, 1875-12-27
EIsOAl THE TOMB.


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EI,OM THE TOMB.
y Prisoner for r twenty-five tenrs lec- |
lcnHrN nt A,s.st-EAa story ~ loxcpA I
ksnhlliGux.
Br:5oit FTte frfts, be. 2s.
Twenty-Five years ago this month thoro MAS |
c1lucted iu detroit tragedy which hundreds OF I
pciBuns now living no 1nnbt distinctly romem--
ber. It was thc killing nt teidtcr natnet
ualncd Joseph Aabldieux III a littlo building 90. |
enriea by Ch1ssoneau on tho sits Of tho presens |
Wholesale bnut and nhpo hnuso Of II. L. Baldwin |
t. Co. at tho cornor OF Woodward avenue and |
MaldBn. uud ChnrbonaR'l WIZ pcuAler Of dry |
EouLg and yanileo notiuua hia sturo before |
nnnttoucd. bring uscd meIeiy 10 Place III J
Which 10 koop hl4 exlta stock, and In which lo /
nIeo alctt aud co,ked lls meals. Que Satur- !
Gay, ca1}y III December, 1850, the two mot !
in an oatinY-hotlss near tho whhrf on the
east bitio Of Woodward ayonle. wien 1labi-
dtuux ua.lo Bomo taitl,ng psrchaas. hmnng
tho change which CharboneAu gave linn WIZ |
4pui1ous ha!t-s!oitar. After liabd,our d,ecov-
cred the quh1lty Of the ooin, Which whs upt un,i1
golNo hours later. he sought CharbaneAu and de.
mandot good 1noney III exchange for t.. The
latter put hiEu OIL with promises, hut ilahdiou1,
Whose Iudlan blood WaA up, followed him about,
repuatng ut every turn h!s domlnd for rest1tn-
ton. Lato III tho eyenlrg lIo abandoned tue Of
foit temporarily, b1,s on tue following day (Which
wax Suilny) he again sought Charboneau tas
tho purpose OF forcing Lin to redeem tho bogus
con. Charbonenu told him that II ho Monia
accompany him to his store no would glvo lin
good money, Ind they went in togsthur. Tho
peud1er mover came out alive, but wnat occurred
during the tsmo lsahdsoux was with him waa
never known, except ~ rolntcd By Hahtdiau1
lInsclf. That ne told tho truth WAS not then
doubted by those who wero familiar with tho
case, mud tue judicial and other of]icors con-
cornod in 1t, Aomt Vi whom ara ?et hving. aro
strongly con:irluoI iu their belief iu Lis story.
rfa
| on in this nnr1Ntive.
On that ta,ai Sunday, toward evening, It was
| discovered that CharboIseau hsd bces murdered
| III his he'd. L. J. c'cott wan then Sheriff, end
he Hct the machinery Ut As ofiico at work to dis
cover tho murderer: 1lc soon learnod that it
was llsbld,eux who lad killed tie ,uan, but ho
was n3wlora to 30 fonnd. Tho city was
hgh aa Low iof aas and ooea
tinb tho search was unasai!ing. At length bir.
Clcott learned that ho had been sern at Maiden.
| md thilltr 10 aont Deputy .Shorin James Doau-
Dlen (uow dcad). with instructions to nsrest him.
! l.abidioux, when approached by Deputy Dcau-
bon, readily admitted that 1t was he who killed
Churboneau, anl voluntarily accompanied tho
| officer 10 Detroit withont waiting for formal
! 6xtradilon. lIo waa lodged III jail hero, and on
tho 18Th Of January, 1861, he was nrtaighed iu
tho Wayne Circuit Court. Judge Wlthesolt pro-
siding. On charge Of murder, lie ploaded
Tor lilo. "
During lis incarceration in jail, however, ho
had told Ills Htory OF lie killing 10 Sheriff Cicott,
Nho repeated 1t on the stand before sentence
was pronourced It was substantially ~ fol-
| lowH: Whom Rabidieux and Charboueau wont
into tho la.sar's p1ace, they sHtilod their dill
| entity relatiyo to tho counterfeit Ahll-dollAr.
