Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-28
RICHMOND wHfG:
FRENCH TRAGEDY.

The ous,sr Of the Fsaboarg 81 Martin has Just been
NE q idghtful murder About four oe'ocx 1n
sunday uoruux the attention. Of the porter OF house IN
the Rue d Fdsnte ercitcd by noise In one OF the
upo>r ssoss- Fearing that OF his dodgers was about
effect cisudsssine removal he got up ana wen. on.
Of his Lodge 10 that going on Scarcely had ne
ssc,nded lev steps the staircase, when he met man
who 10 q clerk In a public administration, named g.,
who occupied room seovs s gu s ss, o on .ss
ing the porter and alarmed at the cry whch hs' person
raised the threw down the body, ascended hastily n
his ROOM aud jumped ont OF the WIDOW ON tue seoo"a
Hoor into the street.
The upper part of shop window on the ground noor
broke HE M and he the foot pavement without
having received injury aud on a. asi as he could
toward the Fsubourg st. Denis Few persons 10 the
street tbs, the morning and no one consequent
", stopped him. Information having been sent TO the
commi.sary of police that functonary on the
spot, accompanied by medical man IL appears from
the preliminary Investigations that & about two
years ago. fell violently In love with young g, Il.n
whom he resided the house for more thsna year. but
abe one day After searching for her several
months. he length discovered the fugitive bot not
his enreates she refused 10 reoew
her scou.inIauce with him. is thought however, that
on Saturday she had come to Ks room, and that
during the night perpetrsted the horrible crime
of which the but very imperfect
" known The ROOM its being entered was found in
The greatest disorder and everything covered with blood
The head found in pail
the decapitaou with razor while his victim asleep.
The age girl Is considered by the medical men to
be about from % to 25 but nothing has yet been dscov
removed TO the Mogue. IL Is supposed that K,
fancying that every asleep in the house, would
have carried the body into the street. and there left it,
giving idea that the murder had been effected in
the public road but the waking oil the porter discomfort
ed his plans How he intended to manage with the head
Is BY no means clear. The police making strict
search for him, but clue TO HIM has been had The
following additional details The niurdcrers name
IL Porier his age is IS, and he empoyed office
porter by the Socete d'Emigraon France Americainc
whose Offices are that address GaigHdRs Messenger
A GIRL BURNED TO DEArH.-A shocking affair took
place Riverton, N j., Sunday. girl named Mary
Aan Strain, aged i5 employed domestic in family
residing that place. Gre to her clothing whilst put
ting coal upon range at O'Clock in the afternoon. The
poor girl finding herself developed in flames, became
frantic with terror, and screaming from the house.
Her attracted the attention OF two ladies who were in
the paor in the front part Of the building who FASTENED
her assistance With difficulty they succeeded in
securing the terrified girl, and threw her upon the
ground while OF them endeavored to smother the
flames with the skirt OF her dress but the sufferer
escaped from her, and il not until third attempt had
made that those who endeavong TO the
poor enable to succeed in their humane e
forts BY this time the clothing Of the girl complete
" bdrnt OFF and her body with the exception of the
tremes burnt In horrible Medical assis
lance obtained and everything that humanity
could suggest done relieve the sufferer but all in
vain for lingering until o'clock Monday morning,
death put an end TO her suferings.