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disposition of the plunder。
Rifoel�察�concealed in Paris�察�whence he pulled every wire of the
plot�察�transmits to Leveille an order to send him instantly fifty
thousand francs。
Courceuil�察�knowing to all the facts�察�sends Hiley to tell Leveille
of the success of the attempt�察�and say that he will meet him at
Mortagne。 Leveille goes there。
Vauthier�察�on whose fidelity they think they can rely�察�agrees to go
to Bourget�察�the uncle of the Chaussards�察�in whose care the money
was left�察�and ask for the booty。 The old man tells Vauthier that
he must go to his nephews�察�who have taken large sums to the woman
Bryond。 But he orders him to wait outside in the road�察�and brings
him a bag containing the small sum of twelve hundred francs�察�which
Vauthier delivers to the woman Lechantre for her daughter。
At Leveille's request�察�Vauthier returns to Bourget�察�who this time
sends for his nephews。 The elder Chaussard takes Vauthier to the
wood�察�shows him a tree�察�and there they find a bag of one thousand
francs buried in the earth。 Leveille�察�Hiley�察�and Vauthier make
other trips�察�obtaining only trifling sums compared with the large
sum known to have been captured。
The woman Lechantre receives these sums at Mortagne�察�and�察�on
receipt of a letter from her daughter�察�removes them to Saint´
Savin�察�where the woman Bryond now returns。
This is not the moment to examine as to whether the woman
Lechantre had any anterior knowledge of the plot。
It suffices here to note that this woman left Mortagne to go to
Saint´Savin the evening before the crime�察�that after the crime she
met her daughter on the high´road�察�and they both returned to
Mortagne�察�that on the following day Leveille�察�informed by Hiley of
the success of the plot�察�goes from Alencon to Mortagne�察�and there
visits the two women�察�later he persuades them to deposit the sums
obtained with such difficulty from the Chaussards and Bourget in a
house in Alencon�察�of which we shall speak presently��that of the
Sieur Pannier�察�merchant。
The woman Lechantre writes to the bailiff at Saint´Savin to come
and drive her and her daughter by the cross´roads towards Alencon。
The funds now in their possession amount to twenty thousand
francs�察�these the girl Godard puts into the carriage at night。
The notary Leveille had given exact instructions。 The two women
reach Alencon and stop at the house of a confederate�察�one Louis
Chargegrain�察�in the Littray district。 Despite all the precautions
of the notary�察�who came there to meet the women�察�witnesses were at
hand who saw the portmanteaux and bags containing the money taken
from the carriole。
At the moment when Courceuil and Hiley�察�disguised as women�察�were
consulting in the square at Alencon with the Sieur Pannier
��treasurer of the rebels since 1794�察�and devoted to Rifoel�� as to
the best means of conveying to Rifoel the sum he asked for�察�the
woman Lechantre became alarmed on hearing at the inn where she
stopped of the suspicions and arrests already made。 She fled
during the night�察�taking her daughter with her through the byways
and cross´roads to Saint´Savin�察�in order to take refuge�察�if
necessary�察�in certain hiding´places prepared at the chateau de
Saint´Savin。 Courceuil�察�Boislaurier�察�and his relation Dubut��
clandestinely changed two thousand francs in silver money for
gold�察�and fled to Brittany and England。
On arriving at Saint´Savin�察�the women Lechantre and Bryond heard
of the arrest of Bourget�察�that of the driver of the diligence�察�and
that of the two refractories。
The magistrates and the gendarmerie struck such sure blows that it
was thought advisable to place the woman Bryond beyond the reach
of human justice�察�for she appears to have been an object of great
devotion on the part of these criminals�察�who were captivated by
her。 She left Saint´Savin�察�and was hidden at first in Alencon��
where her followers deliberated�察�and finally placed her in the
cellar of Pannier's house。
