Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-11-08
TOWANDA BRADFORD COUNTY, PA, NOVEMBER 8, 1866. - N

advertised on the fourth page of the journ
ais, ione at Vanguard, the other at Passy
. 1t was to those places that Mr.. L---- went
D with the officer
But it was in vain. Days passed away
7 thus nothing was discovered
One evening the agent of the police told
him to accompany him to ball, and gave
! him costume of an officer of Spahees
| (Tarkish, horse soldiers). The clergyman
/ made some objections, but was obliged to
yield The carriage deposited them at the
! foot of a staircase of a very fine hotel,
where they were received by iootmen.--
There was a grand ball that night, and the
saloon was filled with persons who appear
ed to Mr.. l. to belong to the best soci-
ETY. of Paris for that matter he might be
convinced Oh hearing the names of the
guests as announced by the Wallets.
He was presented to the mistress of the
house, Madame la Comtesse de F., who
received him very graciousy. He convers-
ed great part of the evening with her son,
and retired at an advanced hour without
having seen anything
Another week passed.
The following Saturday he went to the
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the son of the mistress of the house, came
at once to converse with him, and drew
him behind the large curtains of window
of the saloon.
Mr.. l. soon heard the voice of the
agent of Police-who was in citizens dress
in conversation with another person.
They talked of the chase. After some min
utes conversation, during which Count F.
kept his eyes fixed on Mr.. l., who re-
manned impossible, the couple went away
A moment after he heard the sound of the
agents voice again. =
"Ah here you are at last, NJ de
Boz" said he; "it's long time since
we have seen youW ulro
The person addressed had no sooner pro-
nounced the first word of his phrase than
Mr. l. bounded in his place behind the
curtain T , a. I'D
alt is him it is him it is the unknown
of Rouen p he exclaimed.
:" Be still /" said NJ. de F., cor your
imprudence will spoil ALL"
An instant afterward they were joined
by the agent of police.
well 2" said he.
Mr. l. trembed in all his members
I" have heard him." said he shivering--
" it is him--I recognized his voice"
1T may be mistake you will remain
here without stirring until all of the guests
enter the dining saloon. You see that door
| by the side of those curtains through that
door each one will come with lady ON his
arm. Scrutinize each countenance atten-
lively, and above all max no movement"
One O'clock in the morning struck at
last. Mr.. T. parted the curtains lit
tie, and his eye of fire was fixed upon the
door Of the dining saloon His whole body
trembled as if traversed by an electric
shock. All at once his crisped hand direct
ed itself involuntarily toward a man who
was conversing with a young lady it was
indeed the stranger of Rouen. The agent
of police was obliged to seize L. around
the body. He wished to unmask the as
sassin.
The next day the agent came early to
| find him. g g. 7 T. j
"You must call on Mr.. De Bo-"
Let us go on the instant"
"I will conduct you to the door, and you
will go up alone. 1t is necessary for you
| to speak with him tete-a-tete"
| NJ. de Boz lived in the rue Saint
Honore. When the clergyman, pale as
death, rang at the door, NJ de Boz,
who was puttitg on his gloves and prepar-
| ing to go out, came to open it himself.
| He turned pale in spite of himself on see-
ing the English minister. But he recover
ed himself at once.
of your visit" :
L, furiously.
" You are mad p said NJ. de sBo----,
Struggling his shoulders, and drawing his
interlocutor into his study
Now, what do you want?" said he look
ing at him fxedly -.---
Mr. L--then allowed his indignation
to speak he assured him that he should
attach himself to his person until the police
recognized his crime.
i shall succeed in unmasking you,"
said he at the end
zs. f" You are deceived, my brave man." said
NJ. de b, taking pistol from the ta-
Bile, and placing the muzzle against the
forehead of the clergyman. He fired, and
the minister fell backward
But he was only stunned When he open
ed his eyes again he saw NJ. de Boz
kbetween the two policemen The police
had bribed the servants of M. de =,
taking. the balls from his pistols, and were
concealed in the apartments when Mr..
l. presented himself NJ de Bo--,
whom they could not pursue as the assas-
sit of the demoiselle, was now guilty of an
attempt at assassination. He was condemn
ed to twenty years hard labor
q One should hear this extraordinary story
by Mr.. Edward L. himself. l remem-
Der to have shiVered often at the recollec.
tien of it, and the image of the dead woman
in the car pursued me long time like a
horrible nightmare. .oaa saIaso Saw ~r
1t is this very year that M. de Boz
finishes his twenty years of hard labor
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