Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02
CHAPTER V.
NJ. MONROE, TIE AMER1cAf1.

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fSso@N seniannual mental disturb
tSsssss5 ance depends upon circum-
stances. 1t has happened that one pc
Rod has lasted till the next one was
due. 1t sometimes happens that they
last only a week.
Paris went insane when it heard how
the murderer of NJ. de Bullion had
calmly walked out of the depot of the
police.
It's malady increased when it learned
that II. SENEGAL, the investigating mag.
lstrate, had been party to the escape.
NJ. SENEGAL himself remained calm
and collected.
he said. In two days we shall have
the prisoner again"
And then, rs the person Immediately
responsible after the jail attendants.
hl. SENEGAL began an investigation, not
of the murder, but OF the murderer's
escape.
With him. working hand in hand,
was the chief of the detective police.
Before these two cool, unimpassioned
men came the attendant of the Jail.
"Tell yoCr story" said NJ. SENEGAL.
Leave out nothing"
"Lcave out nothing, must cudge!
MY brains to get anything in. Who
ever sew an escape like that? 1t took
I'm american to show us that the Pa
lais dc Justice needed an increased
force OF guards"
More capable ones, rather" said NJ.
Sonecal.
'Oh. as to that. we did not write the
order replied the attendant
NJ. SENEGAL WINGED. The chief of the
detectives scarcely concealed a smile.
"Eut suppose we hear the story"
We'll this is it, so far as know: A
fine carriage came to the door of the
depot. From it came gentleman
about so years of age or less, wearing
heavy black beard"
ooh, pardon me! Is that description
correct?"
sCuite so. This man. who gave the
peculiar name of Bosso Duvally. held
en- order from you to be allowed TO see
tie murderer of NJ. de Bullion private
ly. knew it was irregular. but con
Guided you knew your business. and it
was simply my duty to obey. l admit
ted the man. That is my story in full.
] know nothing more except that a
short time afterward Came. the at
tendant of that corridor, came to me
and told me the prisoner had escaped
Have Came brought here"
Into the presence of the two investi-
gators came Came
Tell us fully your story of the es-
cape of the prisoner known as Wal
lace"
Alas that l know it at all, l
saw NJ. Bosso Duvally, as he declared
himself enter the jail / led him to
the cell of the prisoner and admitted
him. then stepped to the farther end
of the corridor. l heard some of the
attendants talking of the evident
wealth of the visitor They spoke Of
liyeried footman, coachman and fine
horses. Well, l thought nothing Of
that returned after short time
and saw NJ. Duvally lying unconscious
on the floor and his footman bending
over him. The footman begged of me
to assist him TO get his master to the
carriage. | did so. They drove off
refusing to call physician. That is
ell know about it."
The chief of the detectives and NJ.
SENEGAL looked at each other
TEL Inc this" said NJ SENEGAL to
the attendant. IS there a way for a
prisoner to leave that corridor without
passing the spot where you We're while
NJ. Duyally was in the cell?'
mo possible way. There is but one
door to the corridor, and | stood in
that"
Then it is certain that one or thu
other of the two men you saw was the
prisoner?'
sit must be So"
WAS there footman at the car
riage when you got outsider
mo, only the coachman."
"Could 4 footman have entered the
corridor without your seeing him?"
"He could not
"Did 1t not strike you as being
strange that man was there who had
no business there?'
Il did not think of it There was
man perhaps dying on the floor.
thought only of assisting him Ny
brain was befogged."
WAS the footman. now you think Of
1t, the prisoner" asked the chief of
detectives.
mo. ] am sure he was not"
"Then the other must have been"
"But the prisoner was in his cell
when NJ. Duyally entered
"Still, one man came in and two
went out. The mathematics of that
is clear enough, think
Eyes But it is so mysterious. l can
offer no explanation"
1.-THE well planned and well executed
escape proves that the fellow was
guilty and afraid to face the lnvestigE
tion,' said the chief of detectives
'That remains to be seem" replied
NJ. SENEGAL "If this NJ. Duvally is
what he claimed to be, there is some
thing more behind 1t all, something
that may involve international dis
Dutes and difficulties. We must now