The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-07-16

iA Ahh hT ItNNA
oence'' might extend. in his present
and immediate form he had been born In
this unregenerale world In h toy-making
city of Nnrnberg; that he WAS noted In
boyhood for his crest turn for ingenious
manufactures. but Wa very Wild. and "A
aaurGis stfjsf. In his sixteenth
year he had escaped 10 Geneva
and apprentiod himself 10 "A ma
ker OF watches and Instruments. Here
b. had been seen bv the celebrated Robert
Houdin. tie pr,stidtgifafcH~. Houdin, r.
cogniZing the lads talents. AMI being him
self 4 maker of ingenious auiomata, had
taken him off 70 Paris and employ ed him
in his own workshops, as well a. an as
Sistant Ia the public performances of his
amusing and curious diablerie. Amer
staying with HOudin some wears. Phock
Hasiich (which was DE I.a~a's right name)
had gone East In the suite ola Turkish
Pasha. and after many years rowing IN
lands where he cOuld not To- traced under
a cloud Of pseudonyms, had finally turned
up in Vienna. and come thence 70 Paris.
Delessert next turned his attention 70
Nine. DC Iasa. IL Wa more difficult 10
get a clue by means Of which 10 know her
past life; bat Il was necessary IN order 10
understand enough about Haslich At
lh~A- AAANAk a. All MAAANtAAAN ~ N'AaAAAAN IAt~
liable that Mime. Aimee Wa IDENTICAL with
a certain Nine. Schlaff, who had been
rather conspicuous among thedemi monde
OF Buda. Delfsserf posed of 10 that an
cient city. and from thence went into the
wilds of T~ransylvania 10 hedgycS. On
hi, return. a soon n be reached the tele-
graph and civilization, he telgrsphed the
Project from kard-ZAgl: Don't lose
sight OF my man, nor let him leave Paris.
| will run him In Tor you two days after |
ct blck.'
II happened that. on the day OF Deles-
sert's return 20 Paris. the Project was ab.
sent, being with the Emperor at Cher
bourg. He came back on the fourth day.
Just twenty-fOur hours after the announce
ment OfDeleSsert's death. That happened.
a. near a. could be gathered in this wise /.
That sight after peiesserts return he was
present al DE Lasa.s with "A ticket OF al
mitfance 10 A seance. He was very com
pletely disguised a. a decrepit cid man.
and fancied that il was impossible for any
one 70 detect him. Nevertheless. when
he was taken into the room, aud looked
into the crystal, he was actually horror
stricken 70 see there a picture ofhims elf,ly-
ing face down and senseless upon theslde-
walk OF a street ans the message lie re-
ceived ran thus: What you have seen
will be. Delessert. In three days Pre-
pare =" The detective. uHspeakabiv
shocked. retired from the house az once
aud sought his owl lodgings.
In the morning he came 10 the Office in
q state Of extreme detection. lie was com
pletely unnerved. In relaringt0a brother
THAT man can DO what he promises. !
am doomed
He said that be thought ne could make
a complete case out against Hasiich ALIAS
De Lasa, but could not De- % without See
ing the Prefect and getting Instructions.
He would tell nothing in regard 10 his dis.
coveries in Buda and in Pennsylvania
said that be was not at liberty 10 do So
and repeatedS exclaimed. "Oh, If NJ. i
Prcfect were only herel- He Was told
to go to the Project al ~Cherbourg. but r.
fused. upon the ground that hi presencs
was needed IN Paris. He time and agaif
averred has conviction that he was a doom
"a man. and showed himself both vacil
lating and irresOlnte IN his conduct, ant
extremely nervous. He was told that Il,
was perfectly safe since DE Lasa and al
his household were under constant sur
VIGILANCE: 10 which he replied: = You a
nor know rhe man. An Inspector wa
detailed to accompany Delessert. neve
lose sight Of him night and day. and guar,
over him carefully; aud proper precau
tons We're taken in regard 20 his food an
drink. while the guards watching DE Las
were doubled.
On the morning Of the third day Drles
serr. who had been staying chiefly indoors
! ayOwed his determination 10 20 at ono
: and telegraph to NJ. le Protect to returl
|. H. =. 49, III -.
4, HIS brother officer started Out. just a
7 they got to the corner Of the Rue de Ian
: cry and the Boulevard. Delessert stoppe-
: suddenly and put mis- hand 10 his forehead
. NY God.H he cried. 1.-THE crystal tn
{ picture.'' and fell prone upon his face. In
sensible. He was taken Al once 70 ho;
c pital. but only fingered "A few hours, neye
e regaining his consciousness. Under c,
j press instruction from the authorities.
o most careful. minute, and thorough autOE
sy was made Of Delessert's body by seyel
al distinguished su geons, whose unan
; nous opinion was that the cause OF IA
death was apoplexy, due TO fatigue an
n nervous excitement.
y As soon as Delesserr was sent to Oh
hospital his brother Inspector hurried I
: the Central Office. and De Lasa. togeths
a with his wife and every one cOnnects
with the establishment were at once 81
b rested. DE Lasa smiled contemporaries
a. they took him away. IL knew 20
were coming; / prepared for il. Io
q will be glad 10 release me again"
liz was quite true that DE Lasa hs
e prepared for them. When the house VI
searched IL was found that every pap,
bad been burned. the crystal gisbe vi
Is destroyed. and in the Don Of the seanc'
was a great heap Of delicate machiner
broken into indistinguishable bits. "Th.
J. cost me 10000 francs.'' said DE Las
pointing Ia the pile. but II has been
% good Investment The walls and foo
i were ripped out in several places. and a
n damage to the property was c0n-iferabl
l. In prison neither DE Lasa nor his assoc
ares made any revelations. The MOTTO