New-York tribune., 1878-06-21

- a.. r,oro was never entered, even in 1914,
-, voltaires bones were dragged from their conn ~
- pantheon and buried with quicklime IN sneDlsn l
eoIneI, one oh the good results OF the centenatg
srgSorous letter from Victor Hugo lA TepV " 4N
nnpanlOups structures was ahotDoi'
II.at tbore IA a hand of socialists who have
,Aoa themselves 10 assassinate monarchs III Reherei
- S,g, Bepie,g does not believe. II considers u
inv that there we're some persons as tooh'n' anu
- 81 had as Nobiling who knew what he was gong
= so ut that Is very different thing from conspiracy
=. ssassnate sovereigns, formed for so vague I 80
a. that all sOvereigns may be afraid OF oeuE
.os the remnant OF crowned heads may prefer "
This English critic says there Is nothlhg us s,,o
,bt this las crime Is not the eoeentrey OF an
-, Tsve,v porF Of Nobillngs past life that mas UooU
s,svvn "a light shows that he was mi'ei"D''' ~
,-ro,r-,nipded boy youth and man he was iospOo'S
connected. was a law-student' ana IoI 'Iu'o 49,.
,ea an a government Offices Dnl nt SierTEot ~ he was
ana Whatee eI 5r reloOus and fond OF Wilu taIk
Hs Vas man who could string lic i ~ w AZ I'm order
ne N.i,i We crime and who was WILING 70 tue w VI ~
s. m 1siebf have moment OF what ne Tegrueo @ ~
o ssI w bt 80 as not who would be apt to engage
in serious conspiracy.
Tbe adventures Of Jean Baptste ROussel
s one Of the strangest chapters in the criminal re-
s,rIs Of Poris lie was articled TO notary at Lihe
made an advantageous marriage, and opened an ofhce
!. Tourcong where he was known as cold methodlcaL
.,psesptlous business man and a model husband Al
Rrusses where he passed lOur days every heeA, o wa"
reckless dnancer bold speoulator, bon yiyant ana
: - fast man. Thus the notary lived from 1865 to
1874 when he turned his eyes toward Paris. There
as anotary's Office for sale at C0urbeyole, suburb
outside the capital He purchased the business and set
ned there To inspire confidence he combined luxury
vith piety he had splendidly furnished house, and
kep spen table but he very strict about fasting
and praying and had altar with burning tapers fitted
Do IN his bedroom The good people were easily taken
IN and deposited their money and securities with him to
The extent OF several hundred thousand francs. At
Courbevoie he was remarkable for his sObriety and
Dsy but in tho centre OF Paris he figured among the
worst rakes when his credit was exhausted be racked
bis brain 70 supply his wants. young man named
Joy son Of policeman, released from jail where
be had served term for passing himself or as Prince
of Morocco under the title OF Ben Ali Guenaor Jolly
again assumed The tite and In order the better to en-
trap his victims took to himself a secretary The per
,on employed by this sham prince his scribe wac none
pther than the whom secretary OF " Fornerod Of
he ex Presidents Of the Swiss Confederation Roussel
made the acquaintance Of these two gentlemen, and the
ro formed an association for raising funds to enable
Ben All GuenaO to recover the lost throne Of his an
eesOrs At the same time they organized society for
utilizing the sweepings OF Paris, While they were max
ing dupes Of the credulous amusing themselves at
the public dancug-rOoms and skating palaces, the
notary business at COurOeyOe was rapidly gong 70
ruin and at length the crash came Roussel hndng II
impossible hide che state Of his affairs any longer
proclaimed himself bankrupt with Liabilities amounting
10 $4,000 francs, and assets nil The inquiry set ON
loot in behalf Of the number Of poor persOrs ruined by
he nOtary prOhigacy led to his arrest HIS bearing IA
B0urt characteristic OF the man he tegned injured
Innocence I'm a manner worthy OF Iarlune. however
with that excessive mercy with which most tIehch
res temper their justice, be given the benefit OF
1enuatng circumstances, and, although found guilty
y fembezzlement he Got on with five years impilSon-