Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-24
A DAMNABLE PLOT.

A DAMNABLE PLOT.
On the night of December 80, 1868, at
about seven o'clock, Officer Reborg, of
the Paris police, was on duty in the Eau
bourg St. German. A woman, clad In a
long, ample cloak, accosted him and
asked:
"Do you know where Monsieur Pom
tile reside?"
Mons. Pontille was the keeper of res
taurant, and of course every body who
knew any thing knew where he CARED
on his business.
"Certainly," the officer replied; che
lives a few doors away from here in that
direction" ,,
"Ah, Monsieur" said the woman, ssyou
are kind, but it is Of no use to me. I am
blind"
At this the officer started, but the next
moment recovered himself and said
"Madame, am grieved to hear it. Lay
your hand on my arm and will lead
you."
He took the womans hand as she
raised it, and placing it gently and re-
spectfully on his arm, moved away with
his companion. At that moment cab,
which some time before had been drawn
up two or three doors way, moved along
in front of large dwelling before which
the officer had been standing. Instantly
two persons, leading third between
them, descended from the high door of
the dwelling and entered the cab, which
was Immediately driven off. Two Sec
onds later the officer slowly sauntered
back to his place in front Of the house.
Then man came from the house and
stood drawing on his gloves.
"The night threatens RAM" he said to
the officer.
The officer replied briefly. and observed
that the person addressing him wore a
very heavy dark beard, and had gold
ring in the left ear AS the officer gazed
neighboring clock struck seven.
Two hours and half later Jacques ia
quiss, shoemaker, sat in his small shop
near the Pont Neuf, mending an old shoe
As he looked out at the little side win
dow he saw cab driven up dozen yards
away and man alight.
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entered the shoe-maker's shop, which was
dimly lighted. Placing a leather valise
ON the small counter, he said to Jacques
Jaquiss:
''Put few stitches in this for me, nv
friend, and I will give you a couple Of
francs"
He held the mouth of the valise togeth.
er as Jacques stitched it with wax-end
the stranger each time drawing the stitch
closer with his gloved hand. Teen he
gave the cobbler two francs and departed,
the cobbler saying cheerfully:
"Aye, but you did half of it YOURSELF
AS the cobbler closed his little shop
half an hour afterward he saw something
on the counter which attracted his atten-
ton. It was four lines OF blood red,
forming parallelogram ABOUT twelve
inches by six. A moments thought
showed him that the stains marked the
spot where the stranger had rested his
valise.
THE GLOVE.
The next day, December 30th, two la.
borers were crossing the woods near Pc
rela Chaise, when they saw glove lying
on the ground. One of them picked it
up, remarked that they might find the fell
low to it for what they knew before long.
1t was leather glove, Of good make, and
mad upon it little dark streaks, sticky
and smelling disagreeably.
"It is cobbler's wax said Jean Laborde,
one of the laborers.
"Not bit of it, replied the other,
named Paul Stekner; no cobbler's wax
ever smelt like that. Besides, what
would glove like that do with cobbler's
wax2"
1T is cobbler's wax" Jean persisted:
''don't know, for isn't my sisters hus-
band shoe-maker?'
The men bet bottle of wine as to the
nature of the streaks on the glove, and
Jean said:
'When we get home tonight we will
go to my brother in-law's, Jacques JAG
quis, and hear what he says.''
When Jacques saw the glove, he ex.
amined it very carefully, and then asked
where they got it. On being informed
he said:
eyes, that is cobbler's wax" and then
lifting a piece of leather from the coun
ter, he pointed t, four deep red lines
forming paralellogram, and added:
"And that is blood!
''What do you mean?" Jean asked in 6
surprised tone.
"Never mind, brother, just yet,' was
the answer; "you may know by and
b."
A MISSING MAN.
Two days afterward it was known
through the city that Jules Benteau, {
yong physician of much promise, had dis
appear, and that no clew could be OBJ
tanned as to his whereabouts. The facts
relating to the occurrence were carefully
collected by the authorities. It appeared
that during the afternoon Of December
29th a gentleman called at DR.. Benteaus
residence and gave his name as Monsieur
Santerre. He saw the doctor privately
and the latter, contrary to his custom
made no entry in his register. At 81,
o'clock the same evening the gentleman
again called at DR.. Benteau's in cab
and the doctor quilted the house with
him. Whittier. they drove was not knowk
The doctor was not seen after that, so fa1
as testimony went. The gentleman who
called for him was thick-set man, will
exceedingly dark, heavy beard, and wear
ing gold ring in his left ear. The cal
in which he drove away with the doctor
was traced to the Foubourg St. German
but beyond that nothing respecting il
could be ascertained.
On January 3, 1859, Jacques Jacquis.
heard of the disappearance Of DIR. Ben
eau. Then the vallse and the blood Xix,
stains on the counter in his little shol
came up to his recollection. Next morn
ing, early, he was crossing the Point Neu
to his business, when he saw a Grove
J gathered on the quay below. He wen