Litchfield enquirer., 1864-07-07

convinced me of itself that such was not the case, even if had not known him as did.
 experienced an inexpressible feeling of re- lief when Eugene came to me with the in- formation that man had been apprehended on the charge of murder. The police had been indefatigable in their search, and had at length succeeded in tracing the steps of George from Madame L--s to a certain restau- rant on the Boulevards. Here he had met a number of fellow students, and with them a Monsieur Francois S--- This gentleman had been rival of Georges for the hand of Marie. In some way here name had been brought into the conversation, and on that subject hot words passed between Francois and George. Discussion increased the rage on both sides. Francois spoke sneeringly of the virtue of Marie. George instantly struck him. The other students here interfered, and further hostilities were ended for the time. Cards were exchanged between the late com battants, two friends were chosen and duel was to be arranged for the following day. George then took his leave, as all thought, to go home.
 Shortly after his departure the company sep arated. This was about eleven o'clock. The keeper of Francois lodging declared that he had not returned that night, and Francois at first refused to tell where he had been but he steadily denied having seen George again after their meeting in the restaurant. This was all the evidence against him; but it was sufficient to warrant his arrest and imprison- ment till further particulars could be obtained to prove that they had been again together.
 A week passed during which had called daily at the bureau of the prefect. Still there was no further intelligence. I continued, how ever, to call regularly; and three days after this, while l was waiting to be admitted to the presence of the prefect, a young woman en. tered and asked if she could see the prefect.
 She was we'll dressed, with face still beau tiful, but much worn by care, and recognized her as Louise C---, ballet dancer, whose life George had once saved by dragging her from before couple of runaway horses draw ing carriage after them. was with him at 1 the time, and the girl instantly remembered ne. l went up to her and spoke.
 She was agitated, and told me in hurried manner, that on the night of the 23d Septem Der, she had been returning to her home from the theatre, and as she was walking along the street, two men passed her in the opposite di- recton, one of whom she recognized to be George. The other was a tall man with black I moustache and whiskers. She saw the men distinctly by the light of the lamps and the moon, which at that time was shining bright. The men were evidently engaged in an angry altercation, judging from the loud tones of their voices and their excited gestures the man with the dark moustache and whiskers being apparently in very excited state. In a few minutes after they had passed she heard a cry of Help-murder then all was still, anu Suc3 UGiuS GSIIluSus Ou W1tuOut looking back. She had notgone far when the man with the black moustache and whiskers again passed her, and this time she thought he appeared to slink away from her notice Since then she had been lying i'll or she would have brought this inform ation to the police sooner.
 trembled. Surely the hand of Providence was in this. George had been the means of saving this woman's life that she might avengs his death.
 We immediately after obtained admittance to the prefect. He examined the woman carefully. and all her answers were written down. She was taken to see the prisoner Francois, and identified him as the man who had passed her on the night of the 23d. He denied having been near the place she men. toned at all on that night, and repeated his former statement. But everything was now against him. His quarrel with the murdered man, his refusal to tell where he had been during that night the description and recogni- ton of the woman made up strong case against him, He had the black bushy mous- tachs and whiskers mentioned by Louise, a sin ister cast in the eyes, low brow of rather moody character otherwise his appearance was genteel and gentlemanly but this was not a face when once seen to be readily forgotten.
 Up till this time Francois had been cool and confident ; he now became excited, and demanded pens, ink and paper and permission to engage counsel. His requests were com piled with.
 In few days he was brought before the chief of the criminal department for the second time; and he then stated that on the night and morning of the 24th of September he had been in house which he was not in the hab- it of visiting. His reasons for not declaring this before were that he did not like to have it publicly known where he had been. num- Der of witnesses, among whom was the keeper of the house named, swore to the truth of this statement:
 Francois was sen: back to prison, and the