The Indianapolis journal., 1889-06-02

the door had closed on the old gentleman.
Whats all this nonsense about count, a
vallse stolen, and a murderW
Il am here to question:" said the magis-
trate, mot you: DO you Ivcsist In refusing
to state how this pin CAME into your pos
session.
Il have told you all know about it,"
answered.
Perhaps a little calm reflection will help
to refresh your memory. l Will see yOu
again tomorrow. Meanwhile. you will go
back to prison.
accused"
"Of the wilful murder of Count Louis de
Kergaradec in the hotel of the Running
Stag, at Senlis, on the night of Sept. IL.
1881, and of the robbery of his valise. which
contained. among other valuables. the two
articles found in your possession
Not that am aware Of" said the magis-
trate. please sign this paper after read
ing it. 1t is our conversation Just now"
the magistrate added in q most patcrnal
tone: "Yes. just try and remember how
that amber pin came into your possession.
1t will really be worth your while to ac-
count for it,. A domain.
That evening was transferred from the
depot to Mazas Jail. where was put an
secret. This rigorous measure did not af-
feet me at all, as had no friends to see and
no letters to write: l had had an idea of
writing to the English embassy, but.
knowing how unwillingly interference is
made with the justice of a country, as
soon dismissed it.
The first question that the magistrate
asked !sSd, me on the following morning was;
I said: ''I don't recollect having been
there at all in that year."
DO you deny ever having been in senlis
mo. Formerly l often used to pass
through it while exploring the forest of
Chantilly. and now that come to think of
it. did sleep there one night that had
missed the last train"
WAS it in the month of September
Yes. Now remember. 1t would be the
10th, 18th or 18th. My birthday is on the
9th of September, and had received pres
ent of five pounds that year from an uncle
the forest"
Every good. 1t is we'll to be so frank. As
a matter of fact, it was on the 18th. as we
have learned by examining the hotel wom-
ans register for that year. You are entered
by your present name, and as man of let
ters.' There can be no doubt that it is YOU.
The age and nationality indicated arc yours
also"
A witness was then introduced in the per-
son of Nine. Perrin, the proprietor of the
Running Stag Inn. She recognized me at
once as one of her. dodgers on that night,
and her testimony was confirmed by that of
an old servant of hers, who had shown me
to my roOm
After these had said all they had to say,
the magistrate dismissed them, and pro-
ceeded to examine me as follows:
You left the hotel early on the morning
of the 18th, and took the first train to Paris
You afterwards disappeared. Where did
you go!"
II stayed in Paris a week and I'll en- went
to London, where | have lived since. My
affairs improved considerably, and am
now a successful man."
''Ah! Well, and about that pini Have
you remembered how you got it."
'Ihave been cudgeling gmy brains all night
the subject but / cannot remember"
been SO artfully frank so far, he thought,
in admitting what it was impossible to
deny, that my inability to explain away
this circumstance seemed TO him extraor-
dinary.
1T is unfortunate" he said. I'm fact. a
number of unfortunate circumstances are
against you: BY. the way" he added alb
ruptly, what has become of Pierre Bas-
tidei"
before"
''Yes. Bastide. The man who was in the
hotel the same night as you were, and who is
suspected TO be your accomplice. At first
We thought that he alone was responsible,
but since we have found these articles in
your possession"
DO you really think. Monsieur lie Juge.n
said. that if had murdered this Count
person. and in full prominence, snch very
damning evidence against myself"
THE crime is an old one You NAV have
Thought 1t was forgotten. But we do not
"Enfn,"I said. Il know nothing about