The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-03-09
MlisCcllallrolts.
The EYrcn Of Paris.
AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY,

The following marvellous tale. related hv
Fonchct in his Mrmoirs Iircr Arcilicrcs dc
Ia Police has recently been made the suhicc,
of drama al one the Pans theatres:
Al the time when NJ de Ia Reynic was
Lieutenant Gsntra. OF Police under I.oais
XIV. q great sensation was cIused at Paris
by the mySlc' ous disappoarance ofnot fewer
than twenty six young men. aged from seven
teen TO twenty-five, belonging to noble or
wealthy families. Among the common pco-
pie the report was spread that the Young men
had been murdered 10y foreign princess, IN
order that she might take baths of their blood
to cure herself Of liver complaint. The mat.
ter al last became so serious that Louis XIV.
complained Of it to NJ. dc Ia Reynie, and the
latter consulted one Of his ablrst agents.
named L'roq. This person suspected that
| the young men must have fallen into some
snare set for them by female charms, and he
employed Il natural son Of his own. a hand
some and intelligent young man, 70 try and
discover the mystery. This young man,
whose name was EXurcrc. was sent src,.d
idly dressed every day to the Tulcrics the
Pa'ais Royal, and the Lux.mbourg. which.
were then the places Of fashionable resort. -
At length, he saw in the Tulleri,s young
woman of marvellous beauty attended by an
| aged female. and his looks expressed his adj
| mration. She seemed FAR from displeased,
| and at lcn9th her attendant nccostcd him,
said that she was Polish princess, of the
name OF Jahrouska, immensely rich, and that
as she was much struck by him, She would.
perhaps. allow hun to visit her. The Young
man declared that he had conceived "A violent
passion for the lady. and after some converse.
lion the attendant told him if at nine clock
at night he wonld present himself in the
church of St. German she would meet him
and take him to her mistress. The Young
man of course told lccoQ Of this, and in the
evening the latter caused several of his men
10 be placed in such way az not to lose
sight Of EXurcrc, and in the event Of his in
| curing danger, TO be able 10 render him
assistance. AT the APPOINTED hour the Young
man was at the rendezvous, and the woman
joined him there. She wanted 10 bandasc
his c, cs, but he refused to let her do So
She then led him by varlons obscure streets
to the Rue DIES Orfevrcc and there introduced
him into small house near the CHAPEL ST.
| Eloi. After walking a dark corridor the
| young nan WAS I'M reduced into suinpuors-
y furnished room, in which he found the
foreigner. She received HIM so kindly tina,
he entirely forgot to give Lecoq outside the
signal which had been agreed on. After
awhile the lady retired and tho yonno man
| proceeding TO examine the room. r,nnd no.
| hind screen glass case in which wer.
twcnty.six m,n's heads. each nlaccd in n
silver dish, and each So ski,fnllr cnb,lm cd
that i, retained the anpcorance Of life. Ic
started back with horror, =. but At tho Same
moment a whistle outside was hoard heinc
the signal of Iecou. and in frw second.
after he windows WERE forced oner and ,h.,
officer and his mo, who had ascerd.d h..
ladders ;nmncd into ,he r,,m tho 81;
! doi<ont nrInc.ss h.o,;p, tho nn;so ,rsbod
INTO tho op,r,ment f,ilowcd hv four c.ro
c1ous Looking bandits hnt tho nnI;cc wcro
strong cnou%h to arrest all fvc Thc han.
| dis vcre in dne tim. rondemned ,o d..,,,
and rxrcuted As m, f,n,.I. sho ,,rnad
M, IN Ina an E,.hsh woman v.ho i. Stated
IN Fouch., s arconnt "a bove eu,;r.J ,h'
you,y mon to her house IN sati.fy h.r r are
s;on and Ind Them mn,lcrcJ =, o,ln, ~ raI
,hc,n She w.s,l.o condnn,r,a -, do. 'I'
hnt esc,noI in a st,ona. w.n IT,, 'I L;,,.
sn,,to ~ tho off,,r 70 his h,o,l,ay n a:rs E1s
RI. lh,, ,,or do nr,nn ,rl sa,,a a,, .'I ,:,
n.r.nn,.es Thr rhrvaI;er snanes,od - ~, e.