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could be adduced, I hoped that common
sense on tlie part of those by whom I
■would be Judged would save me. But
the case went to trial nevertheless.
It is astonlshUig bow tn such cases
so much may be made of so little.
Parker's wife befora she married Par
ker bad been a (lame of mine, but be
had known all about It, and we had
often spoken of It during his wife's
lifetime. The prosecuting attorney got
hold of this Intimacy and built up on
it a theory of motive for the muriler,
handling it so plausibly that It had a
marked effect not only on the jury, but
011 the spectators and those who fol
lowed the trial In the newspapers.
He pictured the volcano of Jealousy
that had smouldered In my breast till
the opportunity came, when 1 could
ftrike for revenge. So graphic, so pic
turesque was his description of my
condition that he utmost convinced me.
The pistol found under Furker's pil
low should have confirmed my evi
dence, for 1 was put on the staud In
my own defense, but the prosecuting
attorney claimed that 1 had placed It
there for that express purpose. He
even attempted to prove that the pis
tol had belonged to me and brought
forth a witness who swore that he had
seen It in my possession. This was a
clincher on his theory and uaturally
turned many against me who had pre
viously believed in my Innocence.
However, it was Impossible to convict
me on such evidence. At the conclu
sion of the trial the Judge virtually
directed the jury to acquit me. Never
theless they wrangled over my case for
tv. o days, then reported that they could
not agree. 1 was tinally discharged with
the understanding that I would not
apiin bo tried, but In the eyes of tho
public 1 was a condemned murderer.
The object of my life now became
the finding of Parker's murderer. But
where should I look for him? My coun
sel had made inquiries that might lead
to any one who had a grudge against
Parker and had failed completely. But
there was no reason why 1 should not
go on hunting. I secured access to
Parker's papers and spent hours In
careful examination of them. Not a
word in them gave the slightest clew
to any enemy. The police had ex
hat:-:".! the matter of evidence of any
ti i the murderer might have left
htm at Parker's house. lie had
: i ' -ii left a footprint
1 hi:oil detectives to work with me
an-1 directed them to watch every one
who I Lid been in any way connected
with the murdered man. These per
sous were continually reporting clews
which turned out not to be clews and
whi !i they invented for the purpose of
remaining in my pay. If Parker had
ever had any difficulty with any one
ho luul kept it to himself. That he
feared some one was evident from his
bavins called upon me to remain one
night at his house and that he had told
me there was a story connected with
his having done so.
Meanwhile I lived a life of horror.
A few of my nearest friends stood by
me. but I knew that there were times
when some of them shrank from being
seen In my company. I could see that
I was being pointed out as Thompson,
the murderer. What means I possess
ed were gradually shrinking away un
der the expense attending my search
an.l the fact that 1 had given up every
other occupation. I became despond
ent as to ever clearing myself and
was thinking of hiding my Identity in
a foreign land when fate did for me
what I could not do for myself. A clew
was revealed to me.
One morning the newspapers an
nounced that Judge Morehouse had
killed a burglar in self defense In his
own house. The evening papers stated
that the man killed was not a burglar,
but oue who had sought the life of the
jud-o through revenge. Years before,
Morehouse giving a Jury Instructions
on width they were obliged to convict
a criminal accused of defalcation, had
sentenced him to a term of ten years
In the penitentiary. The term had ex
pired a few months before, and the
ci i: :.u:il had been since looking for aD
opportunity to carry out a threat he had
made to kill the judge whom ho con
sidered in p:trt the cause of his con
viction.
TBe next development eugeu cioseij
upon my ease. It was that tlie erlniinal
hnd been financial manager of the firm
in which Parker was a ixirtner. At this
point I saw vindication t'or me. Plung
iiiir into au investigation, I unearthed
the fact that Parker bad discovered the
defalcation. I did not learn that be had
taken any especial part in securing the
conviction of the defaulter, but I sur
mised that there might have l>een some
thing galling iu Parker having run him
down and exposed him.
I A natural theory was that the eon
, vict. having been discharged from
prison, had first killed Parker, then
waited for the murder to blow over be
fore a'.tempting to klH the Judge. An
! important point with me was to com
: pare the date of the convict's discharge
with I hat of Parker's murder. Securing
I the former record, I found that the
| murder had occurred the second night
after the convict's discharge.
Unfortunately the criminal had been
I shot dead by the judge, so 1 could get
' no confirmation of my theory from him.
| But my circumstantial evidence was so
strong that It wns believed by all.
Even- mail brought me letters of con
| grntulation, and 1 was restored to favor
with all ray friends and acquaintances.
In time I carried my theory further
to account for I'arker having called for
me to sleep in his home the night he
was killed. Doubtless the convict hnd
threatened him at the time of ills de
falcation; but Parker had not spoken
of it, or if he had the fact had passed
into oblivion. But Parker doubtless re
membered the threat and knew the
date that the convict would be liber
ated. This 1 surmised was the reason
: he called upon me for companionship,
: if not for protection.
