Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-03-03

and afterwards c0rrespOndeG with him
through his secretaries.
2nd That after the Princes return.
Louis Philippe wrote with his own hand
to Mr Williams.
Sd. That Belanger, Frenchman who
died at New Orleans in lS48, confessed
when dying that he brought the Dauphin
to this country
4th. That the French ambassador Gen
ct, IN the presence of DR.. Francis and
others, acknowledged that the Dauphin
was both alive aud in this country, aud In
the State of New York in 1917.
9Th. That lie Ray de Chaumont who,
according 20 Genets statement. was ac-
quainted with the affair bad much deal
iugs with the Indians in the neighborhood
where Mr.. Williams was brought up, once
In conversation with him, made remote
allusion to the Dauphin
9th That Col de Ferrier, one of the
body guard Of Louis XY&, married and
resided among the Indians at Oneida.
where a considerable part Of Nlr viii
llams' life was spent, and that he and lie
Ray believed a member of Louis AEIth's
family to be IN an INDECENT condition in
America.
9TH That the Able dc Colonne, resid-
ed at Trois Rivierere near Caughnawaga,
believed the Dauphin to be alive, and in
America, and that Bishop Chevreuse did
the same.
Sth. That efforts were made to induce
Mr. Williams to return to the Romish
communion, Of q nature too. only ezplica-
bic on the supp7sitiou Of his being more
than an ordinary person.
9th. That tie name Of Eleazer VIII
liams is not on the baptismal register at
CauEhnawaEa
10th That he has none Of the charac-
teristics Of an Indian.
llth That he closely resembles Louis
XVIII
18th That the various marks on the
body, correspond exactly with those
known to have been on the body Of the
Dauphin.
18th That the name of the Dauphin
was omitted from the solemnities for the
departed Bourbons, IN the reign Of Louis
XVIII
l4th. That the Indian woman, his re.
puted mother, does not acknowledge him
to be her child
18th That boxes Of clothing, and med
ais Of Louis XVI, aud Marie Antoiuette
were left with the child, one Of which Is
still in Mr. Williams possession.
10th. That an unknown Freuchman
came to see Mr.. Williams in youth, and
wept over him.
18th. That his board and tuition were
. regularly paid at Dr. Bly's, when it Is
known that his reputed father had neither
the means, nor inclination to do 50.
Istd. That " Iliiams remembers a con
versatiou. ca the subject Of his education
between Thomas Williams and his wife,
in which it was stated that means were
provided for tue purpose, and another be-
tween Thomas Williams and Eanderhey-
den, in which the fact Of 4 French boy
being committed to the care Of the for
mer In 1925. was mentioned.
10Th. That he recognized the portraits
Of Simon the jt,l9r, and Of Madame Z
ls-5e.a. when unexpectedly placed before
him by Prof Day.
-0ta That VI liliams was idi0tic at the
are of Is or "a
zlst That the Dauphiu at the age OF
ten. was reduced % the same condition by
il-trcatmeut.
I'D That since the recovery of his
reason. faint dreamy remcm brauccs of tll
past have returned to the mind u Mr.
Williams. corresp sp8ndiug to the known
( scenes In the Dauphlu.s history.
25d Iuat q decree for the punishment
IF tie son Of Louis XVI, passed the
French Convention in 1894
24th That the President and ecclesias
q - = e
to Mr. Williams, making inquiries con
ceraing ms history.
18th. That there have been various at
/ tempts to persouate the DauPhln-
i 25th. That R0chcfoucuId Laincourt
was at Oneida, Albany and Saratoga il
II95. under circumstances which create
suspicion of his having some agency II
the trausacti0u-aud also iu cl9se com
muu.catIou with various persons by tLC
name of NuEams-aud that shortly at
ter Louis Philippe and his brothers wer,
among tile Indians in Western New Yorl
and also in New Orleans in the vicinity
of Belanger
21th That the Rev Eleazcr Williams
has been for 26 years a Iab0rIous Mission
ary In the Protestant Episcopal Church
ana IS at present clergy man II 5000
standing.
Now there can be no question, that
all these points could be proved, the II
|resistibIe conclusion would be that Lou
Is XVII and the Rev Eleazer Williams
are identical Even in the imperfect de
gree in which l know and have stateC
them, they would carry conviction will
them much more if brought out IN detail
With all attendant circumstances.
Questions Of identity are among th'
most difficult and interesting with whicl
law is conversant- The settlement o
them requires varied and peculiar evi
dence The negative and the afhmatiy,
have both to be clearly shown Two ap
parentiy different things must be demon
strated 70 be one. Resemblance mus
be proved not to be accidental, but inhe
rent to the degree Of sameuess.
Where the utmost stretch Of human IN
genuity has been used for e0Reealment
where more than half . century has pass