The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-03-14

Because M. de Clameran had told
me that it would be agreeable, even
necessary, for him to have his money
early in the morning. He will testify
to that fact if you ask him. l knew
that l would reach my Office late"
%'This NJ. de Clameran is o friend OF
yours"
''By no means. have always felt q
sort Of repulsion for him, but he is the
intimate friend of my friend, M. La.
gors."
zone more thing" said the judge
'How did you spend the evening, the
night of the crime?"
when l left my Office, at 5 o'clock, ]
took the st. German train and went
to Vesinet, M. de Layers country seat,
I carried him 1900 francs, which he
had asked for, and, not finding him al
home, 1 left it with his servant"
''Did he tell you that M. de Layers
was going on a journey?"
'sNo, monsieur. I did not know tina!
he had left Paris"
every well. Where did you 60 when
you left Vesinet?
Il returned to Paris and dined at a
restaurant on the boulevard with q
friend"
''And then?"
Prosper hesitated.
''You are SILENT" said M. Patrigent.
"Then 1 will tell you how you employ
ed your time. You returned to your
rooms in Chaptal street, dressed your.
self and attended a dance"
'You are right, monsieur"
"And did you not play at baccarat
and lose 1900 francs?"
Pardon me, monsieur; only 1,10O."
every we'll. In the morning you paid
a note of thousand francs?'
''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
1850 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
from? The evening before you had so
little that you were obliged to defer
the payment Of a small BILL"
Monsieur, the day Of which you
speak sold through an agent some
bonds I had. about 5000 francs. Be.
sides, took from the safe 1000 francs
in advance on my salary. I have moth
ing to hide"
The prisoner had given clear an
swers. NJ. Patrigent determined to at
tack him from 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
companions"
This time the blow told. Prosper's
eyes dropped before the inquiring look
of the Judge.
81 thought" he stammered-'I wish
ed"-
"You wished to screen this woman ~
Eyes, monsieur, that is true. / knew
that when a man in my condition is
accused of robbery he has every fault,
every weakness, of his life charged
against him."
81 suppose you know who this wom-
An is"
mime. Gypsy was a governess when
l first knew her. She was born at
Oporto and came to France with q
Portuguese family"
"Her name is not Gypsy. She has
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
ing over large file of papers on his
desk.
"Ah, here 1t is" he said. "Listeni
Palmyre Chocareille, born at Paris In
1910, daughter of Chocareille Uames),
undertaker's assistant, and of Caroline
Piedlent, his wife,"
The prisoner made a 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 Chocareille," he continued,
"at twelve years of age was appren.
ticed to a shoemaker and remained
with him until she was sixteen. Traces
of her are lost for one year. At seven.
teen she is hired as a servant by q
grocer on St Denis street named DOM
bias and remains there three months.
She passed this same year, 1857, at
eight or ten different places. In 1858
she entered as shopgirl the store of a
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-
tinued, 1.-THE girl Chocareille was en-
ployed as a servant by Nine. Munes
and 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, 1t is certain that in 1861 she
returned to Paris and was sentenced
to three months Imprisonment for an
assault. All, she returned from Port
ugal with the name of Nina Gypsy"
"But I assure you, monsieur" Pros.
per began-"I assure you"-