The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-01-15

the assassins, having first helped
themselves to an incredible amount
of money, had fed, without any thing
being left by which clue might have
been obtained to their retreat.
The unfortunate victim Of their
rapacity and cruelty was, however,
not dead. Strange as it may ap-
pear, although he had received up
wards Of twenty wounds, several Of
which plainly showed that the dag.
ger been driven to the very hilt, he
survived; and in few months after
the event, was again to DC seen in
his lony-accustomcd place at the
changers board. In vain had the
most diligcnt search been made
by the military police Of Paris for
the perpetrators of this dctestablc
deed. The villains had cludcd all
enquiry and investigation, aud would
in all probability have escaped undis
covered with their booty but for n
mutually cherished distrust of each
other. Upon the first and complete
SUCCESS Of their plan the question
arose, how to dispose of their cnor-
! nous plumber, amounting to more
than one hundred thousand pounds.
Fearful Of the researches of the po-
lice, they dare 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
dcliberation, they agreed to conceal
the money outside the barriers of
Paris, until they should have con-
coctcd some plan for transporting it
to their own country. This they ac-
CO, dinyly did, burying the treasure
under tree about mile from the
Barriere d'Enfcr. But they were
still as far as ever from u mutual IN
dcrstanding. When they separated,
on any prctence, each returned to
tho spot which contained the ,srolcr
Treasure, wlere Of course no WIS sure
to find the other. Suspicion TINS
formed and fed soon grew into
dislike aud hatred, until at length
!oathing the sight of tho other, they
and then cternally to separate. cacl,
to the pursuit Of his owa gratiica-
ton. 1t then became necessary to
agreed finally to divide the booty,
carry the whole of the money to their
lodgings in Paris. in order that it
might according to their notions, be
equally divided.
The reader must here he reminded
that there exists in Paris Il law relative
to wines and spiri,uous liquors which
allows them to be rctailcd at 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 bladlers con
cealcd about their persons, often in
thcl: hats. The penalty for the Of:
fence was SO high, that it was very
rarely enforced, and practically it was
very seldom, indeed, that the actual
loss incurred by the offending party
was any thing more than the paltry
venture, which he was generally per-
mlttcd to abandon, making the best
use of his heels to escape any furth-
er punishment. The gensdarlncs
planted at the different barriers gene
rally made a prey Of portahlcs which
they captured, and were consequent
ly interested in keeping good look
out for offenders. 1t was this VIII
lance that led to the discovery of the
robbers; for, not being able to devise
any better plan for the removal of
the money than that of sccrctiny it
about their persons. they attempted
thus to carry out their object. But
as one OF them, heavily cncumbcrcl
with the golden spoils, was passing
through the Barricrc d'Enfcr, one
Of the soldicr-policc was on duty as
sentinel, suspccting, from his appear
ancc and hcsitating gait, that he car
ried smuggling liquors in his hat,
suddenly stepped behind him struck
it from his head with his halbcld =
What was his astonishmcnt to be.
hold, instead Of the expected bladder
OF wine or spirits. several small bags
Of gold and rolls of English bank
notes! The confusion and prcvari
cation 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 companion, who
followed at a very short distance, was
nanhcsitatingly pointed out as the
owner OF the money. No time was
lost in conveying intelligence of their
capture to their unfortunate victim,
| who Immediately identified tho notes
as his own property, and at the first
view Of the assassins sworc distinctly