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of a doubtful reputation, named David Ber nard. The two were accompanied by a third individual named Bruer, who went with them as far as Bondy. Just beyond this place the two changed their route, and instead of going to Troyes returned to Chateau-Thierry, to the house of one Golier, an employe in the Department of War. An officer was at once sent to ChateauThierry, and there arrested Courriol and his mistress. There was found in their posses sion 1,528 livres in silver coin, 1,68olivres in gold coin, 1,142,200 livres in assignats, 42,025 livres in checks, 7,150 livres in drafts, and a large quantity of gold and silver jewelry, absolutely new. It was evident that they had secured one of the five assassins, for the value of the recovered property formed just one fifth of the amount that had been stolen. Where were the other four? They sus pected Golier; they suspected still more strongly a man named Guesno, whom they found staying at the house of Golier, and who had arrived that very day from Paris; who knew Courriol, and who had lodged with him at the house of Richard in Paris. Guesno was, as was Golier, connected with the military. The central bureau of police intrusted the investigation of the affair in Paris to the juge dc paix of the section of Pont-Neuf, the Citizen Daubanton, an active, severe, and perspicacious man. This officer hastened to summon witnesses and to interrogate the prisoners. It became evident at the outset that Guesno had nothing to do with the matter. He ex plained his presence at the house of Richard and at the house of Golier in a perfectly natural manner, and the Citizen Daubanton dismissed him, telling him that his papers would be returned to him on the next day. The next day Guesno went to the central bureau to obtain his papers. On the way he met an old friend whom he had not seen for some time, the Citizen Lesurques. Full of his tribulations of the preceding day, Guesno related them on the way to Lesurques. The

two friends arrived at the central bureau before Guesno had completed his recital. "Come with me to the office of the Citizen Daubanton," said Guesno, " and I will finish my story." Lesurques had no time to spare, but Guesno insisted, saying that he would only delay him a few moments, — just long enough to get his papers. Lesurques allowed himself to be persuaded, and the two friends entered. In the room which served as an ante chamber to the office of the juge de paix, they found about twenty persons, whom they recognized by their costumes to be peasants from the environs of Paris. They were the witnesses from Lieursaint and Montgeron whom the judge was to hear that day. Guesno and Lesurques seated themselves upon a bench; Guesno while awaiting his turn went on with his interrupted recital. At the first words which he spoke concern ing the assassination and the robbery of the Courier of Lyons, two of the witnesses turned their heads towards the new-comers, let escape a gesture of affright, and then whispered together without taking their eyes off of Lesurques and Guesno. These two witnesses were two servants from Montgeron, women named Santon and Grosse-Tete. The moment arrived for these two women to enter the cabinet of the magistrate; a few moments afterwards an officer of police named Hendon came out of the cabinet, looked attentively at the two friends, and approaching Guesno informed him that the judge desired to see him and the friend who accompanied him. Lesurques was greatly astonished, but the two at once entered the private office. The magistrate made them sit down in a window facing the two women, and addressed to them, in a severe tone, some unimportant questions. The two women regarded them with attention. The judge then told the two men to return to the antechamber. They were unable to comprehend this strange proceeding. Alone with the two women, Daubanton