Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

"murder!" 'smerderl' He held young child in
his arms
They Immediately called to him, but all they
could gather from him was that murder Ess being
committed in the house. They directly made for
the door and found il fastened on The inside. They
burst the door open with few vigorous kicks and
penetrated into the house. They rushed up stairs
and on the first landing they found the body of a
man with bis throat cut He was dead. They en-
tered bed room-hanging half out OF bed was the
body OF woman, mutated in the same horrible
manner-and stone dead. But they had not yet.
discovered all the horrors in that house of blood.
lnthe kitchen was discovered the insnimate corpse
OF the servant girl, who had been killed by the
same means The assassin was evidently the same
that bad committed the murder in the Rue des
Armes. The wounds inflicted was exactly of the
same charaeaer, and it evident the same in
strument had been used.
The Young man seen on the roof of the house
was named Pierre Dulan; be deposed upon the pro
cureur du Roi, the next morning, as follows
"My name is Pierre DuloD; am twenty-five
years OF age, and watch maker by trade. For
the last two years have been living as assistant
with the late Monsieur Mouton. He resided in Rue
Grenna5d. His family consisted Of himself wife,
child and servant girl. On the night Of the 2lst
April, 1916, we all of US retired to bed early. |
was accustomed to sleep in one of the attics. In
slept. About half past one o'clock in abe morning
awoke. felt very thirsty and rose to get some
water-my pitcher was empty. went down stairs
to fiji it. l had nearly reached the first landing,
WREN saw man stealthily ascending the stairs.
am a very nervous man, and the recent murder
had proved very much on my mind, and had
been living in continual dread ever SINCE The
sight of this man completely paralized ne; and l
stood looking, not able to move hand or foot. He
had raarIr oh al doOr uhau n
opened the door and came out on the landing.
The assassin immediately rushed upon him. and put
ting ehis hand over my masters mouth prevented
him from calling out. l noticed only one thing
that the murderer had only three fingers on his Ieft
hand. ] could see no more, but ran up stairs
again, and hurried into the servants room, the
child was lying on the bed asleep, but the servant
girl was not in the room. took up the child in
my arms and got out on the roof This is all |
know about the matter"
The excitement in Dieppe was now raised to the
highest pitch No trace of the assassin could be
discovered. 1t was evident that these murders
we're the work Of one man-and that he must have
been concealed in the houses before they were
closed for the night. Government offered large
reward for the discovery Of the murder and
the vigilance of the police was thoroughly a.
reused
There lived on the outskirts of Dieppe widow
family, but with servant girl lived in very
tired manner. The cottage in which she resided
was situated about half mile from the city-a little
off from the public road
Madame Beaumaurice had been the wife of an
old officer of the Guards. She was an extraordi.
nary woman in every particular but especially so
in respect to a certain GOODNESS of character she
possessed, in the midst Of danger, which, together
with large amount of moral courage made her
hn nr6a had
perhaps made less impression on her mind than
apon any one else in Dieppe-although it was nat
uraly supposed the retired situation IN which she
lived would have caused her to be more fearful.
About ten o'clock on the night of the 30th Of
April just ten DAYS after the murders in the Rue
Grenard, Madame Beaumaurice went up to her bed
room. She was suffering from a nervous headache.
She felt very sleepy, and seated herself in large
arm chair previous to undressing herself The lamp
was placed on chest of drawers behind her. OPP
posite to her was toilet table, with a cloth on it
reaching to the ground. She had already commen,
ced taking off her clothes, when happening 70 look
around her, she saw something that for moment
chilled her blood 1t was the shadow of mans
hand on the floor. The hand had only three fHs
gerSl
She OWNED the truth in a moment-the assassin
was there, in her house-under the toilet table.
She made net the least motion or sign, but reflect
tu Two OF three MINUTES as W Tue oesL COuiSe W
be pursued
She OWNED what to do, and Advancing to the
door, called her servant maid.
ooh, Maryl" exclaimed she, when THE girl enter
ed the room. "Do you know where Monsieur
Bernard ives?"
Eyes Madame"
81 have to pay 5000 francs away very early in
the morning. The fact slipped my memory till just
now. You will have to run TO his house and get
the money for me-"
every well, Madame"
81 will write you Il note which you will deliver
to him, and he will give you bank bills to the a
mount"
She wrote as follows:
my Dear Monsieur Bernard
"Ihe assassin of the Rue des Armes and the Rue
Grennard is now in my house. Come Immediately
with some gendarmes and take him before he ess
capes.
"HELENE BEAUMARICE."
And without entering into ahy explanation with
her servant, she dispatched her on the Grand.
she then quietly resseated herself and waited.
Yes she sat in the room with that under
the table for whole hour She sat there calm
cool, and collected. She saw the shadow of tie
hand shift about several times; but the murderer
did not attempt TO escape from his place OF con-
cealment.
10 due time the gendarmes arrived, and Jacques
Reynaud was arrested-not, however, without a
violent struggle
need scarcely add that the most convincing
prof as to his guilt was found, and in due time he
Was guiotned as have shown in the former part
of this sketch.
Baltimore, Nov. Goth, 1855.