The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-20 00:00:00

THE LATE TRIPLE MURDER IN

BRUSSELS.

CONFESSION OF ONE OF THE ASSASSINS.

The following is the confession of Rossiel, as offi-
cially published in Brussels on Monday last :
"It was I," said Rossiel, " who, conjointly with
Vandenplas, committed the murders. According to
our agreement we went to the Place St. Gery, to-
wards seven in the evening, on the 2d of September
last. I rang first, and asked the servant who opened
the door whether Madame Evenepoel was at home,
adding that I had come to pay her the rent which I
owed her for one of the houses which I hid occupied.
The girl rejoined, that I must know very well that
Madame was long ago dead. I said I did not, and
asked her if Mdlle. Evenepoel was in the house. She
replied in the affirmative. I inquired whether she was
alone, and was informed that she was. I then told
the servant to announce me as M. Rossiel, of the Rue
d'Anderslecht, who had called to pay the rent due by
him. Shp +I,A. await n-oat
room on the ground floor and looking into the court
yard. I did not know that Mdlle. E. had a brother.
The servant called Mdlle. E., who was on the
first floor, and who bade me enter into the back
little room where she was found murdered. I
requested her to make out my account, and ex
pressed the hope that she would not be offended with-
me for not paying her sooner. I said that I had
been unfortunate, and that I had been four months
in prison. She replied that I had certainly made her
wait long for the money, but that I must see myself
that she had no against me, because she bad
not put me to any expense to recover the debt. I
carried on this conversation in order to gain time,
for I had arranged with Vandenplas that if I
should remain five minutes in the house, it would
be a sign that there was no obstacle to the exe-
cution of our project, and that he should come in.
It had been agreed that Vandenplas should intro-
duce himself into the house under the pretext of
renting one of Mdlle. Evenepoel's houses in the
Rue d'Anderslecht, and that whilst delivering his
message to the servant, he should stun her with a
heavy hammer belonging to a cow-keeper, outside
the Porte de Louise, at a place called La Longue-
haie (the long hedge), where Vandenplas took his
victuals, and from which he fetched away the
hammer without the knowledge of the_ owner. We
did not know that there was a second servant in the
house. Whilst Mdlle. E. was looking over her book
of accounts, I heard the bell ring, and I said to my-
self ' That is Vandenplas.' A few minutes elapsed,
but I heard no noise, and not knowing what might
have taken place down stairs, I made an excuse to
descend, and said to Mdlle. E., Excuse me, I have
an errand to perform—l have not got the money
about me. I shall return to-morrow.' She replied,
Very well—l have not yet found your account.' I
went down, and found Vandenplas close to the door of
the little room into which, on my first arrival, I had
been shown. We immediately went up together into
Mdlle. E.'s room. On seeing Vandenplas she ex-
claimed, What is the matter ? in Flemish (Wat is
dat ?). I replied, This is my comrade, and lam
now going to pay you.' I put my hand for a second
into my pocket, and we immediately attacked her.
Vandenplas stunned her with the hammer, and when
she fell on the ground I cut her throat with a poniard.
She had only time to utter two cries—the name twice
of one of her servants, which I forget. When I first
went down stairs, and, as before stated, found Van-