, 1874-09-22
THE GREAT TROJAN SCANDAL.
Tho True Story OF Paris and
Hcfcn.
Report Of tho Committee Of Bix.

soH11EsASH'a NEW pIBcogEnY.
uoNsrANT1sorLE, Sept. 1.--Aulong tho recent
discoveries mado by DR.. 6ohliemanu OH tho 6ito
OF anciont Troy Ia ono which not only fnliy con-
hrmh tho Homorlo legend, but whicl, ia in itBolf
30 extraordinary "a to soom almost inorodib1o.
It iH nothing loss than tho discovery nmong tho
no-callod "troasuros Of Pram" Of aorles Of
papgri continuing full account Of tho abduc-
tlon Of Holon. Tho preservation Of thcHo papsri
Is to DO accounted for BY tho fact that they woro
incloscd in Ghost formed of thick aIabs Of as-
hostos, Which resisted tho fro which consumed
Troy. They include copioa OF aeveral Of tho
leading Crock and 1roian Journals Of tito lay,
thus refutlnB the popular theory that journalism
WAS unknown TO tho anoionts. / hayo boon por-
mittcd, through tho kindness OF Herr Won
nooplo, to 300 tho original doouments- Of
which Aro writtcn in Crook s--ara to ,nnko traps-
iatons Ct tho moBt Interesting facts got fortl, by
then them IN I'M therefore. in position to give
groat Trojan scandal which haa uppearod for
5000 yeAre.
Tho Identity OF tho Iomorio cbaractosp Is
fully confirmed, nnd tho legend that Paris visit
20 hlenclads at MesHeno III Bubstantintcd III MI
lie mhln toaturoH. Paris waa, however, not tho
mere handsome G1lardBman whom Honor has
dcHofibed. but young Prince Of rront urotnjao.
who had alsoady wrlston unmber OF popular
mo,Is aa To waa engaged "ilo ut ossono
Moneaus does not Boom to 1lavo suspected any
intimacy between tho handsoma Tro1an aud hia
vito until tho lnttor, <iu moment OF romorso.
caused by oser,sndulgence In weak tea, rnads :
The house OF Ajax,-wlo was thc fsioyd * both.
And, after ohsaiuinga confession from him
agreed to hnah tho matter up.
Unfortunately. retired rrteat OF Dolphos,
sTith strong desEe for ,.alscl.ief, got wind Of
pythoneses.- and began to nbuso Mcnolnus In
tho columns Of tho MesHonean Ncscs. About
tho sasno time Pnris returned to Troy, taking
Aosen With him, and Nenelaus. iu his indigne-
ton, mado the whole story PUBLIC.
The excitement created was enormous. sud
Paris, to save his reputation, demanded Nh in
vcstigntlon, selecting Bix trpopern OF his oHn
regiment as committee, Tho Investigation
was conducted with tho most perfect tairncss-
Tho door Of tho comsni!teo-room, with orders to
shoot every wituess who did not testify In Paris
favor. They fa1led. however. to hit Mouolaus,
and wero obliged to content themselves with in-
astigating tho camp~followora to throw mud at
Monclaua told a straightforward atory which,
whom published by tho Trojan md Grociarl
pnpors convinced nearly orery Intelligent person
Of its truth, especially na It contained loteorH
written BY. Paris, in which ho expressed Iis
laus had conducted himself most generously
towards him, but that ho should nevertheless
DO very nervous until ho could curry Holcn away
to Troy With him. Paris, Of course, denied that
no vas guilty. 1lolGn, he admitted, cnme
to Troy with him, but it was in order to read tho
proof-sheets Of hia Info Of Promothous." His
exprassions as to nervousnesa In certniu Of his
lettorB Tore duo to tha fnct that his father tho
Venorab}s priam. bad frequently been troubled
with deafneas, while ho bitnBelf llad for yoara
believed that he Was in danger Of receiving
blow on tho head from cocoanut in caso ho
should over visit tho South Son Islands. Az to
tho rodk Of bis lettor5 ho could not ut that dis
tanco Of titno romombor whas thoy meant, but
rathor fanciod they alluded to an attack Of
measles1 from which hls little boyhood had auf-
forod. In cloHing h{a testimony ho remarked
that hc considered Ajax a liar and thief on
gaueral principles, aud informed him that, what
ever hc might ray, no intelligent trooper would
bolove bin.
Now Ajax waa-aa Homer repreaeuts him.
ono Of tho bravoat Of the brave. Flo was groatlY
incensed against Paris, and proceeded to cr1Ata
him, by making full statement OF tho facts in
tho caso Ho published letto1s from Paris, from
his DiBtor Cnssnndra who knew him to bo guilty,
and from numerous ether persons. Tho guilt
Of Paris was made aa clear as MONDAY, and
theroupon tho troopers who wero investigating
tho matter hastsly brought in verdict 10 tue
effect that, inasmuoh as Meuc1aua and Ajax Ind
proved Paris guilty Of shameful crime, lie was
ungaestionably ianooent.
Tho report OF tho Committee Was followed b7
general publication OF statements on tho part
statements moro terrible than thel orieinul
onos. Tho py&honeBcB who had boen nwny on q
voyage to Egypt, returned and mado wooIsly
statement for three months without intermis-
sion. Cnssandra mado hor statement claiming
TINT Paris was innocent because she Ind originally
called him guilty. ueIon aud her waiting maid
both made htatements, but thoy woro 10 full Of
impoBssbilttics that they wcro hooted ut, Tho
mothor OF Helen mado her ittlo statement, oc-
oupying forty-eght closoly-printoa columns Of
tho Troy, Yatg, itnpartial'y ealiing everybody
drunkartls md ending with request TINT sono
one would appoint her brother Colleetor at Cor
inth. Public opinion, which at first had boen
somewhas favorable to Paris, completely
changed. There was universal dou,ani that
the man who Ind boon tho cause Of 10 many
btatements should die. Tho coalition Of tbe
Greek chiefs was tho result Of this tloulaud, and
Homer tolls LIS how tho g1eat vengeance OF
heaven fell upon pnria aud involved IIs whoIo
army Of supporters In his ruin.
Tho originaf papyri from which haye taken
those facts aro now on tl,eir way to Berlin. aud
in q few weeks Will doubtless bo published III
full. q. " 4.
THE LINCOLN STATUE.