Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-10-13
he is waiting in the tox

get uncle IauI. Lie l9 waiting In the EOX
for me-"
The box was near nt hand, and in mo-
Iaunt they stood at tie door. 1t was lar,
and Richard pushed it open 10 allow Gam
lila to enter, and saw the Oldham sitting
in one of the luxurious chairs, his head
lying back upon the soft cushions, and his
hands peacefully folded.
"Uncle Paul - cried Camilla. "Why,
yon naughty boy, you are fast asleep !
Come, 1t is time TO go home. All y
She s. rted back with cry, for the
back stiff and helpless
Camilla, darling, como away. I will
attend to him."
ooh, Richard -
Hush, love, he is beyond Us now
These strains of music have carried him
to heaven, from whence they came"
The poor old man was dead. With the
contamination of bis hearts wish, his
quiet, unpretendipg, uut Tending life, had
passed out into the new existence.
There were loud growls in the music
loving world, but nothing ever came of
them; for Richard Clavering removed their
singing bird so deity that few knew the
cause of her flight, and now she sings only
10 him, and to her brood Of young Olaver-
ings
Marie Leroy, the Handsome MayOress OF
the Commu nists--TrIed and Found
Guilty.
GdEigmaaei furnishes report of the Il ia
OF Marie Leroy, widow, who was called
"the handsome Mayoress of the Com
munists." She was charged. frat, with
having, by cries and menaces, underworld
! to excite an attempt TO cause devastation
and massacre in the Oily of Paris /; second
of completely in assisting Urbain in his
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L)ndau third, Of completely in the alb
straction of the funds destined for instruc
ton in tue Seventh reimbursement (St
GERMANY.
The prisoner, who is good looking young
woman. fair, with bright blue eyes, 81
years of age, was elegantly dressed. Du-
ring the first siege of Paris she replaced
the amusements of the theatres and balls
which had been closed by the excitement
of politics. She attended the various clubs
and frequently. addressed her audiences
who were fascinated by her beauty and hel
ready flow of language. At one of these
the Pre- aux Ciercs, Rue du BAG, she en-
c)untered Urban a1d speedily obtained
an unbOunGed empire over him. After
wards, when the Commune was instituted
and he was delegated to administer thu
Seventh reimbursement, she accom-
panied him to the Marie, where they
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have usurped an unlimited authority, anC
to have been tho soul of the insurrectioI
in that quarter, and to have been the in
stigator of numerous researches in which
she generally accompanied Urban. Ii
one of these expeditions, that mentioned
in the Indictment, she was accused of hav
ing carried eff the jewelry of Nine. LAn
dau, and witnesses were called to prov,
that they had seen her wearing rings be-
longing to that person. Although
possessed of no means of he.
own. she made herself conspicu-
Gus by her purchases of expensive ar
tcles. and particularly as regards her dress
A number of witnesses were called to es-
tab ish the foregoing facts, and after ar
eloquent address from Nj. Andre Rous
sele in defence of the accused, the latter
on being asked if she had anthing to add
protested her innocence and declared that
she would rather lose her head than bC
convicted Of theft. The Court, after al
hours deliberation, found her guilty or
the first and second counts, with extenuat
ing circumstances, acquitted her on the
third and sentenced her to simple trans
| portatIOn.