The King's
Scapegoat
An Account of a Duel Fought
In the Sixteenth Century.
By F. A. NITCHEL
[This story Is more than a story. It
Is a historical account of a duel that
occurred 400 years ago and a fine Il
lustration of the difference between
the method of settling affairs of hon
or among men In the olden time and
the beginning of the nineteenth cen
tury, when mortal combat to settle dif
ficulties between individuals may be
said to have received its quietus in the
new world in the death of Alexander
Hamilton at the hands of Aaron Burr.]
"How comes it, Gulchot, that you
aro able to make so bravo a show with
the revenues which you have, for I
know that they are not excessive?"
The question was asked of Guy Cha
bot Sleur de Jarnac by tho dauphin,
who afterward became Ilenry II., king
of France.
Jarnac, embarrassed at such a ques
tion, was unfortunate in the choice of
words used in his reply. He said that
his stepmother kept him, giving htm
everything he required. Henry delib
erately misconstrued the statement
and reported to members of the court
that Jarnac had boasted of a love af
fair with his stepmother.
Horrified, Indignant at such an ac
cusation, the young man publicly de
clared that whoever had made the as
sertion was "a malicious villain and
had wickedly lied." Then, hastening
to his father's chateau, he threw him
self at his feet and protested that he
was innocent of the charge. Having
convinced his father, he returned to
court intent upon avenging the injury
done him.
The dauphin found himself in a very
unpleasant position. When princes err
there must be a scapegoat. Francis
Vivowne, Sleur de Chatagnerle, a cour
tier In favor both with King Francis
*nd the dauphin, a young warrior of
great prowess, though a friend of Jar
nac, seeing that he would confer a
great favor on the future king by do
ing so, took up the quarrel In his be
half, declaring that it was to him and
him alone that Jarnac had made his
boast
Duels at this time were a part of the
feudal tradition and law of France,
requiring the consent of the king.
Francis referred the matter to the
privy council, which after a long debate
recommended that permission to fight
be refused. But no sooner had the
king died and the dauphin ascended
the throne than Chatagnerle addressed
a letter to the new king, repeating his
accusation, whereupon Jarnac made
a request that the duel be permitted to
take place. The king consented, and
arrangements for the contest were
forthwith made.
Chatagnerle was twenty-sis years
old, while his adversary was thlrty-slx.
The former was also of great strength
and very ready with his sword. He
was continually boasting of his feRts
of arms and ever ready to pick a quar
rel. In short, he was Just the man to
vindicate his royal master in his con
temptible charge.
At that time the samo rale of the
code, that the challenged party should
have the choice of arms, existed as It
has since. Jiiniac had accused his ad
versary of a He and had been challeng
ed; therefore he was permitted to fight
in any way he pleased. Upon the ad
vice of his fencing master be demand
ed the heavy armor and long double
edged swords in vogue a century be
fore. The reason for this was that his
opponent had been wounded in battle
in the right arm and had never re
gained perfect use of it, and the
heavy Iron gauntlet and sword would
naturally hamper the movements of
this arm. Chatagnerle's great strength
gave him an advantage in closing with
his enemy, downing him and stabbing
him while prostrate. The armor In this
case would be to hia disadvantage.
Jarnac also stipulated for heavy
shields, which would bo an advantage
to the weaker party, who would nat
urally be on the defensive.
Chatagnerle seemed to have no fear
whatever of making an easy conquest
of his adversary. As he was accus
tomed to boast of the deeds he had
performed, he now boasted of the deed
he was about to perform. He ordered
a banquet to be served in his tent on
the field, to which he Invited the court
to celebrate his victory.
Naturally the affair was the sensa
tion of the day. The courtiers were
largely on the side of the king's scape
goat, and Henry did not deny that his
own sympathies were with Chata
gnerle. The provincial nobility, of
whom the Jarnac family were mem
bers, regarded Jarnac as the defender
of their honor and looked upon him as
their champion. One of the powerful
Guise family was to act as second for
the royal scapegoat, and the Duke do
Vendome of a rival family to the
Guises asfced the king's permission to
act for Jarnac. He was refused and, dis
gusted at the king's favoritism, with
drew, followed by the other princes
of the blood. The constable of France
then filled the position.
The king having announced his In
tention to preside at the encounter, the
constable made arrangements In ac
cordance TYlth the dignity of the occa
sion. The field having been selected, a
space for the combat was marjipd out
and suitable accommodations provided
for the king, court and nobility, the
king and his tribune in the center, the
tribune being the constable and mar
shals of France, who were the Judges.
