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

arc right; that man is Montalon. and
the mystery is about to be cleared up.
traced him to London, and thence to
! Bayswater. He entered an elegant
| villa. which found was occupied by
no other than Mons. Sancon and his
wife. | got full. clear view of the
/ man, and Montalon is his name, rs
sure as you live
/ Good. said the other; land San
con Is with the assassin and robber."
And SO it turned out. Application
was duly made for the eNtrad,ion of
Sancon and Montalon. and after a
short Imprisonment the latter volun-
teered full confession. On the morn
ing of November 10, the fatal day.
Montalon was informed by Saneon that
the General had made an appointment
for that evening to come and receive
the jewels.
by the way" said Sancon, "you
and the General are marvelous,y alike
and might be taken for each other
What are you aiming at" asked
Montalon, who had aided Sancon in
ih'AN tii'tii ollV NltlilIlVtiS Sttltt1c.
You are poor said Sancon. land
| am on the verge of bankruptcy. as
you know. In that safe there is for
tame large enough for us both. 1t
might be ours, with little manage
ment, and no one the wiser"
Tell me how" Montalon said.
and if 1t is anything short of muir
der -"
"Ah, there it is" interrupted San
con, lit would have to be just that"
"Then you must do it yourself" said
Montalon.
Yes, was the reply. land then |
should lose my head, and you for
tune"
Then Sancon unfolded the scheme by
which he contemplated the acquisition
of wealth for himself and Montaon
and immunity for both.
First he said, 81 will get Nine.
Sancon out of the way. She is jeal-
Gus, and | will write an anonymous
letter informing her that her husband
is TO meet woman at the opera to-
night. | will make an excuse for alb
senting myself, and that will confirm
her suspicious. She will follow, and
try to surprise me. When the General
comes he will find you alone. Here is
a dagger" he added, producing one
from his safe, THAT will do the bust
ness. A blow in the throat-that
is the surest and quickest then
you must exchange clothes with
him, and finally smash his face,
so us to distigure it as much rs posi-
BILE. The money, the bonds and the
jewels lie close at hand. You can con-
ceal them about you and scatter the
contents of the safe over the floor.
There is no fear, and you can take your
time. The General is staying at the
Hotel Londres. Go there. his room is
No. 81, on the first floor; but you
know it, for YOU nave been there more
than once. Change your clothes from
the Generals wardrobe. for they may
be bloody. Don't get squeamish
Montalon, for it is absolutely neces-
sary that you put on the Generals
clothes after you Kill him, and invest
him in yours. Take time, | say. and
do it well, or all viii fail. Leave Il
note at the hotel for the landlord, say
ing that you-the General will be alb
sent for Il week or two, and asking
him to take care of your property.
Then take good care Of yourself until
YOU get aboard the boat at Calais. As
soon as you are safe in London, let me
know, and | will take means to get rid
of the bonds and securities.
nlA Oh tkagn inc
tons to the letter, with what success
is already known. The confederates
pleaded guilty to the crime. Montalon
was sent to the galleys for twenty
years, and Sancon for life.