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THE SAINT CYR MYSTERY.
A Disgraced French Cadet-What he
Told the Members OF the Court Mar

THE SAINT CYR MYSTERY.
A Disgraced French Cadet-What he
Told the Members OF the Court Mar
--tiaI. 49,
paris Correspondence of the New York Times ]
Avery sad case is now occupying pub
lie attention here. Some time ago the
pupils of Saint Cyr, the West Point OF
France, had to make frequent COM
plant of robberies. Many of them lost
money, and in a few cases of rich
young men, the sum distracted was OF
considerable Importance. All agreed
in saying that they had their money
when they went to bed in the dOTtofr,
and that it must have been taken dur
ing the night. After the third or fourth
complaint careful watch was kept,
and the Professors soon acquired the
painful conviction that the thief must
be one of the students. At the next
robbery all were questioned. All had
slept profoundly, and heard nothing or
seea nothing extraordinary. The next
day, however, one young man said that
there was one incident of the night which
he had not related, because it was OF no
importance; he had been aroused by
Sergeant Phillipot, who was close to his
bed, and on asking what was the mat
ter, Phillipot replied that hewas suffer-
ing from the collie and had been out.
At the next robbery student saw Phil
lipot coming from the end Of the hall.
On that occasion all submitted
to a search, but nothing was
found. When the Professor
was going out one of the
students saw Phillipot glance at pack
age of cigarettes on the table, and when
he took it up Phillipot turned pale. The
object sought was a thousandfranc
bill taken from the pocket of one of the
young men, and it was found in the
packet of cigarettes. should say that
all agreed to search because the ex-
aminations were just over, and in three
days all the young men would receive
their commissions in the army. 1t was
out of the question to allow thief to
be commissioned, and hence a grand
search was proposed. Phillipot was ar
rested, and when before the Tribunal
remained calm and impossible. He
confessed to the crime, and said that he
had been driven to it by his want OF
money. Something in the young man;
manner led the President of the Tri
bunal to think that he had not gotter
at the real secret. He began to ques
ton in a kindly way, but with great
deal of tact, making appeals to the no
BILE sentiments of human nature, and il
short time Phillipot broke down. He
began to cry, and then the President
pressed him, with kindness, to tell the
truth. The story he told was this: He
was the illegitimate son of retired
army officer. He had never known {
home or parental affection. He was KEEP
at a boarding-schOol, utterly withOu
money, never seeing any relative, ant
getting no letters, and only got int
Saint Cyr because he passed at thu
head of his class. When he got in, hi:
father wrote him one cold letter to tel
him to stay there and mind his studies
but he was allowed only enough none,
to pay his regular bills. In the secon'
year he received another letter. Hi
father wrote that he had Just married
rich widow, who had son of his ag
just entering Saint Cyr. Young Pariso
was therefore his brother by marriage
but he, Phillipot, was particular,
charged not to reveal the secret of hi
birth or to make himself known t.
Parisot. He obeyed the parental re
quest, and for three years kept tn
secret. Meanwhile young ParisOt hal
his pockets full of money, he was al
ways well dressed, he received constan
letters, and went home during vaca
tions. Every wish was gratifed, Will
his poor brother was in threadbar
clothes, without sou, and without
friend. His needs were so great during
the last quarter that he ventured t.
write to his father for money, but h
received no reply. Driven to the las
extremity, the neglected youth con
fessed that he could endure it no long
er, and fell before tempting oppOr
tunity to commit a crime. The frs
was followed by another, then another
when detection came.
need scarcely say that the member
of the court-martial were deeply moved
and every person in the room symps
thized warmly with this young man
His sentence was light. He was cor
demned to tive years Imprisonment
without military degradation, and TAX
en- off an once to the prison of Cherch
Midi. The public has also been deeE
ly moved by this story, and 1t IS III
mored to day that several intluentiS
men have united in a petition for PAL
don, and that if it be granted, yeun
Phillipot will be furnished money to g
abroad for few years and try his fol-
tune in another country. Great indig
nation is felt toward the father VIII
neglected his own son in this way
while cherishing the son of his ric
wife, and the father appears to hav
written frequently to young Pariso
while neglecting utterly the hall
brother.
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