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: and servant girl. On the night of the olst
of April, 1916, we all of us retired to bed
early. was accustomed to sleep in one
OF tho attics. In the room next to mine
the servant girl and child slept Aout half,
past o'clock in tho morning l awokc. l
felt thirsty and rose to get some water
my pitcher was empty. went down stairs
to fill it. l had near reached the first
landing, when saw man stcalthly as
cending the stairs. am IL very nervous
man, and the recent murder had proved
very much on my mind, had been living
III continual dread ever since. The sight
OF this man completely paralyzcd me and
| stood looking, not able to move hand or
foot. lie had nearly reached masters
door, when Mr.. Mouton opened the door
and came out on the landing. The assass
Ill immediately rushed upon him, and put
ting his hand over my masters mouth. pre-
venting him from calling out. noticed
Out one thing, that TIE n,urdcrcr Aal only
Htfee EnyerS on his iett Aond. l could
sec more but ran up stairs again, and hur-
f'cd INTO the servants room : the child
was lying on the bed asleep, but the ser.
want s,rl was not in the room. l took up
Tic child in my arms and got out on the
roof: This is | know about the matter"
The excitement in Dieppc was now raised
to the highest pitch. No trace of the as
sessln could. be discovered. 1t was evident
that these murders were the work of one
man-and that lie must have been conceal.
cd IN the houses before they were closed
Tor the night. Government offered n LARGE
reward tor the discovery of the murderer,
and tho vigilance OF the police WIS tho
oughly aroused.
There lived on the outskirts of Dicppc
widow lady OF the name Of Bcaum:,urcc.
Slle had no family but with one servant
| S'rI, lived in very retired manner The
cottage III which she resided was situated
about half mile from the city-a little eff
| from the public road.
| Madame Bcaumauricc had been the wife
OF All Old officer OF the Guards. She was
an extraordinary woman in every particular;
| out especially so i'll respect to !; certain
co"lness OF character she possessed, in the
midst ot danger, which, together with a
large amount of moral courage-madc her
very notable person. The recent murders
had, perhaps, made less impression on her
mind than upon any one else in Dieppc,-
although 1t was naturally supposed the re-
tired situation in which she lived would
have caused her to be more fearful.
About ten o'clock on the night of the
3oth OF April, just ten days after the muir.
dcrs in the Rue Grenard, Madame Beaus
maurice went up to her bedroom. She
was suffering from 4 nervous headache.
She fclt very sleepy, and seated herself in
large armchair previous to undressing
herself. The lamp was placed OH a chest
OF drawers behind her. Opposite to her
was toilet table, with cloth on it reach
ing to the ground. She had already com-
lnenced taking of her clothes, when hap
pening to look around her, she saw some
thing which for moment chilled her blood.
II was the shadow of mans hand on the
floor. The hand had only three fingers!
She OWNED tho truth in moincnt-the
assassin was there, in her house-untler that
tollet-table. She made not the lcastsmotion
or sign, but reflected two or three minutes as
to the best course to be pursued.
She made up her mind what to do, and
advancing to the door, called her servant
maid.
"Oh Mary" exclaimed she, when the
girl entered the room. "Do you know
where Monsieur Bernard lives 2"
'les, Madam"
81 have to pay 5000 francs awayaycry
carly IN the morning. The fact slipped my
memory till just how. You will have to
run to his house and get the money for me-"
VERY well, Madam"
Il will write you note which you will
deliver to him, and he will give your bank
bills to the amount"
She wrote as follows:
"My Dear Monsieur Bernard: The as
sassin Of the Rue des Arlnes and the Rue
Grcnard is now i'll my house. Come imme-
diately with some gendarmes and take him
before he escapes.
"IIELENE BEAUMAuRrcE.p.
And without entering into any explana-
ton with her servant, size dispatched her on
the GRAND. She then quietly rc-seated her
self and waited.
Yes, she sat in the room with that man
fnnder the table for whole hour. She sat
there calm, cool, and collected. She saw
the shadow Of the hand shiIt,about several
times; but the murderer did not attempt to
escape fspm his place of concealment.
In due time the gendarnies arrived, and
Jacques Reynauld was arrcsted-not, how
ever, without vioIentgstruggle. Il
need scarcely add that the most con-
vincing proof AS 10 his guilt was found,
and in due time lie was guilIotined AS have
shown in the former part of this sketch.