The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-06-10

mistake. Just here, however, q most
| unexpected hitch occurred. The swind-
| ler was said to be something like"
| Surian, but he had gray eyes, dark hair,
and light blonde beard. The witnesses
were unanimous as to the color aud ap-
pearance Of the eyes, which were describ
| ed as being different as possible from
| the suspected mans eyes and Surian
was accordingly discharged.
| Not satisfied with this, Surian went to
police headquarters. and complained of
| the injury done to his character and bus
mess by this arrest upon so slight q
head of the Department what pretended
to be full exhibit of his business af-
| fairs, and which showed that, after all
| his debts were paid, he would still have
| surplus of 5000 900 francs. ''One
| does not steal under such circumstances, :"
said Surian. The delinquent agents
were reprimanded, and Surian went
| home apparently well contented.
It is probable, however, that he sus-
pected what was actually the case that
| he was being carefully and assiduously
watched. He contracted his specula-
tive operations very materially, and
| million in gold, which he had on deposit
| in the Bank of France, was drawn out
and shipped to America, to parties un-
known to the authorities. The out
| break of the Franco -Prussian war, how
| ever, took Surian to the Bourse again,
| and he was long of ssRentes" when the
calamity Of Weissenbourg overlook
! France. Surian went down with The
| funds, and compromised with his credi-
| tors with deficit of a million anda half.
Two weeks later he was again arrested
| for passing some 100000 900 frances of
| fraudulent Quarter-master drafts. This
time the police felt sure they had Surian
but the battling matter of identity again
| sprang up. The actual criminal had q
| general resemblance to Surian, except
| that his hair and moustache were dark
and his eyes as black as jet. The auth
critics were dumbfounded. The testi-
mOny, however, was direct and uncon-
| trovertible, and, after a searching raid
| upon Surian's house, where, however
nothing was discovered which tended to
| criminate him, the ex- convict was again
| released.
The Germans now rapidly threw their
| tremendou cordons around Paris, and
| the memorable siege of the great city
began. Surian joined regiment of vol
| rnteers and went on duty. The position
assigned his company was the charge of
| picket post outside the fort of Vanvres,
where the 'Prussian preaching batteries
| were finally established. One day he
and four of his companions were sur-
prised by some Uhlans riding in the
gray of morning. The other men were
speared, and St1rian reported missing,
''kllled or captured" Twenty four
hours later Surian appeared at his post
| again and reported for duty. He had
| fed, he said, under the cellar of house,
and could not get out any sooner
Three days later he was arrested with
| show of great sole1nnity, and carried be-
fore Gen. VillOt, commander of the di-
vision to which he was attached. The
Colonel of the regiment and many other
officers were present. ssIs this the man?"
asked Gen. Villot, pointing to Surian,
and accosting person in Prussian uni
form.
'sThat is the man I saw at Versailles
four days ago." said the spy ''I am
| willing to swear to him. He came up
the street escorted by Uhlans. and went
directly into M. de Bismarck's head
quarters. I saw him myself"
"You are charged with an ofense the
penalty of which is death, Surian," said
Gen. Villot ssWhat have you to say
for yoursef2 Did you give information
| to the enemy %
''You say you saw mel" cried Surian,
| turning his full face upon the spy 'sare
| you very sure you saw me s''
The spy staggered back, aghast.-
'Mon Dieu no !! no I will not swear
The man 1 saw was like you-but it was
not you The man I saw going into
Count B1smarck's quarters had certainly
| brown eyes and yours are blue"
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into Paris for the first time since the
siege began. Apparently the state of
his domestic menage did not suit him.
At any rate his coming created great
disturbance In the neighborhood the
fair Cytheree left the house in tears, and
vowlng vengeance, and the impassive
| Jules Gochen was arrested as q Prussian
| spy, upon specific charges laid by Raoul
Surian, convicted and shot.
Soon after this came the surrender
and the commune. During the ephem-
| eral reign of NJ. Eusebe Birambrot at
police headquarters, dark-browed beau
ty came in and laid charges of treason
and incivism against M. Raoul Surian.
She gave her name as Mile. Cytheree,
| and said that Surian, one of the adroitest
robbers OF the age, who continually es-
capped conviction through his subtle dis
guises, had been in constant communi-
| cation with the Germans during the
siege. Her charges were supported by
one Galland, formerly of the police
On the other hand, Surian, who was
present, and was Communard Colonel
of Artillery, and high in ....vor with the
| sections of Belleville, proved that M.
Gallaud was an ex-mouchard and Ma
poleonist, and that Mile. Cytheree had
compromised herself with Jules Gochen,
Prussian spy, lately executed. Biram-
| brot dismissed the charges and the wit
| nesses and Surian returned to his cannon.
On the night after the Versaillists
broke into Paris Surian disappeared.
He left the battery at Belleville, propos-
ing to return In five minutes with some
percussion-fuses, which were needed.
He did not corne back at all. He was
| dressed in a very conspicuous uniform,
| and was grimy with dust and smoke.
The next morning company of Yer
| sailles soldiers belonging to the One
Hundred and Fifty-second Battalion of
the hne, was hurrying along the Rue
| Neuve des Petitis Champs, under the
Guidance of Police Agent Gallaud, In
Searou of Communists and Petroleurs, a
pleasant-looking gentleman, in the garb
| of cure, with shovel-hat well-defned
/ tonsure, brown hair, and bright black
| eyes. stepped out of a cellar-way. over
the door of which was sign, .'Collert,
marchand des habits" The cure touch
| ed his hat and smiled on the troops, and
walked on, gently trimming his nails
| with a small pen-knife. Gallaud started;
/ he spoke word to the Captain COM
manding the troops they called halt,
and Gallaud sprang across to the pave
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