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YANCEYVILLE, N. C, FRIlXAir, SEPT. 30, 1887.
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VT- II. THOMPSON
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A. E. IIENDEiy-O.V,
Attorney -at-Zaw,
. YANCEYVILLE, N. C.
J. C FINNIX, Jic.
Attorney at Law,
YANCEYVILLC N. c.
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KKI'IUBUTION. .0,
TRUTH 13 STRANGER THAN FICTION.
Ia Aecoa I8SS,'thret pesUmei
arrirtd In Autan, In the Prortoce of
Uoarfofne, France; and pot up X 'an
Inn. Oo of thcxa was a Ury fair
haired man. about forty, vcarlnf a
foil Honda beard; anotAW vaa a man
about dirty-Are, also. fair-haired cad
fall bearded, but not ore nnrtlnm
height, and the third wu a yoonx man'
of about tweoty-three, with dark hair,
dark: eoisplexlon and no beard, aland
Ingbwct fivw feet ten and veil pat
togrthrr. They informed the persons
at the Inn that they were tber for
plraaure, and they amnaed UxemaelTes
by fl&hln? In a am&U stream which
Cowed from the bills to the northward
of the town. .They nerer brought any
fish to tho Inn, but they gave the land
lord to understand that they caught
plenty and gars them away to the
peasants whom they met. These throo
men were expert burglars and thieves.
The largest of them was an English
man, named Tibbald, possessing; now
erer, many aliases, and well known to
the police of London and most of the
large towns of England. Latterly be
had been operating In Belgium, and
within the but three months he had
been associated with a gang of thieres
whose headquarters were la Paris.
The second was a Frenchman, whose
real name was Jurblse, and who had
for years been engaged In robberies in
Tarious parts of France, baring only
recently been released from prison,
where be had serred a term of three
years. The third ' was likewise a
Frenchman, by name Libert, who had
recently been discharged from a situa
tion In Paris for baring embezzled
a large sum of money. These bis
father, who was a respectable man, had
made good, and so the youth had
escaped punishment, lie had associ
ated himself with a band of outlaws
and bad been selected by Tibbald and
Jurblse to accompany them on their
present mission, as he was a good
talker, had an attractire face and
form, and bore himself with the air of
In the ralley between Autun and tKe
small town of Lucenay, lying to the
north, was the chateau Amage, the
residence of an old gentleman named
Santigny. He was wealthy and reputed
to be a miser, and bis ' abode had
been selected by Tibbald as one that
was probably worth robbing. The ob
ject of the Ttslt of the three men to
Autun was to procure information,
and. If adrisable,,at once to undertake
the -sacking of, the chateau. The
chateau lay near the stream In which
the men professed to fish, and, while
passing as harmless strangers on a
pluaaant tour, they endear ored to gain
from the peasants such information
as might be of use In aiding them to
carry out their wicked designs. They
succeeded beyond their expectations
and after three days sojourn made up
their minds to put Into execution the
plan which they had formed for the
pillaging of the chateau. Early in the
afternoon of the fourth day. Libert
presented hisaself at the main entrance
of the chateau, . and Inquired for
Monsieur bantlgny. An old woman
Informed him that her master was In
the garden, and pointed out to him
the way thither.
" Do you mean to say, zna'amselle,"
Libert -said, using the last word to
tickle the lold lady's vanity, -that
monsieur, at his age, works In the
gardenf
"Indeed, be does," was the answer;
for he's got no one else to do the
work."
"Why, one would hare thought ha
would hare left tha tabor for one of his
serrantar said Libert,
-One of his serrantsr fid aimed the
old lady. "Why, rm the only nring
being about the place except hlmselL '
This was just what Libert wanted to
ascertain, and, politely bowing to the
woman, he turned toward the entrance
to the garden. On passing within the
enclosure, be at once saw lions.
Santigny. Approaching him. he bowed
with much politeness, and said:
lions. Santigny, I and my friends,
who are risitlng this loreiy spot, desire
to present you with this basket of fish,
which we caught in the stream a little
beyond your domain."
Libert remored the fishinsbasket
from his shoulder and. held It forward,
lions. Santigny looked surprised and
then sstd:
"An, well, my thmkx, monsieur.
Lot rat take the basket and girt the
fish to my cook."
Libert handed tha basket to the old
genUesaan. who hesitated for a mo
ment and then said:
"Perhaps you will accompany ma to
the door of my poor residence."
