The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-03-05

drove straight to the Prefecture ,
Police.
M. Pietri was still in his office. an
when he saw gentleman enter wh
was in full dress and wore a numbe
of decorations in his butt on-hole, h
rose and advanced to meet his di:
tinguished visitor. He recognize
Griscelli, however, and threw him
self into chair, laughing heartily =
The secret agent proceeded at one
to make his report of what he ha
heard and seen, and received imme
diately five hundred francs, with til
/ words: "Ah, now we know wha
you are capable of doing'
l. On the next occasion he came i
personal contact with the Enpero
himself.
A few months after the former az
venture, Count Waleski, then En-
bassador in London, sent Telegram
in cipher to Napoleon, informing hin
that man named Kelch, IN the pa,
of Mazzini, was going to Paris il
order to assassinate the Emperor. Til
latter Immediately sent for the Pre-
feet of Police, communicated tn
dispatch to him, and asked for al
intelligent, devoted and energeti
agent. M. Pietri remembered Iii
countryman, and received orders t
: present him next evening during al
interval between the acts at the Op
era.
Z The Prefect lost no time in inform
: ing Griscelli of his recommendation
and the Emperor's orders. The Sc
cret agent was delighted, butsudden
ly he was seized with kind of yer
tigo, such as he had experienced
more than once during duel; ant
upon the Projects asking him why
he turned so deadly pale, he coulC
only answer that he felt there would
be blood shed in this matter. The
Cersican was as superstitious il
such things as his master on TIE
throne.
1 He was punctually at the opera
and after the first act the Prefect and
the agent were both summoned to
the Imperial box. As the Emperor
came to the door and passed the
Empress, he asked one of the officers
on duty, "Who Is that with the Pre-
feet ~ and when he was told that il
was a Corslcan, he added: ooh,
then. he has no doubt stiletto,' and
all laughed heartily at the ASSOCIATION
of ideas In the Emperor's mind. But
there was more in the words than
they imagined.
The Emperor beckoned the two
men to follow him on the terrace
| b .hind the box, which is on pro
jecting corner of the building, so
that no one can overhear what is said
there; and when they all were seated
at his command, he turned to Girls
celli and said
"Griscelli, 1 am glad to hear that
you are q Corsican. All the men
from that island have from of old
been devoted to my family. Pietri,
who is very much interested in you,
has spoken well of you and of your
intelligence and energy. You will
need both in the service in which we
wish to employ you. / want you to
watch a certain Kelch, who has come
over from London with criminal in
tentions; you will not lose sight of
him for q moment follow him wher-
ever he goes, and ascertain his plans.
As soon as you have found him out,
you will show him to me, and then
wait for further orders"
The agent had listened in silence.
1t was the first time the little Corsi-
can goatEerd had found himself in
the presence of a crowned head. As
soon, however, as the Emperor ceas-
ed speaking, he replied:
"Sir, it will be easy enough to find
him, and if the Prefect will have the
kindness to let me see the mans
record in the police books, can
find out where he used to live, how
he looks and what friends he may
have in Paris"
"Very well," said Pietri ; 81 did
not think of that
Gas to showing him to your Maj
esty, that 1 cannot promise
"Why not?''
ssBecause if Kelch should come
near to your Majesty before / have
he'd time to point him out to you, /
should certainly kill him on the
spot
The Prefect laughed, but Napoleon
remained calm and said nothing
After pause he ordered Pietri to
pay Griscelli thousand francs, and
to furnish him with everything he
might need in the execution of his
orders. He also promised to direct
horses and a carriage to be kept
ready for him in the Imperial stables,
and then informed him that on the
next day he would ride out, toward
two O. o'clock, in the Bois de Boulogne.
Thus ended the first interview with
the Emperor, which subsequently
led to strange kind of intimacy be-
tween the master and the servant
At the end of the opera the Perfect
and the agent followed the Emperor
to the Tuileries, where they settled
the money question, and then they
went to the place where the police
records of all suspicious people were
kept. To mask the proceeding, the
Prefect pretended that it was in con-
temptation to pardon Kelcb, who had
previously already been engaged in
a desperate conspiracy. When the
chief clerk in the office heard this,
he exclaimed: "I'ardOn Kelch
Why, he is the most dangerous man
1 know. When he was arrested be-
fore ii took fourteen men to carry
him TO the guard-house. He is a
perfect Hercules
The description in the lists stated
that he was five feet seven inches
high, of herculean proportions, a
very dangerous man, and living with
his brother at Vaugirard- He was
known to frequent a certain house in
the street where the latter lived, in
order to pay his attentions to the
pretty daughter of q restaurant
keeper.
At SIX o'clock on the following
Griscelli was standing in
front of the restaurant. although it
was one of the coldest days of De-
cember. An hour later, a pretty
girl came down, called a commits
sionnaire and gave him letter to
deliver in person. Not word was