The Placer herald., 1869-09-25
NUMBER S.
FOILED BY A WOMAN.
MADAME, it is my duty to arrest you!'
avon dare moi o.

"4ou dare not y
The lips we're white With passion rather
than fear, and the lady stood before me like
a lioness at bay. Even then I could not
help but notice the splendid beauty Of this
grand lady Tall and slender, eyes black
and flashing g-almost lurid now-tbs spec
tacle she presented, standing there 10 The
middle OF the apartment, was more The ap-
pssrance OF queen than hunted criminal.
ii mus,,"I replied. n do not doubt
your innocence; looking in your hcs, il 10
strange tha. any one could couple it with
guilt. But | am constrained To- DO ny duty,
however uimicaI it may be 10 ny fsslipgs."
"Will you allow me to change ny drsssf
she said:, in a tone almost pleasant. The
hard llues around the mouth bad yslaxsd,
and the passionate glow on ths face gave
way to pleasant smile.
Certainly; will wait for you here"
81 wish also to send a messenger for
friend; will you permit him TO pass -
"Cerisinly."
This was my first interview with Eugsnis
Cornille. had seen her here for months,
the leader Of our gayest and most fssbiopa.
bic society. 10 her splendid mansion che
dispensed the most profuse and elegant hos.
pitality. A Spanish lady-a widow she bad
represented hsrself-and had been resi-.
dent here almost year. No one ever sus-<
peced her of being aught but what she
seemed, until one day was ordered t. ar
rest her as a murderess.
1t was now alleged, said Mr. F., that this
Young beauty was no other than the woman
who had poisoned her husband 10 Havans
aud fled with all bis wealth. Au immesss
reward was offered for her apprehension,
and the circumstances that had coms 10 eur
knowledge pointed her out beyond oil doubt
as the person we were in search Of Yet
when the person who bad recognised kss
the evening before, at the theatre, sdviasd
us TO be careful lest she should escape 10,
| laughed at the idea. Mr.. l. and nysslf
were surely sufficeu. to arrest lsdyt We
were old enough in the ways OF cunning 10
defeat any such attempt. Wbsn The lsdy
left me, stepped to the wiodos, snd said
to Mr.. l., who was waiting At lbs door:
The lady desires to send a messenger 70 .
friend !; allow him to pass"
Almost al the same instant, the door OF
the apartment the lady had entered. opened,
and youth-apparently mvlstto boy
came out and passed hurrisdly through The
room toto the hall and from thence Into ths
street. 1t was no doubt the messenger,
thought, and picked up book and com.
menced reading. Nearly an hour passed,
but still the lady did not make Der appssr-
ance, nor did the boy return. The frisad
she bad sent for must live ct some distance,
| thought, or the lady 10 UNUSUALLY careful
about her toilet; and 80 another 0our vent
by. At last grew impatient, and Knocked
at tbs door. MADAME, | can visit no lon
ger"
There was no reply. knocked fspsat-
edly, and at last determined to force CO en-
trance. Strange fears harrassed me; l BE-
gan to suspect, | know not what. 1t took
but moment to drive 10 the door, and,
once 10, the mystery was revealed. The
robes Of the lady lay upon the floor, and
scattered over the room we're suits Of boys
clothing similar to that worn BY The mulat-
to. On the table was q cosmetic that vosld
stain the skin to light, delicate brown.
was foiled for surety, the lady bad sss
capped in the disguise of . messenger. !
should have detected the russ. fslt hu.
inflated and determined 10 redress my sr-
ror. knew that she would not remain ia
the city an instant longer than she could
get away. | hurried to her bankers but
found she had drawn the amount due her
an hour before.
who presented the checkl' ssksd Of
the clerk.
"A muIa.to boy. 1t was made payable
the bearer"
There was yet chance. The Frsseh
steamer left within an hour; it was possible
she might seek that means Of sscsps. I
jumped into cab and arrived there ten
minutes before the vessel left the whsrf-just
in time TO assist an aged, dscrspid gentle
man into tho cabin. There were few pas.
sengers none of them answered The dee.
criplon of the person sought. Istood on
the wharf watching the rscedng vessel until
it disappeared. | was in the act OF tursiug
away when hackmau approached me with
the remark:
"Mr. Z, did you see that old msu On
board he had a long white beard, snd hair
that fell on his shouldsni
Yes"
swell, sir, there's something esrious
about him"
"Whyr
"Why, sir, when he got into my carriage
he was muIatto boy; and when be got cut
he was an Old man."
l will not repeat the expression used
tben--it was neither refined nor polite. for I
knew the vessel would be far out 10 sss BE-
fore she could be ovsrtsksp. I vss ioilsd
by woman. Nor could help rejoicing,
now that the chase was over, that che had
escaped Inuoceut or guilty, there vss .
charm about her none could resist. The
spell of ber wondrous beauty affected all
who approached her. 1t fingers il my
memory yet; and | could no. have tAs siu
of ber blood upon my conscience. Loaf
from the Diary of New Orleans Detective.