The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-04
CRIME N PARIS HIGH LIFE.
Duchess steals Jewels worth 100000
Marquis Tries Petty burglary.

Correspondence New York Times
Paris sept 1.-THE Paris press his
been unduly excited this week by two
criminal cases IN which members Or 1.-THE
HiR LIZ figure ~ criminals-one q Ouch
oss and the other a Marquis. The noble
man IS The Marquis Adolphe dc Nanteui-
Is. Of an ancient and honorable family. but
the Duchess has thus Car managed 10 keep
her name on tho police records A. her
crime was engendcrod By vanity and nof
by want and she has made restitution. the
matter will probably no' 20 any further
II is on extraordinary little story. how
ever. and another member Of tine nobility
ngurcs in H. Countess. thus raising e.
quite above the level Of ordinary police
cases.
The Countess. whose name S. also with
hcld visited her drcsrmlker. in the Rue be
la PAX. q week or ten days ago for the
purpose Of trying on o dress. She was on
her way through Paris from Trouvillc 70
her chateau in toe country and hence she
carried leweiry TO the value OF about 50
90 with her. IL was in "a lttlo Russia
leather bag which b. q remarkable one
with secret clasp and tho owners inl-
tials engraved thereon. While she WAS
trying on nor dress the Countess laid Inc
! little bag down on - table. and. IN che
excitement OF being htted forgot al
about her Jewels and drove home without
them. Remembering them Immediately
on her return - her hotel however. tho
Countess drove back 90 the Rue de "a
paiN. and found that the Russia leather
bag had disappeared.
The dressmnker wrung her hands IN
despair ana summoned all her workiog
people but nobody had seen tho bag no
body know anything about a. and which
was perhaps more important. nobody
showed any signs Of guilt The Countess
could only so home and cry after hav-
| Ing described her lost Jewels 20 the police
magistrate 81 the district. " Paschsrd.
wednesday afternoon Of this week
venerable erclcsinstls appeared in "
| Pasehafd's once and placed the lost Rus
sla leather bag. with iis contents intact.
| upon the magiafratc's table II would
/ like 20 be allowed 80 30 without making
40 explanation fad the priest. The
matter Be- very painful one" Pressed
/ nv tho magistrate however. the reverend
/ gentleman eab that the jewels had been
stolen hy one 81 his psrishloners. a
| Duchess well known 90 Fashionable 20
| cietN. a. 10 whose ldentty his llpe were
| sealed hY the secret % the confessional.
! The Duchess. although herself the owner
of Jewels moro beautiful and costly than
those 81 the Countess. "a q rival 81 that
lady 10 "the Hig LII" and. recoxnizing
the bag on tho table ~ the dressmaker's
after the CountEs had left. could NOT re-
sist the temptation 20 possess herself OF
H.
since then" the priest declared. the
poor lady mas not known a moments
peace Sleeping or waking her Crime APP
pears before her and she sees herself IN
court IN prison. and finally IN he'll This
morning she came TO me and confessed
NV ilps are sealed as 20 her name-hut
here IS the little bag. II has not been
| opened" Tho sanie evening special
messenger took the precious Russts
leather bag 20 the Countess. and to-day
she withdrew her charge % theft against
| "a person or persons unknown"
The case 81 the Marquis de Nanteuilly
| a. worth consideration, principally be-
cause he went out 81 the usual line Of the
polished villain. and. instead Of going in
for diamonds and bonds In hls own aris-