The Iola register., 1902-04-04
CASE ll3 /
... By.
Emile GAboriau


VERY well. Where did you go when
you left VesinetY
II returned to Paris and dned at a
restaurant on the boulevard with q
friend"
sand then?'
Prosper hesitated.
"You are silent" said NJ. Patrigent.
Then will tell you how you employ
ed your time. You returned to your
rooms in Chaptal street, dressed your
self and attended dance"
You are right, monsieur"
"And did you not play at baccarat
and lose 1900 francs"
"Pardon me, monsieur; only 1,100."
very well. In the morning you paid
q note of a thousand francsT
"Yes, monsieur"
Moreover, there remained 500 francs
In your desk, and you had 400 In your
purse when you were arrested. So
that altogether In twenty-four hours
$500 francs
Prosper was not discountenanced.
but stupefied.
Not being aware of the powerful
means of investigation possessed by
the law, he wondered how in so short
a time the judge could have obtained
such accurate information.
''Your statement is correct, mon
sieur," he said finally.
"Where did all this money come
fromf The evening before you had SO
little that you were obliged to defer
fhe payment of n small bill"
Monsieur, the day of which you
J speak j sold through an agent some
bonds had. about 5000 francs. Be-
sides. took from the safe 1000 francs
in advance on my salary. have moth
1ng to hide"
The prisoner had given clear an
swers. M. Patrigent determined to at
tack him from n new point.
: ~You say you have no wish to con-
ceal any Of your actions. Then why
did you write this note to one of your
companionsw
This time the blow told. Prosper's
eyes dropped before the inqulrlng look
of the judge.
81 thought" be stammered-"I wish
ed"-
''You wished to screen this womanY'
''Yes. monsieur. that is true. | knew
that when a man in my condition is
accused of robbery lie has every fault,
every weakness, of his life charged
against him"
~ suppose you know who this wom-
an is?"
"Mme. Gipsy was a governess when
first knew her. She was born at
I, Oporto and came to France with a
1 Portuguese family"
-Her name is not Gipsy. She has
4 never been a governess, and she is not
a Portuguese"
Prosper was about to protest. but
M. Patrigent imposed silence. he
shrugged his shoulders and began look
1 ing over n large file of papers on his
v desk.
"Ah, here 1t is" he said. Listen
Palmyre Chocareille, born at Paris In
184O daughter of Chocarelle Games)
undertaker's assistant, and of Caroline
Piedlent. his wife,"
The prisoner made n gesture of i'm
patience He did not know that thu
Judge was reading him this report t
convince him that nothing can escape
the police.
"Palmyre Chocareille." he continued
"at twelve years of age was appren
ticed to n shoemaker and remained
with him until she was sixteen. Traces
of her are lost for one year. At seven
teen she is hired as n servant by
grocer on st. Denis street named Dom
bas and remains there three months
n she passed this same year, 1857, a
n eight or ten different places. In 1855
she entered as a shopglrl the store Of
fan merchant in Choiseul alley"
While he read the judge watched
Prosper's face to observe the effect o.
these revelations.
"Toward the close Of 1885," he con
finued, 1.-THE girl Chocarellle was EN-
ployed as a servant by Nine. Mune
and accompanied her to Lisbon. How
long did she remain in Lisbon? Wha
did she do while she remained there
we have no information as to this
However, 1t is certain that in 1861 sh
returned to Paris and was sentenced
to three months Imprisonment for al
assault. All, she returned from Port
ugal with the name of Nina Gipsy."
"But l assure you, monsieur" Pros
per began-'I assure YOU
~ "Yes, comprehend. This history |
less romantic doubtless than the on
y you have understood, but, then. II ha
the merit of being true. We lost sigh
of Palmyre Chocareille, called Gypsy
upon her release from prison, but W
meet her again six months later, hav
ing made the acquaintance Of trav
cling agent who became infatuate
with her beauty. She deserted him t
devote herself to you"
The judge paused for moment, a
II to give Prosper time for reflection
and then slowly said:
"And this is the woman whom 20
have made your companion, the won
nm for whom you have committed rol