The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-10-29

'o"' hhe" lhe man; he had been q
poor offender, abandoned Ivy his family.
Poor relic of mortality |" said |, will,
Tears IN my eyes, "nolling which man
may do can now injure thse; yet pardon
me If rqlely lisfgure thy liseless sub
STAGE. IT Is to prevent the ruin of not
one, but twenty families! And should
success attend my attempt, swear that
Thy children shall be my children and,
when my hour comes, We shall rest TO.
geiier ii the tomb to which thou shu!, be
borne before me!
| AT this portion Of the merchants nara.
tive, the most lively interest was excited
IN the court, and testified even by tears
from many Of the audience. Frenois thus
proceeded:
! 81 then stripped off ny clothes, and
dressed tie body in thcm. This accom-
P'ished, ! then took up the pistol, and
with ham,! more reluctant than when !
applied u TO my osn person, fred it
close to the head Of the deceased. and AT
once caussA such a disagreement AS rem
dered /, impossible for the ksenest eve TO
detect the substitution which had been
msle.
| Ch9psing the plainest habit could get
then dressed myself anew, shaved off
the whiskers which | was accustomed to
wear, and took other maaHs 70 alter and
disguise my appearance, il case Of being
subjected 10y any accident TO the risk of he
travail. Next morning saw me on board
French vessel, on my way TO dis,an,
lnhd-the native country ofmy ancestors.
The expectations which had led me TO the
execution Of this scheme were no, disap
pointed. ! knew John Maoa was tic
man who robbed me, aud who now
stands ut the bar of this court, and ,hs,
he had formed connections in this island
which would n all probability bring him
tack to II rs soon rs the Intelligence Of my
DEATH gave linn The promise OF security
In this ! have not been disappointed.
have been equally .orlwnate in other res
poets. While my unworthy servant re
NAMED here in imaginary safety, | have
been successful in discovering the ouar,e,
III which, not daring at first to he,rav the
appearance OF wealth, he had lodged the
mho!e Of the stolen money. | have
brought 1t with ius, aud also sufficient
proofs, snppoSing lis confession Of this day
to be set aside altogether to convict him
o' the crime with which he stands chary
ed. by the same me ms ;" continued
Ciodomir Freuois with degree Of homo
rab'e Pride. in whieh all who heard him
symp"thized, will be enabled to restore
my family to their place in sociccy, and
y redeem the credit of n name on which
no blot was |cft by those who bore it he
fore me. apd whish, please, God, ] shall
transmit uustained TO my children, and
my chidreu's children
John Moon, whose guilt was thus sud
denly and strangely laid bare to the
world, did not rclract the confession which
he had made in the extremity of his ter
ror; and without separating, the court
sentenced him to conSnenent for life 10 tao
prison OF Ife colony.
The news Of Clodomir Frenois' reap
pcarance spread rapidly, and the high es
TEEN IN winch his character was held le,
TO n universal rejoicing on the occasion
lie. was accompanied from the court e
his home 10y dense Waltisude, who wei
comcd him with prolonged shouts. II
would DC vain 10 attempt any description
OF the feelings Of the wife who was thu.
restored to the beloved being for who's,
sake she had Quilted the world
She was released from ecclesiastical VOWS
aud rcjoincd her husband. no more 10 par
I'LL the grave really claimed one or tht
Other OF them as its due.