The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-17

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both were seen to be mutually SO intimate
with all the details of domestic life to
gether of twenty years standing that moth
ing short of miracle could suppose the
privity Of third party. The books of the
shop were produced, and the two went over
them together, witnesses being called to
corroborate these nninutiB whenever they
concerned a third party, and it was thus
shown by a mass of particulars that if the
prisoner were really Quentineau he must
likewise be Desruelles. Having gone SC
| far, the ingenious advocate proved by an
accumulation OF circumstances that Des-
ruelles could not be Quentineau.
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 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 cousin s
estate. determined to make his amours
uncomfortable. / pursued the woman to
| New York pulled her hair; I boxed her
ears; made her flee in dismay to Cali
fornia; then, my mission performed, re-
turned to Paris"
The unhappy Scipion, in utter prostra-
tion of astonished protest, lifted his help
less hands and denied the mistress, the as
signation-eyerything.
His wife turned away with an in
credulous, scornful shrug.
81 have your letters, monsieur. COM
PEELED the creature to surrender them to
me-"
The president ordered Mime. Desruelles
to produce the letters, and while the. huis-
sier was gone examined NJ. Pache.
The latter gentleman testifsi as to the
facts of DesrueIles' visit to Martinique, the
false will, etc, and positively identified
Desruelles.
Have you ever seen that will?" asked
the president.
NO" said Pache.
81 have it here" said the president at
is duly authenticated, signed and sealed.
Look at itl''
"Mon dieul that is my own signature,
and that notarial signature would swear
to as Alphonse Domairon'sY'
At this moment the huissief 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
a letter to the witness, do you identify
that handwriting2"
Il 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. l sail for Mar
Unique tomorrow, and will make short
work OF my stumbling block of a cousinf'
He turned severely upon Desruelies:
"Atrocious wretchi You plotted to poison
me, them i abandon the case"
Desruelles feh back fsinting Mime. Des-
ruelles eagerly came forward. II swear,
judge, that letter WAS not in the parcel
received from Nile Tollyi / never saw il
beforep
The president turned from her coldly
~The handwriting is precisely the same"
The prisoner, reviving, stared around him
with q CHASTITY face, and the president
looked down upon him gIeomily.
The court" he said, is not able TO de-
termine with satisfaction whether the
prisoner Is Desruelles or Qaentineau- The
evidence preponderates IN favor OF Des-
rueilss, Bat, 50 far as the ends Of justice
are concerned, IT does not matter Qren-
tineau was a had man, bot Desruelies is
evhdently a rnan much worse. The prisoner
is renanded TO serve out his sentence, and
as the expiration OF his full term is doomed
to transportation to New Caledonia for If
teen years"
DesrueIles tainted once more and was re-
moved That afternoon, waiting wearily
in the sale des gardes, man cans and
stood before him, looking at him fxediy.
then turning away. Everybody paid him /
the utmost respect Desrueiles asked tie 4
sergeant by lis side who thai personage /
was
Il. K Il M. CHIEF Oh The secret 20 /
lice"
Good Coda cried Dez-nelIes; "vedevaF-
He fsil IN an apoplecac e.. and before the
morning brought the question Of his iden-
tity to tAe tribunal af higher eours--Ed-
mona Spencer, Pa-isiaa Police Archives