Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-11
COLUMBUS, oHIo SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY II, 1858.

but the servant girl was not In the room.
took up the child In my arms and got out OF
the roof. This is all know about the matter >
The excitement In Dieppe was now raised tc
the highest pitch. No trace of the assassin
could be discovered, Il was evident that these
murders were the work of one man--and thGt
he must have been concealed In the houses DO.
fore they were closed for the night Govern
ment offered a large reward for tho discovery
Of the murderer, and the vigilance of the po-
lice was thoroughly aroused.
There lived on the outskirts Of Dieppe q
widow lady By the name of Beaumauyics She
had no family, but with one servant girl lived
in very retired manner. The cottage In which
che reeided was situated about one-half mile
from the city--a little of from the public road
Madame Besumaurice had been the wife OF
an old officer of the Guards. She was an ex.
traordinary woman In every particular but
especially In respect to q certain coOneas of
character she possessed in the midst of danger,
which, together with large amount Of moral
courage, made her a very notable person. Tho
recent murders had perhaps less impression on
her mind than upon any one else In Dieppe--
although 1t was supposed the retired situation
in which she lived would have caused her to be
more fearful,
About ten o'clock on the night of tha 80 h of
April, just ten days after the murders In the
Rue Grensrd, Madame Beaumaurice went 10
Co her bedroom. She was suffering from uerg.
0us headache. She felt very sleepy, and ss4!-
ed berself In large arm chair previous to un.
dressing herself The lamp was placed on
cheat Of drawers behind her Opposite to her
was toilet table with cloth on it reaching
TO the floor. She had already commenced TAX,
ing off hes clothes, when happening 20 look
around her, she saw something that Tor mo.
ment chilled her blood. II was the shadow Of
a mans hand on the alor. The hand had only
three fngersl
She OWNED the truth 10 mOment--ihe AZ
sAssin was therein her house-under tbs toilet
table She made not the least motion or aign,
but reflected two or three minutes as to the bast
oourse to be pursued.
She OWNED what to do, and advancing 10 the
door. called her servsnt.maid.
"Oh. Mary" exclaimed che, when tho girl
entered the room. 'Do you kaoH where M1n-
sleur Bernard livesW
Eyes, Madame"
II have to pay FIVE thousand francs away
very early in the morning The fact slip
ped my memory till just now. You will
have to run 10 his houee and get the mouey
for me-"
VOEy WON tAhunulc'
81 will write ycu net6 which you will dc
liver to him, and be will give you bank bills 10
that amount"
She wrote 90 follow:
Ny DEAR MONSIEUR BsRNARD:-The sss4eln
of the Rue des Armes and the Rue Gerhard
is now In my house. Come immediately with
some gendarmes and take him before no
escapes.
HELENE BEAuMAuRIcE.
Aud without entering into any explanation
with her servant, abe dispatched her on the
errand. She then quietly reseatsd heTseli and
waited.
Yes, she sat 10 the foom with that tnan uu.
der the table for whole hour. She sat there
calm, cool and collected. She saw the shadow
Of the hand shift several times; but the murd-
erer did not mako any attempt to escape from
his place of conceslment.
In duo time the gendarmes arrived, and 1A.
ques Reynauld was arrested. not however Sith.
out q violent struggle.
need eoarcsly add that the most convincing
proof as to his guilt was found, and in due time
he was guillotined. as have shown in the form
es part of this skesch.