The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-10
HUNTING ALoNG-Losr HEIR.
The Romaece Of = Deserter From the
French Navy.

EKWroRr, r. l., October 2s.-AdoIphs
Balashe and John F Girard, of Cher
bourg, France, are searching all the
mill localities in the State for Edouard
Marie Recsmier, who must be an old
man BY this time, bur who, iffound, will
have no difficulty in coming into posses.
sion OF a large fortune, which awaits
him in France, his native land. Reca-
mier is believed TO have followed from
mis- youth the calm. of q weaver, and
there is evidence that he came 70 Rhode
Island and found employment. Mfssrs.
Balashe and Girard are endeayoring in
legitimate and a honorable manner to
secure the reward ofiereI for the dis
coTery Of the whereabouts Of the object
OF their search. They state that during
the First Empire ana when Nine. Re
camier was a noted bale, q near relative
of hers and heir to large estates, de-
serted his family and entered the navy
as q sailor under an assumed name. He
was but mere lad at the time, and was
placed on board of the brig P5mme d.
which saw considerable service during
NapOlson's reign.
Young Recamier was naturally IN
suited tor his position and he was not
long in gaining the Ill-wIll of his mess
mates and OF his superior officers as well.
Accustomed TO q life OF ease and luxury,
he found living on board ship before the
mast IS y common sailor very disagree
able, and he was often disciplined for
disobeying orders. a young lieuten-
ant. VINO had obtained his commission
through the intercession of Mme. Reca-
mier, complained of him often, and I'm
ally succeeded IN having him triced up
to the breach OF q gun, where he was
obliged 10 submit 70 a hoKging. The
lieutenant little realized who the young
man was, but the latter knew him. he
at once became 4 sworn enemy of the
empire. While his ship was at New Or
leans he deserted her, and coming north
he fell in with a French girl near Bos-
ton and made her his wife. The girl
was an operative IN a cOtton-mill. and
she supported her husband. A child
was born AMI soon after this event Re
camier deserted them both.
When the FIRST Empire WAS over
thrown he returned 10 France and had
the privilege OF assisting in the execu-
ton Of the lieutenant who had humili-
ated him on board ship. While in
France he paid court TO a lady of rank,
q relative, it is said, OF Nine. Roland,
and he concealed his American marri-
age. The lady's name was Mdlle. Ar
not, and she soon married Recamier.
Seven children were born. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rscamier died about 6fty years
ago. Ten years after their death their
children. who had come into possession
of their property. discovered a paper
among their effects which disclosed the
fact of the first marriage, which, of
course, made the second marriage ille-
ga. 1t was learned from the paper that
RecamIer had made some effort 10 dis
cover his first wife and her child in or
der that he might in q measure atone
for the wrong which he had done. The
heirs by the second marriage agreed to
destroy the paper and divide the pro-
perty among them. The paper was de
strOyed, and for forty years the estates
have been IN their hands. But the Sc
cret could not De kept. An inevitable
quarrel took place. and one of the par
ties. now rich from other sources. dis
closed the scandal for revenge. and Of
fers to give up his portion OF the inheri:
lance. knowing that the others Will be
ruined when they are obliged to follow
his example. \ reward Of 20,0J0f. was
offered for the discovery of the child by
the American marriage, which is Reca-
mier's hrstborn and heir TO MS estates.
Msssrs. Girard and Balashe are in earn
est and will lesve no stone unturned 20
lind the missing Eeir.