Year: 1864

this means, had it not been anticipated in
a remarkable manner.


The officers of the octroi had received
information that some of the men who
n0vigated the floats of timber down the
Seine into Paris were in the habit Of bring
ing casks If wine with them secured bee
meath the floats, thus eTading payment Of
the dues at the barrier. Two ofthe off
cials were one night in a boat lying be-
meath one of the bridges, for the purpose
of noting the arrival of floats, aud guard
ing them till they had been broken up
They were sitting silently smoking their
pipes, when they were suddenly and great.
ly astoniShed by the descent Of a woman,
who was lowered noiselesSly INTO the wa
ter, so far a.; the utterance of artculatt
sounds was concerned, but who showed
by her contortions that it was not with
her consent. Before she was well sub
merged, the current brought her alongside
the boat, into which the men lifted her,
and then pulled ashore as fast as possible.
Leaving the boatmen to carry the woman
where she would getathc necessary atten
dance, the officers FASTENED up to the
bridge, to endeavor to capture the persons
who had evidently intended to murder her
These persons were probably 50 satisfied
as to what the result would be, that they
had disappeared, and not human beng
was visible in any direction. AS soon as
the woman was brought into the light, it
was found she had the fatal mark on her
forehead, and that very cruel, but cur;-
GUS and eifcc:ual device had been adopted
to prevent her from crying out a hole
had been cut vertically through the tongue
near the tip, and through this hole short
piece of stick had been thrust, which,
pressing on Ii S, was literally seal upon
them. Having received all the attention
her condition required, she was left to her
self till she was in state to speak, when
she told the following story:


81 am in the service of the Countess
Terouach, and it was there became ac.
quainted with my husband, black man,
in consequence of his frequently coming
there with notes from his master, NJ. De.
lignv, for Mademoiselle de Brevanne. 1t
is nearly two years since we were married,
and about year and half since NJ. De-
ligny discharged him, believe, because
he could not afford to keep him, owing to
his having lost great deal of money to a
gentleman related to the Countess. As
my husband had no money, and could not
get another place directly, | told my mis-
tresS we were married, and asked her to
use her influence to get him something to
do A day or two afterwards, NJ. Dulu
sent me for him, and when he came, gave
him note to person calling himself the
Count de Sails This person asked him
few questions, and then engaged him as
his servant Soon after this | noticed u
great change in my husband. He had
plenty of money, and was constantly ma
king me presents, so that began to be
afraid he could not get it honestly, cspeci-
ally as had heard enough since had been
in the service Of the Countess to make me
doubt whether she was really Countess,
or my husbands master a Count. One
evening when my husband was with me,
told him some Of the things | heard, and
at last persuaded him to tell me who his
master was. After making me solcmnly
vow that would not repeat to anybody
what he told me, he revealed to me that
| his master was one Of the colombeS, and
so also was NJ Dulu. asked: who are
the colombeS?' He answered: 1T is they
who killed NJ. Lupalle' 0he magistrate al
ready mentioncd) and so many of the
agents Of police, and others of which there
has been so much talk Then, said
you too, must be one of them He be-
gan to weep when said this. and answer


ed: What could do? They would have
killed me If had refused Madame had
gone out, and we were sitting in her bou-
doir when he told me this. Twas very


much frightened, and sent him away


Presently heard Madame's bell ring, and


went TO her room. NJ. Dulau was with
her, but | could not imagine how they got
| there, as | had not heard them come in.
Madame saw had been crying, and asked
me what was the matter. | made an ex-
cuSe and then she gave me a note to take
to the grocer's at the corner Of the Rue st.
Ntouche. 1t was already late, and mad
anne told me there was tiacrc at the door,
which could have. The man drove me
to the house, where found an old woman,
who said that the lady was not yet come
| home, and that | must wait. | waited a
long time, and the woman gave me some
coffee to keep me awake, because had sat
up nearly all the night before waiting for
my mistress. At last fell asleep, and
! when awuke found myself on bridge
with two men. Twas suffering very much
pain at the mouth, but could not move
nv hands, for they were tied behind my
back; neither could cry out when the
men put a rope across my chest and under
nv arms. and let me down into the rivcr." "
The woman gave the address Of the
, Count de Sails; and police agent was
sent there with orders to bring back with
/ him the woman'S husband, but no attempt
was made to apprchcnd either his master
or Dulu till the high police functonarcs
had been consulted The negro, who was
devotedlv attached to his wife, when told
how she had been treated, could scarcely
be dissuaded from going up to his masters S
room and killing him there; but being
paciicd by the assurance that the count
would not be suffered to escape, he went
willingly enough to the private room in
| the hospital to which his wife had been re.
moved. AS the acute police agent had
, imagined would be the case, there were no
difficulty at all in inducin. him to make
! the fullest avowals while under the infiu.
ence of the rage inspired by the cruel
/ treatment his wife had been subjected to
BY his accomplicesA Being the servant OF
De Sails, who, next to Dulu, was the chief
of the &tocious gang who called themselves
Doves, he had been constantly employed
in carrying notes to one or the other, and
was thus able to give the private address
of each. Two police agents were consid


cred sufficient to secure the minor crimin.
ais; but strong body was sent to the Rue
St. Nitouche, as it was here the depot Of