The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-07-06

had him bent to my wishes. | made him
understand that | held his life in my
hands that l could protect him from the
vengence of any one he might criminate;
that he had everything to gain and moth
ing to lose by full confession. He came
to it gradually and reluctantly, but my
wit finally triumphed and 1 drew the
secret from him.
His name, he said, was Heury Dupin.
He was born in Paris, but never knew
who his parents we're. He went to live
with Cazaubon when quite young, and
had lived with him ever since. He said
that Cazaubon used to be q chemist, and
did some business in that line that in
Parit he invented the Internal machine
which they have since used with such ia
tai effect. About two years previous to
the present time they left Paris together
and spent a year in travelling over the
kingdom, numbering and robbing for a
living. Finally they came to Castellane,
where the master obtained his present
situation, while the boy went into mill
close at hand.-Cazatbon marked the VIC
tins that we're to be robbed, and the boy
then did the work He used various ar
tifces in carrying out his plan, but the
usual one was the same that he had tried
upon me.
The boy then explained to me the secret
of the pipe. Only the outer surface was
of meerschaum. Within it was pistol
of the finest steel and of the most exquisite
workmanship, The stem was the barrel,
and the lock was concealed within the
bowl, and covered with tobacco. A thin
plate of metal protected the curiosity con-
trived lock, and upon this the tobacco
rested. A pressure Of the thumb or finger
upon this plate discharged the weapon.
In order to cock it, the plate had to be
removed. And now comes the internal
feature of the contrivauce. The powder
used in the little barrel was Cazaubon's
own manufacture, and very powerful. For
wad piece of felt was used, and on the
top of the wad was placed the missile
which did the mischief The boy had
two Of them with him, stitched up to the
lining of his cap. He took them out and
showed them to me. The projectile was
a tiny arrow, not larger than camuric
needle, with one end sharp, and the other
beat down to a thin feature. 1t was fine
steel, but coated with greenish yellow
substance, which was the most virulent
and speedy poison that the chemists art
could concoct That needle once within
the course of the blood aud death was
already at the heart 1t punctured the
skin not so palpably as the prick of pin,
He who sent it on its fatal errand made
sure of his aim, generally striking the
neck and the victim would fall into insen-
sibility ere he could comprehend what had
burt him.
[ returned to Castelane with the boy /;
and having left him in charge of the Sub
Prefect, I took gendarma along with
me, and went to the factory. Monsieur
Cazaubon was surprised to see me back
so soon but he was more surprised when
| asked him to take q walk with me
when l called in the gendarme, and babe
him put the hand-cuffs upon the agent, he
was ready to sink in the floor We had
secured him before he had sense enough
to resist, and be was conveyed to the office
of the Sub.Prefect without trouble, At
first he denied everything; but when he
found that this would not avail, he swore
he would kill the boy.
In due time Monsieur Cazaubon was
trleQ ana cOnueuHbu 10 utulu anu Tue
Prefect of Digne took possession of the
Internal machine. Before the villain was
executed he confessed his crimes-told
, how many years he had worked to perfect
his fatal instrument and produced the
poison-and also owned that the boy
, Henry had been driven to help him thro
5 fear of his life.
: So the rascal was executed. Henry
Dupin spent two years in confinement
, and was then free, and commenced al
q honest life. As for me l got all the praise
I deserved, and perhaps more, At al
events, l had done the country somC
service, and the people we're not slow tt
acknowledge it.
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