Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-15
.,P1sIAN WILL CASES.
Of the kcCentricities OF hion
soh' Frenchmen.

-, rnon the validity OF some slfause
deIl'. n tastaments, says Paris letter,
WIZ n..a one of a cotton spinner who mas
Oa' ~. siod at Valreas, in the south OF
~ il certainly entitled to rank'wltn
il'n n,ost original of such documents on
1Ds 4-s In this or any other country. me
reoVi slorse of NJ. Henri Meynard's VIII
VI 81 beaueath my estate situate at
To- TO my mortal remains" and then
go 80 IN to direct that the colin con-
p pc 5v9y bis body must be deposited IN
lSI az ci,t in a solid block OF stone; cement
lon' oa RIM into the interstlces ana over
~ ION 40 that the whole shall form one
ll MA mass. A stone is then 10 ne ce-
sloa l,g on the top, after which this novel
iHu-'raral monument is to be set up ID Tue
MIA OF his house. The property mus
culp,ood is apart from the art collections
..bot il contains, worth S4O,OOO, ara IL Is
l l1'as ,ter 10 remain untouched excepting
tDeiI e%..ii and to have as sole inhabi-
W .SP5s 1ripg their life, the dogs, chick
IAu'1 1igeons. and other pets, OF which the
eus mad = large assortment. or
geo',.s the heirs Of Meynard intend con-
cuu,TS The will and they will probably
.e'"aasd in satisfying the court that It's
suI,Sor was a mailman, Notwithstanding
.sn fact that ne had wit enough to amass
Eondsome fortune, carry on successfully
Nevtensiye manufacturing establish
~ and serve creditably as member
~ ,ba Conseil General of his department..
~notbor will case, over which the
r-anch courts are just now busy, is still
80 curious, more on account OF the
l Darocter and life of the testator than of
Il ~ 1royisiOns, which are not devoid OF a
F. IAN generosity and philanthrOphy of
\, ,,rnosa Hippolyte de Sauzea was q
I,s1 of good birth. large fortune, and lib
-sI aducatiOn. His mother, on becoming
q widow. married again, and soon after
,rsr5 sent him. first 10 boarding school
NJ To1rnos. then he attended the law de-
k'ortmnnt. After graduating he returned
II =, bis native town of Saint Etienne, and
Ecommsuced to practice law. The loss Of
I'D first case with which he was sntrust-
III disgusted him with the pro-
Eassion. and he abandoned it
H. farming. lie had inherited
Layeral estates from his father, and one of
kbese-tbe Chateau de M0ntaille-became
Fla babitstion. On it he grew old, and
FINALLY died at the age of 81. As long as
Enyone could remember he had always
Nmorn thread-bare clothes, coarse cotton
Ihirt open at the bosom winter and sum-
|mer. and a greasy, black cloth skull cap,
I'm top of which was perehed shabby ana
BATTERED silk bat. He had q broad fore
=. cad. somewhat wild looking eyes, u firm,
tfrermiued face. Toe Chateau de Mon
halle was little better than ruin. From
|the dav that he took up mis- abode there
.hot penny had been spent in repairs; s
HE roof had partly fallen in, the windows
.were without glass, and the walls
'were tumbling down. At the same time
HE owner had spent large sums building
4 round tower and digging subteTranean
passages of more than 800 yards Ia length,
Ehe objects and purposes of which he died
without disclosing. The owner of the
|ehateau occupied in the most ruin0us
hortion of it. room with cracked walls
Ind almost bare of furniture; with the
f bid Of single domestic, he titled his fields
B With bis own hands. Already in easy cir
Substances, the death of his mother in
. S44 added 10 his wealth, and soon after
is uncle left him large fortune on the
Verbal condition that if he had no children
imself ne should leave it to his nephews,
Die sons of his only sister. The neighbour
lOOd Of st. Etienne is full Of mines, and
+. Tor some reason or another De Sauces,
many years ago, became imbued with
u violent hatred Tor all mining en-
.terprlses. lie accuses the cOmpa-
lies OF driving the galleries under his
property and he was constantly worrying
. mem with lawsuits, all of which be lost.
he law was another enemy on which he
Vowed vengeance; in his Will he speaks Of
t0urts as working harm to society in
COMPARISON TO which pestilence, famine
nd HOOD are mere minor evils, and he
0nsecrates portion of his fortune to
und sort OF court Of arbitration, which
70 examine all cases submitted TO it for
& Pc purpose OF indemnIfymg those who
& ave been injured by unjust decisions in
Pc ordinary courts, and of awarding in-
emmtles to miners who have been in
i led through the neglect Of the NINE
sners to provide properly for the safety
their employees.
Another OF the manias of De Sauzea
& q nrm faith IN sorcerers and treasure
peers. His will expressly directs that
legatees shall consult persons known
S pc skilled IN finding out hidden things
10 tue mineral or other wealth that
IVY De concealed under the sVrface Of
estates" During his lifetime he was
uuAuaily consulting all clairvOyants,
.uhe lellers and sOrcerers that came
Ioss nis path; but the one in whom he
actd greatest confidence was a local
ss Nr fdicS who went by the name OF
uFNlde Jenny. He rarely undertook
enterprise ofany sort without getting
Wc'nsult PACK OF greasy cards IN
uen"H. Al his request Jenny put
pactlce all sorts of black art cere-
u9o l2t 'he purpose Of ascer-
l,u- whether or not the mining
Iou'es were really trespassing on
p'oi'fhes. lie kept a memorandum
49, p.es concerning which be questioned
s i'ltliie teliereyery day, and It is really
~ 20 see now trivial and common
m. ,lost OF these questions were, espe-
"ucn we remember that the asker
"H iilitraie peasant. One of his
,,t ~ pieoccupations WAS as 10 the
~ A1aOWn life, and when the. an
unIhN grable ne resOrted to all
supeIsiilious practices in order
lure away the effect of the evil
s which bad been revealed to him.
| never repaired any OF the build
aip, a esla. - DE had mania for
n,'.' eua besides the tower already
nel he erected on one of his
H towers in which there
30 doors and 10 which
s ma 4, could De only mad through win
ba,,' means of ladders. They were
49, 49, ey lofty wall. ana in the cen
4gs.. a, underground chapel was dug
nv Atart Of 40 enormous basaltie
49,. ~ these and other equally pur-
1." 'leeuons aauzea spent more than
"A I 'Nl YET be lett a fortune esti-
mn, %, fiose on 10 G,O00 600 francs.
h r... !4st few years of his life he
at-ia''g. DO less than ftty-two Wills.
En- -', l"oof these. dated the same
rs. , pu1lling the Judge OF 81.
n apt' . es4'' 40 the demand of the
'Ae Npceappd. ara coliod on 10