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NNihlut NuNffNfF NAhihHN 49,
what owe your
D~sruclle. turned quickly. but the man
who had spoken 10 him was already lost In
the crowd, and scipion found eight goid
Napoleons In his hand. Mechanically he
put the MONEY In his pocket, cursing this
Qucntineau whom everybody persisted Ia
mlstaking him for.
His baggage proving all right and MS
passport not Questionable, seiplon was
after some delay permitted 70 start TOT
Paris, but still under the suspicion OF the
authorities that be- was not Dcsrueilcs, but
Qucntineau. At Rouen, In the rullroad
restaurant. he changed Napoleon to buy
a bottle Of wine aud half chicken. A.
soon "a he reached Paris he took n iiAcre
and drove 10 numero ~ Hue de Selur. Hls
modest sign was no longer there. but Ia.
stead ~ 10 one N
"Ihmhalle. hair,ircsser and rerfumor."
A.tounde,l. herushcd into the little shop
"Mmc. Dcsruollcs." be said, where Il
shei"
The attendan, answered. "fn America
n Is four months slncc she went, at the
summons Of her hnsbandF
at the summons Of me' cried Sciplon
sitting down abruptly. This Il all u
DREAM"
Before he could say another word ser.
gcant de willie entered the shop aud laid
hands upon him. "Nou arc wanted, QUEEN
tlneRu"
II am not QucntlucAu-f am Desruollesr'
shouted the unhappy man, but the officer
" the law was inoredulous, and bore Scip'
ion on toprison.
lie was examined on charge n colulng
and OF passing counterfeit Nnpolcons upon
~ l.. n
Roucn, and FULLY committed for trial as
Qucutinsau, alias Dc.rucllcs. fsusaairc.
Dcsruelles employed an able advocate
and laid all the facts before him. ut is q
mere question Of mistaken Identity" said
the lawyer, "and NJ course there will b. no
difficulty In proving who you really ara
boutiqnier OF the kuc de seine, OF twenty
years standing"
hut the advocate reckoncd rather too
hastily. One Of the most interesting trials
that ever came on In Paris now cnsncd.
The advocate employed by Dcsruelles wa,
thoroughly persuaded Of his clients limo
ccnce aud good character. hut the Pro
cureur Imperial wins Of different opinion.
The ease was sent before thu court dnssises,
and was tried by the prc,ident great
number Of witnesses were called, aud the
whole question turned upon the identity
Of tho pri sobcr by the mutual agreement
Of parties. for the MASON that " the ao'
euscd were Dcsrnells- his account 81 how
he received the gold Napoleons admitted
tn ho counterielt) was probable, but " he
were Qucntineau no defanse VIVA possible,
Quentinrau WIS established ~ be dcs.
Ierata character, who had been several
times convicted Of minor onenses, such a.
smuggling, and was more than suspected
~ being a criminal u much deeper dyc--a
connterfclter and forgcr.
The testimony of tho customs officers at
Iavr aud of tho dame du compton at
Rou.n was first taken. aud then mass Of
police testimony 10 prov. that Dcrucllci
was Internationally Quontincau. This
was chiefly from the provinces. Qucntineau
having apparently operated very little In
the capital. At the outset the defense ex'
perienccd an unexpected difficulty. There
were some hundreds Of witnesses willing
~ swear that they know Dcsruellea per
ieetly we'll, but not nearly W many who
w-rc satisfied that the prisoner WIS that
person. His hsrdshlps. his voyagu-, his
poverty hal told upon Dcsrucllcs. lie wa.
deeply sunburnci, Lbs hair wa. grizzled
his hand was hard, his manner nervou.
aud esciied-as little Ike A. possible 10 tho
placid shopkecpor of tho Hue de Seine
Enthusiastically the accused rsemhled
D.srnclles remarkably, and know a. much
about that persons Anteoedents n " hs
wcru really himself. but then In short,
D-sruelles' neighbors were exceedingly
conscientious. and the police exceedingly
positive. and the unfortunate shopkcepct
wins convicted Of being not himself At all
but Pierre Quentlneau, oounierfelter,
The rcbutting testimony adduced by The
| advocate general not only convinced the
| jury but overwhelmed Dcsruelle.. II wa,
a letter which one of his neighbour, d
woman. testified she had received from
Dcsrnolles' vile, from New York, that SHE
and her Scipion were happily accommo
dated with a shop and a thriving Gus
In broadway In that great city Dr-
ruelle- admitted that the handwriting wa
his wife's, but the statement impossible
for the reason that he WIS In the palal~ III
Justice. and consequently could not be It
| New York
Pierre Quentincau. calling himself SCI
| pion DcruelleH, was sentenced TO Tel
years closc Imprisonment.
The unhappy convict was moved by hi
sense Of injustice 10 carry himself with nm
expected dignity. lie shed no tears, bu
said he felt certain that time would ~
move the evils that now bore upon him "
heavily. lie was -cnt 10 Brcst, and vet Il
learn tho trade Of shoemaking. lie wa
one OF the most traetable prisoners eve
confined at the bagnes.
| When Sciplon had served out three year
OF his sentence nn unexpected episode oC
CURED In his history. Visitors were an
nounced To Quentlneau. lie went 10 tn
Office of the prison aud found his Mar
Unique cousin, pAehe. and-his wifcl II
Attempted to throw himself into the arm
OF the latter. but WIS repulsed with sever
dignity;
"We know you are not Quenuneau. bu
Desruellos, Ahe said; but there ART crime
charged against Dcsruellcs,"
Scipon demanded an explanation AM
hls release, but madame was inexorahlo.
| NJ, Paohe then told him 10 wait Throue
influence and the facts presented by III
Martinique cousin, the court VI cessation
had consented 10 ru-cxnmlnc the question
as 10 his Identity. "ot course you are Dies
ruelles," said NJ. paohe, confidently ian,
| mean 10 prove IL, II IL costs ine million.
After you arr shown 10 be not Quentincal
hut Dcsruellcs. II will he time enough {
60 into rnadnme's grievances.
Desrnelles WIS now brought hack 4
Paris, and NJ Paohe set To work to estal
lish his cousins identity,
The notary he employed suggested tina
NJ. Jules fayr 10 retained as adyocat
and that eminent lawyer eonsentci TO TAX
the ease. but two days later sent not. d,
olininingto serve on account OF the prr.sur
Of uncomfortable circumstances, N. Plor
goulm was consequently retained.
After various delays The ease OF D.
| ruelles or QuOntlueau was again calico M