The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02 00:00:00

ANOTHER STRANGE AFFAIR.

The Journal do Haver contains an account of a
which took place in the very hotel where
Traupmanu lodged, and is not far from believing that
it may have BOILIe connection with the crime at
Pantio •
On the morning on which Trammano left the New York
Hotel never to return, the nem whir has just committed
surc:de arrived. He produced a passport recently Vi/e'li from
Algeria, according to wheels he was entered on the visitors
boos under the inflict hails Deloney, aged 26. no profession
horn at Saint Allier (NI ayenne). Ile stated that he came from
Algeria, and hat he intended to return to La Plata. In
fact he had taken passage on board the steamer Monie-
r/ow, which sailed on Sunday for Buenos Ayres.
Deloney was altogether ill-looking, tall of stature, and
of average stoutness lie had a ruddy complexion, very
brown eyes, chestnut hair, very short, and a handsome
brown beard. His manlier was absent, his look wild. One
might have said that he was a prey to some fixed idea which
seemed never to allow him a nn.meut's respite. [mop-
main, on the contrary, was a handsome young man, with
great apparent self-pasessiou, snit manners far from strange.
When the news arrived at the New York hotel of the :wrest
made by the gendarme }'errand, the people in the Millie
were surprised. "If they Mel taken the other Deloney
."
It was remarked, "no one would have been surprised"
In fact, from his arrival at the hotel, Deloney had
always manifested remarkable peculiarities. fie had
been placed in a small room on the fourth story
in the main part of the building, with a window looking
Out on the courtyard. Ile had repeatedly insisted tins
his room should be changed. Be declared he could not
be left to himself. There were too many mighhours, too
many doors, to much noise, too many children. The chil-
dren. especially those of tender years, seemed to impress him
greatly—he could not bear to see or bear them_ Whyl No
one hoes. Hail he committed some crime .1 which like that
of Pantie) children were the victims I—the magisterial in-
vestigation may perhaps disclose. There were papers
In a portmantesn, of which the authorities have
fakerr P0...i011; no doubt they contain Imp 'merit Informa-
tion. On Satmeray, as he did not come down, the dour was
broken Ten. Delouey was stretched on the bed, the coun-
terpane on which was hardly turned down lie lay on his
back, his face liehm covered with a handkerchief. The
arms hung down on each side of the body, The
1.1, which was at the mei of the roOTV, was at a distance
of three yards from the window, fronting it. It bore
traces of blood. A dagger lay on the ground, not for
from the window. Deloney was dressed in a walsooat
and trousers ; the walccoat wis unbuttoned at the
button.. The wounds, made by the poniard were five le
number—two above the left breast, three below. It was
for the three last that he must have unbuttoned the
' waistcoat, which deadened the force oi the poinard. It us
supposed that Deloney must have stabbed himself at the
wurdow, and that before breathing his last he had strength
left to go arid throw himself on the bed. The police have
closed the room and taken the key. The corpse remained
all night at the hotel.