Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-16
BR|T|SHER WOULD
SKATER. IDOL
Of FRANCE
DECLARES JEAN ID ARC
NEVER DIED AT STAKE
%EngIiShwoman, Duchess of
Worcester, Substituted For
Her At Last Moment, Accord
ing to This Mans Version,
U3y Henri Dubois

Paris, Dec. 15.-The h~istory-book
story of Joan of Arc is %impeached by
D'Arcls Wrigglesworth. an English
artist who declares that he can prove
that the Maid Of Orleans was never
burned at the stake at Rouen, but thar
the Duchess of Worcester suffered in
her stead.
Mr.. Wrigglesworth claims to be a
descendant Of the Sieur d'Arcis,
mayor of Rouen during the English
occupation early in the fifteenth CEN
tury-the period of JOan's meteoric
career. He further declares that
treasures belonging to his family are
buried under the ancient Joan or
Arc tower in Rouen, "A fact which he
has just discovered in some old fam
lily papers. He is now seeking perA
mission from the French government
to dig for the treasure.
The remarkable statement that La
.Pucelle was not executed by the Eng
Iish, as described in history. seems
analogous with the other theory thar
the Dauphin Cor Louis XVID did not
die in prison, but escaped and was re-
placed by a deaf mute, and rather
more improbable. The story of JOan's
trial and execution is so complete ana
well authenticated hat its disproor
will demand a weight of testimony
which is very unlikely to be TN
earthed after nearly five centuries.
The incredible story of the Duchess
of Worcester being substituted for
the maid is vitiated by the fac that
no Duchess of Worcester is known to
have existed at that period.
Edmond Rostand, the poet, has
quite recovered from his operation
for appendicitis, although ne still is
obliged to keep to his bed or TO lie on
aseouch for some little time. He is,
however, in excellent spirits and
little poems on the operation
and incidents surrounding II.
Rostand has just had an amusing
experience at the villa which he built
for himself at Arnaga, in the Pyre-
nees, whittier he removed from cam
bo. Some time back the poets house
hold was greatly disturbed at nights
by the loud barking of a dog quite
close to the villa. 1t continued Tor
half the night, set all the other dogs
in the n-eighborhood bowling and
made sleep impossible.
Casting about for a remedy the nat
urally irate author was told of a
neighbor. a Basque Villager, who had
great power over animals and would
be able to rid him of the pest. Al
though skeptical. Rostand SEN for
hist man, Failletout, and the Basque
promised to get rid of the nuisance.
He did so, the poet and his family
were able to sleep again, n Faillct-
out was suita bly, rewarded.
The matter was almost forgotten.
when suddenly the barking recon-
menced as before each night, setting
the hounds and ours of half tie coun-
tryslde bowling and yelping aid COM
pletely banishlng sleep. Rostand was
in despair.
At last, very unwillingly, he sent
again for Failletout. He began to ask
the c%ountryman questions with regard
TO his alleged power over animals
You must be able" said the poet. TO
initiate them pretty well?" Failletout,
delighted at thus attracting the atten-
ton of his distinguished neighbor'
showed him how he inflated to the
life the noises made by various crea-