The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-19

u,s Money In France. but Alive
in Butte.

70 ,ay that truth is stranger than hc.
Il 10 say what has been said 80 often
y has become meaningless. There
ho~eyer occasional incidents In the
, If rs all which lear out and brina
.'.;hly to mind this seemingly fat u.s.
There lives now in this city = young
-, about twenty years Of age, whose
a.,b by violence has recently been
",ourued by an agouized family in
lance. and whose mysterious disap-
Trance has given the greatest grief
,d anxiety to friends In Leadville.
~, Let him ue known to the readers
this article as Joseph c., and a. being
;. every way, 50 far as known, industri-
-. and exemplary in his habits. He
..s horn in France, where his parents
.ow rc.i.;., in the Canton of Claude.
~, ia. bee: for some time in the West.
~ Icadvi!le he worked long and faith
.,nv a, a waiter in restaurant, and by
..ono,uic:,l habits succeeded in laying
=, about s33,MU. The object which
,,omutc.l this wise ecenemy in 50 young
man, surrounded by associations like
!, 10 lesd him astray, was his desire to
:. able to marry the damsel of his
choice. a beautiful girl living in Calves
to, When he had at last realized
soO from his savings, Joe e. prepared
ia leave I.calvillc, intending to go to
8, Louis and thence to Galveston. So
he n,ic mlicu to Ills friends, told them
where he was going and started for Pu-
clio. intending to take tho train there
for i. Louis. The night on which c.
loft the restaurant in Leatlville u fellow
x,jter named Williams, who was KNOWN,
i. rather hard character, di appeared
r;i,onr warming. No one knew or
cared much abcu; Williams dcparturs,
Int time lr's:,t' on and nothing was
hear,l fronrC.
After vile 4 letter came from the
anily OF his f,'"rcc in Galveston, ask
in. an explanation Of his long silence,
and why lie din not come ut once us
momistal. This set his friends and the
wlice authorities in I.catlville to think
ing. and they began to fear foul play.
Williams, who left the restaurant with
e.. was known to be suspicious char
seter. anil was also known to lie aware
that G.. had $1,000 cash in his possession.
kilograms were sent to Galveston. Pu-
clio, st. Louis, hut all in vain. Just at
this time. and about two weeks
ago. = letter was received by Mr..
Felix Brossier. Of I.eadville, COL, a
friend Of young G., from the father of
the latter, Jean c., Of Canton Claude.
This letter produced = great sensation
among r"'i"e circles, and caused re-
ncwed efforts to ascertain what had l'e-
c"n,e Of the missing man. 1t stated
that the writer, Jean G., had recently
'eeonle uneasy at the long silence Of bis
sm Joseph. He had consequently con-
sultel a c!airvoyant at the city Of Lyons
rs % the whereabouts and condition of
his absent hoy. This woman had
great reputation and had received him
with much dignity and with a most inn
pressive manner. He had stated the
rase to her. and she had then shown
him into IN an inner room hung in
black. where = large, highly-polished
s'er! mirror hung, shrouded in crimson
anil black velvet. Drawing the curtain
frOm the face of the
MAGIC MIRROR
and n'otioning her amazed subject to he
spate'l, the rlairvoyant struck q tragical
attitude and read the clouds of mist
which passed over the mirrors face. II
~e." said she. "a wild, but beautiful
landscape. bclgel i'm by sharp, blue
peaks. There is a railroad station there
blythe rivers side, and 3 train Of cars
loaded with miners and gamblers and
a>sassins is drawing into the station.
Your s"n is in that car, he Is getting
out, he has a large sum Of money con-
'ea'e'l about his person. A murtlero''s,
sn'akiny-looximg villain Is following
your son. They 20 down the river bank
toward The canyon. I sec the moonlight
s'eaning on the cruel-loOking rocks.
The torrent ft'ams below. All is over.
i'ur SON is murdered and the assassin
escapes with the lag of money which he
.ak's from the pocket of your child"
ihe letter went on to say that at this
l"'nt the rlairvoyant fell over in faint,
~" the 'lrarry dropped hack over the
"rror. The father was devOurci with
anxiety about his 10y, and hoped sin
ofeiy that an immediate answer would
~ sent him. This 4uickenc,i the up.
'1ehtn>i'n- Of the police and u spec'al
'n''"r Wits detached to make investiga-
IONS at Pueblo. After awhile he sue
es'''1' in finding persons who re'l'e'l-
~fe' having seen Il young man answer