Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-04

sThat will be unnecessary, M. Larouue. IS the Larouette who was assassinated was the same to whom you paid the 130,OO0 francsn
 aHow do you knowp
 "I found among his papers your letters wherein you speak of this payment, and thank you for the interest you show. Allow me, however, to ask you few questions Did Larouette in his dealings with you en- ploy an intermediary"
 aNo: he came alone and saw no one but myself"
 .Do you know anything about the details of his daily lifea His habits-his vicesg"
 "I never saw him until two weeks ago. Tue money in question was loaned me by an old friend of my fathers, Celestin Vaubernon, I.arouette's uncle, who died suddenly few weeks ago. The only thing know is that M Vaubernon did not like his nephew, though do not know why. And to judge by my dealings with Larouette, Vaubernon's relations with his nephew could not have been agreeable. found him hard, unpitying and very ill bred"
 "I suppose you can give me description of the checks, drafts or notes which make up the su,u you paid him. That would be of great assistance to us." Behind his blue glasses the eyes of the magistrate watched Laroque keenly, but he never seemed to know anything of that scrutiny.
 Laroque took leave, saying: "I will confer with my cashier, who is the only one who can give you those details" and from there he hurried to the train. M. Lacroix watched him as he went out in the direction l Of the depot, saying to himself: "You are sharp, but you have come too near the fire, | and you will get burnt" l Then he took sheet of official paper and | wrote few lines upon it, and at the bottom he added: ''You will also bring Miss Su- zanne," and sent it to the Villa Montalais, ad- 1 dressed to Henriette. When Henriette re ceived it she trembled from head to foot. This l was a legal form, filled out in such manner | as left her no possible choice or excuse She I must go What did M. Lacroix want? To question, to torture her again; to question l Suzanne agains Victoria had not returned, therefore she had told all. All at once she revolted against the persistence of the com missionnaire and sort of cold anger took pos session of her. She left Suzanne at the villa and went alone. M. Lacroix was alone when l she arrived.
 1 q am here, sir" said she, bravely. "You | sent for me"
 "Yes; but I asked you to bring your daughter"
 Suzanne is i'll; besides, she is but child What have you to say to me? In what man ner can be of service to yous"
 :sYou shall know, madame. I wish to know from you regarding this murder not only tho truth, but the whole truth, without hesitation 1 or reticence."
 1T shall have nothing to add to my deposi tion of yesterday"
 ''That is falsehood."
 s'Sir!" said she, rising.
 He made gesture of reassurance, and ther l with the same hardness repeated, ''You art not telling tho truth; have tho proof of it.
 II have nothing to add, nothing to retract.
 Then he repeated word for word the testi mony of Victoria, which was exact an( truthful; but to this again she answered.:
 ssAu that, sir. is tissue of foolish inven | tions Victoria must be insane. Besides, yo, certainly cannot oblige me to tell you thing | neither saw nor heard" 'sNo, madame, cannot Even the deposi tion you make can only use under tho form of report, for the law forbids me to accept O regular witness any relation, father, mother daughter or wife, of one whom I suspec strongly of being the guilty one I am il search of"
 ''My husbanl'
 "You have said it, madame; your husband.
 ssWhy sir, you too must be insane, Tha is not even common sense, and does no trouble me. Nobody will believe it." l 'sThat accusation, madame, rests on what am sure before night will be undeniabl proofs. At this hour your husband is unde his first examination in his office in Rue St Maur He is in the hands of justice and mus defend himself"
 | "Arresteda Roger! My Godl Oh, my Godl