Here new incidents develop themselves。
After the arrest of Bourget and his wife�察�the Chaussards refuse to
give up any more of the money�察�declaring themselves betrayed。 This
unexpected refusal was given at a moment when an urgent want of
money was felt among the accomplices�察�if only for the purposes of
escape。 Rifoel was always clamorous for money。 Hiley�察�Cibot�察�and
Leveille began to suspect the Chaussards。
Here comes in a new incident�察�which calls for the rigor of the
law。
Two gendarmes�察�detailed to discover the woman Bryond�察�succeeded in
tracking her to Pannier's。 There a discussion is held�察�and these
men�察�unworthy of the trust reposed in them�察�instead of arresting
the woman Bryond�察�succumb to her seductions。 These unworthy
soldiers�察�named Ratel and Mallet�察�showed this woman the utmost
interest and offered to take her to the Chaussards and force them
to make restitution。
The woman Bryond starts on horseback�察�disguised as a man��
accompanied by Ratel�察�Mallet�察�and the girl Godard。 She makes the
journey by night。 She has a conference alone with one of the
brothers Chaussard�察�an excited conference。 She is armed with a
pistol�察�and threatens to blow out the brains of her accomplice if
he refuses the money。 Then he goes with her into the forest�察�and
they return with a heavy bag of coin。 In the bag are copper coins
and twelve´sous silver pieces to the amount of fifteen hundred
francs。
When the woman Bryond returns to Alencon the accomplices propose
to go in a body to the Chaussards' house and torture them until
they deliver up the whole sum。
When Pannier hears of this failure he is furious。 He threatens。
The woman Bryond�察�though threatening him in return with Rifoel's
wrath�察�is forced to fly。
These facts rest on the confession of Ratel。
Mallet�察�pitying the woman Bryond's position�察�offers her an asylum。
Then Mallet and Ratel�察�accompanied by Hiley and Cibot�察�go at night
to the brothers Chaussard�察�this time they find these brothers have
left the place and have taken the rest of the money with them。
This was the last effort of the accomplices to recover the
proceeds of the robbery。
It now becomes necessary to show the exact part taken by each of
the actors in this crime。
Dubut�察�Boislaurier�察�Herbomez�察�Courceuil�察�and Hiley were the
ringleaders。 Some deliberated and planned�察�others acted。
Boislaurier�察�Dubut�察�and Courceuil�察�all three fugitives from
justice and outlawed�察�are addicted to rebellion�察�fomenters of
trouble�察�implacable enemies of Napoleon the Great�察�his victories��
his dynasty�察�and his government�察�haters of our new laws and of the
constitution of the Empire。
Herbomez and Hiley audaciously executed that which the three
former planned。
The guilt of the seven instruments of the crime�察�namely�察�Cibot��
Lisieux�察�Grenier�察�Bruce�察�Horeau�察�Cabot�察�and Minard�察�is evident�察�it
appears from the confessions of those of them who are now in the
hands of justice�察�Lisieux died during the investigation�察�and Bruce
has fled the country。
The conduct of Rousseau�察�who drove the coach�察�marks him as an
accomplice。 His slow method of driving�察�his haste at the entrance
of the wood�察�his persistent declaration that his head was covered��
whereas the passengers testify that the leader of the brigands
told him to take the handkerchief off his head and recognize them��
all these facts are strong presumptive evidence of collusion。
As for the woman Bryond and the notary Leveille�察�could any
co´operation be more connected�察�more continuous than theirs�拭�They
repeatedly furnished means for the crime�察�they were privy to it��
and they abetted it。 Leveille travelled constantly。 The woman
Bryond invented scheme after scheme�察�she risked all�察�even her
life�察�to recover the plunder。 She lent her house�察�her carriage��
her hand is seen in the plot from the beginning�察�she did not
dissuade the chief leader of all�察�Rifoel�察�since executed�察�although
through her guilty influence upon him she might have done so。 She
made her waiting´woman�察�the g