Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-28

R nom 1 -sd seen in the gambling saloon in the
nSSe see PetitsChamps.
fhe agent said, pointing to me; "Do YIN
recognize that mani" She replied, without
hesit alton, that she did.
"Well, we are ready to take Your deposition,
mademoiseile," and the age1t added: "Henri,
come in and witness this" A turnkey entered.
The young lady commenced in a silvery voice
a. follows; 81 nrst saw uLis man in q maisois De
Jeu IN the Rue Neuye DIES Petits- Champs; he
was playing at the same table with the muir
dered man, whom have also recognized at the
morgue. Sometimes they would leave the
table and take their refreshm snts together in
the saloon. They drank in company several
times, and had some private conversation. The
prisoner lett the house before the murdered
man, whe did not leave until two hours later,
and had not gained much that night.
This deposition she sigaed with her name,
Eugenie Dumont.
Here the interview ended, and was left
heard next day, from one of the keepers,
that the friend who had lett his vslise with me
had been captured at La Forge, near Rouen,
where he made a desperate resistance, but had
beeDtOveTpOwered.
spoke to the tall agent, aud asked him 10 re
commend me good lawyer. He did so, and
sent for him. In the meantime the agent said
that the other prisoner was very like me, with
the exception that he wore q mOustache, while
1 had a beard. But 1 remarked: "He had a
beard, too, when / saw him last" "Oh. we
know all that" said the agent. when We
entered the hotel, he saw his game was up, so
be put his valise in your room cut off his beard
trimmed his moustache, went straight to our
carriage, which was waiting, and told the driver
coolly TO drive him to another hotel; then paid
and discharged him. OF course the driver never
suspected anything, as he thought the murderer
was one OF my party. But the coolest part OF
business was, that he came on as far as Rouen
on the same train as ourselves, at least 50 he
himself says. In his room at the hotel, We
found a large clasp-knife with blood dried on
the interstices; also the hair he had cut off"
The agent then told me the prisoner had con-
fessed; and in his confession had stated that he
had followed me from ROuen to Dieppe, to shift
the murder on me, as L looked so much like
him, and as he had seen me leave the gambling
house, while he lay in wait for the murdered
man, and as he knew detectives were ON his
track.
What singular stroke of luck IL would have
been in his favor, the fact of my having the
watch, had chance not fixed IL other wise.
Next day, through the kindness OF the agent
and efforts OF my lawyer, was released GA
bail. / appeared at the trial, which was
very long, and was called several times to the
stand.
The clue the detectives discovered the mur.
deIer by, was the fact that they had found two
letters on the murdered man from Marietta
Gaudoin TO Claude Bell. By means of these
they found Marietta, and from her obtaine,!
information that Claude had been in the habit
of gambling. Then they had found he hal
been in the house at which had met him.
was at once suspected, and an agent started
after me, having my description, which CO.
incided exactly with the murderer, were it not
that he had a scar over his eve.
The detectives then got on my track; and il
so happened the murderer saw me at ROusa,
where his keen eyes soon recognized me, and he
determined to throw his guilt over me, think
ing, no doubt, any personal resemblance to him
would help considerably to that end. Little
thought he, however that the agent de police were
following so closely in my footsteps, and tn at
he was but making his own capture the moro
easy.
The trial was at length over, and as stood
there, while the judge sentenced him to dea "a,
L shuddered when thought Of the quiet game
OF cards he and played together at the De al
hour of midnight in his own room, where ne
might easily have murdered me, bad he felt 50
inclined, as never carried any arms. / shud-
dered again, and hoped he would be forgiven.
He saw me and a bitter smile fitted aero s
his face. He beckoned me to come to him.
went over, and he whispered h0arsely in my
ear: "DO you forgive me? | played nv last
hand with you, and did not cheat. Adieu."
felt his cold hand in mine; he pressed it, and
said: Gambling has brought me here! Be-
ware! Farewell!'