Butte record., 1855-09-15

at this time apparently alone in La Nor
que, as lie Brun was concealed from OBJ
servation. He then went towards the
door, but returned again to gaze upon the
deceased, repeating--''it must be her. "
Again be made an effort to quit La Nor
guc-again he turned 10 the corpse
"God of Heaven it is certainly the same
woman--how extraordinary y
These words were sufficient for LIE
Brun he emerged from his conceal
mcnt, and peremptorily demanded their
solution. He Immediately replied, that
six weeks previously he had been at
Rouen, where he witnessed the trial of a
young woman for theft; interested by
her extraordinary beauty, her features
had been indelibly stamped upon his
mind He att nded her execution, which
Immediately followed her conviction !;
stood by the scafold, saw the last fearful
act of the law, which terminated the un-
happy girls existence and yet that very
girl, he declared and was ready to attest
upon his oath, he believed TO be the same
who was now lying IN La Morgue!
An immediate inquiry was instituted
at Rouen into the truth of the statement.
The author ties confirmed it, by attesting
the trial and ez cuiion of Stephanie Pre-
vost, for robbing in the house of her
easter, Monsieur de la Vigne, who was
sun,,. one3 10 Paris, and instantly identi-
fed the body 2f SS'e0hanis to be that of
his late servant! These conflicting and
apparently irrec ncible facts became the
topics Of general conversation. A re-
plieve for Heinrich aud his wife was OBJ
tanned and curiosity was powerfully ex-
cited, when the voluntary testimony Of a
surgeon from Rouen developed the in
tricacies Of the case. The body of
Siepbanie had been brought to him for
dissection Ere the kn fe had Scared
the fir form, he fancied be discovered
trac Of existing life. With eager haste
he administered every possible remedy
TO promote resu+citation and his long
and patient endeavors were crowned with
success. In the small chamber of the
surgeon, Siephanie opened her eyes,
which a short time before she had closed,
as she thought FOR ever. upon scafTold
Gre lassitude and debility succeeded
her recovery; during which time the
surgeon, though With considerable diff
Guilty, kept her concealed from observa-
tion in his own house. Believing her
health to be sufficiently re-esiablished,
be gave her few Napoleons, and ad-
vised her to visit Paris, as affording the
least chance Of detection, and the greater
facility Tor procuring livelihood. She
was to perform the journey OF f OF, and
it was supposed the agony of mind and
weariness Of body which .sae had under
gone, io..sther with me want Of proper
nouTiisnlent, had produced that state oi
fragile debility in w..icE Heinrich and
Wilhelmina had found her. The to great
indulgence of food and wine had pro-
duced in her enfeebled frame, apopl KY
and she had been rescued from an igno-
minous death only to place those who
had suecoured her in peril Of the same
fate. The marks, which the surgeons
in Paris believed 10 have arisen from
stragulation, were the branding traces
Of the fatal rope. On the substantiatior
of this testimony, Heinrich and Wilhel-
nina were instantly liberated and the
noteriety which the former obtained by
his connection with these events, paved
his way to future patronage and success