The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-30

crown in the reign Of Charles ii.
was singuiarly and tragically involved.
The victim was Jaques du Moulin, a
French refugee who had brought over a
small family, and what little money he
had he used In buying goods that had
been condemned by the customs. viii n
he disposed Of at retail with fair profit
as these goods were on account OF their
high duty Of kind that were fire.
quently struggled, people who dealt in
them were often suspected OF wrong
doing III the way OF purchasing SNUG
eled articles knowingly. or increasing
their stock by Illicit means. Still this
did not seriously reflect on iu Moulin
but he was detected in passing counter
felt money-frcuucntly carrying it in
fact and pretending ii was gold that
had been paid To him. and when uues-
toned was very vcho mcnt and obstinate.
Gradually his business and credit went
down. His friends began to snub him
and society in general turned the cold
shoulder upon him and his wife. He
stuck To ii. however, determined to make
the best of bad situation.
One day Du Moulin sold some goods
on a bill of seventy-cisht pounds To a
man by the name OF Harris. with whom
he had previously no dealings. He re-
ceived the money in guineas and Por-
tugal gold not accepting them without
careful examination. hut finally after
positive assurance that 1t had all been
carefully weighed. he felt assured
Shortly after he visited Harris. 10 re-
turn six pieces which he declared to
he base metal. and which were the same
that had been paid him. Harris asserted
he had paid none of them and Du Mou-
lin as strongly protested to the con-
trary. Harris finally accused du Moulin
of trying 10 perpetrate a fraud, but
finally II was temporarily arranged on
du Moulin'S oath that the money was
the same. But Harris was confident
that du Moulin had perjured himself
and spoke about it far and wide. with
the result that du Moulin became uni
versally summed Then he brought an
action against Harris for defamation of
character, but this was disastrous, for
in the end Harris had him arrested and
his premises examined. In the drawers
OF bureau great many pieces of
counterfeit money were discovered. There
was now felt no doubt OF his guilt.
Further search revealed various imple-
mcnts for counterfciting: moulds, files.
chalk, aqua rega, etc. Harris had him
brought to trial. and all the past inso-
lcncc and countcr-actions against him
stood III du Moulin's light: the people
wanted to see him punished. and finally
on what appeared To he sufficiently
plain evidence, he was convicted and
sentenced to die.
Now it happened that. n few days
before this. q man by the name Of Will
liams. an cnSravor Of seals. was killed
by n fall from his horse. and shortly
after his wife. who was about to die.
sent for du Moulin's wife. and made
her q confession. She said her husband
had been one Of four men who were
professional countcrfeiters: that she
herself had been employed in getting
rid of the spurious money. One of these
men had engaged himself with du Mou-
lin as a porter. and by means of false
keys had disposed of large sum of
bad money, by exchanging it for the
good money that du Moulin had stored