Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-23

blcst. Did no count the mOhtns, tn'
days, till the release OF tho othel
should bring his imposturc to light
There is no way Of ascertaining whal
his thoughts and plans were, but it II
evident that, whatever they were
they were put all "agee" by the arri
val of tho detained cenvict sooner thar
was expected. He had, probably BY
good behavior, earned q month or 3,
Of his time, and was released thai
much sooner than the time at which
his term mwould regularly have expired
Suddenly he, the real husband, ap
peared upon the scene. The resul,
may be imagined, what one who findi
his sacred rights thus usurped would
create, and wife would expect, though
innocent of intentional wrong. Yet
though deceived and betrayed, she
could hot cast off at once and with bit
terness tho iather Of her own child
and the one to whom she had already
learned to look for help and comfort
and on whose strong arm and affection
ate care she had learned TO depend
Placed side by side, she distinguished
the true husband from. the false; and
knew and acknowledged her duty
but she could but stand between hel
companion OF the two happy years
and the vengeance that was due TO biz
imposture.
There were ordinations and re
ordinations, Of course, and threats
that almost grew to blows; but al
length the turbulent spirit that the
fraud had excited in the injured bus'
bands breast subsided, a calmer feel
ing succeeded the rage Of passion, and
the matter was talked Of freely and
iully by all three. There was the
childs reputation to save, and then the
wiie's-and the husbands too, for that
matter. What the result Of all the
consultations was We are unable as yet
to say. We only know that all parties
Suddenly moved to Cincinnati. A hur'
ried fitting across the river, and there
we lose the thread of our history,
though we are promised that il shall
'ot o'u ~ '"'' Po'"''
We gather these facts, as we have
before stated, from authority that Is
not to be questioned, and we are sails
fed that the story is substantially
true. As further confirmation how
ever, a reporter OF the commonwealth
yesterday evening visited Lewisonrg
ana heard from the Ups OF irlehds OF
the parties the most OF the story re-
peaied as given above. lie also learn
ed OF the too sudden departure to the
Buckeye state,
Cases of mistaken identity are
among the most wonderful records OF
the history CT jurisprudence, and per-
haps the one most remarkable OF the
history of Jurisprudence, was the IA
nous French case that was developed
in the trial OF the case of 'sfhe Emper-
or against Armand du Tihl." In this
case the close resemblance OF two per-
sons came near battling most severe
and prOtracted Judicial scrutiny. The
dispute lay between Armand du Tihl
and Martin Guerrc, and the trial was
had in 1880. Martin Guerre married
woman "i Antiques IN leoo. Having
afterwards a dispute with his iather,
he saw fit to leave bis family, and alb
sented himself Tor eight years, without
giving them any Information as 10
where he was. AT the expiration OF
that time a person afterwards asserted
to be Armand du Tihl, appeared, and
represented himself TO bc Martin
Guerre. SO closely did he resemble
the abset man, in features, stature and
complexion. that he imposed eifectual-
" upon Gnerre's wlie as her husband
ana iiVed WIN her ior over tnree years
during when Time she had chlldren oy
him. FOR the same length OF time he
succeeded IN declcvlng iour sisters ana
two orothers'ln''aw OF MaftinH' so
That no suspicion was entertained oi
his identity
AT length circumstances led one Pc
ter Gnerrc, an uncle Of the real man,
to suspect the real character of Ar
nand du Tihl, and he was arrested and
tried. During the trial, sixty witness
es declared that so strong a rescm-
blance existed between the real and
fictitious Martin Guerre that it was
impossible to say which the prisoner
was. There were forty witnesses who
testified tha. the prisoner was Martin
Guerre, and they based their belief
upon intimate acquaintanceshlp and
association since infancy with him.
Over one hundred questions were ask.
ed du Tihl on the trial, and he answer
ed each one correctly.
The Judge pronounced the sentence
of death upon the prisoner, from which
sentence the prisoner appealed to the
Parliament at Toulouse, who ordersd
the accuscr and accused to be con.
fronted IN the open Court. A great
number of new witnesses were intro.
duced, and majority testified that it
was the real Guerre, while Others were
unable TO say certainly whether 1t was
or not. The prosecution proved by
twenty-five witnesses that il was not
Martin Gucrre, but Armand dn Tihl,
which, they said, they were better en-
abled TO do because they knew both
persons intimately. On the other
hand there were thirty five just as pos.
tive that Il was the real Gucrre' and