Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-07
rUE MAN WHO WASLOST

NJ ~ st Rpe de Seine. Paris, lie had wife,
mi 10 children.
ou ~ ,,as n small tradesman, and his wife
he coarse looking woman, quite capa-
ling care of shop and Scipion.
pr es,,ion,s past life had been singularly
uneyentiui- ~, m.s Il
on .hot he .lsed often to relate to his Cos
snu a. n nroof that a hero was spoiled in
~ making when Scipion became a shop
keeper. h,,fe 80 .; :.
lie introduction TO the reader, Scipion had
n na,s 70 the theatre, and after the perform
- - had taken madame to restaurant
.nd treated her to IA little supper. Return
home. after he was,in bed Scipion heard
ne noise In the shop He armed himself
'itb 4 bootiack. went down and, with the
'as;stapee Of the hastily summoned police,
captured burglar
III man. who said he was an Italian
..med yedova, disclaimed earnestly all
ainnions intentions, but could give no
uoo1 account of himself. Scipion prose-
snted him vigorously, and he was con
vieted and sent TO Brest.
Two wears later Scipion met Vedova In
.sf. and had him arrested as an escaped
IN the early part of 1862 Scipion received
oa;ciaI notification from Martinique that
bachelor cousin of his on the island, whose
name was Pache, was dead and had left
Kim heir to all his property. which was
large and included a valuable sugar
nlantation. Desruelles was further in
formed by the notary at st. Jean that it
would be necessary for him to come out in
person aud administer on the estate in or,
der to save himself great loss and incon-
yenence and many delays. *
The bourgeois ~ Paris is not travelling
character, bat ue.t-,i Is he willing to lose
money If be can help it. Seipion bought
himself trunk, committed the little bou-
tioue in the Rue de Seine to madanle's
charge-she was quite as competent to take
care Of it as he-made a deed of all his
property in Paris to madame as prevent
i've OF accidents, and then bidding her the
most tender adieu sailed for Martinique,
via Bordeaux, in brig which took out a
cargo Of caret and oil for the French isl
ands and New Orleans. 80 q
Wien Desruelies reached Martinique
and went to st Jean, he was simply struck
dumb to find his cousin alive and well and
ali the notarial papers he had received for,
geries
There was nothing for him to do but &c
back again.
The brig was to sail in day for New
Orleans and Scipion determined to 70
thither in her, take the cars to New York
and the steamer thence to Havre, in order
to get home again as speedily as possible
He was burning to send the police in search
Of the rascals who had hoaXed him and
made him spend his money and suffer sea
sickness in wild goose chase. He was
armed with all the preliminary deposition:
and statements necessary to open the case
duplicates of which were to be forwarded
by the authorities from Martinique.
Arrived in New Orleans, Seipion de
termined to spend day or two in the cit,
before taking the cars for New York HI
put up at a boarding house in the French
quarter, and devoted himself to sightseeing
with great assiduity.
While at breakfast the second morning
after his arrival he was warmly greeted by
astanger who took his hand and said. 90
am truly delighted to see you, Monsieur
Quentineau! When did you arrive?"
scipion gently informed the man that h,
was not Quentineau, but Scipion Dies
ruelles
The stranger with great violence sait
that the dodge wouldn't go down there
Next thing he'd want to repudiate tina
bill Of s725 he owed Marais & Hughes.
Selpion said he had only been in the cit,
day had never seen the stranger before
nor knew he who or what Marais &, Hughe
Were-consequently could not possibly ow
Them or anybody else anything.
All hour later Scipion was arrested on
warrant taken out by Marais & Hughes
lquor dealers in Canal street, agains
Flerre Quentineau, an absconding debtor
oclplon Desrueiles, alias Quentineau
was cast into prison. He found lawyer
and with great difficulty and at the cost Q
half his money proved that he was no
Quentneau, but Scipion Desruelles, pa:
senger aboard the brig Braganza, of Boz
aeaux. But for the captain he would hav
'hat be was Quentineau.
As soon as Scipion was released he wen
70 The leyee and embarked on steame
ior Memphis, intending to make his wa
thence by rail to New York.
AL Memphis he was instructed, Ell
ticeu INTO a low groggery under the bluff
anu robbed of every cent he had lef
eciplon found his way to the mayor of til
oty' VINO promised to write to the Frenc
consul at New Orleans about it and |
SEM the police in search of the thieves.
ociplon meantime wrote to Paris to mac
anne Tor a remittance, and went about i
seareh OF situation. A cotton broke
sa'e nm some correspondence wit
louisiana creole planters to look after, an
le was thus enabled to earn enough to ca
ouI no answer nor remittance came froi
msuame, and our poor exile could nj
naAe money enough to take him home. A
iAsl he wrote to his cousin in Martiniqu
stating his circumstances, and receive
SHORTLY after in reply draft for 2,5t
francs.
ovipioh Immediately bought himself son
..o'hes and necessaries, took the cars an
started for New York.
mere while waiting for the sailing of I'll
s'Fe steamer he was again arrested ;
oelus Pierre Quentineau, fugitive frol
Justice and bond forger
by the merest good luck the cotto
toAer In whose employ he had been
S;pnis happened to be in the city, an
setplon was able to establish an alibi. H
p Passport was stolen from him on the Men
as steamer, and he had to get anoth'
~ WE IN New York, being thus delayed
s,5 finally to his intense joy, he was on
vs sandy Hook on his return voyage.
tfiVed at Hayre he was accosted on Il
sN"! ny customs officer with "Indee.
s.lonSieur Qnentineau! What have you
ueoiare at this timer"
Hscre bette de Quentineauw cried ii
nAasperated boutiquier Il am Scipio
a a" shop keeper, numero 70 bis ri