Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
CHAPTER XIII.

CONCLUSION.
The following extractfrom The Figaro viii
form the conclusion Of my story:
MYSTERY OF PASSAGE DE MAzARTN.
We have to record this morning the closina
scene in the extraordinary drama Of revenge
and crime which takes its name from the Pas
sage de Mazatin This scene equals in 70
mantle interest any that has gone before it
Our readers have been already told how the
japanese, Kiosaka, after the murder of 10
seph Meissner, Immediately left Paris. The
detective Blery, who has in this case dis
played such singular ability, at onct
started in pursuit Of the assassin. A
clew was found at Marseiles, through
a photograph of Kiosaka's brother
which had been sent to all the seaports, there
being a close family resemblance between thu
brothers. M. Blery ascertained that Kiosakt
had certainly gone to Marseilles, probably
meaning to ship from that port; but having
in the meantime heard of the arrest of NJ
Girard, theauthor of 1.-THE Gold of Toulouse
he seems to have changed his intention ani
returned to Paris, where he remained durinS
the whole inquiry conducted by M. Roguet
Kiosaka had artfully concealed his hidias
place in Paris, and it was not Until a few
days ago that M. Blery succeeded in tracing
him out. 1t was then found that the Japa
nese had left Paris precpitately, Immediately
after the innocence Of M. Girard had beer
proved, and the hue and cry raised against
himself. He adopted various disguises, but
in the end N. Blery succeeded in tracing hin
to Nantes. By this time his money appear
to have been nearly exhausted, IS he could
not satisfy the demands Of the captain Of 6
merchant vessel trading to England, wherI
he intended to take refuge. After this TIT
unfortunate man wandered aimlessly from
village to village, avoiding all towns and
buying just as much food as would keep him
in life. The detective meantime followed
him closely, sometimes losing the trail,
but always recovering it by his in
genuity and interchangeable perseverance.
Three days ago the japanese was heard OF
at a small hamlet near Poictiers; but in none
of the neighboring villages had he been seen
after that time. The froGG had been exceed.
ingly keen in the district, and from these facts
M. Blery drew an inference which proved
correct. Under his direction the country
people mau0 u careful ScdTCn OF U[o woods
lying round the village which the japanese
had last visited, and party led by N. Blery
himself discovered the corpse of the ILL
starred Kiosaka lying stark and stiff among
the brushwood. He had succumbed to the
severe cold, which his natural constitution
and the privations he had lately undergone
rendered him unable to resist. On the person
of the Japanese, hung in q little bag round
his neck, was found the pearl which the old
m~oney-lender had obtained from the japanese
Sangura, and for the recovery of which he
was murdered by Kiosaka. This pearl, which
is Of great beauty and very considerable
value, passes into the possession of M. Girard,
as heir Of Joseph Meissner. The reward Of
five thousand francs offered by the authorf-
ties for the discovery Of the assassin, together
with the twenty thousand lately added to
that amount by M. Girard, will be made over
to NJ. Blery, who cannot be too highly com
plimented on the skill and energy which he
has displayed in the affair Of the Passage de
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