Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-07-04

a tone OF satisfaction. He is a noble
fellow, ana did right. Monsieur, have
come to clear Ramon from the shame
full suspicion
9 am delighted to hear it. madam, +"
the Chief said. with a low bow.
Alfonso Ramon is my husband,
the Marchioness said, rising grandly,
land on the evening of the 10th of
J November we were privately mar
! ried."
The Chiefs surprise was very great
| II that was true-and why should he
| doubt the word of a lady or such If
| reproachable fame as the Marchion-
esS-the sudden rise to atiiuence of
| Ramon was accounted for, and the
reason why he refused to reveal the
fact of his marriage to save himself
from such grave suspicious. and even
incarceration, grew apparent-there
was a disparity III both station and
age, and the Spaniard felt in honor
| bound to await the lady'S revelation of
the fact of that marriage.
10 is needless TO say that Ramon was
released. The Marchioness, then over
fifty years of age, had taken sudden
fancy to the young artist whom she
had employed to do some frescoing for
her, and had married him on the in
slant, and overwhelmed him with IA
vors afterward.
But the murderer of Montalon-
where was he?
That was still mystery. Mons.
Sancon closed up his business, and he
and Madame Sancon disappeared from
Paris. The murder had almost been
forgotten, when suddenly it was dis
covered that the bonds and securities
stolen from Mons. Sancon's safe were
in the market How they found their
way there no one knew, but they were
IN the hands Of reputable men, against
whom there could be no suspicion.
About the same time, another mys-
ferrous subject became the chief topic
OF conversation in Paris. Mention
has been made of General of ihe
French army whc deposited the Jew
els, afterward stolen, with Mons San
con, during his sojourn in the South
of France, whittier he went for the
benefit of his wife's health. It APP
freshman by birth, and an intimate
friend of Louis Napoleon, lost his wife,
and returned to Paris early in Novem-
Der OF 1852. On the night of Nov. Is
he quilted his hotel, leaving "A note for
the landlord, requesting him to take
care of his baggage, us he might be alb
sent two or three weeks. Eight months
had elapsed, and nothing had been
heard of him. The landlord had made
inquiries, but without any satisfactory
results, and finally made known the
circumstances to the police. On
searching the Generals baggage for
some clue to his whereabouts, a coat,
vest and pantaloons, stained with
blood, were found. In the pockets of
his pantaloons was a dagger, glued to
the case with blood, ana large mill
tary cloak was also discovered, the in
side of which was blood-staiDed. The
most remarkable feature in the case
has, however, yet to be presented to
the reader. In the coat pockets were
a number of letters, also stained with
bloody finger marks, some OF them adj
dressed to the General, and others to
the murdered clerk, Montalon.
Tie excitement created by these dis
coyeries cannot be described. There
was only one solution of the mystery
the General had gone to Mons. San
cons residence to receive back his
diamonds, and his Cupidity being
aroused 10y the sight of the immense
sum of money in the safe, he had muir
InCal nlarE
bles and disappeared forever. Every
thing pointed to this theory.
Some time after the occurrences mar
rated, Louis Napoleon, then Emperor
of the French. paid visit to the
Queen Of England. Several French
detectives were sent over the channel
to protect the Emperor, as it was
feared that some of his enemies might
follow him, and seek for an opportuni-
ty to assasSinate him. Two of these
detectives occupied apartments on the
High street Of Windsor, close to the
main entrance of the castle.
One day, when crowd was assem-
bled 10 witness the exit Of the Queen
and her guest from the park, the
French detectives, everywhere on the
lookout, observed a man in the rear of
the crowd, striving to catch a glimpse
of the Emperor.
"My God' one of the officers ex-
claimed. +" If Montalon had not been
murdered and eaten up by the worms
long ago, | should say that was he''
" Which, exclaimed the otner de-
tectiye, quickly.
L" Why, that man over yonder, the
officer answered, pointing to the
stranger referred to, and adding: Il
knew Montalon well, for | had bush
ness with Mons. Sancon frequently"