Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-07

go to Provence. On his way there, he
had been first arrested by Savoyard SOL
diers, and compelled to enlist, and was
then taken prisoner by a French corps,
commanded by NJ. de Catinat. Presented
to the Marechal as the young De Caille,
he stated his intentions, told his adven-
lures, and received from him passport
for France.
"Once arrived at Nice the individual
continued, :" engaged in the militia of
Provence. One day, when on guard at
the Governors house, [ saw a maitre
d'hotel carrying a silver bowl engraved
with the arms of my family, which my
father had been obliged to sell, together
with the rest of his plate, in order to cover
the expenses of our fight to Switzerland
The remembrance of that sad event afflicted
me sorely. [ was unable to restrain nv
tears and as they inquired the cause of
my grief. g have good reason for sorrow"
| replied, showing my seal, OH which the
same arms were engraved. The Chevalier
de la Fare, then in command at Nice.
hearing of the incident, sent for me, and
made me tell my story. From that day
he treated me with distinction.'
NJ. de Vauvray, interested in the ad-
venture, put few questions to this sup
posed young De Caile He inquired, for
instance, what motive had induced him to
make such a mystery of his real name and
position ever since his arrival in Provence.
For, from the Nice affair up to the present
time, there was gap In young De Caille's
history. His explanation was that, wish
ing to revisit his native town, he had gone
secretly to Manosque, where one of his
nurses had recognized him; but that,
knowing the severity of the laws, and not
yet having abjured Professionalism. he was
afraid of being taken for Huguenot spy
His desire of embracing the Catholic re-
llgion, which grew stronger and stronger
every day, was the sole cause which in
duced him to open his mouth.
From all this, NJ. de Vauvray could
make out one thing clearly-namcly, that
here was an opportunity of gaining con-
vert. Now, conversions were favorably
looked on at court. The Jesuits, who
guided the individuals movements, loudly
claimed the honor of bringing this lost
sheep back to the fold and they cram
med him SO well with religious instruction,
that five weeks after his appearance on the
scene they pronounced him fit to adjure
his errors. The ceremony took place at
Toulon Cathedral, on the 10th Of April,
1899, the Grand Vicaire presiding.
Several details of this act deserve to be
noticed. By it, young De Cail.e took the
names of Andre d'Entrevergues, son of
Scipion d'Entrevergues, Sieur de Caille. .
and of the late Dame Suzanne de Caille, /
and gave his age as twenty-three. Now, .
De Caille, the father, called himself lie
Brun de Castellaine, Seigneur de Caillc .
and de Rougon, and had never, in any
public act taken the name of d. Entrever-
CUES although he had the right to do so :
and his wife, the Demoisele Judith lie
Gouche, had never assumed her husbands .
name, which would have been contrary to
the manners of the day. Moreover, we
know that.in 1899, young De Caille would
have been 30 instead of % years of age.
The imposture was glaring; but no one
at the time took thu tlvubIo 10 see tllIvu41i
it. Only NJ. de Nauvray, who witnessed
the act of abjuration, was greatly aston
ished to hear young De Caille declare that
he could not write He more than sus-
pected they had been taken in. But the
Jesuits were so proud of their acquisition
that he did not care to disturb their tri
umph. In the then excited state OF re-
ligious passions, the abjuration made
great noise so much noise that the news
soon reached Lausanne.
NJ de Caille was thunderstruck on
learning that his son, who had died three
years ago in Switzerland, had lately been
his heresy in Provence. He
lost no time in informing NJ. de Nauvray,
a. A. ID III -
venturer must have assumed his name for
dishonest purposes and he supported his
by legal certificate proving
that his son had died in Switzerland on the
18th of February, 1886 He also entered
a formal protest, by letter of attorney,
against the impostor.
NJ. de Nauvray, whose eyes were already
opened, did not wait for second appica-
ton from the injured father. He ordered
the impostor to be arrested and, that
step taken, one would have said that the !
whole matter would soon come to an end.
But the false De Caille was a soldier in
the Marine, under the superior orders Of
NJ. d'lnfreville, who commanded all the
troop at Toulon. Conflict between NJ. !
i'Infreville and NJ. de Vauvray. The dis ,
pute had to be referred to the court. NJ. !
lie Pontchartrain, Minister of State, men
toned the affair to the King, who, on the /
| | tn of June. ordered the impostor to the
Arsenal, (where the galley slaves are, and
20 be handed over to the Judge Ordinary, ,
% be tried in the regular way-which was !,
lone forthwith On the 18th of June the ;
false De Caille was examined for the first
time at his own request. !
The interrogatory is full Of plain proofs
Of imposture. When pressed about the ,
difference in the names of his own declara-
tions and the documents received from .
switzerland, he replied that he had never !
lis father had always given him that of !
D Entrevcrgues de Rougon de Caille I
hat he believed he was % years of age, :
previously he had said % y that he had =
never known his mothers maiden name :
hat he never knew who were his godfather
md godmother that he was 10 years old :
when they left Manosque Every answer +
betrayed singular ignorance OF the an :
ecedents of the person whom he pretended n
o represent. 4
How had it happened that, born in the r
upper ranks of society, he could neither a
cad nor write ? It was the fault Of his
yes, which were weak from his birth. Of :
he name of the street, and even Of the !,
quarter in which the paternal mansion was :
ituated in Manosque, he could give no :
Indication. What were its interior ar +
angements He knew nothing about .
hem though he could give very cor !,
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