Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-14

/ mean TO prove it, If it costs me million
After you are shown to be not Quentineau
but Desruelles. it viii be time enough TO
90 into madame's grievances
Desruelles was now brought back 10
Paris and NJ Pache set 10 work TO estab-
iish his cousins identity.
The notary he employed suggested that
NJ Jules Fayre be retained as advocate
and that eminent lawyer consented 10 take
the case. but two days later sent note de-
Ginning 10 serve ON account of the pressure
of uncomfortable circumstances NJ Plon-
goulm was consequently retained
After various delays the case of Des-
ruelles or Quentineau was again called up.
this time not before a jury, but before the
first president of the court Of cessation.
The array of witnesses was formidable.
and the testimony of the most conflicting
character. For the procureur's side
great number of witnesses were brought
who positively identified Desruelles as
Quentineau In addition to this substan-
tial proof was brought to the fact that
Desruelles himself was dead. One of the
sailors of the brig Braganza was produced,
who had made the Martinique voyage with
Desruelles This man testified that after
cargo was discharged AZ New Orleans the
brig took on cotton and was towed down
the river on her return voyage.
OF Chandelier bay the brig was boarded
BY tug from Lake Bargne. and Desruelles
came aboard from her. Three days out
Desruelles was taken with yellow fever
and died just as the brig dropped anchor in
| the harbor of Basse Terre, Gaudeloupe. He
was buried on the extreme eastern point of
the island after "a considerable difficulty
with the authorities, who deeply resented
NJ h.ai
fatal disease aboard. The log Of the Bra
CANA and the burial record from Gaude-
| loupe were presented in court in c0rrobo-
ration of the sailors testimony. which
made deep impression.
| For the side of the defense Mime. Des-
ruelles positively identified her husband
naming marks and peculiarities upon his
person which were found to be singularly
| identical with those on the prisoners per
son. An amusing colloquy between her
| and the prisoner was permitted, in which
both Were seen to be mutually so intimate
| with all the details OF a domestic life to-
gether of twenty years standing that moth
| ing short of miracle could suppose the
privity of a third party. The books of the
shop were produced, and the two went over
them together, witnesses being called to
corrcboraIe these minutie whenever they
| concerned third party, and it was thus
shown by mass of particulars that if the
prisoner were really Quentineau he must
likewise be Desruelles. Having gone so
| far, the ingenious advocate proved by an
accumulation of circumstances that Des-
ruelles could not be Quentineaf
The president of the court, who seemed
| TO take great interest in the problem on
trial before him, questioned Nine. Des-
ruelles as to the cause OF her sudden trip
to New York.
She pointed to Desruelles with a scornful
finger. She cried: He had mistress:
he wished TO abandon me: he called me
Cosaque! He appointed to meet her in
New York after settling up his cousins
estate. determined to make his amours
uncomfortable. ! pursued the woman to
New York pulled her hair: boxed her
ears; made her fee in dismay to Cali
fornia; then, my mission performed, re
turned TO Paris"
The unhappy Scipion, in utter prostra-
ton of astonished protest, lifted his help
less hands and denied the mistress, the as
ignation-everything
His wife turned away with an in
credulous, scornful shrug.
| Il have your letters, monsieur. l COM
PEELED the creature TO surrender them to
me"
The president ordered Nine Desruelles
to produce the letters, and while the huis-
sier was gone examined NJ. Pache
The latter gentleman testified as to the
facts of Desruelies' visit TO Martinique, the
false will, etc, and positively identified
Desruelles-
Have you ever seen that wills'' asked
the president.
NO" said Pache.
Il have it here" said the president at
is duly authenticated, signed and sealed.
Look at it!''
Mon dieu. that IS my own signature.
and that notarial signature l would swear
to as Alphonse Domairon'sr'
AT this moment the huissier came into
court with the package of letters, which
he handed to the president. That officer
looked over them, with Pache still upon
the stand.
M Pache,'' said the president, handing
letter to the witness, do you identify
that handwriting"
II do 1t is undoubtedly Desruelles'."
BE kind enough TO read that letter aloud
to the court"
NJ Pache, adjusting his eyeglasses, read:
My Mignon-The will is all perfect. The
Cosaque totally deceived. sail for Mar
Unique tomorrow, and will make short
work of my stumbling block of n cousinr'
He turned severely upon Desruelles:
"Atrocious wretch! You plotted to poison
me, then! l abandon the case"
Desruelles fell back fainting. Nine. Dies
ruelles eagerly came forward. Il swear,
judge, that letter was not in the parcel ]
received from Mile. Tollyl / never saw ii
beforer'
The president turned from her coldly
, THE handwriting is precisely the same"
, The prisoner, revivirg, stared around him
|. with a CHASTITY face, and the president
looked down upon him gloomily.
THE COURT he said, SIS not able to de
termine with satisfaction whether the
prisoner is Desruelles or Quentineau. The
evidence preponderates in favor of Des
ruelles But, so far as the ends of justics
are concerned, it does not matter. Quen
, tineau was a bad man, but Desruelles is
evidently man much worse. The prisoner
is remanded TO serve out his sentence, ald
I at the expiration of his full term is doomed