The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-26
Stolen Treasures.
HOW A PARTISAN G0vERNEsS DECEIVED HER
MISTRESS AND WAS DETECTED.

HOW A PARTISAN GOvERNESS DECEIVED HER
MISTRESS AND WAS DETECTED.
A certain Partisan Marquise, well known
both for her beauty and good nature, re-
Gently communicated with NJ. Tomasi. the
| cOmmissary OF police, and informed him
that some valuable iewelry had been stolen
from her hotel i'm the Rue de Grenele Saint
German. He examined the servants with
out obtaining any clue, and then inquired
of the fair applicant whether any MEN,
Der OF her household had escaped his
scrutiny. Nobody" she replied, ''except
my governess." ~ think we had better
see her. too" said NJ. Tomasi; but the
Marquse protested that this was quite I'M
necessary, as she trusted her implicitly;
that she was Il most exemplary girl In every
way; that she supported an aged mother
out OF her savings, &c. The polite commits
sary bowed with the air OF man who l.
but half convinced, but said nothing fur
ther on the subject. Some time aiterward
the Marqllse went down TO her chateau
| in the department Of Nlevre. and only q
| few days after her arrival there notes to the
value OF 20,000f. were distracted from
/ her bureau. The astute Tomasi was
again communicated with. "This time,
Madame" he said, "y0u must really allow
me to examine your goyerness." " But
think OF the cruelty OF suSpccting a poor
| innocent girl" "lf you will trust me,
replied The cOmmissary, "Iwill undertake
| that; il innocent. she shall never know OF
my suspicious" The governess was ac-
IcOrdlngly sent by her mistress few days
lafterward on u mission to her hotel in
Paris.
| On her arrival there NJ. Tomasi met her.
and inquired whether anything fresh had
TRANSFERRED concerning the robbery. "No.
thing" said the girl. "Can you assist me
in any way to find the culprity z" he in
quired. ~ know nothing" was the an
swer, "beyOnd that the whole affair is
shrouded in mystery" Nine. Ia Mar
quise has told me-" he continued, "what
dutiiul daughter you are" ~ merely do
my duty" replied the girl, " and send some
| OF nv poor savings occasionally TO my
mother" "Indeed," said he, 50 but surely
Madame must pay you a very high salary.
Three thousand four hundred francs, which
| | learn you sent your mother a few days
ago. is rather Il large sum-" The girl
turned very white, and was beginning
some romantic story about an admirer who
had given her the money, when M. Tomasi,
who had been watching her dress atten-
lively, laid his hand In parental way on
her arm. saying as he did so, ~ take
the greatest interest i'm your story, made
moiseIle." He had observed that the
sleeves OF her dress had very bulgy APP
| pearance. and rs his fingers closed on her
arm there was q sound as though paper
were heing crushed. The governess saw
that the game was up, and did the best
thing she could under the circumstances
she tainted. The commissary then opened
the dress with pair Of scissors, and dis
covered large portion Of the missing
notes neatly sewn to the lining. The girl
then confessed the whole OF her guilt. and
not only the notes but most OF the missing
trinkets were restored TO the too conflding
Marquise.