The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-16

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horrible, deliberate and cold blooded murder OF
old gray haired woman Consummated Monday eve.
ming or night IN the very heart OF city present.
there seems 10 be hope for the Of the inhu-
man nend, unless by some special dispensaon Of the Al
Madame Ueoard native Of tho State of Ohio. sixty
years 81 age who has reeded number of years in ths
city, following the professed occupation Of fortune
and astrooger, was the victim Of this crime She had
lately moved across Poydras street, renting the second
floor OF No 49, where che lived during Ave days Tue
person who occupies the fret ground Aor rented
the madame her apartments that she extrsme
y quiet reserved woman, who bad visitors exceot
those who called upon her on business Whatever M.
dame Uedard's power Of divnaton may have been aha
was sbgewd well educated woman, with rather mas
culne frame OF mind who had strong natural powers or
reading character and had turned in her pro-
eesion the ADDED experience Of her many years She
has always lived life Of secluson ard trusting no one
mas managed her own business AFFAIRS aud never asked
counsel Of any By this, perhaps IL was generally
believed that she had amassed and vas boarding thou
sands of dollars.
On the floor No 1871 Poydras stree. there are
two Email rooms In front and large unfurnished apart
ment back One Of the small rooms occupied by Ma
damelCedard audience chamber and the other was
her sleeping apartment IN the latter were simply
truntlebed, wasbstand and her trunk which Contained
her ful stock of clothes Here che had every day mum
Der OF calls, principally from strangers, who were at
uacied by the little handbils which che had each day
distributed IN the way OF all who came into the city, She
KEPT IN her employ young man. about sixteen
her.
This youth left her in her room about seven O'Clock on
Monday evening" and went home. Yesterday morning,
at elk o'clock, he went down place and going up
stars found the door Of her room slightly Aar Throw
ing open, be was horrihed TO the old lying
dead on the floor her right sde the flor around
being covered thick with gore while awful cash gaped
In her throat She had fallen Sideways while sitting
In her chair the chair lying on tR side her. .r
hands were cenched and her dress somewhat dsarang
ed, showing that partial but not furious struggle hal
taken place between her ana her murderer as she sat ia
the chair Her eyes protrndug aud fixed IN terri
BILE glare and her features In expression Of despair
ing agony Her slvery gray hair laid in her blood
Fer moment the young says he was ransllxed
wh horror and amazeuani a, behoIang this ea'ul spec
hcc, and then rushing down stairs he aroused the gen
IN man " no lvcs below AS this person slept almost I'm
dcrn aih The room where the murder took place. but dd
o hear The least sound during tho past evening or npht
ne supposed at once that Madame Uedard had oonmlia3
suicide and sent word 10 that effect the Cororer,s Office
puy coroner Weyfham at cnce repaired 10 the house
WIN a jury whom he hastily ernlanne,ied AMI by his
reacnme ana shrewd investigations 1t became apparent
thai Inc ACT was not one Of Suicide but Of deliberate muir
DER
IN the first place, Mr.. weyshan found that tho wound
~ The neck wac adccpiy penetrating one. icmedtatey
'front.' which severed the windpipc jugula- vein II
must have been made by bowie knife driven with ao,l.
rate dim as1 great power entering straight but psshiy
towards the sjghi side ~ IL crawn out wound OF
tins dcac rtion it would be impossible TO mako BY the
most dcterrsned aniCide. Death had FOL
hweo The stab but Nndanse tdard probably rat Ia the
chair several minutes, inc afNos Of pi,ng cry for ali
ss o. I't,ne e hcr feet then failing over upn her rgh.
s',e non "cd6hess, may have been i've minutes more
p-lore HE and consciousness departed from her
TIC kR eETyxy made was upon tho door lead.
Ing out Of be room passage The marks Of bloody
dcrer had opened II 10 pass 6rt .H shut altar him
pantry bad been opened, but the irunkfu Of clothes
though unlocked, had not been disturbed. Tho boy who
carried The circulars said he WINS confident that matam,
kept more or crs money between tho attrcssce though
he sid not explain how be came to know II No money
was found IN the place, ard thorough search OF tho
apartments resulted In tho finding Of but eleven dollars
which TIE Deputy Coroner expended in giving the old
man decent burial Ho took charge OF the balance OF
her effects, including the trunk Of clothes
lind this been case OF suicide the weApon uat mo
vaby have been found by her sdc whereas no weapon
Of any description was found her apartments Almost
Of soon os Mr. Weysbam entered his eye detected Tho
tracks Of blood stained feet leading OF toward door an
tcrine the next room. The CATERS Madame Ueard's
fc were perfectly new and the soles did not show tho
wear u day wnikng. much css any traces OF blood
1heee, then, were the tracks cf some other person
was known that the old woman habtualy wore gold
wa'eh and chain The end OF the chain attached TO
her dres and evident the mcpccc had been snatch
Cd away 80 suddenly that small link ooeened aud oft
tho hook attached 20 her drcse
AS Modamc Ucdard had not removed any N her cIoh
ing and the neatly made rp bed was IN no manner dis
ibed, while was her hnbit 10 retire ut nine ococ,,
very probable that the murder was committed between
me hours ri seven and nnc From examination OF tho
nearing ~ each particular about the the most rcn
honabe bypcthctY Of the crime IL, that come person with
whom she is acquainted called upon her. and while ehe
WINS sitting In conversation, made plausible exosc
for passing behind her chair; that when mmesat, ia
hind her, and before she bad Suspicion or bs deeo IL
threw his left arm around her hcad holding tightly ovar
Der mouth TO prevent an oucry, and then pressing H..
head over backwards, plunged the knife he NAV have
kept hitherto concealed In his sleeve deem into bsr
exposed threat. - Twp "AV" uo1
returned verdict that ehe 20 death from nm ,rsy
WOUND ID the neck produced by pointed insrnr,a,, :,
tne hahds OF some person unknown THIS Is one Of tho
most caring crimes and shocking tragedies that INV. -
been recorded In New Orleans nnl ,yo h,ne No ',
ponce WIZ cndehvor 10 make clue 4, Tho dIscoverv NJ
,nc nnruercr Who so far bds fair 10 escape tho punish
'e' ~ VIC hw The Offering Of largo reward for hs
apprehension might also icenl, in some good.