of Calas's house was a shop and a ware-house, the
latter of which was divided from the shop by a pair of folding-doors.
When Peter Calas and La Vaisse came down stairs into the shop, they were
extremely shocked to see Antony hanging in his shirt, from a bar which
he had laid across the top of the two folding-doors, having half opened
them for that purpose. On discovery of this horrid spectacle, they
shrieked out, which brought down Calas the father, the mother being
seized with such terror as kept her trembling in the passage above. When
the maid discovered what had happened, she continued below, either
because she feared to carry an account of it to her mistress, or because
she busied herself in doing some good office to her master, who was
embracing the body of his son, and bathing it in his tears. The mother,
therefore, being thus left alone, went down and mixed in the scene that
has been already described, with such emotions as it must naturally
produce. In the mean time Peter had been sent for La Moire, a surgeon in
the neighbourhood. La Moire was not at home, but his apprentice, Mr.
Grosle, came instantly. Upon examination, he found the body quite dead;
and by this time a papistical crowd of people were gathered about the
house, and, having by some means heard that Antony Calas was suddenly
dead, and that the surgeon who had examined the body, declared that he
had been strangled, they took it into their heads he had been murdered;
and as the family was protestant, they presently supposed that the young
man was about to change his religion, and had been put to death for that
reason.

The poor father, overwhelmed with grief for the loss of his child, was
advised by his friends to send for the officers of justice to prevent
his being torn to pieces by the catholic multitude, who supposed he had
murdered his son. This was accordingly done, and David, the chief
magistrate, or capitoul, took the father, Peter the son, the mother, La
Vaisse, and the maid, all into custody, and set a guard over them. He
sent for M. de la Tour, a physician, and MM. la Marque and Perronet,
surgeons, who examined the body for marks of violence, but found none
except the mark of the ligature on the neck; they found also the hair of
the deceased done up in the usual manner, perfectly smooth, and without
the least disorder; his clothes were also regularly folded up, and laid
upon the counter, nor was his shirt either torn or unbuttoned.

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