The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-10
THE MARQUIS DE NAIVE.
History of the French Nobieman just
Acquitted of Murder.

New York Sun.
IN IsI5 the Marquis Baptistin de Nayve
vas a collector of taxes in Noiron, Isere,
France. lie was poor. lie was born In 1873
a. Grenoble. and ne was the son OF a shop
girl, his fathers mistress, but later was le-
gitimatized by the marriage OF his father 10
this woman. Ills future seemed gloomy
enough. when, quite suddenly. an oppor-
innlty was presented 10 make a fortune in
ahurry. matrimonial agent came to him
and proposed rich marriage. The young
woman in question was of an excellent fam
iy and carefully educated. Her parents
b. and Anne. Masse de Braudreuille. were
rich landed propretors. They gave the
marquis 600 francs In the marriage COD
tract. But the young lady had been unfor-
tgnate. When she was quite young Blanche
Nasse was betrayed by a gardener IN the
employ OF her father. She became a mother.
but the fact was kept in the dark. Nobody
Imagined that the boy. registered on July
al. ISL, at Havre, under the name OF Hip
polyte Henri. afterwards surnamed Men
aldo, was the son or Mile. Masse.
The aristocratic tax collector capitulated.
He gave up his post and took up his quar-
tiers In the chateau at Presles. where he
lived Ia style. In due time the happy couple
had two sons and a daughter. and nothing
seemed 10 obscure the horizon Of their hap
piness.
Msnaldo reached the age OF II and was
Foisin In Sayo!e lie knew nothing OF tho
secret OF hts birth. At the end OF the year
he became mOrose and insubordinate. lie
ran away from the seminary. The poor
boy. x appears. had only one idea-io make
enough money 20 enable him to ind out his
mother. The Marquis de Nayve, on besom-
ang aware of the boy determination, after
consultation with the cure OF Sidiaillcs,
proposed 20 send Menaldo 70 a Jesuit coll
lege IN America But this proposition was
resisted by the maternal sentiment OF the
marquise. who repealed the very thought
Of such separation Discussion OF the
project resulted In angry scenes between
the married couple, and the marquis at
last gave IL up.
a few days later ne left the chateau OF
Presies without saying anything 10 his
wife. and started az once for Pont-de-
Beauvoisin. where he took Menaldo from
the seminary, without telling the superior
where he was going with him. This was
shout the end OF October. ISIS. No more
was heard OF poor Mena.do until November
II. on that day the marquise received a
short letter from the marquis, dated Mar
settles. informing her simply OF the flight
and disappearance OF Menald0. She fanesed
that tho event happened az Marseilles. bun
soon aTterward NJ. de Nayvo came home
lie appeared TO be in great grief lie called
together some OF his friends, and among
them the cure OF Sldisilles. and told them
the anguish that he VAS suffering on ac-
count OF the flight and disappearance CT
Atnaldo. ana he asked them What was the
best thing tor him 10 do.
During THIS time the Italian authorities
started an Investigation. on November i.
u the morntng. between sorrento and
Caste.amare. near Nlco Equeuse. On the
south Side % the Bay OF Naples. the b1ly
o. boy Was found lying on the rocks,
With his Skun smashed and hls clothes
eespat;erea wiki 5loo3 ana nra:us. The
ooey Ras found by fishermen. who ySeee
oeeply moved by the sad spectacle. Moth
Ing WAS discovered on tho body 10 estta-
Lsh ,aa .deItty Of the chEd. u was
snlply remarked that his stock ngs Were
market with the numAar a.. Upon the
oody there were two seapulars With iuysp-
cations Ia French. a deta3 which seemed
Clearly 30 establish the nationality o. taa
boy.
Everybody believed that Il was rnurle~.
bu. hoW was the criminal 10 hc discovered
Aho Italian Journals related the Facts.
NhNh were repVoLucel IN several FrvEa-I
oernais This publicity did not escape.
o course. the Marquis &c NayNe.
What g - Do d3nes" Sa5d he 70 his
eo1nselors uAntfasJsng extreme anxiety.
Tals body IS tNl5sntiy that or Mcua3t2.
y < reveal that fact / shall he accused
IT'S friends a.sk Scd HIN 10 saN nothing
aooa. Sc, ard in this way - avoid the
St's3G t1at mlEht come ulson Ais f2uAy.
At4ss E.N Htfill.tF % tttstlnf-4 NsA Atlsf
STOCKING might i1tCate the S.u mary -
Mach Menaiio belonged. the Marquis See
ieTns-el p h}ot ;bat pie-e - testimony
vi lie w.rt 10 tAe superior ald per-
s2atts. htW to attr.oGte THAI uumocE -
smother pas4 who Mas alive.
NeEe-thesesa Maria ChA4N. a sg3ustness
y orlesgs. 30 whose care Neaakto ha1
eeen placed u1 20 the period ~ his e1-
N2hce snto the sGhIot. expressed soma
Nafd n tie natter. She believed that
7e aay Was scQuesSFated ~ some frN-
ASto1s Institution. That Nts also tae
NtA0a ~ other people. ART especial. ~
Wa scent Who hrousA. ABOUT the mag
VS. inarr-se ana wh) had vaADsy GAINED
ne promised ~smuuorsttoa- The d5Stp-
Ps2r4ace ~ Nensl3o made him stssq. ctolss.
tis considered that the osc3S4ou was
so>a enc 20 try - ohlasn. hy 1hc asi -
sFeatea.ng letters. the money that -
81 s2.-c.tel sram the mtrutAs. y news
pAeer IN Lyoas. AZ his request pua-sAs-1
@TtsSe ou the seqgssstrstion ~ Men
-. Nho was Ss3@2osc4 10 be hi6ica away
Sofas convent
1a.s eniy serves - help the marquis.
- aeter asl-rttL anl saan the slccesS -
4sAs = Mara CHey. ~ tha ulatr "A
49, ana ~ tbe superior - tAe ses1l4l-aTT
-Sa94te1 So als scaee oG mind. he
.s-SshI tAa1 he U5-s aeyaou8 reach. When
-, - sta0oeiAtr5n ~ his wzfe came usNsa
uAe ihu03er clap.
a. , Wy proaaoio taat IRE suuFder N-as
~~stleF 81 ar.>tHcatsc priae The mar
- 90 not warr s:Ey l.N.gs testimony -
'..i ia2' ht. lie Qr9sGd Ieo Nayvo, MAJ
AAe h-1r.-he oe NaSsn with Not
Aer name. toussaueaily lie 1etslmiuea
ss' ~ ~ Ia eoy.