Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-14
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not what l am going to tell you. I
also write to you, because as you are
In a free country in which shall be
able to succeed to the plans I have
thought, 1t is easier for me that my
young daughter only fourteen years
old may find at your side and under
your protection the future that | have
assured for her, out of the troubles
that she should find her. l fear even
that this letter may not reach YOU but
in the circumstances in which | am.
l cannot wait any more.
"As my father was great engineer,
who worked many years under the di-
rection of Mr.. Ferdinand Lesscps, and
he succeeded to take part In the
studying of the great works for the
opening of the Inter Oceanic canal of
Panama, 1t was also very easy for me
to obtain good employ under Mr.
Lesseps' protection in the counting
house of that company, seeing every
day increase his favor toward me,
when / had the misfortune of losing
my father, whose loss was followed
a year after by the death of my moth
er and wife, who left me as my only
comfort my beautiful daughter This
little piece of my heart gave me all
the necessary strength to accomplish
my duty the best l was able to, and
by that means l was soon n necessary
man in all the company's business,
succeeding at last to obtain a,so the
protection of great banker, who w,
the soul, if it can be said, of all the
association. 1t was when l was be-
ginning to have good stock that the
political rivalties of French brought
the great tumults of the House OF Com
mons In France and made that the
French press was converted in a dis
ordered libelling in which was left
the honor of the highest personalities
of France, whose events arc perfectly
known by all and consequently use
less for me to tell them.
AS consequence of all that happen
ed you can suppose that I acted under
a great prudence, placing all of my
property in surety and out of France
as soon as saw that the first accl.
sations were produced I travelled under
all precautions and went to London
where in sure bank placed my stock
but in manner that it could be retired
when and by whom | wished. After
my short and secret remaining In Lon
don l turned back to my employ in
Paris awaiting -'impassably the COM
ing events, never thinking however.
that they should come to so fatal an
end. In that period could not await
instructions from anybody, and act
ing by myself and under my own re-
sponsibility I carried out Il perilous
act in n great critical moment, and L
saved values OF the greatest consider
alton and very important documents,
but my actions left me in a great dan,
ger, and consequently ,cleycrly dis,
guised, l early left France and went
TO England. From that data as l saw
the danger of being arrested, was
compelled to take all kinds Of precau-
tions, and all the cheques and re-
ceipts payable to bearer which l had
amounting to nearly $4,000 pounds,
were placed by me in n secret drawer
of my baggage which could not be
discovered rs it was made by myself
under the greatest care Ali that done
I left that the time of .denunciatIons
and prosecutions might pass, and l
remained unknown in small town In
England. Two months ago, thinking
that nobody remembered me and think.
ing that my life was too hard without
having at my side and seeing my be,
loved daughter, i ordered that Il good
and friendly person might bring her
to Gibraltar, where under the surety
he had not been followed, ] joined
her, passing to Spain under very
modest appearing disguise. All was
here ready to start when was sur
prised by the police that go in brutal
ly to arrest me. Provoked by such n
manner my indignation and despair
that almost made me mad, made so
great resistance against them that
at last l was beaten and wounded o
badly that at the first moments all
believed me dead.
Il have been one month without
feeling the situations i am n little bet
ter, although not well at all, and under
the fear of Il near death by the shot
that received. ] am u prisoner of the
authorities as guilty of having made