Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-01

mtntAAta& ann Tor.
His baggage proving all right and his !
passport not Objectionable, Scipion was /
after some delay permitted ~ start for {
Paris, but still under the suspicion Of The {
authorities that he was not DcsruaIles. but ,
Quentineau. At Rouen, la the railroad
restaurant, he changed a Napoleon 70 buy
bottle Of wine aud half a chicken. As
soon as be reached Paris he took a lacre
and drove TO numero 70 Rue de Seine His
modest sign was no longer there, but in
stead OF IL one of:
"Lamballe, hairsiresser and perfumer"
Astounded, he rushed into the little shop
mime. Desruelles," he said, where is
shei"
The attendant answered, "In America.
! IL Is four months since she went; az the
summons Of her husbandV'
| AT the summons OF mel" cried Scipion,
sitting down abruptly. This is all
dreamf'
Before he could say another word ser.
geant de willie entered the shop and laid /
hands upon him. you are wanted, QUEEN |
tineau."
II am not Quentineau--I am Desruellesr' |
shouted the unhappy man, but the officer |
Of the law was incredulous. and bore Scip
ion off to prison.
He was examined on a charge of coming
and OF passing counterfeit Napoleons upon
the cashier of the railroad restaurant at
Rouen, and fully committed for trial as
Quentineau, alias Desruelles, faussaire
Desrnelles employed an able advocate
and laid all the facts before him 1T il a
mere question OF mistaken identity" said
the lawyer, ''and Of course there will he no
, difficulty in proving who you really are-a
: boutiquicr OF the Rue de Seine, of twenty
years standing"
But the advocate reckoned rather too
I -. - l.
that ever came OF in Paris now ensned
? The advocate employed by Desruelles was
II thoroughly persuaded of his clients limo
- cence and good character. But the Pro
g cureur Imperial was OF different opinion
q The case was sent before the court d 'assises,
and was tried by the president. A great
q number of witnesses were called, and the
u whole question turned upon the identity
OF the prisoner by the mutual agreement
- Of parties, for the reason that II the &C
cused were Desruelles his account OF how
&c he received the gold Napoleons admitted
NJ TO be counterfeitl was probable but II he
~ were Quentineau no defense was possible
ar Quentineau established to be DIES
IA perate character, who had been severa
IT times convicted Of minor offenses, such a.
IN smuggling, and was more than suspected
or OF being criminal Of much deeper dyes
~ eounterfeiter and "A f0rger.
The testimony of the customs officers a
ng Havre and of the dame dn compton a
&c Rouen was first taken, and then "a mass o
'he police testimony 20 prove that Desruelle
ou was unquestionably Queutineau. Thi
es was chiefly from the provinces. Quentineai
IKE having apparently operated very little Il
his the capital At the outset the defense eS
mt perienced an unexpected difficulty. Their
tine were some hundreds OF witnesses willin
ue, to swear that they knew Desruelles pei
u feetly well, but not nearly 80 many VIII
Isl were satisfied that the prisoner was tina
person. His hardships his voyages, h
que poverty had told upon Desruelles. He wa
usA deeply sunburncd, his hair was grizzle,
ana his hand was hard. his manner nervot
Tor and excited AS little like as possible To Il
placid shopkeeper OF the Rue de Sem
go PROFESSIONALLY the accused resemble
Desruelles remarkably, and knew niue
SeW about that persons antecedents as IL
go were really himself. but then In shor
DIX, Desruelles' neighbors were exceeding
tder conscientious, aud the police exceeding
uie' positive, and the unfortunate shopkeep
Irch WAS convicted Of being not himself at al
anu but Pierre Quentineau, counterieiter.
sea The rebuttug testimony adduced by Il
was advocate general not only convinced Il
IONS jury but overwhelmed Desruelles. 1t wi
Ase, a letter which one OF his ueighbors,
'ued woman testified she had received fro
Desruelles' wife, from New York. that 81
ue and her Scipion were happily accomm
cry dated with a shop and thriving custo
re In Broadway in that great ethyl ID,
'hch Tuelles admitted that the handwriting W
eng his wife's, but the statement impossb
for the reason that he was in the Palals
iihg Justice, and consequently could not be
Z ny New York.
= fert" Suehtlheau, Gaining hiiilseH >
ieur pion Desrueiies, was sentenced TO y
years close imprisonment.
! ne The unhappy convict was moved oy
pes seuse OF injustice To carry himself with y
expected dignity lie shei no tears,
shih said he telt certain that time wouid
iere' move the evils That now bore upon MN
tha' heavily. lie was sent 10 brest' anu SET
learn the trade oil shoeu'aklng lie
sty one - sle na'sS t'a'ao'e pits'"e'S g
'ore' confined ut the bagnes
shes When Seipion had served out Shree yea
owe OF his sentence an unexpected eplsode
Cured Ia his history VISITORS We're
on nonnced 10 9uentlnean. ne went 70 !
sheSi ONCE OF the prison anu iouha ms VI
iinst Unique cousin, Pache, ahu-hls VIE
sar -. 49, 49,, - r,.,,,,i.,.i viii ..y,
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