Libert assented and walked by the
oUoiaa side, speaking tn high terms
ox sae oeaaurui scenery or. tne Tauey.
the romantic situation of tne chateau
and tha pidoresqua architecture of the
Tenerstle edifice. ; lions. Santigny was
pleased, and, on reaching the front en
trance, inrlted bis visitor to enter.- He
excused himself, howerer, and waited
cmfilla while the old man detirered
tha extents of the basket, be was pro
posed in thanks, and Libert said;
. "t.; year permission, raonxieur,
pyfrtratfj and myself will come later
In Uaday, before our return to Autun,
and take a look at this splendid old
pile." , ,
I.fafiijtotlgny bowed and expressed
a Laps that they would do so. Then
Libert dapaxUi.
Aa the sun was beginning to dip
beiowthe hilL Libert aud his two com
panions presented themsclres at the
chateau, and, found lions. -Santigny
evidently on the lookout for them. He
received them with some cordiality.
They, politely declined his inritatlon
to enter the chateau, and, after admir
ing the exterior, begged to see his
garden. . He led the way thither, and
had scarcely en tared the garden when
he was suddenly seized from behind by
Tibbald, who pinioned him. At the
same .time LiberJ, "clapped a pitch
plaster orer his- mouth, and then drew
a rope from bis pocket and bound him.
JurbUe in the meantime had returned
to the front entrance of the chateau to
watch. - Presently Tibbald joined him
there, and the two entered the dwelling.
G0D13 toward the rear, they found the
kitchen without difficulty. There the
old woman waa at her work by the
window, picking to pieces an old dress.
Jlefore she had time to arise, she was
In the grasp of Jurblse and was quickly
disposed o for she waa much too feeble
to offer any resistance. Haring bound
her acl laid her upon the floor, they
turned toward tha main stairway of
the rtatean, where Libert awaited
:tbmj
" Wtat hare yon done with the oid
rnan rasked Jurblse.
MHf began to be troublesome," was
the answer, "and so I twisted the end
of the rope round his neck and quieted
him." - .1
Haring ransacked erery place where
money or portable values were likely
to be; found, the three men departed
without releasing either Mons. San
tigny or the serrant, carrying with them
several thousand francs In money and
some very valuable jewelry set with
precious stones of great worth. The
spoil was divided, and Tibbald and
Jurblse returned to the inn at Autun
and took the train to Paris. Libert
took the road to Eplnay, where he in-I
tended to take an eastern train at
Chagny and thence td Marseilles. The
excuse he made for not accompanying
his associates was that he had reia tires
near Le Saunler who were wealthy,
and that he intended to stay there a
while 'and get into their good graces.
The true reason, was that he had
strangled lions. Santigny and was
.anxious to get out of the country on
jordof some vessel tearing Marseilles.
- "While these erents were In progress,
Mons. Stanislas Valery was on bis way
from Marseilles to visit his two maiden
aunts, who resided near Le Pont
d'Ouest, in one of the valleys i at the
west of Coted'Ore, In Bourgogne. The
father of Stanislas was the naif brother
of the ladies in question, who were
known as the Misses Heauja. Stanis
las was born In Ceylon, where his
father was a merchant, and, being an
only child, his father had never per
mitted him to visit Europe except once,
when he went thither with his mother,
at the age of 12 years. His mother died
soon alter her return to Ceylon, and
Stanislas was educated by private
tutors. Toward the close of 18S4, the
elder Valery died, and his son, who had
reached the age of 22, came into, pos
essiob, of ail bis property, which waa
large.- Aa soon as possible he wound
up the estate and resolved to return
to France. He notified his aunts of
bis Intention, and, on his arrival at
s the previous day, had tele
graphed his Intention of reaching Pont
d'Ouest by the last train
Eplnay. He reached Eplnay
ies ring (
shortly I
after nine, and had to wait for the
train going north to Le Pont d'Ouest
Scarcely had he alighted from the train
coming from the direction of Chagny,
when Libert reached the station. Val-
erys luggage
lying on the plat- I
form, and Libert
obsenred the name, I
-Stanislas Vakry." For a long time
the two-tyoung men were the only oe
cupanta of the station, except the
officials, Naturally enough, they get
tnto conversation, and Valery offered
Libert a cigar. Libert roiactrered the
information tbat he was going to visit
relatives whoa he bad-not eeea for
znazty years.
