Litchfield enquirer., 1863-06-18
The False Clerk.
\ THRILLING EVENT.

\ THRILLING EVENT.
 lI lIne su9joined narrative, published origina Il lyiin Chambers Journal, is stated to have bee
 translated from foreign newspaper. It i necessary to remind the reader that the Islam
 of Msaritius, appertaining at this time to tn
 Eaglish, twas originally colonised by the French and that the population yet consists. in grea measure, of persons of that nation, to whom, b, formal treaty between the parties concerned their ancient laws and usages were preserved without any aterial alterations.l : ei t. About twelve years ago the Sieur Cloaomi Frsnois, . rich merchant of the Island, was dis covered dead in his own habitation. His bod, was found lying on the floor, with the head mu tilated by pistol, and all doubt as to the cause of the catastrophe was dispelled by the discov cry of the fatal weapon by the side of the corpss, as also of piece of paper in the hand writing of the deceased. The paper contained the following words:
 "Iam ruined. A villain has robbed me of twenty five thousand livres sterling; dishouor must be my portion, and cannot survive it. l leave to my wife the duty of distributing among my creditors the means which remain to us; and lpray God. my friends and my enemies, to pardon my self destruction. Yet another minute and I shall be in eternity. Signed, ~ CLoDoMIR FRENo1s." tsreat confederation 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 held in great esteem all over the colony as man of strict honor and probity, and was universally lamented. His attached widow, after endeavoring faithfully to fulfill his last wishes. found her grief too over powering to permit her to mingle longer with the world, and took the resolution to conse- crate her remaining days to the service of reli- zion. Two months after the sad end of her husband, she entsred a convent, leaving to the nephew of the late merchant, physician, the charge of completing the distribution of the effects of Frenois among his creditors.
 A minute examination of the delunct led to the discovery of the period when the unfortu- nate merchant had been robbed, and this period was found to correspond with the date of the disappearance of man named John Moon, being in the employment of Frenois. 0Of this man. on whom suspicion not unna,urally fell. notaaf ffa1 ldsEaea on inquiry but short erty, Moon re-appeared in the co1ony anu when taken up and examined as 10 the cause of his flight, he stated that he had been sent by his master to Francs to recover certain snms due te the merchant there, in which mission he had been unsuccessful. He further averred that if Clodomir Frsnois, in his correspondence, had thrown any injurious suspicious upon him (Moon) the whole was bat pretext to account t for the deficiencies of which the merchant was the cause snd the author. This declaration made by man who seemed to fear no inquiry and whose worldly circumstances remained to appearance the same as they had ever been, had the effect of silencing, if it did not satisfy the examiners and the affair soon fell, in 2 great measure, out of the public recollection. Things remained for short time in this con dition, when one morning M.. William Burnett principal creditor of the late Clodomir Frsnois, heard akaocking at his gate at an early hour. He called up one of his servants, who went down and opend the door. and immediately re; turned with the intelligence that stranger who seemed desirous of keeping his persou con cealed. wished to speak with Mir. Burnett in pri vats. Mir. Burnett rose, threw on his dressing gown and descended to the prior. He saw there stranger of tall person. seated inan eas, and fAnil ar attitude upon 2 sofa, with a mum Der of the Morning post in his hand. The bacl buck of the visitor was turned to MT. Burnet, as he entered. Rather surprised to see ssraI ger conduct himssf so like an old friend of th, 1 house. Mr. Burnett said aloud: F
 Sir. may I beg to know your business witl me !" x I The stranger turned round, and advanced tt saluts his host warmly and courteously. Mr
 Burnett started back and uttsrd a loud exclama tion of surprise and alarm. We'll he might
 for hefore his eyes stood bis friend and debtor
 Clodomir Frenois, whom he had beheld nearl.
 . year before murdered corpse, and whom h
 himself had followed to the grave
 I What passed at that interview between Nil Burnett and his strange visitor. remained 2 se
 cret. Mr. Burnett was observed to issue seye 1 ral times, pale and agitated, from his dwelling and to visit the magistrate charged with tn criminal processss of the colony. In sh course of that day. while John Moon vas regs .. Hing himself with tea, under the palm trees . his garden, along with . Circassian female
 whom hs had purchased sometime previousl,
 he was arrested. and taken to prison hy the Q 6oers of justice.
 On the following day hs was broueht bsfol the criminal court, accused with robbing Il
 late Clodomir Franois, the crime being col ljolnsd with breach of trust ana violence. H < Moon. smiled at the charge with all the coni q dence of man who had nothing to fear. I'll Aj Yuawn hewsns, I.rno ra.d xnf hsvn sf h. X,