Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-01

"bOW QlQ you S!Vuu Tie e'ehinS' the
night of the crime?
"When left my office. at 8 o'clock,
took the st. Germain train and went
to Vesinet. NJ. de Lagors' country seat
| carried him 1900 francs. which be
had asked for. and. not finding him ut
home, left it with his servant"
Ibid he tell you that NJ. de Lagors
was going on journey?"
mo, monsieur. did not know that
he had left Paris"
every we'll Where did you 60 when
you left Vesinet?"
81 returned to Paris and dlned at q
restaurant OH the boulevard with .
friend"
"And then?"
Prosper hesitated.
"You are silent" said M. Patrigent.
'aThen | 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 francs2"
"Pardon me, monsieur; only l, 100"
Every we'll In the morning you paid
a note Of 8 thousand francs?"
Eyes, monsieur"
Moreover. there remained 800 francs
in YOUR desk. and you had 400 In your
purse when you were arrested. So
that altogether in twenty-four hours
4,5OO francs
Prosper was not discountenanced.
but stupe6ed.
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
from? The evening before you had so
little that you were obliged to defer
the payment Of small BILL"
Monsieur, the day Of which you
speak l sold through an agent some
bonds l had. about 5000 francs. Be-
sides. took from the safe 1000 francs
in advance on my salary. have moth
ing to hide"
The prisoner had given clear an
swers. NJ. Patrigent determined to at
tack him from a new point.
"Yor say you have no wish to con-
ceal any Of your actions. Then why
did you write this note to one Of your
companionsY'
This time the blow told. Prosper's
eyes dropned before the inquiring look
of the judge.
II thought" be stammered-'1 wish.
ed"-
"You wished to screen this woman"
"Yes, monsieur. that Is true. ! knew
that when q man in my condition Is
accused Of robbery he has every fault,
every weakness. of his life charged
agalns+ him"
81 suppose you know who this wom-
an is?"
mime. Gipsy was q governess when
first knew her. She was born at
Oporto and came to France with a
Portuguese family"
"Her name is not Gipsy. She has
re"er been governess. and she Is not
n Portuguese"
Prosper was about to protest but
Nj. Patrigent imposed silence. he
shrugged his shoulders ard began look
Ing over q large file Of papers on his
desk.
"Ah. here It is," be said. listen!
Palmyre Chocareille. born at Paris In
1910. daughter of Chocareille Games,.
undertaker's assistant. and Of Caroline
Piedlent. his wife"
The prisoner made q gesture Of i'm.
patience. He did not know that the
Judge was reading him this report to
convince him that nothing can escape
the police.
"Palmyre Chocarelle." be continued,
"at twelve years of age was appren-
ticed to u shoemaker and remained
with him until she was sixteen. Traces
of her are lost for one year. At seven.
teen she Is hired as servant by
grocer on St Denis street named Dom
bas and remains there three months.
She passed this same year, 1857, at
eight or ten different places. In 1853
she entered as q shopgirl the store of
fan merchant in Choiseul alley"
While he read the judge watched
Prosper's face to observe the effect Of
these revelations.
Toward the close Of 1885," he con.
tinucd. 1.-The girl Chocarcille was en-
ployed as q servant by Mime. Munes
6nd accompanied her to Lisbon. How
long did she remain in Lisbon? What
did she do while she remained there?
We have no information as to this.
However, it Is certain that in 1861 she
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 | assure you, MONSIEUR Pros.
per bcgan-"I assure YOU
"Yes. | comprehend. This history Is
less romantic doubtless than the one
you have understood. but, then. it has
the merit Of being true. We lost sight
Of Palmyre Chocareille, called Gipsy,
upon her release from prison, but we
meet her again six months later. hav-
ing made the acquaintance Of tray.
cling agent who became infatuated
with her beauty. She deserted him to
devote herself to YOU"