The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-08-23
MistellanGons SeI&rtiuns.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

One evening, while In the billiard
room of Paris hotel, a young man
invited me to join him in a game. I
consented, and we played for an
hour or so, after which we went up
to his room, smoked and played
piquet. He remarked while playing
that we looked so much like we
might be taken fer brothers. 1 had
not especially remarked the likeness
between us till now, but it was not
very great. The similitude merely
consisted in both of us wearing a
rather long red beard, and hair the
same color; but, then, his eyes were
blue, mine gray and he had a scar
over his left eye. Still one Of us
might have been taken for the other
at a distance.
We played till midnight, and I
left him, going to my room; but an
indescribable feeling came over me,
and l could not sleep. 1 tossed
about my bed then got up, lit a ci-
gar, and sat at my window, looking
down on the "Quai Henri Quartre, %
smoking.
1t had just struck two from the
church of st. Jacques, when 1 saw a
carriage drive up to the door, and
three men got out and entered the
hotel. wondered where they could
have come from in carriage at that
time of night. I sat smoking and
thinking when a light tap came at
my door; 1 unlocked it; it was my
friend with whom I had been play
ing billiards. He had a valise in his
hand, and appeared in q hurry, but
not the least excited.
"They have just sent carriage
for me, my father is not expected to
live till morning; take care of this
for me until tomorrow" he said,
leaving the valise in my room.
All passed so quickly I had not
time to think, and he passed down
stairs, and 1 did not dream of follow
ing him, being undressed. 1 went
back to the window and saw the
carriage drive off rapidly. Then ]
said to myself, "Why did he not take
the valise with him, as he had car
riagew but then, l thought he hai
needs travel quickly, and did no
wish to be bothered with baggage
l was not long smoking and think
ing when another rap was at my
door. Iopened it, and tall, mill
tary looking parsonage walked in
while another had come in my win
Idow from the balcony. I was hand
cuffed almost before I had time t.
speak; and another gentleman walk
ed in. The tall gentleman said
"Sir, you are arrested on the charg'
of murder, so please keep as quiet a
lyou can"
1 nearly tainted. The idea of m,
being arrested as a murderer
sank into chair, while one of then
said to me: "rm glad you fetcheC
your luggage with you, sir; mucl
obliged to you; for you've saved u
heap of trouble. Why we've bee.
following that leather valise at tn
4 door for the last few days; but W
always come up with our game"
"That is not my valise," I sale
, ''that belongs to a gentleman dow
! stairs"
sSee here, young man, said tn
i tall detective, "the less you sa
j about that, the better. You ma
, tell us what you like now; but you
! be contradicting yourself by-anG
by"
"But 1 tell you it is not mine;
am not a murderer; and l prote'
: against this arrest and outrage upo
my liberty I said. The other dete'
tive interrupted me.
"Young man, it's pity you wei
not brought up to the law business
you would have made a first elias
, shyster. Wen give you a chance
|. talk when we get back to Paris, bl
YOU can't talk to u.s."
| In the meantime the tall detectiN
: forced open the valise, and after son
. searching found three diamor
studs, very like those I had seen {
the young man in the gambling S
lIoon. I felt myself growing pale.
at Il say, Henri, I thought we we
,g on the right track" said he. 'L
70 us search him now"
70 They then commenced to scare
1t IL my clothes, took out everythi1
from my pockets, and at last can
s to the watch.
"Young man, 1 am afraid it W
go hard with you," he said.
t. 1 tried to explain, but it was
= no use. They made me dress m
self, took everything they could fl
belonging to me in the room, anC
n- q. was marched down stairs betwe
ID them. They brought me into t
parlor of the hotel, and two of the
stayed with me, while the other we
= to see if the carriage was all rig
as he said. A sudden thong
las struck me. I said that was t
in vo,no mans carriaOe-ha who /