The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-02-07

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'tThe Perfect told me they had ~ %
"And | suppose tfey must ha' 9 put sup
at the same inn thcn?,' ! remarked. ......-
y "Yes, replied the Perfect. ~, :, .'Fe
l. then supposed that some of the land
lords must he concerned. But my compan-
ion informed me that they had been narrow
ly watched, aud that no shadow of evidence
rested against them. ~ l.'| ~ "'
"But, said I, lis there not poison in this
matter? Some innkeepcr may administer
the poison, and then send an accomplice at
ter the vietim,' 4.rf @ ...r..
10 "No," returned the Perfect, with shake
of the head. Experienced physicians have
examined the stomaches Of the dead men,
but no traces Of puison have been found
1t is a mysterious affair. The Subj Perfect
has done all he could, but without effect,
and now we mean TO give the whole thing
into your hands. You must go to Caste-
lane at once, and there you can get such
further information as the Sub Perfect can
give you. "''. -FfA'@'.' ~
After conferring awhile longer with the
Perfect, he let me have a suit of ordinary
tradesman s clothing, and thus habited
went to hotel and put up for the night
| In the morning procured horse and set
out. reaching Castellane before noon Dur
| ing the day pretended to be doing bust
ness; went to the wooden factory and ex-
| amined lot of stuff, and also visited several
places where preserved fruits We're put up.
| | learned that most OF the people that came
there on business, put up an ninu kept by a
man, named John Fohtaix; so left my
horse there and engaged lodgings. n
-, After dark called upon the Sub Perfect.
He told me that be had used all the
means in his power, but had been able to
gain no clue to the guilty party. f. Most of
| the murdered victims had been from Mar
settles, and the excitement in that city was
intense. d.. Gendarmes had been sent cut
upon all the roads, and secret police had
also been upon the watch. The last victim
had fallen only!tour or five days before, and
the deed was done in fifteen minutes after
the policeman had passed the spot.9 ... ,..
Iasked the Sub Perfect if he had any
suspicious. He answered that all the. sus-
piclon he held was fastened upon John
Fontaix, the innkeepcr. Nearly all the
murdered men had stopped at his house,
and he must have known something of their
business. HIa tBrq .-l,,y aH fa
Ibade the officer keep perfectly quiet,
not even to let one of his own men know of
my presence. Then | returned to the inn
and finally entered into conversation with
my host upon the subject of the mysterious
deaths. He pronounced it wonderful, and
assured me that it had injured him more
than he could tell. ,g,;
''Parbleu!" he muttered, they'll be
suspecting me next, if they have not done
SO Already rsr ads.Il NprO~a
I was soon satisfied that John Fontaix
knew nothing Of theguilty party. He was
very fearful and sometimes blanched and
trembled at the thought Most people
would have seen in this signs of guilt, but
thought differently @stT T,nst..hA
spentall the next day in the town, os-
Etensibly engaged in business with. the fac
tories, but in reality hunting after some clue
to the object of my mission. Night crme
4 again, but / found nothing new 7 was
perfectly satisfied that the murderer had
laid his plans SO deeply that no ciircumstan-
tial clue could be found. Ii l would find