The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-05-10


saw that he was still trembling with fear,
and knew that now would be my time
TO work upon him,
$50 you are selling your soul to Mon.
eieur Louis Cazaub6ns" remarked by way
of letting him know that ! wac thoroughly
informed.
He started, and saw very plainly that
he knew just what l meant; but he tried
to recover himself, and clumsily asserted
that he did not know anything about the
individual had name.
"You needen't lie to me-" sternly re-
piled, "for I know all about it. Louis
Cozaubon has been watched by me when
he did rot dream Of such thing. He
thought was tradesman. But you are
young and I would save you. Confess ev-
erythiug to me, and promise you that
your life shall be spared"
saw that the boy wavered, and fol-
lowed up my advantage; and ere long I
had him bent to my wishes. made him
understand that held bis life in my hands
that l conld protect him from the ven-
geance Of any ore whom he might crimi.
nate; and that he had everything 70 gain
and nothing to loose, by full confession.
He came in gradually and reluctantly; but
my wit finally triumphed, and I gained his
secret.
His name, be said, was Henry Dupin.-
! Ho was born in Paris, but never knew who
his parents were. He went To- live with
Cazaubon when quite young, and had been
with him ever since. He said Cazaubon
used to be a chemist, and did some busi-
ness in that line and it was In Paris that
he invented the internal machine, which
they had since used with such fatal effect.
About two years previous they left Par
is together, and spent nearly a year in
travelling over the kingdom, numbering
and robbing for living. Finally they
camo to Cssteane, whore the master OBJ
tanned his present situation, while the boy
went into mill close at hand. Cazaubon
marked the victims that were TO be rob-
bed, and the boy then did the work. He
used various artifcos in carrying out his
plan, but the usual one was the same he
tried on me.
The boy then explained to me the secret
of the pipe. Only the outer surface was
Of meorschaum. 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 tcbacco. A thin
plate Of metal protected the curiously con.
triyed lock, and upon this the tobacco rest.
ed. A pressure Of the thumb or finger
upon this plate discharged the Weapon
In order to cock it, the plate had to be re-
moved. And now comes the internal fea-
ture of the contriyance, The powder used
in tho little barrel was Cazaubon's own
manufacture, and very powerful. For a
wad bit of felt was used, and on the top
Of this was placed missile which did the
mischief The boy had two Of them with
him, stitched up in the lining Of his cap.
He took them out and showed them'to me.
The projectile was tiny arrow, not lar.
ger than a cambria needle, with one eud
sharp, and the other beaten down to a
thin feather. 1t was Of fine steel, but Goa,
ted with greenish yellow substance,
which was the most virulent and speedy
poison the chemists could concoct. That
needle once within tho course of blood,
and death was already at the heart. It's
wounds no mortal eye could detect. 1t
punctured the skin not so palpably as the
prick Of a pin. He who sent it on its IA
tai errand made sure of his aim, generally
striking the neck, and tho victim would
fall iato insensibility ere he could compro-
bend what had hurt him.
returned to Castelano with the boy
and having left him in charge Of the Sub
perfect, took a gendearme along with me
and went to tho factory. Monsieur Caz.
aubon was surprised to see mo back SO
soon but be was moro surprised when |
asked him to take walk with me. and
when called in tho gendarmo, and babe
him put the handouts upon the agent, he
was really 10 sink to the floor. We had
him secured before he had sense enough
to resist; and he was conveyed to the sub.
periect's Office without trouble. At first
he denied everything but when ho found
that his would not avail him, he swore he
would kill the boy.
In due time Monsieur Louis Cazaubon
was tried and condemned to death, and
the Perfect of Digne took possession Of tho
internal machine. Before the villain was
executed he confessed cr;mcs---tod how
many years he had worked to perfect his
fatal instrument, and produce the poison
and he also owned that the boy had been
driven to help him through fear of bis life.
So the rascal was executed. Henry Du-
pin spent two years in confinement, and
was then set free and commenced honest
life. AS for me, got all the praise dc.
served, and perhaps more. At all events
l had done the country somo service, and
the people were rot slow to acknowledge it.
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