Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-01

thrown III the Seine. The moneY earned by
the crime was divided the same evening.
The murderers enjoyed hearty dinner, drink
ing between them nine bottles of wine and
finished their evening at the Varieties, where,
said Lacenaire. "they were highly amused"
This murder did not divert the wretched
coniederates from their systematic plan of
numbering bankers clerks. Indeed they took
steps to carry it out the very next day, De-
cember 10, 1924. That afternoon they oh.
served at the door OF No. &C Rue Montorgueil
card announcing that small suite of rooms
was to be let Immediately. 1t consisted of
two chambers and an alte-chamber, and being
on the fourth floor, was capitally suited for
their purpose. Three days afterwards the first
OF the two rooms was furnished with few
squald articles; the furniture OF the second
room consisted of one OF those immense ham
pers called "manna," INTENDED for the pro
vislonal reception of the victims body), and
upon 1t a board serving for table, with pen,
paper, an inkstand, and a round bag stuffed
with straw TO represent five franc pieces a
considerable quantity of straw was also strewn
IN one OF the corners of the ROOM Lacenaire
and Avril lodged six days in this apartment
The former was employed in forging the pa
pers necessary for their terrible scheme but,
before the day of the crime arrived, Avrl,
yielding to his brutal instincts, got arrested
on the Boulevard for quarreling with the police
about a dissOlute woman. Here, then, we
have No OF the brigands caught, never to
get loose again, and that quite irrespective of
the deed which called aloud for vengeance.
Avril being thus forced out of partnership,
Baton, i'll spite of his want of energy, offered
himself to fill the vacancy, strongly urging
the facility with which bankers clerks might
be made their prey. Lacenaire contrived so
well that q victim Tvs pxOpntp1 on tho 9lSf
Meanwhile young man named Francois, an
old offender, called on him to borrow few
sous; the police were in search of him for
theft lately committed.
of | am caught" he said, 81 shall be
sentenced for life l don't know where to go
to; l would commit a murder for twenty
francs"
REALLY 2" said Baton, pricking up his ears.
81 have had the offer of job which is better
than that; but / am indisposed | can't un-
dertake it. If you like, will introduce you
to the party"
Accordingly, Francois was accepted. About
O'Clock In the afternoon, the clerk, named
Genevay, presented himself at the lodging
lie had about him twelve hundred francs in
bank notes. He Knocked was let in, and the
door instantly closed after him AS Francois
tried TO snatch the money bag, and Lacenaire
struck him violent blow with a pointed in
strument on tie left shoulder, Genevay began
shouting "thieves! murder p with all his
might, and, after struggle, got loose; at
which the robbers made their escape down
stairs into the street, as if they had been the
parties attacked instead of the aggressors.
Francois tried to gain time by shutting the
door upon Lacenaire, and so causing him to
be taken but the latch went with a string
and was easily opened. Genevay at first at.
tempted to pursue them, but was soon obliged
to give it up; his wound, although deep, did
not turn out to be dangerous.
After the failure, Lacenaire amused himself
in a readng-roOm till he joined Francois on
the Boulevard du Temple, where they dined
70 make up for their ill success, they stole
clock from shop in the Rue Richelieu. Three
days afterwards Francois, who had spent his
share of the proceeds, was taken up for
piece of swindling committed some time pre-.
viously. Brigand No. is caught, never to
recover liberty, in consequence OF something
quite unconnected with the principle misdeed.
CONCLUSION ON MONDAY.