Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-21
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ber-neck."
my dear Calesse, you are only half
Partisan IL you are not curious.
am Partisan to my fnger-tips, con-
sequently | am curiosity personified.
Hi! What's the matter, my good
people 2" he asked of the crowd.
"A man has been murdered" 70
piled stumpy, red-faced butcher.
Pecheret rode his horse UP to the
very garden gate. 1t was at this mo-
ment that nj. Beaulieu gave orders to
disperse the crowd. The Partisan
turned and rode back grumbling.
"Oh, flute" he said; "I'd have
given something to have seen that
corpse"
The judge returned to Arthur Fa-
rades's house and questioned his
daughter, Valentine. She confirmed
in every detail the story her father
had told. And on their side, Madame
Louis and Jeanne declared that all
the evening they had been expecting
this uncle.
Neither brother had openly accused
the other, but each seemed to give the
impression that the victim had spent
the evening in the other ones house.
"I believe that this Jacques Velizay
is simply person of their imagina-
tion," said the commissaire to N.
Beaulieu.
"That is what thir.k. And alss
think that no matter what they quar-
relied about before, they are now uni
ting their efforts to thyart the polioa.
What puzzles me is that no one seems
to have seen the victim last night. The
servants of both the houses declare
1.zl h. i 80.
in which they are employed"
The servants stated that they had
sat up late in the hope that the visitor
his son were then questioned, but they
could throw no light upon the mys-
terry. There remained Millette, whe
seemed to have something to tell.
"And you, Millette ?" asked the
Judge.
Millette gave an important wag b
/ his head.
"Sure, monsieur, I know something,
and although both the MN. Farades
| always seemed to me to be honorable
| gentlemen, I'm going to say what /
know"
"Why didn't you say it before 7"
asked Father Teroigne.
Because"
"Silencew ordered the Judge, "Now,
my man, what do you know? ?"
81 saw that corpse alive yesterday.
That dead man was walking along
when / saw him, and he had on that
same red waistcoat."
Millette looked around to see what
effect his words had produced.
"You are sure Of what you are say
| inp?" asked the Judge.
'In our profession we have to be
wide awake, sir. We have an eye on
| everybody who passes the gates"
"And you saw him pass the excise
office ?"
"I was as close to him as am to
you now. 1t was seven o'clock, and
lot Of men were coming from the
| Auteil station to Boulogne, when I
saw him come along with his red
waistcoat."
"Was any one with him."
The excise employe thought for q
moment.
"I think he was with some one, but
/ couldn't swear to it, i guess he
came in on the train, for it had just
arrived"
"Try and remember what train It
WASP
Millette frowned and appeared to
think deeply for few moments; then
said:
at was the six twenty-five train,
or the six thirty. I'm not sure which.
But it was one Of the two"
"You ought to know if the victim
was with either of the MN. Farades.' u
~ can say that, but / am sure that
the two brothers came in on one of
the trains"
"By the same train as the victim p
"I didn't say that. only say that
they both came together.
"You must think Of the gravity of
your statement. Your testimony is
very damaging for the two brothers. u
~ swear that the victim passed by
the Boulogne gates at six twenty-five
or six thirty" said Millette, rolling
his eyes solemnly.
Louis and Arthur Farades were
again questioned.
"You still persist in saying that you
left your uncle in Paris in the after.
noon and that you did not see him
alive again 2"
"Yes."
"And yet he arrived in Boulogn.
yesterday on the same train that yor
did. The excise officer swears to that.
pardon, monsieur lie juge, l sale
about the same hour" interposed Mil
lette.
"Silencep
The two brothers had turned death
ly pale.
"You accuse US of the crime!" the,
both cried.
81 arrest you both for the murdel
Of M. Jean Farades," replied tho In
vestigating judge solemnly.
CHAPTER II.
Search for the Murderer.