Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-11

the following sensational article:
THE Scine-et- Disc 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
a case with so many obscure, incoin
prehensibe and incxplicable points.
And yet the prosecution has not hest
tated to put into the prisoners docs
a man who Is respected. esteemed and
loved by all who knew lima 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 Disc
the man she wishes to make her hus.
baud and whom the prosecution would
sand to the scaffold. II is to be hoped
that Nile Stangerson will shortly re.
cover her reason. which has been tenn.
porarily unhirge by the horrible mys-
terry a. the Chandler The question
beforB the jury is the one we propose
to deal with this very day.
I'VE have decided not to permit
twelve worthy men to commit a dis.
graceful miscarriage of justice. Up
to now everything has gone against
-. ~ ~. w. ~ ~ ciStcriol
inquiry. Today, however, we are@eo-
ing to defend him before the jury, and
we pre- going to bring to the witness
stand light that will illumine the
whole mystery Of the Chandler. for we
possess the truth.
when atte4tio, was first drawa to
the Glan:ler case our youthful re-
porte-. Joseph Rouletabil.. was on
the spot and installed in the chateau
when ever other representative Of
the presn had been denied admission.
He worked side By side with Frederic
1arsar. He waA 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
IN which NJ. Darzac was arrested
young Rouletabille entered our edito.
rial Office and informed us that he
was about to go away on a Journey.
How long / shall be away he said,
4 cannot say; perhaps month, per.
haps two. perhaps three. Perhaps I
may never return. Here Is letter.
II am not back on the day on which
NJ. Darzac Is to appear before the
assize court, have this letter opened
and read to the court after all the wit
nesSes have been heard. Arrange it
with NJ. Darzac's counsel. Nj. Darzac
Is innocent In this letter Is written
the name Of the murderer, and--that
is al | hav. to say. l am leaving to
get my proofs-for thu irrcfutable evil
dence OF the mucda",:s guilt Our
reporter d.p ,.t-d. For 'sag time wa
were without news from him. But n
week ago "A stra 1Ger called upon our
manager and said: Act in accordance
with ths Instructions of Joseph Roule-
tabille if /. becomes necessary to do
so Tie letter left by him holds the
,r1th III; gentleman who brought
Co this racssage would not give us his
nane
To-day. the 18th of January, is the
day Of tt. trial Joseph Rouletab.lle
has not reformed 1t may be we shall
neve. see him again The press also
y .
II may be he is no longer living. We
Shall know how to avenge him. Our
manag.r vii. this afternoon be ar the
court Of assize at Versailles with the
lette--thc letter containing the name
OF tie murderer
Those Parisians whn focke! to the
asslse court n: Versailles to be present
at til. trial OF what was known as the
"mys;ety Of the yellow ROOM will
certainly remember the terrible crush
IN the courtroom.
The trial itself was presided ovar by
NJ. de Rocouz, Judge FLIED With the
prejudice Of bis class. but man hon.
est at heart. The witnesses had beer
called. was there, of course. as were
all who had in any way been in toucl
with the mysteries Of the Chandler.
was lucky enough to be called early
in the trial, so that was then able &c
watch and be present at almost the
whole of the proceedings.
The court was so crowded that many
lawyers were compelled to find seats
on the steps. Behind the bench Of jus
tees were representatives from othel
benches. NJ. Robert DarZac stood II
the prisoners dock between police
men, tall, handsome and calm. A muir
muir Of admiration rather than of com
passion greeted his appearance. II,
leaned forward toward his counsel
Mnitre Henri Robert. who. assisted b.
hts chief secretary, Maitre Andr
Hesse. was busily turning over tn
folios OF his brief.
Many expected that N. stangersol
after giving his evidence would hav
gone over to the prisoner and shaker
hands with him. but he left the cour
without another word. 1t was remark
ed that the Jurors appeared to be deer
ly interested In a rapid conversation
which tho manager OF the Epoque wa
having with Mnitre Henri Robert Tn
manager later sat down In the from
row Of the public seats. Some wer
surprised that he was not asked to n
main with the other witnesses in tn
room reserved for them.
The reading Of the Indictment wa
got through. as II always Is. withou
any incident. ] shall not here repoI
the long examination to which NJ. Dal
FAC was subjected, lie answered n
the questions quickly and easily. III
silence as to the important matters {
which we know was dead against hin
II would seem as II this reticcnC
would be fatal for him. He resente