The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-10-11
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On iAt 6th 81 October 1870 a mid.
mKAt Louis Napai5 then thirtyiwo
gears of a.rg. was taken FROM bic cell a
tta Caneetgcfie and placed ia q car
Haec to bg conveyed io icldal strong.
bold about ninety mile. northeast q
Paris 1his was the fortress d Ham.
ln which ne was sentenced 10 perpetual
mprlEaunicbt by the Chamber oi Peers
i8r his serUnI attempt 10 dethrqne
Louis Philippe. Within rs massive
walls. gafris0nci by iouf hundred m N,
sixty being aa duty all the time, the
prince haa 4 feg steadiast friends to
share h.s captivity Among them was
hi- valet. Thcliu. who ID early life had
been q page 0l the Empress Josephine,
lIa altclwarj faithfully served her
daughter. Hodeasc, and accompanied
the Prince. her son, On al bis ill-starfcd
adyouturCs Though acquitted by the
court, he rcqueated and obtained per
mission 10 share bis young master :
Iimprls0umout Anoihcr faithful adhe-
Ireat was Count Mantholon, who, hav-
ing followed the first Napoleon irom
victory 80 exile. and witnessed his
death II 81 Helena manifested similar
devotion 10 bis reputed nephew At
her earnest soligitioH, the Countess was
permitted to share her husband cap
Itiyity. Or. Conueau, tie devoted ply
sieian of Hortctsc, who IN her will e.
luostel that he should always re-
Imain near her son, accompanied him on
the B0uloguc expedition and was SEN
|tcnecd to five years imprisonment.
The apartments occupied y Louis
/ Napoleon were those formerly tenant
ed by Prince Polignac, the minister Of
/ Charles X after his overthrow IL 1880
lie was allowed as much freedom as
was consistent with safety but the
precautions used for preventing his cs-
cape for a long time baflled his hopes.
/ Nearly six years passed away before a
favorable opportunity occurred About
a year before, Dr. Conneau's term Of
Imprisonment having nearly exp red,
the government rcinitted the remainder.
At his earnest request, however, he
was allowed % stay in the fortress as
physician to the prince. Both he and
Thelin were now fec 70 enter and leave
the castle, subject only to the usual
military regulations. For eight days
workmcn had been employed in repair
/ ing the staircase and corridors Of the
building occupied by the prince and
his trends. Their ways and the pre-
cautions used hy the guard in letting
tbem IA aud out Of, the fortress were
lcarelully studied II was observed
/ that !, hen they entered the outer gate Of
/ the castle they were obliged to pass, one
/ by one, under the inspection Of q SER
gcant and keeper On leaving IN the
evening, they were subjected to the
same rigid scrutiny, the commandant
being then always present
1t was also noticed that, while the
movements OF the workmen within the
citadel were carefully watched, when
they went out 10 get tools or other
working materials the usual vigilance
was relaxed As at such times they
passed across the grand court yard un-
der the windows Of the cor mandant
and III view Of the garrison, no suspi-
cious were excited, and they were free
jly allowed to pass through the gate
and over the drswbridge. Having OBJ
tanned this information, Louis Napoleon
determined 70 escape N the disguise Of
a workman,
Arrangements were accordingly
made for the attempt on Saturday, the
28i Of May, 1916, ST sey en- o'clock IN
4 the morning This time was fixed upon
because al that hour only one keeper
would be at the bottom If tie stairs,
the other having gone for the public
Journal. while the commaudant seldom
rose before eight II was very impor-
tant also 90 reach Nalcncicnnes in sea-
son 70 take the four o'clock train for
4 Belgium At ast the day came to car
\ ry out the project for hich everything
was III readiness Ii was, however
frustrated BY what seemed an uuiortu-
nate accident. The arrival OF some Of
the princes friends compelled post
ponemeut 81 tie attempt till the follow
ling Monday. The delay was alarming.
iog there would thea u Two keepers in-
stead Of one at the foot Of the stairs
aud il was doubtful whether there would
he w0rkmcn enough about the fortress
% cover the escape Wishing to turn
his friends iuopportune visit e. advan-
tage, the prince borrowed their cou-
Hcrs passport iot bis valet, Thelin,
who be said was about to take . Jour
tney lie bad previously procured one
+ for himself from a friend IN Paris
SUNDAY passed amid great anxiety
! As the icpsirs were nearly finished il
seemed douhtful whether many work
mcu would return 70 The fortress on the
next dav Theliu, % make this more
+ probable asked them 90 put up shelves
4 iu recess which was used for a cellar
/ Besides the danger 81 being detected
rs tse guards and doorkeepors, there
would bo great risk IN meeting the
workmen, who werc moving 81 All d.
rections. under the superintendent Of
q contractor and an o1icerof engineers
At aa early hour ou Monday, the
25th q May. 2s48, lhe prince, Dr. Com
neat and Thelin. with their Shoes %,
watched behind their window curtains
ior The arrival II the workmen ia the
courtyard. No sound broke the deep
stiffness hut the measured tramp oi the
seutineis SngnlAdy enough, the very