Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-02-05

You that it was during the evening of Tues
day last. between eight o'clock and mid
night that the Widow 1erouge was mur-
dered. Once more l implore you, in your
own interest, to make an energetic appeal
to your memory
The indication of the day and the hour
OF the murder seemed to overwhelm the
prisoner with CONSERVATION. He raised
his hand to his forehead with gesture of
despair, His answer, ..owever, was given
in it,.am voice
u am certainly very unfortunate, sir;
bat l have no further observations to
make"
Monsieur Daburon was astoundee.
What. Not even attempt to prove an
0}iH Not Il word in rlf-scfence-noth-
ingl This could not be a pt-fall-a
snare! No: not even Il plan of defence!
He must have been taken when off his
guard, or probably had been over-conf-
dent as to the position he held in the
world.
The magistrate rose, and took from q
shelf, one after another, the great sheets
of paper that covered the various objects
that had been seized in Albert's room.
I'VE will now pass" he went on, "to the
examination Of the various charges that
weigh so heavily upon you. Have the
goodness to come here. Do you r"-
coGni'e these things as belonging 10 yn".
sizes; all these are my properly
"tioud. Now examine this foi., '.
broke itl"
Il did it. in fencing with Monsieur
Darcy. He can witness to the fact"
"IIe shall be summoned. And what has
become of the broken end2'
Il don't know. My servant would be
the best person to give You information on
that subject"
'Of course. He declares to have care
fully searched for il, but without success.
Now | must call your attention to the cir
cllmstancc that the victim must have been
struck with Il foil, deprived of its button,
end sharpenci afterwards. This piece of
stuff. upon which the assassin wiped his
weapon after the murder, is Il proof"
II iinp!ore you, sir. to give orders that
the most minute search be made upon this
poirt 1t is impossible but that the other
end Of this foil must be found"
special orders shall be given. Now,
observe. Traced upon this paper are the
footprints of the murderer. Here is one
of your boots; the sole exactly fits the
mars. This piece Of plaster had tixedit-
self in the impression made by the heel.
You will remark that your boot-hecls are
precisely the same"
Albert followed Will, an intense atten-
tien every movement Of the magistrate.
1t was very cyi.,cnt Chat he was struggling
against growing terror.
Was he invaded by that fear which often
Supplies criminals when thoy are on, the
point OF bens detected.
To AL the remarks of the magistrate, he
answered in :. ho,!ow Voice.
"lr!e. true: perfectly true"
"Again.' continued Monsieur Daburon.
''hnre is another piece of evidence. The
cul,,rit had All umbrella. The end of this
umbrella having stuck in some wet clay,
the piece Of wood which protected the silk
look! Here is the piece of clay taken off
your umbrella. The form of tho clay fits
TIE piece Of wood. How do you explain
this? A:c hey the same or not!'
at might be an acri l"nt.' said Albert.
"Imhrallas are made by the thousand
in the very same shape and color"
""cl!, lot them pass. Here is cigar
end, tonnd on the premises where the
crimn w;l- committed. Tell me to what
sort it belonged. and in what manner it
has been smoke" ~
"lts Trahuros, and it has been
smoked with Il holl"r.'
lake thesis /! not so!' insisted the
magistrate, showing the cigars. their am
Der and mear,chaun holders. which had
been found ripon the chimney piece in
the library OF the Count. de Nalcourts
ma'sion.
"lo@. murnured Albert. "Ihere iS =
fatality il this -"
"Pati"nrH! I've not done yet. The as
sassin OF The Widow Lerouge wore gloves.
ihe v'ctl!ii, IN her desperate struggle Tor
life. had graspcd the hands of the mnr-
tlerer, and some of the kid leather of the
glove. remained in the nails. The NOR
sells have been extracted, and here they
are. Peail-@ray-is it not so! The gloves
You wore on Tuesday evening were pearl-
gray, and they hay" been found scratched
and torn. Compare these pieces with your
gloves. Are they not the same even in
color and teX',r" e
What WAS III" ti"" OF denying it! The
evidence WAS there clear AS the noon-day
sun.
Albert was torror-stricken.
A cold p"rspir1tion burst upon his fore
head and tri'kiod slowly down his tenn
pies. His hands; trcmhIeu 50 that he hadn't
the force ~ clasp them.
"This is ,lraadflil-horriblc.
SIN short" pursued til" in"xorable mag
:,tratc, "hrre are the very trousers you
wore on the night of the murder. 1t is
very evident that they have been wet; and
;.pait from stains Of mud. they bear traces
of fresh rarth Joo. hnrn-opd bnrai