The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-12-04 00:00:00

THE DISCOVERY OF KiNcrs BODY.

The event of the day (writes a Paris correspondent)
is the discovery of the corpse of Traupmanula eighth ,
Kinck senior. It was found out in a manner
waich savours of romarce. About a fortnight ago,
you may remember that I wrote to you that Troup-
mann had confess-id, that he hail murdered the father as '
well as all the other members of the Kinck family-- he
stated that he bad walked with him from Cc-may
towards B &Allier (in Alsace), and that close to a
wood he had proposed to take refreshment. He
pulled • flask out of his pocket, and handed it
,to his companion, who took a pull at it and
immediately fell down lifeless. The flask con-
tained not kirsch, as the murdered 111941 probably
supposed from the smell, but prrissio acid, the
odour of which is nearly similar. He then buried
him in a place which he indicated as well as he was
able. The judicial authorities and the police disbe-
lieved this confession, amid supposed that it was a mere
contrivanoe on the part of Traupinann to prolong his
life by putting off his ilia, but nevertheless a further
search was ordered. An experienced detective was
sent down, and for many clays he explored the district
without finding a trace of the missing body. But on
Wednesday, whilst he was making a last exploration
in company v.ithsome gendarmes and country peepl--, a
numl er of ravens were seen congregated on trees close
by, pouncing 4if MIL every now and then, and their
meal over, settling on a neighbouring tree. One of
the canntry people exclaim., ri, "Lick at the ravens,
there is sortie dead body there." Oa reaching the
spot the carrion birds hew away, and they fouud a
human body, parrs of which protruded from the
irround. it was buried mar the sueace on alight
sandy se3l the ravens had got at it somehow. It
was fearfully astignred, but the clothes and linen bore
the name marks as those of the victims discovered
at Pantie—the stockings in particular were pre:iseilv
similar, not being mac:line made, but knitted tar 'hand.
Tice body can hardly bear removal, therefore the
stomach and intestines have been taken away for the ,
purpose of chemical analysis. The clothes are deemed
sufficient for the purpose of identification. It is
stated that Traupuralin hints that he hail accomplice,
hut, whether or not, there is no doubt but that within
a very few weeks the fullest particulate of tide fearful
crime will be revealed. There are people in Paris who
believe that Tramanatin will get the bromfit of extenuat-
ing circumstances, and beta have actually been offired
about it. French juries return such extraordinary
verdicts that everything is possible; but the feeling
against Traupmann runs RO high in Paris that I do not
• believe any jury could be found in this city to exempt
Mtn from the guillotine, however averae they might be
in principle to the punishment of death.

The following particulars as to the finding of Kim k's hody,
from G. Hermar,n-gratii," writing from Cernay, Nuv. 26th,
appeared as a letter In The TIM. on Tuesd •y
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Yesterday M. Gourras. private agent of the Service
of Public Security and Puttee, who the day before re-
turned again from Paris, where he received his last in-
structions from M. Claude, according to the revelations
of Trauprinano, made arrangements with a body of
travellers to find out the grave on the mountain called
Herrenflach, situated about five miles from the village

of UtThnitz Tracipmann was sincere when he gave
his indications. Ab ut 11101 t. from the ruins of
old Castle of Herrentluch, and under a very high tree
the remains of Kinck, the father, were concealed. By
accident a man called Ifeguette, who was at one time s
sottooffi,ier in the army of France, was going here and
there knocking down the branches of trees to see if
the wood would soon be dry, He saw a tin button
lying on the ground, and intended to pick it up ; but
he found it reeisted, and a piece of linen remained in
his hand. Looking nearer, part of a human foot pro•
ti tided from the sand and stones. There was no doubt
a body was buried there, and he called to the rest of
the men and police that he had found the corpse. And
it was true. All night a guard kept the place clear,
and to-day the Juge d'lnstruction and medical men
appointed by the Court Came to the spot to identify
the poor victim. And it is curious to think how
Traimmann could bring Kinck to such a spot! It took
two hours to climb to the rock,
lieguette, the man who made the discovery, and so
received a sum of 500 f. from the heirs of Kinck,—
Ileguette, I say, was allowed to continue his work,
and with a small pick lie carefully put aside the small
and large stones thrown on the body.
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Three months had passed since the day of Kinck's
death, and it was no wonder that only his skull was
found. Yet the remains were very soon recognized by
his friends and relations, 9•9 his linen was preserved,
and his name was on his shirt and under garments.
His pipe and tobacco box were also other proofs.
Doctors Bzrunrd and Hauser made the autopsy ; and
althouzla Tranpmacn maid that he killed Klock by
pruzsic acid, yet it is certain that he atabbed him too
In the left side, and gave him a violent blow on the
forehead. .

The night coming on wry quickly amid the wooda,
the ream ina f the victim were laid in a coffin, and will
to morrow be taken to Paris, when Tranpmann will be
brought before the Court of Amaze to answer for hie
crime.

TUE STO,URBRIDGE OBSERVER.

raw such a sight outside or inside the walls of a
cliurch sa I have seen at All Saints'. When the
mother was pointed to the arms of her dead baby-boy
beckoning her forward, or the young man urged by the-
love of a btet mother, one can well understand the
sensation (I wrote that word unadvisedly, and not
with its new meaning) produced. Looking round
analytically I could not but confess I had seen as
much feeling evoked by a powerful drama. I have
seen grey-headed men weeping at Mrs. Mellon's im-
personation of the mother at the foot of the guillotine
where her son b; to be executed, in Mr. Watts
Phillips" Dead Heart.' Will this prove more luting?
I believe each does good; but one, we know, is ephe-
meral. I am only echoing the preacher's own anxious
and dten-expressed doubt. Will this 'sensation'
prove more permanent?"

The Rev. W. Rogers, in his sermon at Bt. Botolph
Bishopegate, London, on Advent Sunday morning, toot
occasion to explain why he hail not proposed to his
parishioners to co-operate with him in such a mune of
revival services as so many London churches had witnessed
lately. Ile said he had been inviied to join the movement
and he tic ugh: his hearers would give him credit for not
being backward in entering Into any scheme which seemed
likely to promote thetr spiritual welters,. lie was as con-
scious as any one of the amount of evil that prevailed in the
midst of us, and of the call there was for great and
strenuous efforts to inimove, with Oil's all, the spiritual
condition of this vast metropolis. But it was his convic-
tion that there were two fundamental err ors to be found in
the preacl libr of those who had been the leaders in the late
movement. Ile would not deny the seal, earnestness, and
power with which that movement had been sustained,
wlle It appemed to him there w ero grounds for think-
ing that ie. was also chorecterised liv geeot didottrmted.
noes. But tits f undamental droll he altnle.l to gave a
taint to the emote work, eat these were the di cttice of
auricular or pri-se cold:Talon, Lori that of the bodily
presence of Cored. In the eacrament. Ile felt that tht Be
doctrines, which tended to exalt undnly the office of the
priesthood, were just those which were most contrary
to the principles of the Church of Eiigland, and that,
If they were to prevail, then the Reformation, for which oar
fathers bled and died, was atultitted. In his sermons from
that pulpit he had always avoided controversy. His aim had
been to teagh his people how to live, and to do their duty
under Jesus Christ, and with faith in Him. But he thought
the time was mime when men must speak out, and declare
whether they held to the principles of Protestantism, or
whether they believed in something else. Mr. It-gees did
not he raid, on that occasion, to enter into details
on toe ...vet of the two great errors he had spoken of, but
he ho lied shortly to do this. Ile then turned to his text, and
I Preached a brief and eloquent sermon, uppropriate to the

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