Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
HUNTING A LoNG-LOsT HEIR.
The Romance ofa DeSerter from the Fsent
Navy.

The Romance ofa DeSerter from the French
Navy
Adolphe Balashe and John f. Girard,
OF Cherbourg, France, are searching all
the mill localities in the state for one
Edouard Marie Recamier, who must
an old man by this time, but who, il
found, will have no difficulty III coming
into possession of large fortune, which
awaits him in France. his native land.
Recamier is believed to have followed
from his youth the calling of weaver,
and there is evidence that he came to
Rhode Island and found employment.
Messrs. Balashe and Girard are endeavor-
ing in Legitimate and honorable man
ner to secure the reward offered for the
discovery of the wher sabouts of the OBJ
ject of their search. They state that dur
ing the first empire and when Nine Re
camier was noted belle, near relative
of hers and heir to large estates deserted
his family and entered the navy us a
sailor under an assumed name He was
but mere lad at the time, and was placed
on board of the brig Pommed. Or, which
saw considerable service during Napo-
Icons reign. f.
Young Recamier was naturally unsuited
TO his position and he was not long in
gaining the ill-will of his superior officers
rs well. Accustomed to !ife of ease and
luxury, he found living on beard ship
before the mast as a common sailor very
dlsagreeable, and he was often disciplined
for disobeying orders. A young li6uten-
ant, who had obtained his commission on
through the intercession of Nine. Re
camier, complained OF him often, and
finally succeeded in having him triced up
To the breech of gun, where he was OBJ
liged to submit to a logging. The lieu
tenant little realized who the young man
was, but the latter knew him. He at once
became sworn enemy of the empire.
While his ship was at New Orleans be de-
serted her, and coming north he fell in.
with french girl near Boston and made
her his wife. The girl was an operative
in cotton-mill, and she supported her
husband. A child was born and soon
after this event Recamier deserted them
both
When the first empire was overthrow
he returned to France and had the pti.
yilege of assisting in the execution of
the lieutenant who had Inundated him
of board ship While in France no paid
court TO a lady of rank relative II il
said, of Nine. Roland, and he concealed
his American marriage. The lady's name
was Mile Arnot, and she soon married
Recamier. Seven children we're born.
Mr.. and Mrs. Recamier died about fifty
years ago. Ten years after their death
their children, who had come into pos
session OF their property discovered
paper among their effects which disclosed
the fact of the first marriage, which, of
course, made the second marriage illegal.
IL was learned from tho paper that Re-
camier had made some effort to discover
his first wife and her child IN order that
he might in measure alone for the
wrong which he had done. The heirs by
the second marriage agreed TO destroy
the paper and divide the property among
them. The paper was destroyed, and for
forty yours the estates have been in their
hands But the secret could not be kept.
An inevitable quarrel took place and one
of the parties, now rich from other
sources, disclosed the scandal for revenge,
and offers to give up his portion of the
inheritance, knowing that the others will
be ruined when they are obliged to follow
his example. reward of 10000 francs
was offered for the DISCOVERY OF the child
by the American marriage, which is Re-
GAMERS first born and heir TO his estates
Messrs. Girard and Balashe are in earn
est and will leave no stone unturned
to find the missing heir.