Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-06-17


 lars. The other gentleman, whom he found to be one of the officers at the barracks, slipped bill into his hand and said it was all he had left, and if it wasn't enough he'd pay him the next time he came to town. But the others were very angry, and called him an Irish thief, and then the big soldier in uniform said he wouldn't have a man abused because he was Irish, and Lieut. Waring, as he under stood the name of this other officer to be, told him, the witness, to slip out and say no more, that he'd fix it all right, and that was the last he saw of the party, but he heard loud words and the sound of a scuffle as he drove away.
 And Mime. d'Hervilly had given her testimony, which, translated, was to this effect: She had known the de- ceased these twenty years. He had been in the employ of her lamented husband, who died of the fever in '55. and monsieur had succeeded to the business, and made money, and owned property in town, besides the old fam | fly residence on the levee below. He was welded to Emile only little | while before the war, and lived at | home all through, but business Ian guished then, they had to contribute ) much, and his younger brother, M. 4 Philippe, had cost him a great deal. Philippe was an officer in the zouaves raised in 1861 among the French Gre oles, and marched with them to Co., lumbus, and was wounded and came home to be nursed, and Emile took | care of him for weeks and months, and | then he went back to the war and | fought bravely, and was shot again and brought home, and this time M. | Lacelles did not want to have him down at the house; he said it cost too | much to get the doctors down there; so he came under Madame's roof, and she was very fond of the boy, and Emile would come sometimes and play and sing for him. When the war was over NJ. Lascelles gave him money to go to Mexico with MaXimilian, and when the French were recalled many de- serted and came over to New Orleans, and M. Lascelles was making very lit tie money now, and had sold his town l property, and he borrowed money of her to help, as he said Philippe again, who came to visit him, and he was often worried by Philippe's letters begging for money. Seven thousand dollars now he owed her, and only last week had asked for more. Philippe was in Key West to buy an interest in some cigar business. M. Lascelles said ! if he could raise three thousand to reach Philippe this week they would all make money, but Emile begged her not to, she was afraid it would all go, and on the very day before he was | found dead he came to see her in the afternoon on Rampant street, and Emile had told her of Mir. Warnings kindness to her and to Min Min, and how she never could have got up after being dragged into the mud by that drunken cabman, ''and she begged me to explain the matter to her husband, who was a little vexed with her be- cause of MT. Waring." But he spoke only about the money, and did not re- ply about Mir. Waring, except that he would see him and make proper acknowledgement of his civility. He seemed to think only of the money, and said Philippe had written again and must have help, and he was angry at Emilio because she would not urge with him, and Emile wept, and he went away in anger, saying he had business to detain him in town until morning, when he would expect her to
 be ready to return with him.
 Much of thistcstimony was evoked by pointed queries of the officials, who
 seemed somewhat familiar with Las cclles' business and family affairs, and
 'vho then declared that they must l question the stricken widow. Harsh
 and unfccling as this may have seemed
 there were probably reasons which l atoncd for it. She came in on the arm
 of the old family physician, looking
 like a dropping flower, with little Mir
 Min clinging to her hand. She was SC
 shocked and stunned that she could
 barely answer the questions put to hel
 with all courtesy and gentleness O
 manner No, she had never heard O. | any quarrel between NJ. Lascelles anC
 his younger brother. Yes, Philippe
 had been nursed by her through hi
 wounds. She was fond of Philippe
 but not so fond as was her husband
 NJ. Lascelles would do anything fo
 Philippe, deny himself anything al
 most. Asked if M. Lascelles had no
 given some reason for his objection t.
 Philippe's being nursed at his hous
 when he came home the second time
 she was embarrassed and distressed
 She said Philippe was an impulsiv . boy, fancied himself in love with hi brothers wife, and Armand saw some thing of this, and at last upbraidet him, but very gently. There was n quarrel at all. Was there anyone whom
 M. Lascelles had been angered with ol her account? She knew of none, bu
 blushed, and blushed painfully. Ha' , the deceased not recently objected t , the attentions paid her by other ger { tlemen? There was murmur of re a proach among the hearers, but madam 2 answered unfiinchingly, though wit a | painful blushes and tears. M. Lascelle a had said nothing of disapproval unti f very recently; au contraire, he ha much liked MT. Waring. He was tn l. only one of the officers at the barrack , whom he had ever invited to the house 3 and he talked with him a great dea k had never, even to her, spoken of f quarrel with him, because MT. Warin I had been so polite to her, until withi
 a week or two; then-yes, he certainl had. finer husbands business affair | Is .L4