Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-07-05
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Thrilling Adventure with 9
Burglar.

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This extract, from a "reminiscences concern.
ing series Of murders committed some years
since in Francs develops aIrAre instance OF
pi esence Of mind in women. We will premise
that the murderer was known by the fact that
IN some brawl or scene of murder he had
lost three fingers from one Of bis hands
There lived on the outskirts OF Dieppe a
widow lady by the narNe Of Beaumaurice She
hand no family, but with one servant girl
lived in very retired manner The cottage
in which she resided was situated about bali a
mile from the city, little off from the public
road.
Madame Beaumaurice had been the wife OF
one Of the guards. She was an extraordina.
ry woman in every particular, but especially
so 10 respect to certain coolness Of charac-
ter abe possessed in the midst OF danger,
which, together with a large amount of moral
courage, made her a very Hotable per.
son. The recent murders made, perhaps,
less impression upon her mind than upon any
other person in Dieppe; although it was
naturally supposed the retired situation in
which she lived would have caused her to be
more fearful.
About ten o'clock on the night Of the 30,h
OF April, Just ten days after the murders Of
Rue Grenard, Madame Beaumaurice went
into her bed room. She was suffering from
nervous headache. She felt very sleepy and
seated herself The lamp was placed on
chest of drawers behind her. Opposite to her
was toilet table, with a cloth on it reaching
to the aoor She had already commenced
taking of her clothes, when, happening to
look around her, she saw something that for
a moment chilled her blood. IL was the
shadow Of a mans hand on the door The
hand had only two fingers.
| She OWNED the truth in a moment the
assassin was there, in her house, under the
table. She made not the least motion nor
sign, but reflected two or three minutes as to
the best course TO be pursued
| She OWNED what 10 do, and advanced to
the door, and called the servant maid
'0h, Mary, exclaimed she, when the girl
entered the room, "do you know where NJ.
Barnard lives2"
Yes, madame"
II have to pay 5000 frances away very
early in the morning. The fact slipped my
memory till just now. You will have to run
to bis hous. aud get tbe money for me"
| Very we'll, madame"
| Il will write note, which you will deliver
to him, AMI he will give you bills to the
amount"
She wrote as follows;
'My dear M, Bernard--The ASSASSIN Of the
Rue des Ames and the Rue Grenard is in my
house, Come Immediately with some gems
darmes, and take him before he escapes.
"HELLEN BEAUMAuRIcE."
And without entering into any explanation
with her servant, she dispatched her on her
earrand. She then: quietly reses ted herself
and waited. Yes. she sat in that room with
that man under the table for whole hour
She saw the shadow of the baud SHIFT several
times, but the murderer did not make any
attempt to escape from bis place of conceal
ment
In due time the gems d'armes arrived, and
Jaques Reynauld was arrested, not, however,
without violent struggle.
l need scarcely add that the most convinc
ing proof as to his guilt was found and in
due time be was guillotned