New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-18

REPUBLICAN,, SUNDA'
hcY would have no dihaculty in throwiaa
the saeks aside and making his esoepsy md,
If he could not, that Dartigoes would him.
self render tho necessary assistance.
Next morning Tape observed the sacks
still ON the floor where they had fallen, and
offered to pile them up again, but was told
not to trouble himself about them a. they
we're doing no harm to any one.
Thus matters remained till Thursday
evening. Tape slept in the upper story Of
the feed store, and observing light on the
lower floor at late hour, suspected some
thing wrong. Cautiously be arose, and
after creeping to the hatchwsy saw Oar
tiaues busying himeelf about barrel.
Feeling assured that dark mystery was
about to be unrsveled he concluded to
watch, but thought it prudent to Go so in
such Q manner that he himself would not
be seen. He was not ignorant of the fact
that little Theodore had been missing eince
the evening that he saw him struck down
BY Dartigues, and he suspected that the
bran eacks still covered the body of the
boy. TAis suspicion was confirmed.
BY careful wat ching tho looker-on from
his post above cav his employer stealthily
approach the sack, and remove them one
by one. At length the remains of little
Theodore appeared, and released gases
assembled to attest the progress of decay.
Dartiguss looked on shudderingly. Tho
work be had already done was terrible
that yet to be done was extremely disagree
aba. He touched the body, and drew back
as if an electric shock had penetrated
through every fibre of his being. The face
of the dead boy looked up reproachfully,
and before ne could proceed with his work
he had to forify his determination by re-
Deated draughts of brandy.
AT length, in order to save his hands
from disagreeable contact with the al
ready swollen corpse, he drew on pairo OF
old gloves, and with the j,int courage of
fear and despair seized tee body and thrust
it head first into the barrel. He then went
to the stable, obtained some litter in an old
box and packed it around the corpse. When
1T last he undertook to head up the barrel
the feet of the boy were with difficulty
Kept beneath the cover. but being skillful
IN such matters the guilty feedman finally
Next the store door was opened, and the
barrel, with it's terrible contents, was rolled
scross the street and thrown into the river.
There was no one on the street at the time,
Ind when DArtigues cav the package move
mt into the grand old Father of Waters he
cit as if great burden had fallen from his
houlders. There surely could be no proof
against him then. After watching it for .
while he retired to his solitary couch, ito
leep, perchauce to dream" ,-.e.
On the following morning, when the bar
el. set adrift in the darkness. returned to
'lague the man who launched it, Tape was
allied into the store by his employer and
equested. for Gods sake, to cay nothing
bout what he had seen on the previous
tuesday evening. The draymAn promised |
o pu. zeal upon his lips, and intended to |
% so, until the tangled skein of circum-
tances began to unwind and threatened to
ring him into trouble a. an accessory after |
be fact.
These disclosures completed the volume
f testimony against Dariigues. Of his
uilt no doubt remained. Though proba-
ly he had NO thought of killing the boy
hen he first struck him, yet bis subse-
uent acts evinced q murderous DISPOSE
on, experimenting. as they did, the result
his first hasty action by darkly delib.
rate intent.
The trial took place on the second of
ebruarv, 1858, and being a wealthy man.
Antiques provided himself with the best
legal services, and indeed all else that
,uld be employed in his def, nse. One fact
eveloped in this connection created hor-
BILE suspicion. Among the state witnesses
lied upon by the prosecuting attorney,
ere Grabig the eccentric fishermen,
cGoverp, the detective, Tape. the dray.
an, and the brothers of the murdered boy.
But the frat named of these had been
fenced forever. A short time before the
ial came off he was found on the levee.
'ar his floating castle, in ttate of com.
etc insensibility, and, being taken to the
harity Hospital, died almost Immediately,
i'd was conveyed in corporation cart to
8 last resting place.
At the time no suspicion of foul play was
tertained, but Grabie's absence from the
itness stand suggested inquiries. It was
ted as curious fact that he was found
q epeechless condition almost on the yery
OF where he had opened the telltale bar.
and been kicked by the dead boy, and
is, too, short time before the date of an
portant trial in which he was to appear
material witness
Some supposed that he had been poisoned;
t the matter was never properly investi-
ted, and in all probability never will be.
any rate, his illness must have been sud- ,
n and unexpected, for he had been busy
ring the preceding day, and in the even.
Z had disposed of his days catch of fish
thOut exhibiting any signs of a;lment.
It was after midnight when he was found
the levee, and as he never spoke while
route to the hospital or afterward, tho
It chapter Of his LIES history remains I'm I
d. His floating habitation never found 6
other tenant. To live in such q tub re- ,,
ired some courage and some philosophy,
q no one knowing the fate of Grabig set 9
. claim to the succession. Broken up :
some piratical iconoclast, the fsherman's :