The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-06

was shot, whether by his own servant or
by the enemy cannot positively be known;
but inasmuch as Quenouillac claimed the
reward, and deserted his party, there is
little doubt but he did his best to earn it,
and taking his skill as marksman into
account, it was not likely be would fail.
"With the money thus acquired he
went to Paris, to avoid the risk of his
crime becoming known while he was still
within reach OF the hands Of his former
comrades.
AT the corner Of the Rue St. Ntouchc,
close to the old tower of StJacques, there
is grocer's shop. 1t has been a groccl's
shop SO long, that it is quite an institution
in the neighbOrhood, and the man who
keeps it is regarded by the people in that
quarter as model in every respect Of what
a citizen SHOULD be. He is bachelor, and
his house is kept by his mother, an old
woman, who is SO avaricious that she will
not tolerate his Keeping a servant, and is a
constant obstacle to his indulgence Of his
benevolent feelings; although, from her
complaints to her customers and neighborS
of his extravaganza on this score he has
the reputation f being man of unbound
ed bcncvolcnce TO those in want. By this
polite proceeding Maxine Duln, as he
calls himself, is able, without exciting re-
mark, to keep everybody cut Of his cStab-
lishmert capable OF telling Of his irregular
and iunsccinIy hours, and also to maintain
a very honorable reputation. More prof
liable business than that he carries on in
his shop frequently requires his presence
elst where; but those who saw him under
the aspect he presented to-day, would not
identity him with the black haired grocer
OF the old school, who in his shop always
wears the same old fashioned brown coat
THE police authorities have always
considered him one Of their most useful
servants, and for this reason, | believe,
have winked at his connection with little
ntIiguts he has embarked in on his own
account; perhaps, also the department
benefited by them Indirectly, if not other
wise. His last venture Of this kind has
been with woman from his native prov
ince She styles herself countess, and
though past the bloom of youth is still
very pretty, aad by her eccentricities, and
some insane passions she inspired among
the men, whose example is very generally
followed by no brains, she has created a
sensation Of witch she is now in full en-
joyment, under the rowCafull protection
Of Maxine Dulu. the strangcst thing
connected with her, however, is, that she
not only brought with her to Paris intro.
ductions to families Of high standing, but
although there are rumorS aflOat respect
ing her, there is no proved scandal, and
wherever she goes she is always accom-
panied by the said Duln. who passes as
her half brother. can tell you no more
at present, nor could | have told you so
much if it had not been for that eXtraordi-
nary combination which told you of Just
now, which led 10 my having report pre-,
sented to me on the subject, in which he is
represented as tine chief Of the gang. If
you will cali at my office three or four
weeks hence, you shall have the result OF
the inquiry that is going on"
II this narrative of BriSSac's had led to
nothing further, should not have thought
it worth while to recall it; but as it did
not stop here, | will relate the substance
of what learned afterwards. For some
three or four years previously there had
been occasional reports of persons ha:ing
been found strangcd under circumstances
which excited the suspicion that their
death had not been caused from motives
Of plunder People who visited the Morgue
were oftun puzzled to understand for what
reason so many Of the bodies exposed there
hal ,,.,,,linr rl th,, G,r,,E Il
when it became generally known that it
had been placed there by murdercrS, it
gave li>e to the widest and most alarming
spcculationS. Rumors of fresh murders
were current every morning. According
to these, n body had been picked up on the
steps of the Chamber of Representatives
another had been found lying on the para
pet of the Pont Neuf; while a third, an
agent of police, had been discovered sus,
pended from tree in the Champs ElySees;
all Of them with the same mark conSpicu-
Gus on their forehead. This report, or one
similar. was current early in the morning
before the day closed, there were half a
dozen others circulating about the dinner
tatleS. Such a crowd assembled about
the Morgue every morning, that, though
only those were admitted who asserted
they had lost relative, not a twentieth
uart Of these even succeeded in entering
the building. OF course, only very
small proportion Of these reports were
true; but when it Was known beyond a
doubt that several police agents had been
destroyed, who certainly could not have
been murdered for the sake of the prop
erty they had on their persons, that mag
iStlatc had been found Strangcd in his
bedroom, all of them with the identical
mark on the forehead, serious alarm was
felt even by those who knew the precise
ruth. Besides these, there were many
persons missing whose bodies were never
discovered. At last, it began to bc rumor-
I'd among the police officials that among
the missing were several persons who had
been last seen in the apartments of the
Countess Teronach, where they were sup
posed to have won largely at cards or dice
gambling for heavy stakes being one OF
the amuSemcnts in which her visitors were
at.libcrty to indulge, though she herself
never joineI in it, but amused herself
with those guests who preferred conversa-
tion and music. There was, however, no
way in which their imasination~ could
connect this gay and charming woman
with crime, and it was therefore some time
before these ru,nOrs reached high placed
official capable Of estimating the import
ance due to the discovery. AS soon as the
report had travelled sufficiently high, an or.
der was issued directing Dulu's move.
ments to be closely watched. lie conlin.
ued to make his reports as usual; but moth
ing suspicious in his movements was dis
covered; his time was fully accounted foI
from his leaving his shop till his return to
it. A few days watching was not quite