The day of the duel was a beautiful
morning in midsummer. Crowds from
Paris began early to pour forth to
ward the battleground. The archers
of the guard took the place of mod
ern policemen in keeping the crowd
from breaking through the barrier and
invading the field of battle. The king
arrived, attended by his sister, princes
of the blood and many nobles. A sin
gular feature was an executioner and
his assistants, who were intended to
take charge of the corpse of the van
quished, In case he was klll^ for
hanging on a gibbet
As soon as the king was sen ted the
herald advanced and proclaimed the
combat, asserting that no one should
interfere with either of the combat
ants on peril of his life. Chatagnerio
left his tent, accompanied by some 500
of his friends. Jarnac nest appeared,
escorted by the grand equerry and 120
gentlemen wearing his colors. The
shields of tho combatants were hung
on either side of the king. Then catne
tho ceremony of the presentation of
the arms, which was principally a test
ing of tho weapons. This having been
accomplished, there was another long
proclamation from tho herald, and the
combatants having paraded around the
field, preceded by their arms, after a
religious ceremony in which each af
firmed his cause to be a Just one, they
were conducted to their stations, and
the herald, advancing, shouted, "Lnis
sez aller les bons combatants," which
means in plain American, "Let 'em
iro!"
Buch Is a condensation of the prelim
inaries to a duel In high life during the
middle of the sixteenth century. The
fight was by no means commensurate
•with the preparation, for It was de
cided quickly. The duelists advanced,
Jarnac slowly, protecting himself with
hla shield; Chatagnerie rapidly and
full of confidence. As soon as they
met the latter sprang upon his oppo
nent, aiming a crushing blow at his
head. Jarnac, Instead of warding off
the blow with his sword, as was to be
expected, received It on his shield and,
ducking, made a thrust for his oppo
nent's legs. He struck Chatagnerie in
the hollow of the knee. Before the lat
ter could recover himself Jarnac re
peated the thrust at the same point
and cut the tendons, giving a new
phrase to dueling—the coup de Jarnac,
which in those days was not a foul,
but perfectly legitimate. Chatagnerlo
staggered, dropped his sword and fell,
the blood flowing from his wound.
A cry of amazement greeted this con
quest of the champion swordsman of
France within a few seconds by one
who had no especial reputation as a
man at arms.
By the code of that day three courses
were open to the victor—he might kill
his opponent and hand his body over
to the executioner to be hanged; he
might spare his life after exacting a
restoration of his honor by the van
quished confessing himself to be In er
ror, or he might surrender htm to the
king. Jarnac called upon his enemy to
restore him his honor. Chatagnerie's
reply was an attempt to rise, but It
failed. Jarnac, then advancing to the
king, said;
"Sire, I entreat you to esteem me a
man of honor. I give you Chata
gnerie's life. It Is our youth alone
which Is the cause of this trouble. Let
no Imputation rest either on his family
or upon him on account of his offense,
for I surrender him to you."
But the king, not realizing that his
scapegoat was unable to continue the
fight, made no auswer. Jarnac? raised
his eyes to heaven. "Lord, I am not
worthy, for It is not to myself, but to
thee, that I owe the victory." Then,
returning to Chatagnerie, he begged
him to surrender. But the scapegoat,
raising himself on one knee and re
gaining his lost sword, endeavored to
strike. Jarnac stepped back, saying,
"Do not move or I will kill you."
"Kill me," replied the vanquished man
and fell back exhausted from loss of
blood.
Again jarnac went to uie kiuk uau
implored him to give him the victory,
a victory which condemned the king
himself, but Ilenry refused. Jarnac,
expecting that his former friend would
bleed to death, cried: "Sire, he is dy
ing. For the love of heaven, accept his
life at my hands!" Henry, refusing to
pronounce his own condemnation, still
refused till the constable joined his en
treaties to those of Jarnac. Then
Ilenry, seeing that the sympathies of
the assembly were against him, said
to Jarnac, "You have done your duty,
and your honor should be restored to
you." And he ordered that Chata
gnerio be removed. Jarnac had the
right to be escorted from the field by
his foliowors to the sound of martial
music, but he declined the honor.
When he refused the king, having had
time to curb his disappointment, call
ed him to the tribune and, as tho vic
tor was about to kneel to him, em
braced him, saying that he had fought
like Caesar and spoken like Aristotle.
Never was there such multiplicity of
preparation for so brief a contest, nev
er a more flagrant case of a man guilty
of a contemptible act accepting the de
fense of another and being judge of
the Issue, withholding the verdict un
til forced by opinion to pronounce it
At the conclusion of the tournament
the brilliant assembly broke up, and,
the king leading the way, all returned
to Paris.
Jarnac's victory fell no less heavily
on the king than on bis defender.
Chatagnerie felt his fall so keenly that
he refused to live after it The sur
geons bound his knee with bandages,
but he tore them off. Again they put
then^ gn, and again the miserable man
tore them off, repeating the act till at
I last he bled to death, ' 1
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