Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-24

still no answer She now became alarmed
ana rang long and violently no answer, Her
iears were thoroughly aroused, and she related
tne circumstances to some persons passing along
the street The presence Of two or three gem
darmes were soon procured, and they proceeded
at once to broak in the door.
Inc passage into which the door opened was
perfectly dark; but one of the gendarmes STUN
bled over something, and putting out his hand
70 save himself, it came in contact with some
thing wet on the ground. A light was imme-
ed itself
Laying across the passage was the dead body
OF Monsieur Maurice, with his throat cut from
ear to ear. The floor was swimming in blood.
In the little room was the dead body of his
wife, presenting the same CHASTITY wound. Even
the little child in the cradle had not escaped,
for the merciless assassin had taken its life by
the same horrible means. The house was ran
value stolen.
shall not attempt depict the horror of the
persons who witnessed this shocking sight; it
can be more easily imagined than described,
and to tell the truth 1 don't like dealing in the
horrible; it is pandering to IL morbid taste, and
II have transgressed my usual mode OF narra-
ton In this sketch, my only excuse is-it IS
trHe.
The most strenuous efforts were made to de-
tect the murderer, but without any success
All that could be learned was, that a man had
been seen to look intently in the shop windows
about the time NJ Maurice was counting out
his days receipts. The whole town of Dieppe
was Mortified, and when night came many a
heart trembled. After few days the feeling
of fear began to decrease, when they were again
awakened in a ten-fold manner by another
shocking murder.
About ten days after the catastrophe in the
Rue des Armes, some belated pedestrians were
making the best of their way home about .
o'clock in the morning. They were walking
very rapidly down tho Rue Grenard, when
they were astonished by seeing man on the
crying out with all his strength murder :"
murder murder :" He held a young
child in his arms
They Immediately called to him. but all they
could gather from him was that murder was
being committed in the house. They directly
made for the door, and found it fastened on tie
i'.side. 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 man with his throat
cut. He was dead. They entered a bedroom
hanging half out Of bed was the body of a wo-
man, mutilated in the same horrible manner
and stone dead. But they had not yet discov-
cred all the horrors of that house of blood. In
the kitchen was discovered the inanimate form
of the servant girl, who had been killed by the
same means The assassin was evidently the
same who committed the murder in the Rue
des Armes. The wounds inflicted were exactly
OF the same character, and it was evident the
same instrument had been used.
The young man seen on the roof of the house
was named Pierre DulOn; he depOsed before
the PrOcureur du ROi, the next morning as fol-
lows:
my name is Pierre Dulon am twenty-five
uQa laf0r ota1 oh lra~ l,,A L. T.
the last two years l have been living as assist
ant with the late &onsiuer MoutOn. He re-
sided in Rue Grenard. His family consisted of
himself, wife, child and servant girl. On the
night of the 2lst of April 1916, we all Of US re-
tired to bed early. L was accustomed to sleep
in one of the attcs. In the room next 10 mine.
the servant girl and child slept About half
past O'Clock in the morning awoke. felt
thirsty and rose to get some water-my pitcher
was empty. l went down stairs to fill it, had
nearly reached the first landing, when / saw
man stealthily ascending the stairs. L am
very nervous man. and the recent murder had
preyed very much on my mind, had been liv-
ing In continual dread ever since. The sight
OF this man completely paralyzed me; and l
stood looking, not able to move hand or foot. lie
had nearly reached masters door, when NJ
MoutOn opened the door and came out ON the
landing. The assassin Immediately rushed
upon him, and putting his hand over my mas
ters mouth, prevented him from from calling
out. L noticed but one thing, that tie mnr-
deTsr h0d only three fingers on his Left kund.
could see 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 were the work of one man-and that
he must have been concealed in the houses be-
fore they were closed for the night Govern
nent 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 q
widow lady of the name of Beaumaurice. She
had no family; but, with one servant girl, lived
In very retired manner. The cottage in
which she resided was situated about half a
mile from the city-a little of from the public
road.
Madame Beaumaurice had been the wife Of an
old officer OF the Guards. She was an extraOr-
binary woman in every particular; but espe-
cially so in respect to a certain coolness of
character she possessed, in the midst of danger
which, together with large amount of moral
courage-made her a very notable person. The
recent murders had, perhaps, made less i'm
preston on her mind than upon any one else in
Dieppe,-although il was naturally 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 Both of
April, just ten days after the murders in the
Rue Grenard, Madame Beaumaurice went up
TO her bedroom. She was suffering from a
nervous headache. She felt very sleepy, and
seated herself in large armchair previous to
undressing herself. The lamp was placed on q
chest OF drawers behind her. Opposite to b, r
was tOilet-table. with cloth on it reaching
to the ground. She had already commenc, d
taking of her clothes, when happening to look
around her, she saw something which for a mo
ment chilled her blood. 1t was the shadow of a
mans hand on the floor. The hand had osliy
hyse fingers,
She OWNED the truth in a moment-the
assassin was there, in her house-under that
tOilet-table. She made not the least motion or
sign, but reflected two or three minutes rs to
the best course to be pursued.
She made up her mind what to do, and adj
yancing To the door, called her servant maid
"Oh Mary 49, exclaimed she, when the girl
entered the room. "Do you know where Mon
sieur Bernard lives ?''
" Yes, Madame"