The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-17
NAPoLEoN'S BODY GUARD.
STORIES TOLD BY GRISCELLI. THE
CCRsICiN DETECTIVE.
This Mans Speciality Was saving the
Lives of Potentatcs-IIis story of
the Coup d'Etnt-SeVen Years with
AnnoIcnn.


Napoleon.
From the Inter Ocean.
/ Paris, oct. 2l.-GrisceIl. for more than
/ a quarter Of century royalty's Official
/ life preserver. is about TO publish his
memoirs. He is now an old and feeble
man physically, but his mind is as active
as ever.
YES" said he, Il am jacques Francois
GrisceIH, the terror Of the regicides.
have saved the life of Napoleon III five
times that Of Cavour. whom 1 served
from 1859 TO 1861, twice: seven times
stayed the arm Of assassins raised against
the Cardinal Antonellie. The late Fran
els II Of Naples, who died the other day.
would have expired twice in the year 1862,
three times in 1863. and again in 1854, but
for me. From 1864 to 1867 was body guard
to Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria,
whose life was recently threatened by the
malcontents Of his empire, Hungarians.
Czechs and Italians. 1 discovered many
plots against his life, and ran down over
| dozen assassins.
"The most interesting period of my life
I passed in the service OF Napoleon III.
The empress Eugene. like his majesty
himself, was very kind 10 me and my
/
girls in the best schools of France, while
the emperor loaded me with treasures
and favors.
This is N. Griscellis story of the coup
d'etat:
NOn the list Of December, 1851, my chief
told me important work would have to
be done i'm the following night and ]
would have to attend the presidents
state concert in the evening in civil dress.
You VIII have TO keep an eye on Louis
Napoleon, ne said. Never leave his side,
| happen what will You VII spend the night
with him on the sofa that YOU must place
IN front Of his bed if he decides to re-
THE concert united all that was cele-
DRAFTED or even known in the circles of pol
ltlcs, letters, the arts, and sciences. All
the men of the day were present, the
haughtiest dignitaries and the last revolt
yer journalist. We could not afford TO let
any OF them be out, and about that night.
Eunny, wasn't it,? While they listened to
Fellclen Davids lie Desert performed
under the composer own directions. the
republican genii We're deserving France.
We kept our guests until midnight; at
lZ.JD the palace was stepped I'm darkness,
! but passersby, IL they had looked closely.
would have seen rays of candle light steal
ing through the blinds of the Presidents
library. The four cOnspiratOrs, if / may
express myself So were grouped about the
! table lighted by Candida Drum, bearing
three tallOW candles, which / had secured
from the police station at the last mo-
ment. The actors in the great historical
drama were Louis Napoleon, De Morny,
st. Arnaud. and De Maupas. l stood guard
at the door
But a few words were exchanged.
| When everything had become quiet in the
palace and in the street Napoleon opened
cupboard and took from it four pack
ages. One Of the large ones he handed to
Morny, who opened 1t nervously. 1t con-
| tanned his appointment as minister of the
interior and 100000 francs in bank notes.
! The President, now virtually emperor cut
| the new minister's thanks short by say
| ing: There IS work to do at once. Here
| is list of those to be arrested. You and
/ Griscelli VIII go over 1t and take measures
/ immediately
"The list contained the names of several
/ generals, political Chiefs journalists, and
! aristocrats. NJ de Maupas win advise with
| you about this matter
| with this he handed De Maupas a Sec
| ond list, and likewise a package contain
| ing 100000 francs
"st. Arnaud's package was twice the
| size OF his colleagues, as I now observed
! II contained the following statement,
/ each general of division receives 20, OU
francs: each brgadier 10000 francs, each
| colonel, COCO francs, each officer of the
! general stan 1900 francs, &c; each sol
! der francs. ! was handed a small
package with the the order to bring It az
1 palace. 1t was found to contain 10000
francs, to be divided among the adju-
tants, officials and servants. l received
| 900 francs on the spot.
Where did all this money come from
! Napoleon had received 5OO00,O00 francs
1 from the Bank of France for allowing
| that institution to increase its capital by
! Issuing 600,O00,0O0 in paper money. Wher
I returned to the library l found Gen
"'Griscelli will see to it that my car.
/ riage is kept ready day and night with
| relays of horses to the frontier saiC
so l was made the guardian of the
rascal Roguet, too, for he was the rea.
| master of equipage / always had my
cd "a
! poleon's command only too literally
Roguet retalated by keeping from me
| the fact that the presidents traVelins
| carriage was stuffed with 25,00O00O francs
in English and German bank notes
Next morning France, that had gone
! TO bed a republic, aWOke an empire
! Pietri was made perfect of police HI
was a Corscian like myself, and at once
put full confidence in me. Napoleon, al
ways suspicious, had not yet taken mC
to his bosom. Pietri had information
that a man named Kelch was about t.
come to Paris 10 assasslnate Napoleon
in the imperial box at the Grand Opera
| desired to receive the emperor's owr
instructions about the ease. Napoleon
was very kind to me, but did not refei
| To our nreVious meetinsr AZ n he ~
known me but day he said: L am glal
YOU are a Corsican; the Corsicans ar,
the best friends my family has The
he ordered Pietri to give me 900 franc.
and place horses and carriages at my
disposal 4 will ride to the Bots de Bou
logne at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
and will keep you posted as to my furth
er movements said the emperor, as h,
took his leave.
AT the Office of the perfect of police
| learned that Kelch was a man of hercu
lean strength, a desperate who would
stop at nothing. He was living at tn,
time with a brother in Baugirard, anC
the daughter of a publican named De
mant, in the Rue de Tracy, was hi.
mistress"
Ii would take many columns of a news
paper to record Grscelli's vivid descrip
ton of how he made the would-be reei
cide's acquaintance, wOrmed himself int
his confidence. and pumped him for all h,
was worth. on the day before the EN-
peror was to fail by the assassin's hand
the great detective dropped his mask anl
attempted to arrest Kelch. The mar
showed fight and was promptly shot anC
killed by the COrsican. The same evening
Grisceni told his story to the emperor
who presented him with 10000 francs Tn,
empress to show her gratitude sent hi,
I children to the celebrated school of1vry a
her own expense. The minister of the in
terror. NJ de Persigny, appointed him tn,
emperor's official body guard. in which
position he remained until 1855
During these years Griscelh was nearer
to Napoleon than any other living man
or woman either. ever has been. He gen
orally slept in front of his bed and wa!
present at hundreds of private interview,
I bqtWppu The pmperOr. his sfa1.s ~