Shortly atterward, however, Rabldieux, under
terrible proyocason, ae.zea a haschet lying on
table aud struck Cha rboneau. The blow was
| torEilc, nnd the weapon wont crashing through
tho skull Of tAe doomed wretch, WHO died with
| out a struggle.
the spot whero 1t waa committed. bnt, locking
tho front door. le quilted the place, went on
board tho propeller Catheatt, which was then
lying 4. ono Of tho Hharycs herss aud when ho
capture and the proceoitugs which ended iii his
Incarceration for life neod not be repeated. lie
wont to prison, and for soven yeara was kopt in
solitary confinement aa In living grave. Then
,nsat % was Saulesefvealy Rigorous. aud. through
Tho personal efforts of Judge Wltherd!.
David Stuart, who Was proseauttng At4or-
ney at tho time Of tho sentence, and 6hsrlK
Uicott, nabIiaux was after those sDvtn awful
years OF gloonl roloasod from hih solitary cell
aud given employment u the ahoe-Ahop Of tho
prison. Ho tad abandoned hopo OF evor regain
ing his froedom. aud settled down into such eou.
| toIt AZ despair eugondore. So long ~ tAsy lived
| Judge WttAetoll aud hlr. Stuart, aided by Mr,
Cicott repeatedly Tencwed iheit alrosts 10 Secure
lsabionx'H rslDaso. Governor aftce Governor
was iu,por.uuod, but they listened with deaf eass
to ths strongest appeals. Judge Wlthsrall oltnn
sail tbaE he made asgrsat mistake in accepting
llabidlaa1's piea Of guilty, sid that il he could
recall that Judgment la would certainly call 3
jury and instruct them to aul a yetdct Of uan-
Though Judge Withere!l and Mr, Stuart have
both besn dead several yca,6. 3lr. Cicott, with
! determination worthy Of all honor, still Kapt up
appoala iu habdioux's behalf. Al last le pso-
, | scented tile case to Gov. lsagtey. aud hope
, ttawned. Tbs Governor gAyo his promise To Look
into the msttor. aud with patient and hanlane
connected with tho onfenno aud tho prisoners
conduct tn prison during the Almost quarter OF
ccntury tie has passea there.
, And now couoa the SEQUEL. Tla Governor,
recognizing the Justice Of the csuso which en-
, llstod tAp lost edorts OF men like tAosa named
: ip this connection, iutotpoaed Ills power, aud
last night tho pardon Of Joseph 1sahlateux went
) out with tho jackson mail. What thought II
| ls 1iow dramatic hCeno may That be wlisu al
II O'clock noon of thia C4rHtmas-Dny {f0r so
= tho message to tho prison agent readH) the
} .hacklos shall be atriclon from him. and the
i ponderopa doors Of the great prison shall oper
+ upon hia naw litol Twenty-Five yeArs Without
/ hope, aud now to stand forth redoomed. tAt
peuaity for hia crituo paid. and tho sunlight
again shining Into ha lifel he toos not eyet
junct,onn have beon lad upon liz prison osicaIl
Il 10 withhold the tutall4enoa from him until &ht
= hour uamcd. The surprise will bs coupete, ant
. IT Ia 10 como upon hua tn pressnce OF tho multi
= tudo with whom he has walked 80 long.
= Durlug lls long lmprisonment lsAbidtoux hk
t bean model prisoner. and bis exemplary con
= duct hss beau The neans OF procuring him naa'
q toIeratlo t1e was mere 10y wllcn the iro'
+ doors FIRST clAogod behind haa,, and Ls will Gu,
ergo at Il years OF age in tue fullest vtgor aus
% | With tue prospect OF many usefnl yoses. bu
r what pathetic thing 1t il picture him At thA
II ags locking upon tho Luatllng world with tn
u eyes of l0l Cau he reconcile the stupen
!. dous change with tbs passage Of = quarter ot
II eentury1 Will he comprehend that ,xonsra
Il tIon hss almost bean swspt away sinos lie tro
"a | these Atfyets2 Can ls Fes!lze that hardly
" yeatige Of tho world ho rsinembees Ia lett /
/, scuud him Of what he wAs and of Tie pash4 i
If which he waikedt
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70 How John Hall Ctrcumvoneed yohs,
4, NY Crnpeand.
= Ap,opos Of Eugl.nda purchase Of tha Gus
+ Canal. hate Fsll tells lttle s!osy which. ~
O. example uE .'apattpcss," could not be excoQ