That is singular;" said Valery, "for
lambent on predstfy tie same tais-
Valery told how he had spent
zaost
of his life in Ceylon, and
I about to see Lis auntsi at Le Poet
(TOuest, for the first time lrrtn years.
"It wifl be quite ifjtefrstjn?.- be
added: "fcr they will certainly not
recognize me, and I altumt wish I had
not telegraphed to them, but taken
them by surprise instead."-
Aa the time for the arriral of tha
train going east drew near several pas
sengers came on the platform. Sud
denly the , sound of an approaching
loeomoUre was heard, and speedily It
came round the curve at great speed
and darted through the station. As it
did so a, loud report was heard, some
thing shot Into, the air, and the next
moment descended on the head of
Vakry, crushing in bis skull and klU
tsg fctsa instantly. A crowd gathered
around the spot where the corpse of
the young man 1st, and the ofilcials
were among the first there. Libert
as all alive and in an instant decided
iie course he would take - V
-It is terrible,- he said; - thU is my
valet I am Hons, htanislas Valor.
and was on my way to visit my rela
tlres at Le Pont d'OuesL It Is no use
sending for a doctor, but if you will
remore the body to a more suitable
place I will consider It a faror."
The railway officials were thoroughly
deeeired and the corpse was carried to
a small office adjoining the main
station and laid upon a rug. ' Libert
directed U0 door to be locked and took
possession of the key. Whifr the o&
clals were busy dispatching the train
from the west, Libert entered the office
and rifled the pockets of the corpse, re
moving papers, pocketbook, card esse
and everything except a small sum In
money. He uuclasped the gold repeater
from the chain and substituted bis own
timepiece
After the train bad been dispatched,
ne directed the baggage bearing the
name of, Valery to be removed to a
hotel and went thither hlmselL under
the name of Stanislas Vaery. In the
meantime the authorities bad' taken
possession of the corpse of tho real
Valery. The next day an Inquiry was
held and a verdict in accordance with
the facts was rendered, Libert, who
had telegraphed to Le Pont d'Ouest,
saw that the body was properly In
terred, and then made arrangements to
assume-lbs character aa well as the
name of the dead man. "From letters
and other documents found in the lug
gage he bad procured information
which he thought would enable him to
personate Valery, at least for a time,
and, having by the same means ascer-
tained the name of. the unfortunate
man's aunt, he put a bold face on it
and went to Le Pont d'Ouest His I
good looks and gentlemanly address
and the clothes belonging to the dead
man, which fit him admirably, aided
him hi carrying put the deception.- The
ladies receired him without suspicion,
and with the utmost cordiality, and he
was installed as temporary master of
the beautifnl residence which they in
habitated. He deroted his time with
great care to examining all the papers
which he found in the trunks which he
had appropriated, and in practising so
as to Imitate with 'great acuieness the
dead man's writing. , He had obtained
several thousands' of francs from the
pocket-book found onHbe corpse. One
thing, howerer, puzzled him; though I
there were documents showing that
Urge deposits had been made by
Valery previous to quitting Ceylon,
there was nothing that gare any
authority to draw this money from the
Hank of France. In the course of
three weeks, however, his mind was
set at rest on this subject, as he re
ceived by mail, addressed to Mons.
Stanislas Valery, letters .of credit
which empowered that gentleman to
draw upon the bank.
Then he grew anxious to get ' the
spoils into his possession, and debated
with himself the advisability of going
to Paris. Suppose he went thither and
was Identified? He turned this over
in his mind, and came to the conclu
sion that the change In bis dresa, and
some alterations which ha could read
ily effect In his personal appearance,
coupled with the ttt of his being pos
sessed of wealth, snd a careful exercise
of prudence as to the places where he
showed himself, would prore a pretty
certain safe-guard against recognition
and detection. Having settled this
question with himself, be broached the
subject to the Misses Ueaaja. Tty
were pleased with the Idea, ana at once
suggested that they should accompany
hm aa they had not visited Parts for
nearly twenty years. This was not dls
pleasing to Libert, for he saw that the
presence of the ladles and their recog
nition of him as their nephew would
be an additional safeguard against his
Ny identified. He therefore readily
agreed to the proposal, and tn a few
days the ladies and their suppoeod rti
ttive - were In the metropedis. After
a few days stay at a hoUL apartments
were taken, and within three months a
beautiful viHa, elegantly ri farnisbed,
was rented on the banks of the Seine,
tour Vltry, few miles .from Pari
Liocrt, under tne name of Valery, b
came acquainted with a gay cirri o of
young men, sna spent ue nve-;
which be had to nefariously acqtmod
with freedom. He treated the ilies
ISeauJa with marked mrcTand atten
tion. making them presents of eiegnt
dresses and Jewelry, and accompaal.4
them to the theatre and tha opera. 1H
lived a fait life, but be was too cau
tious to be led Into any extravsxsaee
that might attract pubUe attention fca
mm. inns imngn went cn tot m
time until retrlbuttcti came.
