Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-04
The Man in the Well
Conclusion
loved. She drew in her lips sharply,
as though the sight Of their happi-
ness caused her physical suffering.

lltu tllltTGu.
M. Beaulieu haL to be recognized
by the court attendants before pas
sage could be made for them. When
a space was cleared, the two friends,
with Fadejah beside them, walked
up to the witness-stand.
At the same time. M. Beaulieu
placed officers at each exit OF the
court room. The four crooks, when
they saw the two men with Fadejah
turned livid.
JACQUES pointed to them with his
finger, and called out in voice that
could be heard all over the hall:
"These are the men who murdered
Jean Farades."
"Who are you, sir?" asked the
presiding judge.
Jacques told the judge that he had
some important testimony to give.
The Judge told him to take the wit
ness stand.
The facts were given 10 the judge,
and the ;ncriminating letters were
placed before him.
Before Jacques had been on the
witness stand man. minutes -FOUR
men rose to leave the court room.
"Thcy are the assassins of Jean
Farades," said Jacques again, point
ing to them.
The court room was in an uproar.
The Judge pounded on his desk to
impose silence. Wien the gendarmcs
had surrounded the men who had
tried to escap. Jacques continued
his testimony.
Then the Judge studied all the
thot haI ham oiuan fo him
The handwriting was the same, the
stamps were the same.
"But this receipt that the police
found in yorr own safe-how did t
come into your hands" asked the
judge.
paul Merseins ami found it one
night at the bottom of the well" an
swered Jacques.
"Why did you not give it up %
the police ?"
Because W. had not much con-
fidence in the use they would make
of it." he replied.
There was general laugh
throughout the court room.
After the judge had carefully ex-
amined all the proofs he called out
to the gendarmes to arrest the four
men-Calesse, Percheret, Smith and
Girodct.
THAT is nor a." continued JAG
cues. "The man who wrote that let
ter is also poisoning his wife. THIS
woman is Nine. Andre Calesse."
All eyes were turned upon Fade
jah. who stood pale and rigid, her
dark eyes tixea upon her husband.
Yes" size said: "he has been
slowly putting me to death"
at is false" shouted Calesse
"She had several doctors, but they
did not know what was the matter
with her."
"Silencew ordered the judge.
NJ. Beaulicu stood up and handed
the Judge the bottle OF poison that
had been delivered at Calesse's
house that very day.
The Judge turned to Fadejah.
"You hear Jacques Velizay's tes-
timsny. Will you tell us what you
knew, madame? ?"
Fadejah pointed to Smith.
"He is the greater william Of the
two" she said in a weak, quavering
voice. T was only a dancer in Cal.
cutta; but, as years went my, I be-
came famous and | married Andre
Calesse. He was poor; l was rich
Up till then he had never committed
a crime; but he associated himself
with Smith, and one night they
killed man in Smiths villa on the
Ganges. Since then these two mer
have led criminal lives"
"Fadejahw 1t was Calesse VIII
called 1T.
eve wish you to speak Of tn,
crime, madame" said the Judge
"the murder of Jean Farades."
"My husband had been expecting
Jean Farades, and when he arrived
in France he called at his Office il
the Rue de Banque. He dined will
us that night, and Calesse and Pech
eret drugged him. l left them earl,
about eleven o'clock.
Later I had occasion to go down
stairs AS / went past the dinin,
room the door was slightly ajar, an,
/ saw Jean Farades lying on tn
floor, and Calesse and Pecheret bend
ing over him. They had stifled him
II went back to my room terrified
Soon l heard some onc leaving tn
house, and l looked ou. Of my win
dow and saw Calesse and Pechere
going down the garden, carrying
body. have spoken the truth"
There was a tense silence in tn
court room. Then the judge turne
to Fadejah and held out the bottle
"Do you recognize this liquid, ma
dame?" he asked.
Fadejah took the bottle in he
hand, but instead f looking at
she fixed her large, dark eyes o
Jacques for one brief moment; thei
before any one realized what sh
was doing, she raised the bottle I
her lips and drained the contents.
With cry Jacques sprang to he
side, but as he reached her she fe
to the floor dead.
The inquiry is again in M. Bea,
lieu's hands, but this time it will !,
brought to speedy close. tt
gravest charges accumulate again
the four guilty men who, havin
formed formidable bandit gan,
bod easilv maintained their nafa