Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-06-04
BRATTLEBORO, VT. FRIDAY, JUNE 4,

january, 1869. He is concerned in an affair
which bears a close resemblance to the one
in which your lady was the victim. Will she
come, herself, and, if she can identify him,
and thus help to clear up matter which has
long puzzled us all II (Signed) &c"
The thought of proceeding in this case was
at first very distnsteful to me but so much
might be brought TO light by my making the
effort that l resolved, by Ralph's advice, to
face the digagreeable task and, accordingly,
we started for Paris that night.
l will not enter into the details Of the case
then under examination suffice to say il was
a robbery committed ON the wife Of Colonel
Styles under circumstances closly resembling
those Of which | was made the dupe. In this
instance however, boy had been seized on
suspicion, and it was this same boy was
called on to identify | had not much diff
Guilty in the matter: although he had altered
in the time that had elapsed since that men,
orable evening there were still those remark
able eyes, with their long dropping lashes
and the pale delicate face, to bear witness to
his identity and without the least hesitation
/ declared him to be the same boy who had
guided me to the house where / had been
robbed on the evening of January %, 1863.
The boy did not seem at all Disconnected at
my recognition and even smiled in n slightly
supercilious manner, MS though he felt him
self secure from any discovery resulting from
my identification. The authorities had been
unable, as yet to elicit any information from
MN ne Dainou an thelr attenlP'S at 4ues.Ioh-
ing nm WIN eklil anu cunning alinos' IN
crtuIple III so young nn onehue M nv once
WAS surprised NJ an eAcialhatioh lroni my
husband, who stood near me:
uooG heavens ne SHiu nail nuuIo'!,
believe see tnrougn the "noiG pan VIVA.
Diockheau l was not 70 nave 'houBh' Vi II
before but II was neatly piaiheu ana car
r'td OUT oy 1ONe WuS c-,,s,,
lie crossed 'ne nan 10 "nere Ooionei o'yIeS
was SittihB' anu' aI'sr AP 5HhinB 10 mn nlll IoI
lew minutes III 10" n"rIlSu i'ahncI' nc
aSheu lCa'o " can "Hheh9, "ho' ne e'eu'
II might 'nIoW some iiBn' on 'ic ii',''i 'i nanu'
ferIhlssion having been granted ne Aaiu III
ioud voice
Inc man caIlln6 hiilS'H 'uies rt'er'
oouy servant 10 OoIonei S'!i's, anu no" PieS-
eht IN this man, Is reques'eu 10 ht"uu ior-
ward
for Tue Hrs' tlulc h'noC our cu''anO, tnS
boys lace iell' ana he looked PerpieAed ana
rather dlsInayed' lherc was movement Ill
the crowd, hs though some one were Trying
TO eject a departure from ihe uoor uut the
attempt being promptly frustrated saw
them lead INTO the wltness,box the FrencI
servant VINO hau accompanied my huauthu
ABROAD, Dut VINO hau leit MS service vi nlS
return 10 England Aiter some uihe passed
IN making inquiries ana shcltihB very niue
from the cautious man before u.s. ne was
searched, and many letters OF hls present en-
ployers were found upon nm also Pock-
et-Dook' Whch eohtHlneu memoranda prov
ing great zeal against hlhSei anu ms Two
accomphces-hls Wlte ana the BOY III the
dock before US. No one else seemed concern
ed IN his fraudulent transactions
On further search the whole system ot ms
rogGery was unioiucd piece oy piece ne
would take service win gentlemen irout 10
tH'ei, ii,Posiis o 'n." I''s'i'a! W., up a.,
lt"ves' anu gaming 'ne' i','i,i;
MS "th,Ih'ne', ueineshor anu tu'ehleen' ne
hNeIs''ion. 0n'e hHl'iy ou' " 'ne oCun- ?-
" o .J.iS -, i-'9 - 80
ii1, Hl', "tit .,'e ",t ~ .-'9 Nj
anu emu, carr! 'nvui oI' NVtL-
lng "as ever iU,Bo''eh 'na' 'ouIa isau ~ ~ .o
desired emu; NO iIauu wHs s'ui'eu 1u,I Ine me
ue'',,.a ii''l ,-, ~ ,,,s, 'a,.oj =.
liievH, ~ wv Pt'n "ei 't
- 10 "a a 3lsra,'I', y, To, ,,.n,' ai' P''f''
''''Si ~ la 80 to,,d ont ho" .,,ors stood
49,, ' ,a',' h,,sIn,'5 a,,d bra,ha, I'll,
- ~. ny, laall, III, -
IioIi n's "i'u pa'e'
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'ei Hnu o'o't.i nnu 'nb VIC
m ioi I'a ,;;h III
uPoH' nV nau a. ~ tI'9
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it L,i;S ,vt - Tai,i HJ anu "''o 90
atI-'.
on NV Lrotber as bsin, accessory to ,ba roh-
| Ler,
R.tor. ,b. examination concluded tb. ser.
gean, Who bsd been so iorg on the look ont
| 1or The ncrne,r.tors of the decd asked NV
| husband how he had recognized the how as
| Leina ,bs son of MS fo,rnsr servant kaInh
| Ieug6aJ .IigbtIv az he rsrlied
a.. -,
li'a,,e & a,
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!nousu' leeSiieu 'ue Wy iea.u'os Ss
~ va! ~
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as no 'ooPeN - P.aA ~ '.e ..''.t Wv
styonac s,rol,o of Incl +"
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! arao,s ne ord v,as Iooling crsstfsIlen and
! ts;aIts,''J No. bvsIa,,d - b;r, I,oI1 don,n
HlebaoJ - ,l,o ,,,o,,ent ha r.Tn.ed bnt
n,, tbo or5a, Ioin,, ,,ara,,,'tor;Iy roneoted Lo
oh.,1d r.inc,o,,,itS
-, ono - ~ lis hand IN ,Le other
! a streak of white hair, about half all inch
| wide which shone like silver in the sunlight :;