Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-12
Fooled by a Woman.

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Madam, it is my duty to ar
rest you"
9You dare not. ~
The lips were white with pas
sion rather than fear, and the
lady stood before melike a lion
- q / must ,'''T replied! ~ do
not. doubt your innecenee.-
Looking into your face it is
Istrange that any one could
coupie it with guilt. q But ]
must do my duty" ~ le sal-
%Will you allow me torchange
my dress?" she said pleasantly.
"Certainly, | will wait for you
here"
| Il wish also 10 send a mes
senger to a friend; will you per-
NIT him to pass?" q Ta5g
"Certainly.".
This was my tlrst interview
with Eugenia Cornelle. She
was Spanish lady-a widow
she had represented herself
and it was alleged that she had
poisoned her husband in Ha-
vana, and fed with his wealth
An immense reward was offered
for her apprehension The per-
son who had recognized her the
evening before at the theatre,
advised us to be careful lest she
should escape. / laughed at
the idea. Mr.. /. and myself
were surely sufficient to arrest "a
lady. When the lady left me I
stepped to the window and said
to Mr.. l., who was waiting at
the door:
"The lady desires to send q
message to friend; let him
pass"
Almost at the same instant
the door of the apartment the
lady entered opened, youth
apparently a mulattO boy-came
out and passed through the
room into the hall and from
thence into the street. Nearly
an hour passed and the lady did p
not make her appearance, nor
did the boy return. At last l
grew impatient and knocked at
the door.
"Madam, I can wait no Ion
ger"
There was no reply. | broke
open the door, and the mystery
was revealed. The robes of
the lady lay upon the fiooT, and
scattered over the room were
suits of boys wearing apparel,
similar to that worn by the mu-
latto. On the table was a cos
metic that would stain the skin
to a light, delicate brown.
The lady had escaped in dis
guise of the messenger. I knew
she would not remain the city
an instant longer than she could
get away. l hurried to the
but found that she had
drawn the amount dueA her, an
hour before.
"Who presented the check?:7
[ asked the clerk.
"a mulatto boy-it was made
payable to bearer
There was yet a'chance. The
French steamer left within an
hour; it was possible she would
seek that means Of escape ]
Jumped in a cab and arrived,
there ten minutes before she
left the wharf-just in timcto as
sist an aged, decrepid gentle
man into the cabin. There were
few passengers, none Of them
answered the description of the
person / sought | stood on the
wharf watching the receding
vessel until it disappeared. ]
was in the act Of turning away,
when a hackman approached
me with the remark: .a.
"Mr. F., did you see that old
man on board, he had a long
white beard, and hair that fell
on his shoulders"
eyes"
"Well, sir, thar's something
curious about him.
"Why?".
"Why, when he got in my
carriage he was a mulatto boy;
and when he got out he was an
old man."
] will not repeat the express
sion | used then-it was neith-
er refined or polite, for | knew
the vessel would be far at sea
before she could be overtaken.
| was foiled by awoman. Nor
could l help rejoicing, now that
the chase was over, that she had
escaped.