Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-10-03

this, so he contented himself by say
ing:
Madame Pochinet, l am just start.
ing or Amsterdam. II you wish to &C.
company me, I do not deceive you, 1
will show you your husband. "
His proposition was accepted, and
one day /, who suspected nothing of
all this, beheld before me Capt. Crom-
me-, who said to me:
Come here a moment, there is
some one who wishes to speak to you. I"
These were his very words.
"But, said ], in establishment,
thought you were in Batavia. y Il.
He did not answer, but conducted
me to the Hotel des Armes de Manson,
which was few steps from our house.
We,entered a room, and there / saw a
woman, who threw herself on my neck.
| was so surprised that could not re-
strain an exclamation.
Why, Rose are You alive2"
l did not then observe toe move.
ments OF the captain, who FASTENED
out. Ny wife and I had about a quar-
ter of an hour for explanations, during
which had not ventured to tell her
that, believing myself widower, /
had married again, when the captain re-
turned He was followed by four po-
hcemen, to whom he pointed me ont,
saying:
There he is /" Then, apostro-
phizing me, he said "You might
have murdered, pillaged, robbed; YOU
might have given Batavia up to fire
and blood, and / would have pardoned
it all but to have been hanged-that
is too much. 70 think that my poor
sister married man who has been
hanged to think that I have drank
and eaten with him; that my father
has had him for his son-in-law :" that
our house has been kept by him y
He uttered these words in so loud a
tone, and those who heard him repeat
ed with such as air of horror the
words, ga man that has been hang
ed F" that l could not utter a single
word in defence of my innocence.
"Take him away said the captain.
The four men seized me, and with
ont any pity for Rose, who had tainted,
they dragged me to prison. ..,. n
was tried more quickly than at
Lausanne, and once more condemned
to be hanged :. this time for the crime
of bigamy. had no hope of escap-
ing, for Cromme knew what had saved
me the first time. | sadly made m ?
adieu to life in my dungeon, when on
one night Gt was the night proceeding
the day appointed for my execution) l
heard my door open. A man present.
ed himself before me; it was my broth
er-in-law.
Come" said he, 81 have arranged
everything. 1t will be reported that
you have died in prison. do not
wish to have it said that my fathers
partner was hanged. My sister has
died of grief
"What my wife dead3"
Yesterday"
"And the other 2"
Madame Pochinet, the poor Swiss
womanf | have rendered her bad
service. In going to lntercede for you
with the Judge. she caught cold, and
she died this morning"
"Alas " cried |, 81 have no wife. y
THAT will not prevent you from be-
ing hanged tomorrow, as a bigamist. F"
Then, seeing that wept, he went
on:
Here are thousand forms; go
where you will If succeed in bust
ness, very well but if You are unfor
tuna'e, write to me, for | do not wish
to see my fathers partner a beggar.
Come, cheer up, and drink this glass
of gin. Under. any other circum
stances, we should drink together, for
| have caused you much grief, but
Capt. Cromme cannot drink with a
man that has been hanged
/ mechanically swallowed the the gin,
and followed him out. He conducted
me to boat which was to start at day
break for Anvers, and, having recon-
mended me to the captain, babe me
adeiu. Twept during the whole voy
age, and was unable to compose my
self or fix my thoughts on anything.
After reaching Anvers, l began to re-
cover my spirits little by little. Wish
ing to be as far from Holland as posi-
bic, went to Liege, where, with my
thousand tlorins, | opened II shop Of
groceries. l was SO honest aud indus
trious that my business prospered But
although / procured the most positive
proof of the decease of my two wives,
| never married again, lest [ should
run the chance of being hanged the
third time.
SO, having neither wife, children,
or near relative, l leave my wealth to
be equally divided among the hospl.
tails of Liege, Lausanne, and Amster
dam, on condition that these three
cities shall furninh glass of old wine
to any poor fellow who is about to be
hanged.
Making Use OF Candidates for ONCE.