The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-28

maze no entry IN MS register. At SIX
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 far
as testimony went. The gentleman who
called for him was u thick-sct man, with
exceedingly dark, heavy beard, and wear
ing gold ring in his left car. The cab
in which he drove away with the doctor
was traced to the Foubourg st. German,
but beyond that nothing respecting it
could be ascertained.
On January 3, 1859, Jacques Jacquiss
heard Of the disappearance IF DIR. Ben
eau. Then the vallse and the blood like
stains ON the counter in his little shop
came up to his recollection. Next morn
ing, early, he was crossing the Point Neuf
to his business, when he saw a crowd
gathered on the quay below. He went
down and saw woman and an officer,
with leather valise lying on slab be-
tween them.
Inc woman was telling how she had
lost metal tankard overheard, as she was
washing the day before, and how, when
she was fishing for it that morning, she
brought up the valise. The crowd stood
arouRd and listened. The shoemaker
thrust his head as close as he could to the
bag. and saw that was sewed at the top
with wax-end.
THE vALIsE AGAIN.
"Ah, mon Dieu!' he exclaimed, thrust
ing aside the crowd, ':let me see that
bag"
"What do you know about it?" asked
the officer, sharply.
The shoemaker stopped down and ex-
amined it.
1T is the same," be said. II know it
we'll; these are my Stitches
The crowd stirred, and the officer look
cd hard at the shoemaker, who grew cx-
cited, and began to trcmble.
"Cut it opcn!' he said. "There is some
thing in it which ought to be seen. Cut
it open!'
He fumblcd for knife, but was so
nervous when he got it out of his pocket
that he could not oron it.
''Give 1t to me-" SAID the officer, con
temptuously, and opening the knife, be-
cut the wax end. The mouth of the va
lisc slowly opened, and human head
was disclosed to view. Ithad been wrap
ped in brown paper, but the water had
softened the paper, and the head was
sticking out There was an exclamation
of horror from all The officer looked
hard at the shoemaker, and said:
"Friend, you must come with me, and
explain what you know about this?''
why, certainly" Jacques replied. 81
can easily d. that"
IDENTIFIED.
AS the reader has surmised, the head il
the valisc was identified as that OF DR..
l3entcau, the missing physician. Jacques
told the authorities his story very clearly,
and left no doubt on their minds as to
the truth of it.
But he did more than this He related
to them the circumstances of the finding
| of the glove III the woods near Perc Ia
| Chaise, and his Identification of it as
that worn by the man who brought the
valise to DC sewed. When asked how
| he SO identified it, he replied that the
man wore glove, and caught hold Of
the wax end at each stitch and drew it
| tight, and that he told him playfully he
had done half the work himself. It still
bore the marks of the wax-cnd, snd was
sticky and odorous.
Jean Laborde and his companion were
made to accompany the detectives to the
woods and point out the spot where the
glove was found. Then search was
made, which resulted in the finding OF
all the rest of the remains of the unfortu-
nate physician. They were concealed in
hole at the foot Of a tree, over which /,
pile of stones had been placed.
As may we'll be imagined. the discov-
profound sensation. All the skill of the
police was brought to bear on the case.
and an important fact soon came to light.
The policeman already referred to as on
duty on the Roubourg St. Germain on
the evening Of December Goth, Reborg
by name, suddenly remembered that he
had seen carriage standing on his beat
that evening and that while he was
showing
A BLIND WOMAN
the winc-shop of Mons. Pontillc the car
riage disappeared. The policeman also
remembered that Immediately after his
return a gentleman descended from a
certain dwelling and stood drawing on
his gloves, and that he had gold ring in
the left car.
The next thing was to find the charac-
ter of the house referred to. 1t was in
l,abitcd by wcllknown Marquis of the
old regime and his family. He was alb
sent in the provinces, but his three daugh-
tcrs were at home. Two of them were
married and their husbands resided with
them. The youngest was in poor health
and had long been confined to her room
There was nothing to arouse suspicion
as to the inmates of the dwelling, never,
tleless the policeman, Rcborg, already
spoken of, and two detectives-all dressed
as citizcns-wcre detailed to watch it
For this purpose several devices were re-
sorted to so as to avoid exciting suspicion
T. ere was no dwelling near in which
rooms could be secured overlooking tho
place. When every other artifce hat
been tried, the street was torn up righ
in front and adjacent, and the detectives
were i'll charge Of the men at work on it
A constant visitor at the house was ;
priest, known us Father Duplgny. III
was a comcly, clcan-shaved man, with
dark, closely-croppea hair, and was, as b
said, in attendance at the slck-bed of tn,
Youngest Of the daughters of the Marquis
Once it rained very heavily, and the police
man and detectives were bold enough t.
seek shelter under the spacious portic'
Of the mansion. Unexpectedly the doc
opened. The policeman turned and saw
strange sight.
The blind woman, whom he led to tn
wine shop Of Mons. Pontille on the even
inc Of December Goth, was at the dool
, 1t vas only for an instant, but Ion
enough for the policeman to bc convince
that She not only had the full use Of he
eyes, but had recognized him. Almos
, at the same moment the priest ran up til
steps out of the rain. The door was III
stantly opened for him by an unseen pei
son. AS he passed in the policeman say
,notl,or cfranrr thinr The left car O