Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-07-13
Thrilling Adventure with O Bur.
glar.

This extract, from "reminiscences concern
ing series Of murders committed some years
since in France, develops rare instance Of
presence of mind in women. We will premise
that the murderer Was known by the fact
that in some brawl and scene Of murder, he
had lost three fingers from one Of his hands
There lived on the outskirts of Dieppe o
widow lady by the name of Beaumaurice--
She had no family, but with one servent girl,
lived in very retired manner. The cottage
in which she resided was situated about half
mile from the city, little of from the pub
lie road.
Madame Beaumaurice had been the wife
of one of the officers of the guards She was
an extraordinary woman in every particular,
but especially so in respect to certain cool
ness of character she possessed in the midst
Of danger, which, together with large
amount of mora! courage, made her very
notable person. The recent murders made,
perhaps less impression on her mind than
upon any one else in Dieppe, although it was
naturally supposed the retierd situation in
which she lived would have caused her to be
more fearful.
About 10th clock, on the night of the 80
Of April, just ten days after the murder Of
Reu Brenard Madame Beaumaurice went up
into her bedroom. She was suffering from a
nervous headache. She felt very sleepy, and
seated herself. The lamp was placed on a
chest Of drawers behind her Opposite to
her was toilet table, with cloth on it
reaching to the floor She had already COM
menced taking off her clothes, when, happen
ing to look around her, she saw something
that for moment chilled her blood. 1t was
the shadow of a mans hand on the floor
The hand had only two fingers ..
She OWNED the truth in moment; the
assassin was there, in her house, under the
table She made not the least motion or sign
of alarm, but reflected two or three minutes
as to the best course to be pursued
She OWNED what to do, and advanced to
the door, and called the servant maid.
ooh Mary" she exclaimed when the girl
entered the room "Do you know where NJ
Bernard lives?' ....
Eyes, Madame .....
q have to pay 5000 francs away very
early in the morning. The fact slipped my
memory till just now. You will have to run
to his house and get the money for ME"
Very well, madame"
II will write note which you will deliver
to him, and he will give YOU bank bills to the
amount"
| She wrote as follows
"My dear NJ Bernard: The assassin Of
the Rue dies Armes and the Rue Brenard is
in my house Come Immediately with some
gems dGrn,eS, and take him before he es
capes. HELENE BEAUMAURICE.
And without entering into any explanation
with her servant, she dispatshcd her on lie,
errand. She then quietly reseated hersel
and waited. Yes, she sat in that room with
that man under the table for whole hour
She saw the shadow OF the hand shift severa
times, bnt the murderer did not make any at
tempt to escape from his place of conceal
ment
In due time the gems darmes arrived, and
jacques Reynauld was arrested not however
without violent struggle.
need scarcely add that the most convinc
ing proof as to his guilt was found, and in due
time he was guillotined,