Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-03-19

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 natter
The excitement in Dieppe was now
raised to the highest pitch. No trace of
the assassin could he discovered. 1t was
evident that these murders were the work
of one man, and that he must have been
concealed i'll The houses before they were
closed for the night. Government offered
large reward for the discovery of the
murderer, and the vigilance Of the police
was thoroughly aroused.
There lived on the outskirts of Dieppe
widow lady by the name of Beaumau-
rice. She had no family, but with one
servant girl lived in a very retired manner
The cottage in which she resided was sit
uated 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 extraordinary woman in every particu-
lar, but especially so in respect 10 a cer-
tain GOODNESS of character she possessed in
the midst of danger, which, together with
large amount of moral courage made her
very notable person. The recent MUIR
ders had perhaps made less impression on
her mind than upon any one else in Dieppe
although it was naturally supposed the
retired situation in which she lived would
cause her to be more fearful.
About ten O'Clock on the night of the
Both of April, just ten days after the mur-
ders in the Rue Grenard, Madame Beau
maurice went up 10 her bedroom. She
was suffering from 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. Opposite to her
was toilet table, with cloth on it reach
ing to the floor. She had already com
menced taking of her clothes, when hap
pening to look around her, she saw some
thing that for moment chilled her blood
1t was the shadow OF a mans hand on the
floor. The hand had only three fingers
She OWNED the truth in a moment-the
assassin was there in her house-under
the toilet table. She made not The least
motion or sign, but reflected two or three
minutes as 10 the best course 10 be pursued.
She decided what to do, and advancing to
the door, called her servant maid.
'Oh, Mary ? she exclaimed, when the
girl entered the room, DO you know
where Monsieur Bernard lives?'
fes, Madame
Il have to pay 5000 francs away very
early in the morning. The fact slipped
my memory until just now. You will
have TO run 10 his house and get the money
for me-
Very we'll, Madame
Il will write you note which you will
deliver TO him, and he will give you bank
bills TO the amount
My dear Monsieur Bernard
The assassin of the Rue des Armes and the
Rue Grenard is now in my house. Come i'm
mediately with some gendarmes, and take him
before he escapes. HELEN BEAUMAuRrcE.'
And without entering into any explana-
ton with Eer servant she dispatched hen
on the errand. She then quietly reseated
herself and waited.
Yes, she sat in the room, with tha! man
under the table, for whole hour. She
sat there, calm, cool and collected. She
I saw the shadow of the hand shift aboul
several times, but the murderer did not at.
tempt to escape from his place of conceal
ment.
In due time the gendarmes arrived and
Jacques Reynauld was arrested-not how,
ever without violent struggle.
need scarcely add that the most con.
vincing proof as to his guilt was found
and in due time he was guillotined as
have shown in the former part of This
sketch.
; Nea0 Node Of Naturalization.-A wo.
man from Australia, while testifying in a
naturalization case in one of the Califor.
} MIA courts, was asked if she herself was
citizen, to which she replied, pointing IL
the first witness, have been married tc