The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-06-30
The FAln Clerk
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the Engiish, vas originally coiouired
by the French, and that d,e popula
lion Jet consisis, in . great measure
Of persons of that nation 10 whona, b.
q formal treaty between the pnriiei
concerned, fheIr ancient laws ans
nsages were preserved without ans
materisl Attenuation.
Aboat twelve years ago, the Sieul
Ciodomir Frc0ois. . rich msrehant .
tie Island was discovered dead ans
frigbifully dis6gurcd, in his own hab.
iia,ion. Ills body was found lying OF
the floor with the head and face mu
tiIated BY a pistol. and all doubt as tc
the catastrophe was dispelled by the
discovery of the fatal weapon by iht
side Of the corpse, as also piece o.
paper in tie handwriting Of the de.
ceased, containing tie following
words:
Il am ruined. A william has robbed
me Of twenty-five thousand Tyres ster.
ling dishonor must be my portion
and | cannot survive II, | leave IA
my wife the duty Of distributing
among my creditors the means which
remains TO as and pray God, my
enemies, 10 pardon my self-desiruc.
| ton. Yet another minute and shall
be in eternity.
CLoDoNrR FRESois."
Great CONSERVATION was caused by
This tragic event, which was the more
unexpected, as the loss alluded to in
the above note had never been made
public
The deceased had been in great es-
teen over the colony as a man oI
strict honor and probiiy, and was uni
ye,sally lameated. Ills attached wid
ow, alter cnleayoring to fulfil his last
wishes, found her grief too ovcrpow,
ering to prrn,it her 10 ningle longer
with the world, and she took the res.
olution 10 con-eerate her remaining
days 10 the service Of religion. Two
months after the sad end oil her hus.
band, she entered a convent, leaving
to The nephew OF the late merchant, a
physician, the charge Of completing
the distribution Of tie effects OF Frcn.
ois among his creditors.
A minute examination Of the papers
ofthc deceased led to the discovery
OF the period when the unfortunate
merchant had been robbed, and thi.
period was found TO correspond with
the date Of the disappearance Of a
man named John Neon, being in the
eInploy Of Frenois. OF this man, on
whom suspicion not unuaturally fell
Il
nothing could be learned on inquiry
but shortly after the division Of the
late merchants property, Moon reap.
peared in the colony and when taken
up and examined respecting the cause
OF his light, he stated that he had
been sent by his master 10 France Ia
recover certain sums due tie mer-
chant there, in which mission he had
been successful. lie further averre.i
that if Clodomir Frenois, in his exist.
ing correspondence, had thrown any
injurious suspicious upon him, Moon
the whole was but pretext to ac-
count for the deficiencies Of which the
merchant was the cause and author
This declaration made by a man who
seemed 10 fear no inquiry, and whose
worldly appearance was the sa ne rs
It bad ever been, had tic effect Of
silencing, il it had not satisfy the ex.
aminers; and the affair soon fell, in q
great measure, out Of the public re.
collection.
Things remained for a shor; time
in this condition, when one morning
Mr, VIM. Burnett, principal creditor
OF the late Clodomir Frenois, heard a
knocking Of his gate a, a very early
hour. He called up one Of his SER
wants, who wen, down and opened
the door. aud Immediately returned
with The intelligence that stranger,
who seemed dcsirous Of keeping his
person concealed, wished to speak with
Burnett in private. Mr.. B. arose,
threw on bis dressing gown, and des-
eeDded to the rarlor. He saw there
a stranger, Of tall person, seated in an
easy and familiar attitude upon the
sofa, with number Of the Morning
Post Ia his hand. The back of the
visitor, was turned to Mr.. Burnett a.
be entered. Rather surprised 10 see
A stranger conduct himself 40 Ike an