The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-06-24
CAUGHT AT LAST.
A STORY OF CRIME IN PANS.

STORY OF CRIME IN PARIS.
Monsieur Cheroy was poor dentist of
the Rue dc Chazelles, Paris. He was
widower with large family, and resided
in the Rue de Legendre. He had been
struggling for livelihood for years, for
although an expert dentist and fine
locking man of good address, fate seemed
to have denied him success. AS it was,
he was barely able to make a subsistence
for himself and family, and, to tell the
truth, added little TO his doubtful pro.
fessional income by acting nightly as
marker in billiard hall in the Rue des
Capucius.
On the afternoon of November Z, 1888,
Cheroy was standing not far from the
billiard hall, when he saw q veiled lady
quit large millinery establishment near
by and approach carriage in waiting
for her The day was windy and raw
? and the carly part had been wet. AS
the lady Stepped into her carriage her
vail blew on one wide and she caught it
and drew 1t to her. At the moment
Cheroy saw something flash. The lady
had entered the carriage and it was
driven off.
Cheroy watched the vehicle depart,
and as he was turning away his eye was
attracted by glitter in the gutter, in
which there was mud and water. Look
ing more carefully he was satisfied that
the brilliancy came from nothing less
than diamond AS he drew near the
edge of the sidewalk he distinctly saw
that splendid piece of jewelry lay in
the mud. For a moment he hesitated.
Paris is not city where person other
than chiffonier can pick anything from
gutter without being observed and
probably surrounded. Cheroy kney this
we'll, and had recourse, therefore, to a
ruse. Taking his purse from his pocket,
he appeared to be searching for some
thing inside, and then accidentally, as it
were, dropped it into the gutter. In
picking it up he gathered up the sup
posed jewel with it, and then placed
both in his handkerchief. Having
cealing the jewel, he put both into
his pocket and went toward the billiard
hall.
On examining his find he was satisfied
that was most valuable. A large brilliant
surrounded by sixteen smaller stones,
all set in a magnificent piece of filigree,
4 was what was disclosed to him. Care
fully putting it away, he attended to his
duties that night.
Next moIning he visited the Rue dc
Vaugirard, where an old jeweler whom
he knew had his business. This man,
named Greuze, bought gold and silver,
and supplied good many oi the smaller
dentists with what they required. He
was shrewd dealer and skilful lapi.
Diary. When Cheroy showed him the
jewelry he examined it slowly and with
out enthusiasm, and at last, having scru-
tiniEed it through several powerful
lenses, he laid it on the counter with a
smile and shrugged his shoulders.
swell, what do you think about it,
monsieurl" asked Cheroy.
paste, was the almost contemptu-
GUS reply.
"1here you are wrong" said Cheroy !;
''no false gems ever shone like these
stones, and beside, the setting shows
that the thing is valuable.
Greuze took the jewel once more and
examined it. At length he said:
Il may be mistaken, monsieur. and if
you will leave it with me few days |
will take means to settle beyond doubt
the question of the genuineness of these
stones"
"Many thanks" was the answer; ;
'but I return it to the owner this even
ing"
''The Marchioness de Ponthieu,
Greuze said, with half sneer
II don't understand you, "Cheroy said
"You don't, Greuze replied tread
that
And he drew a morning newspaper
from his side pocket, folded so as to
show a small space, and handed it to
Cheroy, at the same time placing his
finger on an advertisement. Cheroy
took the newspaper and read as follows
ONE THOUSAND FRANCS REWARD Lost
yesterday afternoon, in ornear the millinery
establishment of Mme Jolivet Boulevard des
Capucins, brooch set with one large centra
brilliant and sixteen smaller ones. The finder
will receive the reward named above in re
turning the brooch TO the MarchionesS Dc
Ponthieu, Boulevard Hausmann.
"This is the article, evidently,
Cheroy said, 'and with knowledge oi
this advertisement and reward l canno
understand how you can suppose for (
moment that the jewels are spurious"
IF they had been genuine was the
reply, don't you suppose the reward
would have been largerin GEeuze asked