[TheenemiesoftheunfortunateQueenofFrance，whentheprogressoftheRevolutionembitteredtheiranimosityagainsther。maintainedthatshewasreallyapartyinthistransaction；thatshe，andnotMademoiselleD’Oliva，mettheCardinalandrewardedhimwiththeflower；andthatthestoryaboverelatedwasmerelyconcoctedbetweenher，LaMotte，andotherstocheatthejewellerofhis1，600，000
francs。]
InthecourseoftimetheforgeryoftheQueen’ssignaturewasdiscovered。BoehmerthejewellerimmediatelynamedtheCardinaldeRohanandMadamedelaMotteasthepersonswithwhomhehadnegotiated，andtheywerebotharrestedandthrownintotheBastille。
LaMottewassubjectedtoarigorousexamination，andthedisclosuresshemadeimplicatingCagliostro，hewasseized，alongwithhiswife，andalsosenttotheBastille，Astoryinvolvingsomuchscandalnecessarilyexcitedgreatcuriosity。NothingwastobeheardofinParisbuttheQueen’snecklace，withsurmisesoftheguiltorinnocenceoftheseveralpartiesimplicated。ThehusbandofMadamedelaMotteescapedtoEngland，andintheopinionofmanytookthenecklacewithhim，andtheredisposedofittodifferentjewellersinsmallquantitiesatatime。ButMadamedelaMotteinsistedthatshehadentrustedittoCagliostro，whohadseizedandtakenittopieces，to“swellthetreasuresofhisimmenseunequalledfortune。“Shespokeofhimas“anempiric，ameanalchymist，adreameronthephilosopher’sstone，afalseprophet，aprofanerofthetrueworship，theself-dubbedCountCagliostro！“ShefurthersaidthatheoriginallyconceivedtheprojectofruiningtheCardinaldeRohan；thathepersuadedher，bytheexerciseofsomemagicinfluenceoverhermind，toaidandabetthescheme；andthathewasarobber，aswindler，andasorcerer！
AfteralltheaccusedpartieshadremainedforupwardsofsixmonthsintheBastille，thetrialcommenced。Thedepositionsofthewitnesseshavingbeenheard，Cagliostro，astheprincipalculprit，wasfirstcalleduponforhisdefence。Hewaslistenedtowiththemostbreathlessattention。Heputhimselfintoatheatricalattitude，andthusbegan:——“Iamoppressed！——Iamaccused！——Iamcalumniated！