The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-26

lily that ban Oeen III business III IarlS since
| 1908, was also taking music lessons from
Kislov. Mile. Goiioux>Enchuysen as per-
feet a blonde as Mile. Swarsz, was more
spirituelle, less robust, and more nervous.
She returned from her single visit to Kis>
lows in deep swoon, that was succeeded
by fever and delirium. In endeavoring
to subdue her restless tossings the nurse
noticed that the pillow she was lying upon
had become stained with blood, AM, that
there was a wound upon the back part of
the girls neck, from which blood oozed
| with some rapidity.
The attending surgeon was summoned at
once, and found that the hemorrhage,
though not violent, was very persistent,
aud was only subdued by the use of the
most powerful styptics. He could not as>
certain anything in regard to the wound or
how is was caused, and he was much puz>
zled about it, since its character and that
Of tie hemorrhage attending it was singu-
larly like an aggravated leech>bite. In the
pursuit of his inquiries he called upon Kis-
low, who, however, denied peremptorily
that she had been hurt willie with him, and
the surgeon could not dispute this since he
had detected no sign of such hurt i'll his
preliminary examination of the patient.
He thought it worth his while, however, to
make some inquiries of the police concern
ing Kislov, and the case of Mile. Goijoux>
Enchuysen thus came TO the ears Of the de
teCtive.
NJ. Sylvan called al once to see. the sur
geon and, after long conversation with
him, induced him TO visit Mile. Swartz
and the other pupils of kislov who were
similarly affected. About three weeks
later Jean Kislov and wife were cited to
appear before the Juge d instruction. Syl-
vain had made out his case.
The accused, on being examined, at first
haughtily refused to be interrogated, but
fiually admitted that his name was not
Jean Kislov, but the Count Hadnaji Jot'-
utzo that his wife was the Countess Sta
noska, and that he lived in Hungary, in
the country bordering on the Teiss. near
the town of Madricga. He denicd per-
emptoriy that he was guilty of any of the
practices attributed to him, and said that
he did not suppose it possible for the au-
thoritics Of the elegant city of Paris to be
tincturcd with the ignoble superstitions
which disgraced The rude Doors of Bohemia,
Hungary and Walachia. He said more~
over, that it was no new thing for men,
bers OF his family to be accused of being
vroucolacas and striga-it was perhaps
part of the price they paid for their ancient
patent of nobility. An ancestor of his had
been murdered by the Vehmgercht upon
very similar charge to the one now
brought against him but he had no fear
before an open tribunal and in the broad
daylight of the nineteenh century.
The four pupils and Mile. Swartz testified
to the line of facts already stated, but Nile.
Goijoux- -Enchuysen was yet too i'll to
appear. The surgeon, however, testified
to her general condition and the character
of the wound upon her neck, which, though
the probe revealed it to be superficial, was
very unusual in appearance, and he was
almost willing to stake his professional
reputation that she had been cupped there
or the wornd had been sucked. He had
examined the necks of the previous wit
nesses, and in each case there were traces
of small cicatrix in or about the same
part where his patient was wounded.
new wituess was now called in the
person OF Mile. Leonide Saumaise,
sprightly blonde with resolute face, but
which had the pallor of recent illness. She
testified that, in obedience to the instruc-
tions of VI. Sylvain, she had applied to the
so called kislov 10 be taught singing, and
had been received into his classes, and
finally invited to his house after the regular
formula. Her object was to find out the
nature of the practices attributed to him
for the Information of the police. VI. Syl-
vain was apprised of her movements, was
near at hand for duty in case his services
should Se required, and she herself was
provided with ammonia ADD stimulants to
enable her to resist the insepsiblity which
had overcome all the other witnesses. She,
however, had yielded precisely as the rest,
and recovered from the syncope to find
herself pale an0 lapguid as if just bled
copiously, Instead, however, of suffering
herself to be taken home, she had gone
Immediately with NJ. syivain to the sur
geoh 5, VINO eXamlleu her neck. 1ncre
was no pain, and ar first no appearance of
any wound but the microscope revealed
a spot over which slight film of animal
membrance was deftly adjusted. This
was carefully removed, aud under it was a
slight lancet wound, the bleeding from
which was checked by some powerful styp-
tic, and the incision closed with the most
consummate art.
At this stage Of the proceedings the ex-
animation was discontinued for the day.
with the understanding that it was to be
resumed on the morrow. Count Jotiutzo
and his wife, after giving heavy bonds for
Their reappearance, were permitted TO GO
home. NJ. SYLVAN, however, was deter
mined not to lose sight of the couple. He