Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-03-23
GRAND RAPIDS WIS. THURSDAY, MARCH %. 1871.
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"Stolen" said the jeweler. Yes,
yes, it is too True l am lost man"
Madame Michaud put her hand to her
head, as if dimly trying to recall some
thing. 1t is impossible y she said.
Look for yourself" moaned the miser-
able man. pointing to the empty safe.
"Can monsieur have forgotten to lock
the jewels upy" said Toinette, after exam
lining it.
A ray of hope shot momentarily through
Michaud's brain.
"Ah, nor he said. II remember but
too well doing So"
"Caei," cried Toinette, wringing her
hands, what is to be dones"
The jeweler groaned. g. You must go
to the police at once" said Toinette, firm
ly.
1.-THE police'" he repeated.
"0f course, monsieur. Or stay you
must go to Madame Sartorsine and ] will
fetch the police"
"Oh, dare not face her" groaned Mi.
chaud
you must" said Toinette again, For
the honor of all, this must be cleared up"
The affair, of course, created what i'll
these days is called " sensation" jules
Michaud, his wife and servant were at first
all arrested, in spite of the earnest en-
treaties of Lady Sartorsine, who declared
she would sooner lose the diamonds ten
times over than prosecute, as she firmly
believed in the innocence of the French
man. The poor man thanked her, with
tears in his eyes, but for all that the police
persisted in doing as they pleased. Ac.
cordingly, Michaud was brought before
magistrate, and remanded for further ex
avid ot oil
as yet, beyond the bare fact that the jewels
were missing, and that only the three sus'
pected persons had known where the key
locked up. After Michaud had been fur
ther examined, he was committed to take
his trial, and Madame Michaud and Toi.
nette were liberated on bail.
Handbills were printed, a large reward
was offered, and the detectives visited
every known receiver of stolen goods in
London, but all in vain. The diamonds
were not to be found
Meanwhile, and whilst Mchaud was
awaiting his trial, poor Madame Michaud,
who was nearly broken hearted at all this
misfortune, became dangerously Ill.
"Their good name gone, their business
destroyed" she said, what had she and
her husband to live for?"
The faithful Toinette did her best to
console the poor woman, and lady Sartor-
sine, who behaved admirably in the matter,
requested her own doctor to take the case
in hand, which he did.
II so happened that Dr. Klepson was
an exceedly good and humane man, and he
took very great interest in the case. He
questioned Toinette as to all the circum-
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greatest attention to the smallest minutin.
He asked to see the key of the patent safe,
Which Toinette accordingly showed him.
The physician saw at once that ii was
rather complicated affair, and scarcely
likely tosbe available in the hands of
thief (unless, of course, he had previously
been made acquainted with the secret Of
it). Toinettc herself was unable to ex-
plain to him the working of it.
So then" asked DR.. Kepson, it was
only your master who could open this cab
inet?"
"And madame, Also said Toinette.
You are sure Madame Michaud could
open it,"
"Oh, yes, monsieur, because when her
husband was i'll she used 10 put away the
things there"
I'm what state was Madame Michaud
during the nine days these jewels were in
hand2"
"In what state, monsieur" repeated
Toinette.
Yes; was she as usual, l mean; was
she quiet or excited?"
"Oh, very restless and anxious, mon
sieur"
"Does she (ahem y drink
Drink, monsieur" said Toinette, in
dignantly; certainly not, except, of
course, when she is thirsty. Madame
likes eating best
"Ah, she likes eating best, does she?"
"Ye>, she does, monsieur. | have heard
the master tell her she eats too much it
makes her red in the face"
"H---m She is a full bodied person.
That must give her nightmare"
Sometimes she has bad dreams, mon
sieur.'
YES" said he /" ! have heard that she
calls out in her sleep"
She does monsieur; and have known
her to get up whilst fast asleep, and 60 into
the kitchen"
The doctor listened eagerly. "A--hp
said he, "you have known that2"
Yes, sir, said Toinette.
W
her TO do, when in this statef'
Well monsieur, last Michaelmas day
was a year, madame was to have some
friends to dinner"
"Well?' said the doctor.
She was anxious, of course, TO have
things go off well, you may Imagine"
" OF course" said he.
SO that, monsieur, ON the evening be
fore madame was restless; she gave me
directions for the next day which | could
not carry out until the morning; and then,
when / came down in the morning, why,
ma fol /! madame had saved me the
trouble
What do you mean ?" he asked
Monsieur, you will hardly believe me"
Yes, shall,' he replied.
Well then, ma dame had come down in
the night, drawn the goose, lighted the
fire, and put the bird ON the spit"
She had" said the doctor.
Yes; 80 that | found the poor thing
burnt as black as coal, and madame de-
clared she knew nothing about it,"
She is somnambulist !" cried the doc
tor triumphantly.
DIR. Klepson began to see light, or
fancied he did,
Now, said he, "tell me what time
Madame Michaud went to bed the night
before the jewels were missed''
Oh, that is easy, sir madame was very
tired, and she and / went to bed earlier
than usual; it was half past nine only"
And your masterf' he asked
cannot tell you. All know is, that
he told my mistress he WAS glad TO be
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