Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-12
CHAPTER VII.

Tho murder Of NJ. POvorc, committed
III broad daylight III Il quarter Of Paris
filled with life and movement, caused
widespread sensation. There was 50
much mystery mixed in the affair
What could he ascertained about the
dead man 5 life was very dramatically
written up by Paul Rodicr in IL sketch.
and this, republished everywhere and
enlarged upon. soon gave to the crime
of the Boulevard dc Clichy the interest
Of a judicial romance. All that there
as atavistic bestiality at the smell of
blood.
What was this NJ. Revere, former
consul to Bucnos Ayrcs or Havana, am
ateur collector Of objects of vertu, mem
Der Of the Society Of Bibliophiles, where
he had not been seen for long time:
What cnomy had entered his room for
the purpose of cutting his throat? Might
he not have been assassinated ny some
thief who knew that his rooms contained
II collection of works OF art: The fete at
MCntmartro was often III full blast III
front of the house where the murder
had been committed, and among the
crowd Of eX-prison birds and malotactorS
who are always attendant upon foreign
kirmesses might not some one Of thom
havo returned and committed the crime?
Tie papers took dYantagc Of the Occa-
sion to mOrali2e upon permitting these
fetcs to lie held iii the outlying boulc-
wards, where vice and crime seemed to
spring spontaneously from the soil
But no one, not one joumal-pcrhaps
by ordcr-spoke Of that unknown visitor
whom MCniche called the individual
and whom the FORTRESS had seen stand
inc beside NJ. Revere III front of the
open safe. Paul Rodicr in his sketch
scarcely referred to the fact that justice
bad a clew important enough to pcne-
! tratc the mystery Of the crime and in
the end arrest the murderer and the
readers Whilo awaiting Developments
asked what mystery was hidden in this
murder MoniChe at times wore fright
ened yA important air He felt that he
was an object Of curiosity to many, the
center Of preiudiccs. The porter and his
wife possessed terrible secret They
were raised III their own estimation.
'We shall appear at the trial, said
Moniche, seeing himself already before
the red robes and holding up his hand
to swear that he would tell the truth,
. the whole truth and nothing but the
truth.
And as they sat together in their lit.
tic lodge they talked the matter over
and over and brought up every incident
III NJ. ROVcre's life which might have a
bearing ON the case
"Do You remember the young man
who came one day and insisted on see
ing Nj. le Consult"
"Ah, very well indeod!" said Mo
niche. 81 had forgotten that ono--a fcl,
hat, his face bronzcd and droll accent
lie had come from away off somewhere.
He was probably a Spaniard.
"Somo beggar likely, poor devi
whom the consul had known in Ameri
ca, in tho colonies, ono knows no,
whore.
"a bad facet" said Moniche. IN
Revere received HIM, however, and gave
him aid, lrcmembor, II the young MAJ
had como often, | should think that he
struck the blow, and also, | ought Il
add, if there was not the other"
eyes, but there is the other" hi
wife replied. "Thero is the one whom
saw standing in front Of the coupons anC
who was looking at those other paper
with flashing eyes, | give my word
There is that one, Monicho, and | n
willing to put my hand into the fire ah'
yours, too, Moniche, if it il not he. "
"If he is tho one, ne will bc found
ooh, bat if he has disappoarodf o.
disappears very quickly in these days.
ave aAall sev No shall see. Justic