The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-11-16

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Springfield (Mass.) Daily Union.
IT'D
The Crime Of 4 French Cadet.
Saint Cyr (says a Paris letter to the
New York Herald) is the West Point Of
France, and tho honor OF its cadets is
dear to every soldier and civilian in
the country. It il, therefore, with moth
ing less than feeling Of pain that 80.
ciety hears Of the c0nv0cation of q
cour t-martial for the thial of a .'Saint
Cyrien" for theft. A few nights ago
a cadet, who may be designated as B.,
tossing haplessly on his bed SAW a fig
ure In white passing by him lit should
be observed the pupils of the military
college sleep together in = large dor:
mitory), and cried out, ''Who's thati'
ut is ]" said voice, which he reg
ognized as that of x. ''What are you
doing !" K. informed his comrade, and
the latter. merely taking advantage of
the situation to make a joke, thought
no more of the matter. Next morn
ing cadet missed his purse. contain.
ing l,000f. zoe. Who had taken it! It
was soon discovered that the thief
must have been one of the pupils, and
yet there was no one of the pupils who
could be fairly suspected. 1t was then
that B. called to mind his nocturnal in.
terview with X, though he shrank
from the idea of uttering his thoughts
aloud. Still he mentioned the circum.
stance to IN intimate friend or two,
and one of these presently suggested
that every cadet should submit to be
searched. The proposal was agreed to.
x. never moved a mdscle while his
comrades were thrusting their hands
into his pockets. Nothing was found
on him but Is francs, to which his title
could not be disputed.
It was now IL o'clock in the morning.
At 2 o'clock the promotion list was to
be published, and it was known that X.
would appear on the list of Sub-Lieu.
tenants. Once a commissioned officer
and he would have been safe from fur.
thur inquiries. He was playing des.
perate game for the coveted epaulette
or a pair of handouts. Still his every
movement was jealousy watched. In
few minutes he was observed to be
pacing g~uneasily between the dormitary
and the courtyard, as though he were
watching for an opportunity of being
alone. B., whose suspicious were far
from being laid at rest, demanded an
other general search, each cadet to
strip. x. smiled as it came to his turn,
and continued to smile while the
lining of his coat was conscien-
tiously cross.examined. Nothing was
found, and now popular opinion veered
round to his side. He stood hOnOrably
acquitted in the eyes Of his comrades.
1t was half-past l. In another half
hour he would be French officer. An
old chum of his came forward, and
hartily shook him by the hand. "Now
it is over" he said, II don't mind
telling you, old fellow, that you were
suspected" and he explained why.
X. made no answer. His gaze was fix.
ed almost stonily on young cadet who
had just stretched out his hand toward
a packet Of Maryland cigarettes, which
had been taken from K. s pocket. B.,
who he'd never ceased to watch him,
darted forward and snatched the pack.
ct himself, tore the paper from a ci.
garette and found it contained, instead
Of tobacco, a 1000 franc note, neatly
rolled up.
Every one stood confounded.
"Dress!" said one Of his comrades
sternly to x, who was now observed,
while taking up his socks, to make a
rapid almost imperceptible movement.
Four cadets sprung on him and seized
the socks. One of them contained
4 sous, which the unhappy youth had
had ths courage to hold concealed in
his left hand during the two previous
investigations. OF course they exact
ly made up the l,000f. zoe contained
In the missing purse. X. was left for
a few minutes quite alone. Then sew.
eral of his messmates returned. One
bore a loaded Chassepot. another six.
shooter, also loaded third Wand
containing poison, a fourth short
cord, evidently capable of sustaining a
considerable weight.
Then one of the seniors said: 1--WE
shall leave you alone once more, Do
your duty! Your suicide shall be- at.
tributed to disappointment ir love or
whatever you like. If you wish it We
will take letter from you to the Gen.
eral."
X. merely replied, III be damed if
do!'
His last chance was gone. The Gen.
eral was Immediately informed Of
the circumstance and the offender
arrested. What makes the whole bus.
mess inexpressib]y sad is that the cul-
prit is the son of q brave old Major,
now on half-pay, who had both his
arms carried away by q cannon ball
while charging at the head Of bis ba-
tallion before Sebastopol. There seems
every reason to suspect that this is an
other case of cleptomania.
On examining the trunks of the pris.
oner there were found concealed in
them books belonging to the Public
Library and stamped with its seal.
During tho two years Of his residence
X. is supposed to have stolen about
81 200 in money from his comrades.
We may smile If we will at the idea of
the thoughtful consideration displayed
by those boys in providing their com.
rade with so varied an assortment of
the means Of self-destruction, but it
recalls an incident in the life of anoth.
er soldier, in which no comic element
was blended with the tragic. A fam.
Gus Prussian General, affectionately
called "Papa' by the whole army,