The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-20

doubleday resulted in an ncnIittul had not
| ,remarkahle incident taken place.
me FCrltablc Martin Gucrrc himself
suddenly came into the coNrt room and
demanded To b.. heard. Tie denounced
ihc imposior and gave his history Then
ne demanded to he confronted by him
TIES being DONE the accused did not an
pear 10 be in the least nbashca or fright :
cncd but began arropautly to cross c%arr-
inrlhc newly arrived claimant and nut
questions To which the new conner could
not answer with nearly III" readiness OF
the prisoner. the imposicr, If such he was
l'ut. examining III" new conner it WAS as
ccriaiuud that he bore also all the marks
aSc!ih"d 10 the genuine Martin Gucrrc.
lie was next question" alone by the
Judges. 70 these questions he replied with
absolute accuracy. But the accused be
ing brought in, also answered the same
questions Hs readily ana exactly.
The court was dumbfoundcd. In despair
II WAS decided tina the only course was to
| bring in the relatives OF Martin Gucrrc the
|! four sisters. the uncAa ana the brothers Of
Arnoud du 'rilh and let iiIrm decide, once
for all, which was tire real man AIl did
WITH TIE EXCEPTION
Of the brothers. whom tn" court cOns'd-
"rai"ly allowed freedom OF testimony that
! mlSht ailrct tn" life Of Il rcia Tho
| eldest SSi": OF iuFrc entered first. paused
q moment as il 'hunacr5truck. and then
! icIl weeping upon Tie breast OF the Ir.w
conner and acknowledged him 90 be her
brother The other witnesses. ono by one
followed suit. FINALLY the wife came in.
ana the instant her eyes lighted on Guerrc
sue liiitH Il'fI SCH uD"iI lptSlit MN, weep
INK ana trembling ana hclgrd his com
passion on her for tho deceit She had been
led into by artiliCc She uNcrTCa that no
sooner had Snc discovered he. error than,
bat for the fear OF Gods wrath she would
hnvc concealed her diShuuOr in the grave.
III lilac" Of This she had determined on
revenge, and resolved. through the courts,
TO pursue the man who had dishunorcd
her. to his deserved punishment.
The trial ended in Il conviction of tho
accused rs Armand du TIN. for the crimes
Of imposturo, falSohOnd, substitution of
name and person, adultery, rape. sucri-
logo ana detention. lie was sentenced to
execution.
While under condemnation in the prison
at Antiques Arnaud made IA confession in
which he stated thai the idea OF impcr
Sonating Martin Gucrfe first came to him
on being mistaken by Il number of init
mate friends of Martin Gucrrc fov that
Individual. From these and others who
had known tiucrrc he gathered Il great
mass OF informal on concerning the fam
lily affairs ana ways of the man he pro-
posed 10 represent.
Nov" said the old lawyer, as he no
ticCd mn finishing the last line, you make
also synopsis of this one,
THE. BANWEI.L CASE.
who said he knOwod nothin for sure
G.dn't express Il broader typical truth than
most Of us might suppose. When YOU
hnd people who are influenced by such
attempts as were made I'm the Luctgcrt
case, Tor instance, TO try the prisoner in
advance. through the columns of scnsa-
tlonHl newspapers, IL might be well To re-
mind them of such affairs as these |
remember once, In the work OF cclccting Il
Jury, } noticed one man seemed to an
Swcr with 4 sort Of confidence. that made
me think he might have some notions OF