and gave infor
nation of the discovery he had made