asked
for and obtained another week's time. He did not appear then, and it
was announced that he had fled. The envelope was then opened and the
formula read. It was lengthy but the gist of it was " Place powdered
carbon and sugar in a crucible in an electric furnace. Use a current of
from 1,500 to 1,800 amperes under a tension of no volts, and so heat to
1,600 degrees. Then put pressure on the cover of the crucible and
diamonds should be found therein." It was another, " should be," which
does not happen.
The
judge, after stating that he had received a letter from Lemoine,
saying that he had failed at his St. Denis factory, but intended to
continue his studies elsewhere, ordered the case to be sent before the
Correctional Court, by which Lemoine would be given the maximum
penalty of twenty years' imprisonment by default.
So ended another lesson.
