The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-06-23

were Immediately shut II wa. only then
iha, some OF the crowd thought Of following
the rnoyeabls theatre upon which had been
enacted the drama thai had been followed
BY such an ex,raor iinary scene Of real life.
Car and horses werc found short dis
lance of, standing in a solitary corner be.
hind a f;a.msn, of the old city wall. but the
cur was empty, and ihers was nobody with
il. Even The pos,illicns had disal 'ppare,.
Thai same evening Maiur Ruoli aud the
Countess do Larolles were arrested, by or.
der of the authorities, on suspicion Of The
munle, of The count. The countess was in
a raging lever, unable 10 be moved, aud for
long time her life was in danger; bul on
her recovery, he made a full avowal Of the
crime 10 which she had been accessory.
The truth OF her confession, had there been
any reason to doubt il, was confirmed by
The discovery OF the Counts body, which
had floaled down inio solitary nook Of The
river, several hundred yards below the
spo, whsre he had losl his lie, anl had re.
maiuaL concealed amdlg tho rushes aud
alder tree. His fea,uiek were unreco.nize-
able. but his dress iifSu various other par
,,culars were abnn,ant. licences 10 pro. 9
his identity. Hi. skull u intiented By the
blow Of Rnol's sabre.
Finally, ,Ruoli was seat 10 the galldws, and
the countess sentenced 10 imprisonment f"r
a term o! years. Fever and remorse. how.
cvel. had played havoc with her consliiu.
ton, and she died few weeks ailer-
wards.
Previously 10 The trial, which excited
immense interest al The time, and ol which
we are informed that curious account is
10 be found in The French papers Of the
year 1902, or 1903, every eHo, was made,
but in vain, To discover the deviseIs and
actors in The masquerade which had led TO
the detection of This crime. II appears
that The car had been left in The stable yard
by The posillions while they wens 10 dine.
aud that when they returned, il had already
disappeared; all that remained Of il being
the chairs, table, and Other apparatus of
The Judges which had been thrown out up.
OH the ground. An hosler had seen sever
al persons busted about The car, but, from
being in masquerade aliile, had concluded
they were some Of the party 10 whom il
belonged. Il was suspected, bu, could moi
be proved, that this man had been bIibed
to see as little as possible.
No plausible conjecture could be formed
rs TO the motives OF the person who had
become acquainted with The commission of
the murder for not sooner. and in n more
direct and open manner, bringing forward
his evidence concerning il. Some suppos
ed that having been hidden eyewitness
of The deed, he apprehended himself being
liable 10 punishment for not having made
an effor, 10 p event IL; others supposed that
he feared Major Rubli, who was known 10
be violen, alil reckless, aud third conjec.
iure was, that il was some person OF indif.
feren, character, who thought his unsnppor.
ted testimony would moi fnd credence when
brought against people Of rank and influ.
ence. Whatever tho motives have been,
and although there were evidently a, least
five persons connected with the masqucr.
ade, The secret was well kept, and TO this
day the affair remains shrouded in mystery.