The Osceola times., 1878-12-07

after day was far advanced, he was still
absent. As the morning passed away
the housekeeper thought it right to lie,
the authorities know of his disappear.
ance. A search was made. but nothing
could be learned Of his whereabouts.
Two or three days went on and the
mystery appeared inexplicsble. AT
length, ON April s4th. the children of q
carter were playing with q pet rabbit,
when it escaped from them inte the
village street. A dog bsrked and ran
after the animal, which, scared and be-
wildered, ran into hole in the trap door
leading into Sanson's wine cellar. San
son refused to let the people raise the
door and look for the rabbit, debating
that 1t was better of there than in the
clutches of the tormenting children, and
that, moreover, there were so many bar
rels an1 cases in lthe cellar it would be
impossible to catch 1t. Later in the
day, however, when Samson was away in
the neighboring town, his wife good.
naturedly let the neighbors lift the door
to search for the rabbit. They did not
find the rabbit, but they found corpse
instead. Half covered with . pile Of
wood lay the body Of the missing farmer,
Jean Migaud, with stab in the back.
His pocket book, which contained large
sum of money, wss missing. There WAS
little or no blood on the body.
1t ought to have been stated that when
attention was called to the disappearance
Of Migsud nothing was said Of what had
happened at his house the night before.
The housekeeper resolved to do her best
to keep the diYrAcef,.l disboAery Of
Eloise's shame from, the public ear
There was, consequently, nothing known
of the circumstance, and the finding of
the farmers body in Sanson's cellar was
not, therefore, sought to be connected
with the occurrence. But it, was very
we'll known that Mlgaud had expelled
young Samson from his house, and that
the elder Samson had uttered threats
against the farmer. These threats at
once began to assume Importance, and at
the inquest which followed the finding
o. Mieaud's body, testimony was given
which showed that Samson bad vowed to
get even with the farmer. This, in con-
nectisn with the finding of the body,
seemed to Justify the arrest Of Samson
Then came out 'he fact that he had re-
fused to allow search TO be made in the
cellar for the rabbit. This was consid.
cred a very suspicious fact, and alto
gether it was thought that a good case
could be made. out against the wine
seller. 10, tHrneA out. and Samson
was sentenced to the galleys for lie. All
this time young Samson never mentioned
to his father or any one his having been
discovered In the farmers house with
Eloise, for, to say the truth, he believed
that the farmer had pursued him, and
had naturally gone tt his fathef's hruse.
and that the tive M n had come in con.
tact and the farmer been killed. Any
how, Samson went to the Bsgne averring
his innocence to the last.
This was in October of 1852. Madame
Samson, who was the wlne>seller's second
wife ard touns srd Nsndsop'el aid her
interest in the business and removed to
Paris. There she got a divorce and
married q wealthy lawyer, to whom she
bore seven children.
Young Samson removed to; Msrse,lles,
and managed 10 40 something to allie
viate the suaerings of his father, al
though he had a settled conviction OF his
guilt In 1865 the elder Samson was
allowed partial freedom, but was not
permitted te quit Msrseilles. In 1866
an elderly rnsA appeared In that city and
made the acquaintance Of the younger
Samson, who kept wine-shop. After a
while the stranger appeared to be struck
with the name, and one day said:
Excuse me, Monsieur; but are you
any relation 10 the Samson who, many
years ago, was convicted of the killing Of
one Misaud, farmer residing near Per
igneut'"
Young Samson wa, indignant at the
question, but the stranger apologized
and nothing more was said. For several
DAYS the stranger did not visit the wine
shop. At length he returned, and asking
to see young Samson in private informed
him that he had bought the premises
occupied by the wine-shop. Then he
handed the astonishei young man deed
oil the property and said;
81 have heard of your devotion to
your father. and having plenty OF money
and no one to leave it TO when ] die, /
desire to give this place To you because
like you and your ways"
Young Samson accepted the gift after
many protestations, and the old man
departed. A few days afterward orders
were received to let the elder Samson
reside with his son, and to place him in
charge of one OF the departments Of the
Bsgne as overseer. So things went on
until within the last two months.
On August Is, 1873, Paul Rsfe, a
wealthy carriage manufacturer of Paris,
died. Before his death, in the presence
of the proper authorities, he made a
confession or statement, which is given
in full;
"In 1862 ! lived with my wife, since
dead, at the Hill Side, near Perigneux.
was very poor, and made q meager
livelihood by mendipg the vehicles OF the
neighbsring farmers. had had little
work for some time, and we had nothing
in the house to eat. My wife, who had
a young baby at the, breast, proposed
that should 20 out that night-April
10, l852-and steal some OF neighbOr's
fowls. lived only couple of hundred
yards from the place, and, when all was
quiet about eleven O'Clock, | went out.
side into the street to zee that all wa
clear. l heard q quick step, and the
next moment a man came cut OF the
lane that led to farmer Migaud's house
/ was going to re-enter my house and
close the do)r, but the man was upon me
too quic ly, and recognized the farmer
He was 40 greatly excited that he could
not speak, and observed that he held {
pistol in his right hand.
0u. made an attempt TO speak, bu