Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-07-09

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1t gives us the most heart felt pleasure
in being able to lay these facts before the
public. They will be the means we feel
assured, of removing every trace OF sus-
picion as regards Mr.. Aver!'s guilt,
from every mind and of restoring the &C
cused to his former high standing in the
The original ofthe extract
we publish may be seen at this Office
Phiiad. Gazette.
from late French Paper.
Tie Police OF Paris are at this moment
engaged in tracing out evidence of murder |
which was perpetrated SO long ago as 1921.
The following are the circumstances OF TINS
very extraordinary case. 4 widow named
Houet, residing in the capital, and who was
rcputed to be worth between 10000 and
900, 900 francs, married her daughter to
man named Robert, but she soon afterwards
quarreled with him and saw him but seldom.
One morning when about to take her coffee
she was suddenly called out to an unknown
DC rson. and from that moment disappeared
and was never afterwards heard of. Suspi-
cions of her murder fell upon her son in law
Robert, and he was taken into custody; but
was soon afterwards discharged for want OF
evidence Some fresh circumstances tended
to his incupation having come out in 1924,
! Robert was again arrested, and an indictment
was preferred against him; but the Chamore
des misses en- accusation did not deem there
was sufficient evidence to put him on hi, trial,
and he once more escaped. The limited Pc
riod of ten years from the last proceedings,
within which time prosecutions, according to
the laws of France, must be brought to an is
sue, was fast elapsing when singular Incl
dent again revived the pursuit--Another man
named Bastien, who had repeatedly declared
that he had large demands upon Robert, a
short time ago boasted among his companions,
that he had that day put a letter into the post
for him which would infallibly produce the
money. This declaration was conveyed to
the knowledge of the Police. The letter
was found to be addressed to Robert, at
Bourbon DIES Bains, where he resided. A
warrant was Immediately issued and one of
the chief Police Officers went with in to the
place of the letters address, and managed to
arrive at the house of Robert at the moment
when the letter of Bastien was delivered
him, and arrested him with the letter in his
hand. The letter contained a demand of
: money, urging by strange but dark threaten
ed illusions. Amongst others were the fol-
lowing broken sentences:
"Remember the garden at No. 81, rue
. u
bnttom-four feet from the side wall---The
dead may sometimes return" Robert was
brought to Paris and Basted was also taken
J into custody. On Saturday one of the Coun.
sellers of the Court app ,in.ed to prosecute
the investigation went to No. 81, rue Nau
grard attended by DR.. Boys de Loury, ant
: some grave diggers from the Cemetery Of
! Vaugirard Robert and Bastien were alst
c not'i brought ~ the Spot, but kept apart.
was frs ascertained that Robert had rente
the house in the year 1921, but never occupi
ed it, and that he had received notice to qui
> business he never come to it but by night
: The men were then ordered to open TIL
: ground at the place pointed out in Bastien'
t letter--where there was an arbour forme
e OF lilac trees, but nothing was discovered
e The directors of the search however, obser
y wing that Robert kept himself fixed on on
= spot during the whole operation, orders wer
:, given to open the ground there. After dig
- ging TO some depth, the pick-axe of one
l. the men broke into a cavity, and on his es
" aiming it with his hands, he announced thu
ot it contained some bones Robert heard tn
lie declaration without betraying the least emo
K ton. but Bastien turned pale. On proceedin
N to uncover the hole, it was found that a SO
N of crust had been formed of a quantity
~ lime which covered human skeleton, ar
~ from not having had water thrown upon
e had preserved that which it had been Intent
e, ed to consume, for though the whole of II
IN flesh off the body was gone, the bones, wit
tie the teeth and the hair remained entire. c
being closely examined, rope was -four
a. stall existing round the neck, and gold rir
Ct ON one of the fingers. No remains of a,
:, clothing could be discovered, but the !
: searches are going on in hopes of turning
- something that may clearly identify the b
n. dy. Robert and Basten both stoutly de,
lie knowing any thing of the matter, and Il
nd latter attribute the coincidence between /
ey letter and the finding of the skeleton to me
.ss chance.
lie From the result of the examinations
,;s Robert and Bastien. accused of having,
49, 1921, murdered the widow Houet, warrar
'e, have been issued for the arrest of sever
ro other persons, and M. Traverse. a clerk
m the Prefecture of Police, has been summon
u as witness. M. Dumouter Professor
he Anatomy, without being made acquaint
en- NTH the subject of the inquiry, has been
n. ken to the Garden, No. 81, Rue Vaugira,
nj. to examine the skeleton found there on S.
,ot urday After infinitely investigating t
~ bones, and more particularly the skull
,l, decidedly pronounced it to be that of a
10 ther advanced age, who had been inter-
asst several years. From other peculiar circu
at stances attending the bones, they were fou
,as to accord with descriptions given of the W
W. ow Heuet. Robert and Bustien were BIZ
i'm present at the inspection, and several tin
ID changed colour on hearing the Observable