The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-26
THE JANDIDiER MYSTERY.

y
day, about four o'clock in the sfternoo
ali the Quarter du Marais was in an uI
roar. 1t was said that one of the respeC
table merchants in the Roi de, Sicile ha
disappeared, and all the efforts to dis
cover him had proved fruitless. TIL
strange event was discussed in all tn
shops of the neighborhood; there wer
groups around the doors of all the green
grocers, and every moment some terrified
housewife arrived, bringing new details
The grocer at the corner had the best
freshest and most correct intelligence
having received it from the lips of tn,
esok who lived in the house.
So" said he, yesterday, after din
ner, our neighbsr, Monsieur Jandidier
went to his cellar and was never seer
sgsin - disappeared, vanished evapo
rated p
1t occss onally happens that mysteri
Gus disappearance are heard OF, the
public gets excited, and prudent people
buy sword canes. Policemen hear these
absurd rumors and shrug their shoulders
They are familiar with the other side Of
these closely embroidered canvasses
They search into the matter and find,
instead of artless falsehoods, the truth
instead OF romsnces, sad stories. Yet
up to certain point, the grocer in the
Rue Saint Louis told the truth.
Monsieur Jsndidier, manufacturer OF
imitation jewelry, had really not been
home for twenty four hours. Monsieur
Theodore Jandidier was very tall,
very bald man, about ffty-eight years
old, with sufficiently good manner, who
had amassed q considerable fortune in
trade. He had an income from stocks
of twenty thousand livres, and MS busi>
ness brought him in about fifty thousand
francs. He was beloved and esteemed
by his neighbors, and justly 30, for his
honesty was abovesuspicion, his morality
austere. Married late in life to rela-
tive, he had made her perfectly happy
He had an only daughter, pretty,
graceful girl named Theress, whom ne
adored. She had been engaged to the
banker Schmidt-of the firmof Schmidt,
Gubenheim & Worb-Monsieur GUS
tave, but the match had been broken
off, no one knew why, for the young
people were desperately in love with
each other. 1t was said in the Jandider
circle that Schmidt, senior, who, as was
well known would skin flint, had res
quired dowry far beyond the mer>
chants means.
Warned by public rumOr, which con.
stantly increased, the commissionary Of
police went to the home of the man who
was already called the victim, though
no exact information had been received.
He found Madame and Madamoiselle
Jandidier in such transports Of grief
that it was with the utmost difficulty
that he could gather the truth. At last
he learned the following particulars:
The evening before, Saturday, Mon.
sieur Jandidier ad dined with his family
as usual, but did not eat with much
appetite, having, he said, violent bead
ache. After dinner he went to his ware
houses, gave some orders, and then en-
tered his office. Returning home at
half past six, he told his wife he was
going to walk And he never appeared
again. Having carefully noted these
particulars, the commissary of police re-.
ouested permission to see Madame jan
didier a few minutes alone. she made q
sign of assent, and MadsmOiselle Theresa
left the room.
"Pardon, madame" said the commls
sary of police, ''the question that | am
about to address to you. Do you know
whether your husband had-I again ask
your pardon--any connection outside of
the house%
Madame Jandidier started up; anger
dried her tears.
"I have been married twentyothree
wears. 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 continued.
I" Never wouldnt have allowed il"
Ibid he usually carry valuable papers
about with him ?"
"I don't know; attended to my
housekeeping, 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 soy a 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 ard
began to suspect the existence of crime.
That very evening one OF the most skill
Jul detectives, RetIvead, better known
in the Rue de Jerusalem as Maitre Ma
gloire, was put on the track OF Monsieur
Jandidier, provided with an excellent
photograph of the merchant.
The very morning after Monsieur
Jandidier had disappeared, Maitre Ma.
gloire presented himself at the Palais de
Justice to report the magistrate who
had charge of the matter.
"Well, Monsieur Magloire," said the
magistrate, $50 you have discovered
something's"
"Tm on the track, monsieur"
"Speakw
"To begin with, Monsieur Jandidier
didn't leave his house at half-past six,
but at seven precisely"
" Precisely?"
eyes. i 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 I'M