He was killed in an accident of
the chase, some said by the vengeance of a keeper. They found later a
document signed by him in 1854 undertaking to pay ten thousand francs to
a girl named Leonie Cron. L'Argent.
BEAUVILLIERS (COMTESSE DE), an old lady who lived with her daughter
Alice in a house in the Rue Saint-Lazare, adjoining the Orviedo mansion.
The family had at one time possessed large estates, but these had all
gone, and the Comtesse and her daughter had barely sufficient to live
upon, though they endeavoured to keep up before their neighbours as
much as possible of their ancient state. Having made the acquaintance
of Saccard, the Comtesse invested a small sum in the Universal Bank,
increasing it from time to time until her whole means were involved. By
the failure of the bank she was entirely ruined, and, to complete the
catastrophe, Busch, who had become possessor of some papers compromising
the honour of her dead husband, took the opportunity of blackmailing
her. When she had handed over her jewels to him, she was left penniless.
L'Argent.
BEAUVILLIERS (ALICE), daughter of Comtesse de Beauvilliers.
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