office；　which　is　here　subjoined。
  The　diligence；　which　had　left　Mortagne　about　one　in　the　morning；
  was　driven　by　one　Rousseau；　whose　conduct　proved　so　suspicious
  that　his　arrest　was　judged　necessary。　The　vehicle；　driven　slowly；
  would　arrive　about　three　o'clock　in　the　forest　of　Chesnay。
  A　single　gendarme　accompanied　the　diligence；　which　would　stop　for
  breakfast　at　Donnery。　Three　passengers　only　were　making　the　trip；
  and　were　now　walking　up　the　hill　with　the　gendarme。
  The　driver；　who　had　driven　very　slowly　to　the　bridge　of　Chesnay　at
  the　entrance　of　the　wood；　now　hastened　his　horses　with　a　vigor　and
  eagerness　remarked　by　the　passengers；　and　turned　into　a　cross…
  road；　called　the　road　of　Senzey。　The　carriage　was　thus　out　of
  sight；　and　the　gendarme　with　the　three　young　men　were　hurrying　to
  overtake　it　when　they　heard　a　shout：　〃Halt！〃　and　four　shots　were
  fired　at　them。
  The　gendarme；　who　was　not　hit；　drew　his　sabre　and　rushed　in　the
  direction　of　the　vehicle。　He　was　stopped　by　four　armed　men；　who
  fired　at　him；　his　eagerness　saved　him；　for　he　ran　toward　one　of
  the　three　passengers　to　tell　him　to　make　for　Chesnay　and　ring　the
  tocsin。　But　two　brigands　followed　him；　and　one　of　them；　taking
  aim；　sent　a　ball　through　his　left　shoulder；　which　broke　his　arm；
  and　he　fell　helpless。
  The　shouts　and　firing　were　heard　in　Donnery。　A　corporal　stationed
  there　and　one　gendarme　ran　toward　the　sounds。　The　firing　of　a
  squad　of　men　took　them　to　the　opposite　side　of　the　wood　to　that
  where　the　pillage　was　taking　place。　The　noise　of　the　firing
  prevented　the　corporal　from　hearing　the　cries　of　the　wounded
  gendarme；　but　he　did　distinguish　a　sound　which　proved　to　be　that
  of　an　axe　breaking　and　chopping　into　cases。　He　ran　toward　the
  sound。　Meeting　four　armed　bandits；　he　called　out　to　them；
  〃Surrender；　villains！〃
  They　replied：　〃Stay　where　you　are；　or　you　are　a　dead　man！〃　The
  corporal　sprang　forward；　two　shots　were　fired　and　one　struck　him；
  a　ball　went　through　his　left　leg　and　into　the　flank　of　his　horse。
  The　brave　man；　bathed　in　blood；　was　forced　to　give　up　the　unequal
  fight；　he　shouted　〃Help！　the　brigands　are　at　Chesnay！〃　but　all　in
  vain。
  The　robbers；　masters　of　the　ground　thanks　to　their　numbers；
  ransacked　the　coach。　They　had　gagged　and　bound　the　driver　by　way
  of　deception。　The　cases　were　opened；　the　bags　of　money　were　thrown
  out；　the　horses　were　unharnessed　and　the　silver　and　gold　loaded　on
  their　backs。　Three　thousand　francs　in　copper　were　rejected；　but　a
  sum　in　other　coin　of　one　hundred　and　three　thousand　francs　was
  safely　carried　off　on　the　four　horses。
  The　brigands　took　the　road　to　the　hamlet　of　Menneville；　which　is
  close　to　Saint…Savin。　They　stopped　with　their　plunder　at　an
  isolated　house　belonging　to　the　Chaussard　brothers；　where　the
  Chaussards'　uncle；　one　Bourget；　lived；　who　was　knowing　to　the
  whole　plot　from　its　inception。　This　old　man；　aided　by　his　wife；
  welcomed　the　brigands；　charged　them　to　make　no　noise；　unloaded　the
  bags　of　money；　and　gave　the　men　something　to　drink。　The　wife
  performed　the　part　of　sentinel。　The　old　man　then　took　the　horses
  through　the　wood；　returned　them　to　the　driver；　unbound　the　latter；
  and　also　the　young　men；　who　had　been　garotted。　After　resting　for　a
  time；　Courceuil；　Hiley；　and　Boislaurier　paid　their　men　a　paltry
  sum　for　their　trouble；　and　the　whole　band　departed；　leaving　the
  plunder　in　charge　of　Bourget。
  When　they　reached　a　lonely　place　called　Champ…Landry；　these
  criminals；　obeying　the　impulse　which　leads　all　malefactors　into
  the　blunders　and　miscalculations　of　crime；　threw　their　guns　into　a
  wheat…field。　This　action；　done　by　all　of　them；　is　a　proof　of　their
  mutual　understanding。　Struck　with　terror　at　the　boldness　of　their
  act；　and　even　by　its　success；　they　dispersed。
  The　robbery　now　having　been　committed；　with　the　additional
  features　of　assault　and　assassination；　other　facts　and　other
  actors　appear；　all　connected　with　the　robbery　itself　and　with　the
  disposition　of　the　plunder。
  Rifoel；　concealed　in　Paris；　whence　he　pulled　every　wire　of　the
