The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-23

noon named Zambelli, is dead, and you s
NO his murderer. Do not deny it, for v
nave certain proofs. You need not feel any I
Lam howeyer. on this account; he was
stranger here: no one cares what has De- a
come Of him a few sacrifices on your part !
nd the whole affair can be hushed UT; only
Won must make a full and sincere confes-
sioa-your life depends on it.
Nartel at first fell into the snare. Glad
to purchase his life with the sacrifice OF part
of his plunder, he exclaimed that the DIS
covery of his guilt must have been BY the
direct interposi,ion of Heaven, for no eye
had seen his crime He was ready, he SAID,
TO confess all, but when the notary came 10
take down his deposition, he recovered MS
self-possession and refused to say anything,
protesting his entire innocence Of the crime
laid to his charge. All efforts to extort
confession were in vain, and he was remand
ed to prison. He loudly protested against
his incarceration. declared the talseness OF
the bond on which he was arrested. pnohc,
" accused the lieutenant and sergeant VI
forgery. and commenced SUIT against
them for damages The courts, however
were On the side of the police, and Martels
proceedings were stayed for three months;
the suit relative to the murder OF Aamoeiii
was brought before the Norman Parliament
and Martel himself transferred to the Con
ciergerie while diligent search was made
for the body of the missing man.
| Eleven miles northwest OF Versailles IN
what is now the Department OF Seine-et-
Disc. stands the little town OF Argenteui
One day in the summer OF 1861 1t was the
scene of unwonted excitement. The lnhao-
itants had, with one accord, suspended thelr
labors. Quilted their houses, and gathered
together about the door OF the Hotel du
Heaume By their earnest conversation
among themselves, and the eager question
ing to which they subjected all VINO came
out of the hotel, it was evident that some
thing unusual was there going on. In TACT,
it was the scene of an inquest held by NJ.
Laurence Bigot, kings advocate on the BODY
of the long missing lambeth. Inc Jealous
officer, in his search for traces OF the CRIME
had visited every village and hamlet on the
road from Rouen to Paris, and had ques-
TONED every officer of police he encountered,
but all in vain. In despair OF accomplish
inc his object, he was about to return to
Rouen when he was informed that some
months before a corpse had been discovered
hid in n vineyard near Argenteuil Bigot
fastened thither, and the state of preserva-
ton of the remains enabled him. on viewing
the BODY to perceive that it Tailed exactly
with the description given by his brother OF
the missing Zambelli.
The magistrate, having taken down the
evidence. proceeded, in accordance with
custom to read it aloud, when he was in
terrupted by piercing cry, and bline
a man whose presence in the room no ONT
4 had before perceived, presented himself
I His name was Gervais, and himself pro
, fessonal beggar, born in the neighborhood
. well known and much liked. 1t was hi
e custom to wander from place to place beg
q cing his way, but he always returned tire
), or four times year to Argenteuil. Their
j. he met kind reception, and was lnvarlaoi
# allowed lodging at the hotel. Having ar
f. rived that day from tramp OF seyera
I. months, he had entered the house and seate
| himself unnoticed in corner. When, how
ia ever, in listening ~ the magistrate he hear
n that corpse had been discovered among tn
10 vines, he sprang up with loud exclamation
j, and was quickly Intercepted. Sewers
months before, he said, he started from A.
o genteuil on one of his tramps, and had Ju
-, gained the high ground beyond the vlllal
- when he heard the violent baying of do
: He stopped and listened, and soon dist
-, guished mans voice, feeble and suppliar
.n exclaiming, "Monster thy master, Il
- benefactor; mercy! Must die so far fro
- nv country, my brother; mercy, mercy
=. Then the blind man heard fearful cry, Ii
=, that of dying man in his last agony, Al
ea all was silence.
- After time he distinguished the steps
re-, one who seemed to stagger under hea
=; burden. Gervais advanced, asking VIII
M was the matter-who had been moaning {
,al .sNothing, nothing" replied an agi'at
~. voice ..only sick man, who Is being CT
80 ried home, and has tainted on the way
- Then the voice added, in lower and ms
-. menacing tone. You may thank God Il
YOU are blind, or | would have done
- same to YOU" He now perceived that
~ terrible crime had been committed: tren
49,, ling as he realized the fact that he ste
face to face with murderer, and fearing
a. his own life, he hurried on his way,
solved never to breathe a word Of his
venture to any one, lest, haply. 1t mi
- come to the ears of the unknown, and aw
80 en- his vengeance. When. however. he he
Of n body being found in the very pi
80. where he had heard the voice. he could
~ avoid an expression of surprise. and, W
~ intorrogated, frankly told all he kn
God grant, he exclaimed, in conclus
,.;as ..that no evil comes to me for 1t.
sent The kings advocate listened attentivel
ader this story he had now got hold Of
en- but what reliance could be placed upor
NTH power to guide him. He inserrog
e of Gervais strictly as to whether he thot
and he could recognize the voice if he heal
arm again The latter insisted that he coul
ever, Several months had passed, 1t was true.
re in his terrible adventure seemed only to
left happened few hours ago so great
e he been his terror that, night and day
was seemed to hear the murderer words
Mar ringing in his ears he could recognize
SER voice as certainly as his mothers
o de- bystanders also testified that. deprlv
e, re- one sense, the others had increase
sed to power; his knowledge Of the human
must was wonderful; they often tried to
Urn to tricks on him by addressing him II
guised voices, but the blind man
geant failed to detect the identity Of his int
man ator.
Is not After many long debates. it was Dc
d. ~