Nebraska advertiser., 1867-03-14
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DETECTION OF CRIME
By A FRENCH DETECTIVE.
Continued

Oazaubon has been watched by me when
he didn't dream of such a thing. He
thought was a tradesman. But you are
young, and l would save you. Confess
every thing to me, and l promise your
life shall be spared. I"
saw that be wavered, and followed
up my advantage. and ere long | had him
benI-lo nv wishes. made him under
stand that held his life in my hand !;
that l could protect him from the ven
geance of any one whom he might Grim.
mate. and that he had everything to gain
and nothing 10 lose by full confession.
He came TO it gradually and reluctantly !;
but my wit finally lFiumphed and gained
the secret.
His name, he said, was Henry Dupin.
He was born in Paris, but never knew
who his parents were. He went to 1--we
with Cazaubon when quite young and
had been with him ever since. He SAID
CazauboD used to be chemist. and dId
some business IN that line; and that II
was IN Paris he invented the internal ma
chime which they had used since with
such fatal effect. About two years pre-
vIous 10 the present time they left Paris
together, apd spent nearly year IN trav.
cling over the kingdom, numbering aud
robbIng for living. Finally they came
to CaSIellane. where the master got his
present situation. Cazaubon marked the
victims that were to be robbed, and the
young man did the work. He used yarl-
Gus articles to carry out bis plans, but the
usual one was The one he tried on me.
The young man then tried to explain
to me the secret of the pipe. Only the
outer surface was of meerschaum. WIIh-
IN It was a pistol of the finest steel, ana
OF the most exquisite workmanship. The
stem was the barrel, and the lock was
concealed within The bowl, and covered
with tobacco. A thin plate of metal
protected the curiously conlrived lock,
and upon which the Iobacco rested. A
pressure of the ihumb-or finger upon this
plate dis. harged the weapon. In order
TO cock il, the plate had to be removed.
Aud now comes the internal feature Of
the conlrIvance: +: The powder used in
the barrel was of Cazaubon's own maDu-
faciure, and very powerful. For wad
piece Of felt was used, and on the top
of this was placed the missile which did
the mischief. The young man had two
of them with him, stitched IN the lining
of his cap. He took them ou. and showed
them 10 me.
The projeOtile was tiny arrow, not
larger than cambria needle, with one
end sharp, and The other beat down to a
thin feather. Il was of fine steel, but
coated with greenlsh yellow substance,
which was the most vIrulenI ana speedy |
poison that the chemist S ar. could concOci.
The needle once within the course of the
blood, aud death was already at the heart.
Its wound 10 mortal eye could detect. II
puncIuIed the skin moi so palpably as the
prick of PIN. He VINO sent II on Its ia. |
tai errand made sure OF bis ain, gener
ally strl ing the neck, and the victim
would tall Insenslble ere he could com
prehend what hurt him.
returned TO Castellane with my pris-
oner Having left hIm IN care of the Sub
Prefect | took a gendarme along with
me, and went to the factory. Monsieur
Cazaubon was surprised to see me back
again so soon but be was more sur!
prIsed when asked him to take a walk
with me and when called IN the off. !
Ger aud bade him put the handouts upon
the agent, he was ready to SINK 10 the
huor. We had him secured before he /
had sense enough 10 resist. and he was
TO the Sub Prefect without
trouble. Al first be denied everything
but when be found this would not avail
him any. he swore he would xiii his &C
cOmplice.
In due time Monsieur Louis Cazaub bon
was tried aud cUndemned to death, and
The Pretect Of DInge took possession of
the internal machine. Before the villain
was executed he confessed his crimes
told how many years he had worked TO
perfect his internal instrument and pro-
duce The polson-aud also owned that the
young man had been driven 10 help him /
through tear of his life.
So The rascal was executed. Henry
Dupln. his accompllce, spent Two weeks
IN confinement, and was then set free and
an honest life. As for me,
got ali the praise l deserved, and per-
haps more. Al all events, | had done
the country some service, and the people
were not slow to acknowledge il.
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