  plot；　transmits　to　Leveille　an　order　to　send　him　instantly　fifty
  thousand　francs。
  Courceuil；　knowing　to　all　the　facts；　sends　Hiley　to　tell　Leveille
  of　the　success　of　the　attempt；　and　say　that　he　will　meet　him　at
  Mortagne。　Leveille　goes　there。
  Vauthier；　on　whose　fidelity　they　think　they　can　rely；　agrees　to　go
  to　Bourget；　the　uncle　of　the　Chaussards；　in　whose　care　the　money
  was　left；　and　ask　for　the　booty。　The　old　man　tells　Vauthier　that
  he　must　go　to　his　nephews；　who　have　taken　large　sums　to　the　woman
  Bryond。　But　he　orders　him　to　wait　outside　in　the　road；　and　brings
  him　a　bag　containing　the　small　sum　of　twelve　hundred　francs；　which
  Vauthier　delivers　to　the　woman　Lechantre　for　her　daughter。
  At　Leveille's　request；　Vauthier　returns　to　Bourget；　who　this　time
  sends　for　his　nephews。　The　elder　Chaussard　takes　Vauthier　to　the
  wood；　shows　him　a　tree；　and　there　they　find　a　bag　of　one　thousand
  francs　buried　in　the　earth。　Leveille；　Hiley；　and　Vauthier　make
  other　trips；　obtaining　only　trifling　sums　compared　with　the　large
  sum　known　to　have　been　captured。
  The　woman　Lechantre　receives　these　sums　at　Mortagne；　and；　on
  receipt　of　a　letter　from　her　daughter；　removes　them　to　Saint…
  Savin；　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；　that　after　the　crime　she
  met　her　daughter　on　the　high…road；　and　they　both　returned　to
  Mortagne；　that　on　the　following　day　Leveille；　informed　by　Hiley　of
  the　success　of　the　plot；　goes　from　Alencon　to　Mortagne；　and　there
  visits　the　two　women；　later　he　persuades　them　to　deposit　the　sums
  obtained　with　such　difficulty　from　the　Chaussards　and　Bourget　in　a
  house　in　Alencon；　of　which　we　shall　speak　presently；that　of　the
  Sieur　Pannier；　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；　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；　one　Louis
  Chargegrain；　in　the　Littray　district。　Despite　all　the　precautions
  of　the　notary；　who　came　there　to　meet　the　women；　witnesses　were　at
  hand　who　saw　the　portmanteaux　and　bags　containing　the　money　taken
  from　the　carriole。
  At　the　moment　when　Courceuil　and　Hiley；　disguised　as　women；　were
  consulting　in　the　square　at　Alencon　with　the　Sieur　Pannier
  （treasurer　of　the　rebels　since　1794；　and　devoted　to　Rifoel）　as　to
  the　best　means　of　conveying　to　Rifoel　the　sum　he　asked　for；　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；　taking　her　daughter　with　her　through　the　byways
  and　cross…roads　to　Saint…Savin；　in　order　to　take　refuge；　if
  necessary；　in　certain　hiding…places　prepared　at　the　chateau　de
  Saint…Savin。　Courceuil；　Boislaurier；　and　his　relation　Dubut；
  clandestinely　changed　two　thousand　francs　in　silver　money　for
  gold；　and　fled　to　Brittany　and　England。
  On　arriving　at　Saint…Savin；　the　women　Lechantre　and　Bryond　heard
  of　the　arrest　of　Bourget；　that　of　the　driver　of　the　diligence；　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；　for　she　appears　to　have　been　an　object　of　great
  devotion　on　the　part　of　these　criminals；　who　were　captivated　by
  her。　She　left　Saint…Savin；　and　was　hidden　at　first　in　Alencon；
  where　her　followers　deliberated；　and　finally　placed　her　in　the
  cellar　of　Pannier's　house。
  Here　new　incidents　develop　themselves。
  After　the　arrest　of　Bourget　and　his　wife；　the　Chaussards　refuse　to
  give　up　any　more　of　the　money；　declaring　themselves　betrayed。　This
  unexpected　refusal　was　given　at　a　moment　when　an　urgent　want　of
  money　was　felt　among　the　accomplices；　if　only　for　the　purposes　of
  escape。　Rifoel　was　always　clamorous　for　money。　Hiley；　Cibot；　and
  Leveille　began　to　suspect　the　Chaussards。
  Here　comes　in　a　new　incident；　which　calls　for　the　rigor　of　the
  law。
  Two　gendarmes；　detailed　to　discover　the　woman　Bryond；　succeeded　in
  tracking　her　to　Pannier's。　There　a　discussion　is　held；　and　these
  men；　unworthy　of　the　trust　reposed　in　them；　instead　of　arresting
  the　woman　Bryond；　succumb　to　her　seductions。　These　unworthy
  soldiers；　named　Ratel　and　Mallet；　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；　disguised　as　a　man；
  accompanied　by　Ratel；　Mallet；　and　the　girl　Godard。　She　makes　the
  journ