The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27

made. The wifs's rapacity for mooszs
Jewels, dress was insatiable. and hsf
brother took good care to share hse
purse. For reasons Of his own Dash.
ko6 had insisted on their marriage b.
ing kept secret, and Rosine was M
stalled in = residence in . little VII
lage some twenty miles from Paris.
She had contracted heavy drinking
hab:ts. and in the course Of time be-
came confirmed dipsomaniac; and
one night, to the horror Of the band
Of conspirators, threw herself into
the Seine and was drowned.
Peon. Anna Charcot and her hns.
band managed to keep the news oe
bis wife's death from the count, and
he was given to understand that she
had taken herself Oh somewhere. A
few months passed and the plottsrs
felt the loss Of their supplies severely.
Then they resolved to abduct the
count and keep him q prisoner until
be secured his release BY paying o
large ransom. The night Of the ball
was chosen ~ . good opportunity TO-
put the plan into execution. Anna
wrote . letter closely 4 initiating
Rosine's style. 1t stated that she had
been away from Paris. but had come
back seriously Ill. and was then un.
able to leave her bed. She begged
him TO 90 and see her Immediately
and promised that, II he would give
her q sum Of money down she would
20 away and he would never hear Of
her again. II not. she would proclaim
the next morning to all Paris that she
was his lawful wife and would also
send An intimation to that effect to
the embassy. The note wound up By
stating that a carriage would be In
waiting not far from his house to con.
vey him to her lodgings. and that hs
could easily get back again in an
hour and . half.
The plan worked to perfection.
Dashkon found the carriage at the
spot indicated and was driven out
past the barrier to Pierre's house.
Two powerful rufhans, who were to
be well paid for their part Of the
work. had ridden on the box beside
the coachman, who was one Of their
own kind. When the destination was
reached the count alighted, and BE-
coming suspicious Of his surround.
ings, was about to re-enter the car.
riage and order the driver to return
to the city. when he was seized b.
the hired thugs and desperate strug.
gle took place. To end matters, one
Of his assailants struck him terrific
blow on the head with club. knock.
ing him unconscious. He was then
carried into .Pierre's den. For two
days he remained insensible and
when he recovered consciousness the
conspirators found that he was no
longer in his right mind. Az he
showed no signs Of Improvement and
they we're hard pressed for money.
Eugene undertook to forge bill. and
Madame Charcot. who was then In
Moscow. was instructed to hnd out
something about the counts business
transactions there. Charcot then
went to Moscow and representing
himself as Peter Pavlovitch. presented
the forged bill at the bank and re-
ceived the money for It which was, Of
course, shared by all concerned.
Had It not been for Danevitch's
timely work in unraveling the plot II
Is certain that the unfortunate vic.
tim. who was becoming an expensive
and dangerous burden to the conspira.
tors, would have met his death at the
hand Of Pierre Mousson. As It was.
the careers Of the wretches were
brought to close and exemplary pun.
ishment was meted out to all Of them.
The extradition Of both Charcot and
his wife was demanded by the Rus
sian government to answer for the
affair of the forged bill. This demand
was complied with only after the
couple had served heavy jail sen.
tence under the French law. They
were then handed over to the Russian
authorities. BY whom they were sent
to Siberia. For many months Count
Dashkofi fingered between life and
death. but at last under careful treat.
ment his health and mind were fully
restored. Upon his recovery he re.
turned to his native land. having re-
signed his post at the embassy In .
city which held for him too many
painful memories.