Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-04-21

q AZ rhAi time was thati
4. Ahcui h,lfra.t ten, I.fh@r- = fe~
minutes Later
. what vas your objeei In visiting your
unric's fo.am III ihaf hurt
A Ivas IN straits f1r macy, and-lhere
tn nrstlssi h-,iiafs,l
q. AM you mrant o. t-nrruv frum hint
A NaIdiuot mean that | tnos that
rhatIa.n alout o. say must srcm aimos' in.
.rslnlr. tut a l. ths fat NJ uncls owed
OBJ, fn, ucv I cana bro % sss 70 t-aos-
q l.1s diyt gan accca~ % The fprmi
4. Ica,s-oihy tlc window q ,he cabinet,
h,rnf c.lntcd up from III court t.low With
ta1a.lCf tla trriils.vork
. Whydlyou ai'pi this r. cans u enter
ing y0lr unl - fu.mi
A. To,a1-s h. hai prcvio- AZ rofu-ri me-
aim.c. n anl tai Orierci til fc'pie = The
hua.. to sal-i ms u I ever sbos~i my~lf
a.aln.
= Wen. and shat after entering The cali
lnsii
Toy-u~i ,h- dos-. All. loosing into this
rom, ~lW
y. NhAii
A tAf,er q uon~nis h--l'a,i,n % th>part
n Girard. Who t.trsysi Considerable hcsiia-
uoul ssw the cUrT~s - ny uncle lying In q
p.ol q n III in fron, - - writing t.bis
q. What IA yea d. theni
hurrur-sfrirkrn, ani f0r sofuc 49,
onis oouli not move limb, I feit a. u Para
lyrrd. Advanced into ths room, vhich Nat
Ia by coo canile. then almost erpflng Ny
unclss l-siy lay all In . hap, q, n h. bal
fall~n frum his chair On ts.ng strsck frun
l-hinA Hlo.a s,ill oursi frufn h mouth
bit h wns quits doai. q that assursi r'I
.f A dssrsr lay bssids the corp, viii
bod stll Vt upnn a.
q W0id "a r,.nognizs th> dagger vhich
yuu ayyoa fo,lnd iy.nx t--.lis var unalss
,,lrt<e 10 u were thosn you aga.ni
A. Y@. Iooall lienfiiy u With ca,
q I.that Tie daggrri lIefs tie socu-'l
%. shown Tho ponisri founi t-.sits ths body
q Msiensr, ami Atsly exhibited at ihe
uorCiel
A Yc.. that l. The weapon ! sAw.
q uaI you ever ren Us WEAPON l~furef
A lad On. ~ ~. thh weapcn, al az
event. ore 80 ciosriy rs-cmbling 70 that u
woai L. dlfi-.h o. distinguish i-atNeen
them. Ny uncls ca ons cncasion gave mo
J.uans-o Larsrr wh.ch Vas an eract Gun
t.r,art q TIE ons I found t--sids his corta-s
.. whcn "a h, q - you this dAggeri
A. About two yoArs ago, a. neaTiy a. i oai
rVmemtsr.
q wha, has t,,sne oii no~i
sh1riiy After u came into my
prssslol.
.. Ths dasyor which you say was given
yoI b. your vncls bal a sicaih, can yoa do
A. Ths siisa,h vas ma.ie - green six AMI
iafk lA,quercd woud, AMI Ina ihals' rc.ouihlfd
a ,,0ffd fan.
.. ItwaS TIM. Ike thkI diere tho a.
,,,.d vas fh1u a a sheath - q dagger takcn
frum tie rfifa.o oollc-tl1n ~ " do ~
Tiorcni. an cta { oounisuart q tho vcapon
us,l IN ia mlr.lrr q Malsne1.
A. Lke that, etactly
q. Aitcr Gnd.ns, a. you say, the oorf~e of
Mc.ssner lying le.oro tie writing table, dd
,ou dl.tulb any Of the Articles IA The rcomi-
an wa opcn any q tho drawcrs, OF rcm0ve
an,th.nx from tho lock-fasi plaresi
A. Asurclly not after rscing my uncle'
b.ly. | hai but one impulse-to escaTe from
the room a. quietly A. pozsib,c, tat u a.
IN a. hal drccovcr,i from the shock Of TIE
lgeadful spectacle.
. How Long do yOa surPoes yoa were In
ths roomi
Al shOuli imasine for several minutes
My.
Q AMI you left It, howi
A By tae sane way that ! had entered II
~ the window % the oal4net; | clamhercsi
lown tho trcllis-work and then fastened from
BE- court
Q. You 80 this ivory wrist-siud which hA'
s,-n handed 10 me by the detective ofiloer ~.
DO you recognize IL A. your pruIcriyf
A. Ye., be,ieveit 10 10 my profsrty
Here the aocus.i RaOul Girard requested
permission % make n statement, and dd ~ IN
be following terms
Monsieur the Judge, I shall recount "a
YOU IN few words my connection with thi'
iruadful affair. I have 20 explain that my
ate uncle, Joseph Mei<ner, never troaiei me
with lindne<s. I was brought up at Provin'
IN the houss a the brother of Jo-cph, sineon
Meissner. now dead. lie vas by trade a
clockmAker, and was very Poor. l came T.
Paris Ave wears ago, and very soon hal spent
an the money left mo BY my father; bOth my
oar,n,s had dled vhils l Was yet a child
After my money was gone hai 20 earn q
prcoarious living by my pen Meanwhile,
INV uncle simeon Meis<ner fel NJ, and wa
urable 10 work; l sent him ths
little money could scraPe together
then 10 I.de me- 60 10 his brotbef
Jo-eph. AMI AK help from him Onoe OF
twios rcccivei small sums q money from
him-very small sums, given grudginsiy
more often he would give me- some article tc
eli; Il was oas Of his pecuiisritie- that h
could not bring himself 10 part with money.
One m1rniny found him In REMARKABLY
good humor; q rich foreigner, In temporary
difficulties. had gons only few minutes be
fore I arrived; and foreigners, rich and In
t~mporary difficulties, were, he saii, the sort
Of clients he preferred That day he gave
me . dagger of Eastern manufacture, sAyina
that I mlxht dispose q ~, a. be did not want
20 Keep such thing about hun ] hal III
dagger In my possesEion for several week,
hefore I suocssiad In selling II, which d.
At last 10 dealer In curiosities In the falaii
Royal. for a hundred and twenty francs
Merit time visited my uncie he asksd na'
boz much had got for the dagger. told
him, and he was very angry st the though
| of having partei with a thing of that value
After this I found 10 impossible 10 exfrae'
from him either money or Moneys worth
An that ever rcccivei from hin went q
nv uncle Simeon-I kept MT oentins q
myself; rather than have done 20 would
have starved. wben Simeon hcis<ner disd
was ct the yery bottom Of my VITA