The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-15

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entered the room.
LEIPZIG stood listening, with his head
down. A slight sound attracted his at
tenti0n and he glanced along the cor
ridor. He scarcely moved muscle,
nevertheless q head which protruded
from doorway at the end Of the passage
was suddenly Withdrawn. The physician
returned with something in his hand.
is this what you wautP" he asked.
"Ihst is It," LEIPZIG answered, and
eagerly took from the doctors grasp a
piece Of twine resembling that which he
had Just shown to the physician,
He thanked tho doctor and went down
stairs, In the dining room he sat down
Oy the window and compared the end
OF the twlne on the ball with the
piece which the doctor had picked up in
Madam Gouvion's room, They tit ex-
actly, The prolonged strand Ia the one
supplied the place Of missing strand in
thu other. The end OF the small piece had
been tied around something aud cut The
loop has been severed in the middle.
Just US l expected" said LEIPZIG; ut
was tied around he keys to lower them,
out rested ON the damp ground. The per-
50n receiving them cut the cord, and the
Seys remained ON tho loop. Alter they
lad been used, and before they we're de-
posted on the dressing table, whence they
they had been taken-a short time probA!
bly, beiore-lhe string was cut and thrown
On tue floor, very stupid ana careless iOr
lhem-admlrable for me"
Then L4ptc wrote u few words on the
leaf OF his pockelbook, thus:
"SeHd TOcain to me ut once, LEPIC,"
The messenger started, and LEIPZIG went
back to the house. In half an hours time
O young man, who looked ike medical
student, slrOlied by, Lep!C saw him from
she window, and went out into the gate
way. Presently he returned with the
youth, whom he called ToCain.
While they WERE talking in the dining
room Madam Marioy entered. LEIPZIG and
EoCain rose and bowed,
"lhat 10 the head saw in the doorway
N tho CORRIDOR" said LEIPZIG 10 himself.
Then he said aloud:
MADAM, | am Monsieur Gouvion's
agent, and this Is my assistant"
Madam Marloy CurLseyed, and the gen.
Ilemen again bowed,
II hayc seen you about the same house
during the morning" the goveruess said
"WhendoyouexpeCt Monsieur GouvlUnY :"
ave have telegraphed for him, but |
canuot say when hs will DO here" Lepiu
replied,
''wul you have lunch 2" Madam Marfoy
lsked,
: ''ThAnks, madam" LEIPZIG answered; "as
Wa may have to wait here some time, 1t
may be aB we'll"
Inc g1veEues5 quilted the room, and
shortly all attendant appeared with q
lunch tray. The two detectives seated
themselves and ate heartily. When they
had flushed each lighted q cigar and
smoked In the porte CoChere.
ana lew minutes the porter admitted
an old white-haired gentleman, who in
quired iOr Madam Marloy. He was speed
lily ushered In the house, and in five min.
uLes returned and Went his way.
Follow him." said LEIPZIG, and return
and lot me know where he goes"
ToCaih strolled into the Boulevard and
followed the old man, long way to the
Rue SeVigny. There he entered the
bureau kept by these respectable people,
Monsieur nnd Madam NGubsn.
ToCa!n returned and made his report to
LepiG.
In the evening Dr.. Remmiquin an.
nounCed that Madam Gouvion was con-
SCious and collected. LEIPZIG spoke with
tho doctor, who went To the sick room
and questioned Madam GouviOn with eau.
ton. Then be saw LEIPZIG.
"rha last person with her last night
was Madam Marloy, tho governeas," said
the doctor,
"Just 80" said LEIPZIG.
"Madame MGrloy is highly respectable"
the doctor said !. "ghe Is the widow of a
uaval officer, and came to Madame Gou.
Vlong through Madame Vauban, who
keeps q bureau and agency on tho Rue
Sevlgny.'
LEIPZIG started as nlmbly as 1t was pos.
sible for 30 gslf-possessed a man 10 start.
"Just 3d." he said.
Half an hour later cab drove from the
GouviOn residence. Inside were LEIPZIG
roCain and Madam Marfoy. The same
night the goVeTnesg was examined by the
Judge d'lnstruGtion, but knew nothing.
Tue next morning, when Monsieur AMI
tronted with her, she knew more.
Her real name was ToCainer, and she
was the wife Of q notorious iorger, then in
orison. Yaubap's agency was tho head.
quarters Of as vicious gang 40 had ever
Infested Paris. For years the old man and
mis- wife had acted as the agents OF libeF.
tines, and lured hundreds Of girls to ruin.
Round them had gathered a host Of
thieves and Cutthroats, whose mistresses
and wives had been distributed In the
community to aid the commission OF
crime. Tie woman Marfoy, or ToCainer,
admitted the assertion Of LeplC's theory,
and gave Information which led to the
capture Of Pdmpon and Joubert, two
skilltul thieves aud asBassins, who had
done the job at Madam iouvlon's.
Seventeen arrests were made, and a
Clew to three times that number OF crimes,
perpstrated in. Paris and It's envtrons
within q year, was obtained. These crimes
ranged from Bhoplifttng to outrage and
murder. AT another time particulars OF
these atrocities may be given, hut.at pres.
ent the writer will deal only with the
crime at Monsieur Gouvion's.
Pampon aud Joubert went to hard labor
for life. Marfoy, or TOCanieT, received a
sentence Of ten years. Monsieur and
Madam Vaihau were fined $4,000 francs
and imprisoned for ten years.
Tho bureau Of robbery, lust and blood
was broken up. But In Paris the vllest
criminals always have heirs or friends
who succeed TO their nefsrious business,
and no doubt there are other respectable
old couples who are at this moment en-.
gagged ID the same wicked profession, In
TACT, II is believed that the white.haired
old gentleman, before alluded 10, Ayho was
sort Of iaCtOLum for the Vaubans, 10 at
this moment the head Of bureau, having
eluded the police and changed his wig
and complexion, aud procured another
daughter.ln.law aud another noble sister,
and a perfect specific for the broken heart
with which he was AT o1e tina Affiliated.