Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-09-28
TALE OF CRIME.

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A''' "'' 81 -'Hh1 10 last. TINS. which
ha'I '"'N s'.-' on Tor so long awhile?
Ahd th'er ".- N~laS. We're they gong To
end hy h"a' him: Were they going
to compel ibid bv adverse public opin-
ion II ~,ul ID i.i~ resignation:
"larh.cu' Il looked 50. and rs If they
did il on pur5 ,o. passing the word from
one to another - force him to syt out of
Their WY. Eight asS;,ssinatlons. one
after a:uther. crimes OF the worst cali
her w,th startling details. which peoplea
alike vith horrifving visions the sle,p
of th- hur ucrst api tha capci.rrr
ANA notuu -,In. far ali their skillfuI
wora. 4aI d. =, be,n ah,o 10 Law their
hands u,an. They had fled. every man
Of tn.m. They had dis,n,carrI. van
i~h.l-11.r. llsc a pu.r of air. Celerjtv
di>Ig-, t,. .r ,lot,o. and II. "a y1ifbnnt
l,av1u. ..u a.air.s, III hind them. Frank.
IL. i, hal l,".mn to ra.s the bound, of
all reason.
'.iud now 10 ton or tbas, oi.,ht othsr
crimes there was still another a ninth
ouo-a murder like the others accom-.
1l,.h..l ti.. ,ye,iln, before un5er similar
conlitiali.."
Thu cncf al -uroto uullel himself to.
rethyr. thrcw '.ar} his h,al like a u-ar.
horse .t.i.i., ba,tl.. and-tbe 1..,r
or.nel
|, was H.. se,.r..ary ,vbo ,.res,,,,.5
himself. l.ar.r.., a earl in his f,.,.~s
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urou ,.,it.- ,.., II. declares ami ~.
s,...r...;.-, .,....j d I,..1. n tbe ,,,.nr,,,,.
oftb.i..a-.f. of 5.4Iares bi,...tf /,
,-,-itt.n f.r j, ,,,r, III, a.e,,,.., H.
tiri,,.-- r.,,4,.i,t. fla crime IL y.l,s-.
dax."
"lb the ,,f-,e - ves.c-,,o,.,r I'll.
chef tu~. o3c5Iy "rh.n i53 him
e,;.r." ann Will. the secretary
r,-nn,l II. a,,rs1,n 10 DO NJ. lol.liug
II. Thr.l r, gA~t H. cve upon the cari
,fnro nin!
"Trcl.r.-l. ls,u,4..l. he r,..d in a half
voice. Il ..-..I. nau,cal. II seem. 10
lae that / know that n..G,-that I've
hear! II sa.a,,vt.-e."
H. scrAwle,i a linz. upon "A ecr.t, II ma
Isr anl han,.,l it to tie secretary. Who
returned ii. \, th. moment u.h..riur, in
the visitor wAo had asked 10 see him.
dismissed bin with word and was
ready for 'l- matter in hand.
NJ Thcal r. raised his eyes. Before
lin was a uiau simply but neatly cloth
ei. and with a frank and honest counte-
nance. though yelled as hy a cloud with
sadness.
"You have particulars H. .,ive me, have
you no5:' questioned the cAvf De surete.
particulars .: tho crime Of yesterday;'
Il hog. ,, monsieur. .r simply respond
Ell the visitor.
All hoic -! You are not sure. them"
lit rests with You. NJ. le Chef. whether
an or not. All depends, in fact. upon
an operation, the means Of which YOU
alone are abl- 10 furnish me"
Explain, il you please"
"C.r,ajuIv. and At once. though dor,bt-
less you have heard it spoken Of. NJ. lie
Chef-a certain scientific procedure
which permits. unlrr certain u!itioDs
better ry-n f..an description can do il. a
rcprnlnctiou ii the portrait Of an as,as-
in Drl4F behold nv ,naanjr, Yo,
know. Of course" lie continued. THAT
n the phenomenon called vision tb, Oh.
1,.,.r which We So. throws. or forms. u-on
q screen in the evebal it-elt-iu plain
word. mon tbe retina If the evan
iuare winch remains tbar. pnt,I ais.
rlavrd bv another. II has been proye,l
Aid that tbi, image continues even after
death"
and the secretary of NJ Theodore. r.-en.
tered ho,1,n., IN his hand a roll of ma
,.r. which n. 1ail I.afnr. his rlief -han
tnrpai AMI VA gsne again as ouickIv a.
Il. hal come. NJ. Theodore lifted il mn
,ud r,n his eve over the contents
Won are named Frederick Bouscai
are Won not. monsieur he demanded
presently. addressing his visitor.
YES II. le Chef Frederick Bous-
cali
Your age:~
"Flfry-eiant wears. NJ. lie Chef"
"Hum-m-m" NJ. Theodore rapidly
twirled the sheets beside him. Twenty
seven years" he murmured, as if think
ing aloud. so it was you then who
was imprisoned two years ago and con-
lemned for contumacy and the theft Of
l.0O0 tlOrinsE
a sudden flush empurpled the coun-
tenance of the visitor.
NO. monsieur" he responded, with an
effort. in dull voice. mo. it was not
it was-my son!'
An employee Of the Credit Agricole,
was he not: And-you are ignorant Of
what has become Of him."
Absolutely. 1t is - months that his
mother and | have been without news Of
him"
Pardon me. monsieur" said the chef
de surete Il have reopened "a painful
wound, but | listen 10 you-you were
SAYING
The man passed his hand across his
brow and eyes to clear his vision. then
resumed:
Il was saving. NJ. lie Chef, that in the
case which occupies US now the repro
dn,,iou of rim. ass,ssin-s nortrait shonld
l.a a,,.,r.l,. ,..,ssib1a II i nrohahla Il
not s1,ra tb.,t tha eva of tho cor,,sa now
I Ivi,,e, r,,on the sla1, of ,be morane con.
/ ,ai,,s +h. n--..,. ra,,rojrc+;on of tho faa,
! 49, .r,ba ona ro,, saal, with von,
! ,,sr.,,;..;,,, viii Jra,r II from ,bam -