When Tibbald and Jurblse rtscied
Is, after the robbery ef llesav
Ugny, they went Into hiding. It
as three days after tht perpctraUon
of the crime before the dd ttodies cf
kl ona. Santigny and his domestie wcro
found. 'The former had been strsngtod
and lay In the garden; the latter was
found dead from exhaustion on the
fioor of the kitchen. It was soon dis
covered that a robbery had been ef
fected and, after sufficient time had f
elspsed to enable) the authorities to
look around, suspicion at once ftil
upon the three visitors to the hotel at
Autun.' Two -of these were traced to
Paris, but what had become of the
third was not ascertained. In course
of time all this was known to Tibbald
and Jurblse. After a time they
metamorphosed theuiselvea and Ten
tured forth Into their eld haunts. The
formation of well-ordered establish-
ment at VI try by two elderly ladles ' '
end a young genUeman, evidently with
wealth at their command, was not
likely to remain long a secret from the
gang to which Tibbald and Jorbise v
belonged The pUce was inspected
and means used to ascertain whether
It was worth robbing. Jurblse, db
gulsed as a peddUr, made his way tn
the riila and, having sold some trifles
to the servants, was returning to the '
road when he met a gentleman enter
' g the grounds on horse-back. Libert
might deceive even his own father and
mother, but be could not dude the
keen eye and intrant recognition of
JurbUe. lie didnt know Jurbise, but
Jurbiso kne,w him instantly, thodgh ho
made no sign that would rereal that'
fact. . : f ' . , ' - ' "
j When ! Jurblse communlratod to
Tibbald what he had discovered, tho
Supposition was that Libert, had sue- $ '
Icessfully ingratiajted himself with tho
relatives whom he told them he was
going to visit after the affair at Mons.
Santigny a. They were bitter at the
bought that be should hare deserted
them aud nerer in any ray sought to
benefit thera by his good fortune. They
determined to pay him a rllt, far they
were out of funds, and they felt it was
his duty to assist them, so next day
they called at the rllla, har ing; first
ascertained that Mons. Valery as they
heard the gentle tnsu was ealivdwas
at home. They w-nt in &.umtnd names,
and - Valery fell Int4 the trap. Tho
start that be gave Instantly showed
that bo knew them, though the neit
moment he recorered himself and dis
claimed all knowledge of them. "1
-It is no use, Libert,- said Tibbald;
we are tired ef this thing: We didn't
murder Mons. Santigny, and we bare
made up our. mind to gire information
to the police whodld."
Libert turned deadly pale. lie sa
there was no escape, and conducting
them to a prirate room, told them the
the history of his life since he quitted
them at Lucenay, as it is known to the'
reader. K f . .. '. " .
Now It so happened that this was
the first time of Tibbald and Jurbise's
folng into company since their return
to Paris after the Santigny crime, and
a detective, who had long cherished
the hope ."f getting the reward off red
for the captors' of the perpetrators of
that deed, seeing the two men to
gether connected them In his mind
with the offense and determined to
watch them. On their1 entering the
rilia, be awaited their return and fol
lowed them un parcel red until he lo
cated them at a bouse King suspected
as a rwsort of outlaws on the rue
Lebrun, near the avenue des Gobelins,
So sure was the officer of their being
the men waited for the crime near
Lucenay, ! that he akel far and re
edred the ataiaUnce of oilr officers
and made a raid upon the bouse, cap
turing the two mm. When they found
that they; were to be sent to Autun,
and felt that their Identification by
the peopk at the hotel and by villagers
was beyond question, they not only
confessed j their connection with the
crime, hot also Implicated Libert, and
disclosed also the facts relating to tha
death of Valery and Lite's persona
tion of hie.- Libert's ,arrat speedily
followed, and the cot federates were
tent to the g!ys for life.
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