The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-10-05
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CHAPTER ". -.
The shock was the ruGer because so
unexpected.
1t was impossible TO describe our as
tonishmept. -
What, While we were there trying to
find proofs OF Monistrol's innocence, he
was confessinS his guilt.
N. Mcchinet WAS the first 10 regain his
composure.
lie hastily raised his fingers from his
snuf-boI TO his nose five or six times,
and, advancing 10 the policeman, said:
You are mistaken, or arc dsc.ivinS
n; there's no halfway course;
Il assure yoI, Monsieur Mechinet"--
''Silenc-! Either you have Inisunder
stood what Monistrol said, or you are
intoxicated by the hope OF astouudin. US
by telling us that the affair Is settled"
The policeman, hitherto humble and
respectful, row rebelled.
Excuse me-" he interrupted. "rm
neither n fool nor II liar, and know what
Tn talking about." ~
THO discussion was verginl so near
quarrel that the magistrate thought it
his Guty II interfere
Keep your temper, Monsieur Nfechi-
net" said he, 'snd wait till you have all
the Information betors you form an
opiaion."
Then tutAIps 70 the policeman. lie CON
tinued:
"And you, my friend, tell rs what you
know, sIl1 the reasons for your conh-
| donce."
Thus supported, the policeman crushed
| NJ hcchinet with sarcastic glance, and
displaying n very perceptible toGsh OF
caDceit, began:
Well, then, this ts the state OF affairs.
| The magistrate and commissary here
| present ordered us, Inspector Goulard,
my colleague, Poltin, and myself, TO
| arrest the man named MonistIoi dualer
in IEnitation iewelry, living at No. IS Rue
| VSvienae, the aforesaid Eonistrol being
/ accused OF the murder OF his uncle"
That IS correct, said the cOmp-issary
| IN al Undertone.
| "TkeTcupon, )" continued the policeman,
eve took = fGcTe and drove 10 the address.
| On our arrival we found Monsieur Moni.-
troll in his back shop, just about to sit
! dowa TO dinner with his wife, n remark
| ably beautiful woman twenty-five or
thirty years old.
"On seeing us all three enter IN a row,
my gentleman started up. What do you
4 want" he asked. Goulard instantly drew
| ou. the warrant and answered, L arrest
| You in the name Of the law"
| NJ. Mechinet seemed to be on thorrs.
Couldn't You hurry a little,'' he said to
the policeman.
But the latter, as II he had not heard
tho romark, continued in the same ouiet
| tone
''I have arrested several individuals in
| my life. but l never saw any one so dis
composed as this man. 'You are joking,
| or have made a mistake said he. No,
ws haven't made any mistake But
| why do you arrest me, Goulard shrugged
his shoulders.
Don't act like a child, said he. Your
uncle-tlie body is found, and there are
overwhelming proofs against you.'
"Oh, the rascal. He tottered, and at
last fell into n chair, sohbing and staul-
m-ririI some reply which it was impos-
sIhlo to understand.
''sS-cing this, Goulard shook him by the
collar OF his coat, saying
The shortest way is to confess every
thing
''Ho looked at us with q bewndcred cx-
preston. and muttered-
We'll, I'll confess everything"
"WelI managed, Goulard," said Sic
commiIs7ry a7provinRly.
The policeman was triumphant.
| The point in question was To make no
disturbance in the shop" he continued.
1--WE had been ordered to avoid causing
any gossip, and tho loungers wcrc already
1 x.
| by tho arm, eIclaiming: Come, start; we
nrc expected at the prefecture? Monis-
troll managed TO stand on his trembling
limbs, and in the tone of n man who is
plucking up his courage, said, Let US
GO
ave thought the worst was over. but
we hadn't reckoned upon the wife.
Up TO that moment she had remained
in an armchair if fainting, without
uttering n word, or seeming to under
stand what was passing. But when she
saw that VIC were really taking her hus-
hand away. she started up like an angry
lioncss and threw herself before the
door. crying, You ST.! not pass
Upon my word, she We. mafssf sficent
but Goulard has seen great many
people. Come. come. my good woman
said he. don't interfere with US; you
shall have your husband again.
Far from making way for us. she
clunc still more convulsively to the door,
swearingthat her husband was innocent; !;
declaring shat if he were taken TO prison
shc would follow him: sometimes threat
ening and overwhelming us with
curses. sometimes pleading with US in the
sweetest tones.
"Thcn, when she realized that nothing
| would prevent us from doing our duty,
she moved away from the door, and.
throwing herself into her husband s
arms: oh my dearest she moaned, is
IL possible you can be accused of a crime,
you-you, Tell these men you are in
| nocent.'
1--WE were all touched but he, more
Gallons than any of Us, had the cruelty
10 push his poor wife away, so brutally
that she fell like lump in a corner OF
the shop.
Fortunately this was the end.
1.-THE wife had tainted. We took ad.
vantage of the opportunity TO pack the
husband into the f6crc we had brought.
"Pack is the right word, for he had be
come like hfeless thing; he could nc
longer stand and hal TO b. carried. To
forget nothing must add that his dog
a sort Of black pug. actually tried Il
jump into the carriage with Us, and W,
had the greatest difficulty in getting rio
of IL.
ION the way, WAS right, Ocular,
tried to divert cur prisoners Thought
and make him talk But it WAS i'm