The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-12-05

dried her tears.
"I have been married twenty-three |
years, monsieur my husband has never |
returned home later than ten O'Clock"
"Was your husband in the habit of |
going to any club or cafe ?" he con- !
tinued.
Never; wouldn't have allowed it"
"Did he usually carry valuable papers
about with him ?"
81 don't know; I attend to my house.
keeping, and don't trouble myself about
business matters"
1t was impossible to get any further
information from the poor wife, who was
bewildered by grief.
Having accomplished his business, the
commissary of police thought it his duty
TO say few words of commonplace con-
ISOLATION to the poor woman. But when
he went away, after making inquiries in
the household, he felt very anxious, and
began to suspect the existence Of
crime. That very evening one OF the
most skillful detectives, Retiveau-bet-
ter known in the Rue de Jerusalem as
Maitre Magloire--was put on the track
of Monsieur Jandidier, provided with
an excellent photograph of the mer-
chant.
The very morning after Monsieur
Jandidier had disappeared Maitre Mag
loire presented himself at the Palais de
Justice to report to the magistrate who
had charge of the matter.
"Well, Monsieur Magloire," said the
magistrate, so you have discovered
something's
"Tm on the track, monsieur"
"Speak p
"To begin with, monsieur, Monsieur
Jandidier didn't leave his house at half
past six, but at seven precisely.'S
Precisely?"
eyes. got my information from a
clock-maker in the Rue Saint Denis, who
is sure of the fact, because Monsieur
Jandidier, while passing his shop, took
out his watch to compare it with the
clock over the door. He had an un-
lighted cigar in his mouth. On learning
this circumstance said to myself L
have him he'll light his cigar some
where. My reasoning was correct; he
entered q shop in the Rue de Temple,
where he is we'll known. The woman
remembered the circumstance because,
though he always smoked sou cigars, he
bought London Ones"
How did he appear ?"
"He seemed very thoughtful, the
shopkeeper told me. 1t was through
her learned he often went to the Cafe
Fure. went in and was told he had
been there on Saturday evening He
appeared depressed. The gentleman,
the waiter told me, talked all the time
about life insurance. At half-past eight
o'clock our man left the cafe with one
of his friends, Monsieur Blandureau. l
instantly went to this gentleman, who
told me that he walked up the boulevard
with Monsieur Jandidier, who left him
on the corner of the Rue Richelieu,
pleading a business engagement. He
was ont OF sorts, and seemed troubled
with the darkest presentiment
Every well, 30 far" murmured the
magistrate.
"On leaving Monsieur Blandureau j
went to Rue du Roi-de-Sicile, to ascer-
tain from somebody in the house wheth-
er Monsieur Jandidier had any custom
ers or friends there was only his tailor
in the Rue Richelieu. l went to this
tailor He saw our man on Saturday.
; Monsieur Jandidier went to his shop
after nine o'clock to order pair of pan
falcons. While his measure was being
taken he noticed that one of the buttons
ON his vest was ready to fall of, and asked
: to have it sewed on. He was obliged tC
take of his overcoet to permit the little
repair to made, and as at the same time h,
, took out the contents of the side-pocket
the tailor noticed several hundred-franC
: bank notes.
"Ah that is clew He had larg,
sum of money with him?"
"Not large, but considerable. Th'
tailor estimated it at twelve or fourteen
. hundred francs"
$50 on, said the examining magis
: trate.
"While his vest was being repaired
. Monsieur Jandidier complained of sud
: den illness, and sent little boy out t,
. look for carriage. He had to go TO se
: one of his workmen who lived long dis
\ tance of, he said. Unfortunately, tn
. little fellow had forgotten the number O
q the carriage. He only remembered tina
q it had yellow wheels and was drawn b,
large black horse. This afforded
4 clew. A circular sent to all the livery
!. stable keepers put me on the track.
learned this morning that the number G
the carriage was 6,007. The driver, O.
II OenS quosIOhou' ulSVAnVHy toHonOoi
y ed having been stopped about min
n o'clock on Saturday evening in the Ru
, Richeleu, by little boy, and havin
"a waited ten minutes in front of the Maiso
y Gouin. The description of his fac
~ suited our man, and he recognized th
\ photograph among five others 1 shove
- him"
=. Maitre Magloire stopped he wante
to enjoy the approval he read in til
h magistrates face.
= T. "Monsieur Jandidier," he continued
a "was really driven to No. As Ru
\. d'Arras Saint Victor, where one {
a. his workmen lives, a man named Julc