The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-03-20

bow. Joined in the mrrderous work. ar
among them thew soon nut an end to mo-
Joseph Seyos youno Pierre the Viii
standing sentinel at the door to keen off i
truderse Wallet. when he sow thar he bs
killed Sevos. wanted me tn strike him too
continued Pin. "lest [ should be witne
ayainst him bnt weuId NOT. When Saw,
Sss dead thev csrr;ed him IN the L;in a,
there buried Him. covering the nlace With
heap of wood and on Good Friday the
duG nm the bodv and hnr,ed n Lnn
this. becsuse on that jav I called at the Lii
and NOT only smeIs the bnrninr hnt cow n
burnt homes in the fnrnace Tsijet told :,
tkat if ever 7 said a word ahost the matte
he would serve me as he had served Sevo.
but at the same time must own he behsve
yery Handsomely to me in the business na,
ing nv silence IiberaIlv both with wine an
money.
The fate of the Wallet family seemed no,
decided: and their case was the more hopt
less, that BY this last avowal PIN ba
brought himself under the arm of the law
but now, when least expected, conscience
that irrepressible witness, awoke and spok
for them. No sooner had he returned TO hi
cell than the thoughts of DESTROYING Who'll
family by his perjury. oyerpowered him
he passed night of sleepless anguish, an,
when the morning dawped he re O utlested tha
some person qualified to receive his confess
ion might be sent to him. One of the bar
risters engaged in the cause was immedi
ately dispatched to the prison, and Anton,
Pin made the following narration:
He confessed that his life had been ,
series of crimes, and at length, in l722 h,
had fallen upon young Philippe Wallet or
the highroad. and without being recocnizeJ
BY the boy, had robbed him of his money
and clothes. Sevos, however. hidden he.
hind a bush, had witnessed the crime and
had frequently reminded him that he had II
in his power to bring him tn the scaffo, a
any dsy he pleased. He had shown No
signs of an intention TO do II. but nevertha,
less the threat disturbed Pin and he never
ceased wishing to ee. rid of so troublesome
an acquaintance.
On the 10Th February they had pone to-
pether to VALET. house. where thev dr,nt
and chaftetl for some time Savos no coil
liked idlirg and drinking as well as bn did
they renaired TO various wine honseS after,
leaving Wallets, in the last of which thev
they sat i'm mast midnioht There II yyos
thai. in a state of mandlin into1icat;on GO,
yos nulled a FAC ont of his nocket contaIn-
ing about forty dollars in silver and eYhih-
tied the money to Pin, who was immedi-
ately seized with desire to get nossessien
of the booty, and at the same time relieve
himself of a dangerous witness. who mioht
turn against him some dav when he least
expected it. With this view he accom-
panied Seyos home: and when they had oot
to the door. he represented that, although
they had drank great deal they had had
nothing to eat, and proposed getting some
thing for supper. Sevos said he was hum
CRY too; whereupon Pin went to the house
Of Michel Moral, whom he knocked up. ard
from whom he procured loaf, which he
carried back to Sevos, having on the way
slipped into the house of his own father.
and armed himself with hatchef, which
be hid under his coat.
Meanwhile Sevos. overcome by liquor.
had lost sight of his hunger, and declared
his intention of going Immediately to sleep,
Pin to pass the night with him,
to which the latter consented; and Just as
tie unfortunate host was stepping into bed,
Pin, who was standing behind him, brought
down the Ratchet with tremendous force
upon his head. SO God! Pm killed r'
" ere the only words that passed the lips of
the victim before he sank to the earth, bath
ed in his blood.
AFTER rifling his pockets | carried his
body on my back to the stable" continued
he, ss where covered il with manure; and
then, feeling that Bresse was no safe place
for me, started for Dombes, and enlisted
T..
Quilted the house he tried, without much
effect, to efface the traces of his crime.
"Thfs is the truth" said he, "and the
whole truth. had neither aiders nor abet-
tors: no one living was in nv confidence.
and the Vallets-father. mother and sons
are innocent of the whole affair."
AS Pin persisted in this story. without
waiting to investigate the matter further.
be was at once condemned on his own con,
fession, and broken on the wheel, When
he was dead. the authorities hethouoht
themselves of searching the stable for ire
body, and of verifying his story by asccr.
tanning what traces Of tic crime had been
found about the house by those who first
entered it after the disappearance OF Joseph
Seves. But with respact to the house. the
bed was gone, the place had been secured.
and nobody seemed able or willing to give
served. Then, with regard to the boiy.
which Pin said he had hidden in the stable
under heap of manure, there was not only
no body, but not a single bone to be found
nor any appearances to Justify the susnicion
that body had ever been there.
Here was a puzZ,e! But Antoine Pin
was silenced forever, and who was to nm.
rayel the mystery? Perhaps Vaudan. whom
he had arraigned; but, as Pin was gone If
he did not choose to tell the truth, there
was nobody to confront him. However.
not knowing what else to do, they arrested
Vaudan. lie persisted in what be had said
90 what he mad heard he had he .rd''-and
his evidence was true to letter.
He felt it his duty to confess to the Judge
that his character was not unstained; he
had once in his lif. Committed a Iishonast
act-stOIen three oxen and a fiIlv from his
nostar The inoon;oneno,, &c ~, .o.J,