The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-10
CHAPTER XIV.
In Winch Joseph RGuletabille Is
Awaited With Impatience.

IN the 18th of January--that Is |
IA to say, two months and half |
~ after the tragic events l have /!
narrated-the Epoque printed
as the first column of the front page
the following sensational article:
THE Seine-et-Oise jury is summon
ed today to give its verdict on one OF
the most mysterious affairs in the an
nails of crime. There never has been
q case with 50 many obscure, incom-
prehensible and inexplicabie points
And yet the prosecution has not hesi'
tated to put into the prisoners dock
q man who Is respected, esteemed and
loved by all who knew him-a young
savant, NJ. Robert DarZac. There Is
no doubt in the mind Of anybody that
could the victim speak she would
claim from the jurors of Seine-et-Oise
the man she wishes to make her hus-
band and whom the prosecution would
send to the scaffold. 1t is to be hoped
that Mile Stangerson will shortly re-
cover her reason. which has been tenn
porarily unhinged by the horrible mys-
terry at the Chandler. The question
before the jury is the one we propose
to deal with this very day.
1--WE have decided not to permit
twelve worthy men to commit a dis
graceful miscarriage of justice. Up
to now everything has gone against
NJ. Robert Darzac in the magisterial
inquiry. Today, however, we are 60
III l,afA fhn ittrx n nd
we are going to bring to the witness
stand light that will illumine the
whole mystery of the Chandler, for we
possess the truth.
when attention was first drawn to
the Chandler case our youthful re-
porter, Joseph Rouletabille, was on
the spot and installed in the chateau
when every other representative of
the press had been denied admission.
He worked side by side with Frederic
Larsan. He was amazed and terrified
at the grave mistake the celebrated
detective was about to make.
"France must know-the whole world
must know-that on the very evening
on which NJ Darzac was arrested
young Rouletabille entered our edito
rial office and Informed us that he
was about to go away on journey
How long shall be away he said
Il cannot say: perhaps a month, per
haps two. perhaps three Perhaps
may never return Here is letter
II am not back on the day on which
IL. Darzac is to appear before the
essize court, have this letter opened
and read to the court after all the wit
pesses have been heard Arrange 1t
with NJ. Darzac's counsel. NJ Darzac
Is innocent. In this letter is written
the name of the murderer, and-that
Is all | have to say. | am leaving to
get my proofs-for the irrefutable evil
dence of the murderer's guilt Our
reporter departed. For long time we
were without news from him. But
week ago a stranger called upon our
manager and said: Act In accordance
with the instructions of Joseph Roule
tabille II II becomes necessary to dc
so. The letter left by him holds the
truth The gentleman who brought
us this message would not give us hi
name.
To-day. the 18th of January is thu
day of the trial Joseph Rouletabill'
has not returned. 1t may be we shal
never see him again. The press alst
counts Its heroes. its martyrs to duty
1t may be he is no longer living. W.
shall know how to avenge him. Ou
manager will this afternoon be at tn
court of assize at Versailles with tn
letter-the letter containing the nam
OF the murderer
Those Parisians who focked to TIL
assfze court at Versailles to be presen
at the trial Of what was known as tn
mystery Of the yellow room" VII
certainly remember the terrible crus
in the courtroom.
The trial itself was presided over b
N. de Rocouz. Judge filed with tn
prejudice Of his class, but man hor
est AT heart. The witnesses had bee
called. was there, Of course. as wer
all who had in any way been In touc
with the mysteries Of the Chandler.
was lucky enough to be called earl
in the trial, so that was then able {
watch and be present at almost I'll
whole Of the proceedings.
The court was so crowded that man
LAWYERS were compelled to find seat
on the steps. Behind the bench OF 1u
tices were representatives from oth'
benches. NJ. Robert Darzac stood
the prisoners dock between polio
men. tall. handsome and calm. A mu
muir Of admiration rather than OF cor
passion greeted his appearance. h
leaned forward toward his couns'
Maitre Henri Robert. who. assisted |
his chief secretary, Maitre And
Hesse. was busIly turning over Il
folios Of his brief.
Many expected that NJ. Stangers'
after giving his evidence would ha'
gone over to the prisoner and SHAKE
hands with him. but he left the cou
without another word. It was remar
ed that the jurors appeared to be dee
ly interested in a rapid conversati'
which the manager Of the Epoque w
having with Maitre Henri Robert. ~