Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-17
FRlcHTFUL MURDER.
The Assassination of the Kinck
Family, near Paris.

Family, near Paris.
Confession of Traupmann, the hur-
derer.
All Paris, indeed all France, is just
now excited over the murder of a
whole family named kinck. There
was the father, mother (eRcieRte), and
five. children, one of these almost a
grown young man. At first it was
supposed that the father and this son
had perpetrated the murder, but sub
sequent search revealed the fathers
remains, and later that of the son,
both OF whom had fallen victims to a
most diabolical plot by one Traup-
mann, whereby he designed and did
possess himself of the available means
OF the Kinck family. The wretched
assassin has been arre-ted. How and
what way, we will let the Paris cor
respondent of the New York H0rid
relate.
A few nights since a stranger was
seated quietly at a small tavern in
Havre. There were several other
persons present, and no one would
have imagined that to the history of
any Of them there belonged aught Of
unusual interest. Incidentally a pO-
liceman, on the lookout for deserters
from the merchant ships in the hsrbOr,
made his appearance, asking the usual
questions of the guests, and requesting
them TO give their names and exhibit
their papers. The stranger was evil
dently Disconnected; he was travel
Ter: he had no passport; a passport
was not necessary 10 enable one to
travel. His entire demeanor was 50
suspicious that the policeman, on mere
grounds of general eXpediency, re
quested him 10 come along to the
nearest police Office and there explain
his position. The stranger made no
opposition, and tie two went of
peacefully together. But the officer,
perhaps willing to Oamuse himself with
the fears OF the other, whiied away
the time with such little pleaSantries
rs suggested possible completely of
his comrades in the Pantin assassina-
tion, that the latter suddenly took to
his heels. and dashing upon quay,
ended lis flight by leaping into the
water. All the soul OF the policeman
was now aroused. He saw before him
a real, an unprecedented criminal.
An expert in swimming plunged after
the drowning man, and a terrible con-
nict ensued in the water. The pur-
sued seemed determined not only to |
destroy himself, but TO drag down with |
him his wOuld-be preseryer; nor WAS |
il until life was nearly extinct in the |
breast Of each that both were finally |
brought to shore. 1t WAS some time |
before sensible animation could be |
restored to4these two; but in the mean |
time the officer had made some start |
ling discoveries. On the person of |
the stranger he found the title deeds /
and other valuable papers Ofthe Kinck |
family, as well as other articles that |
have been proved to have belonged to /
thCm-nOtably,tW two watches. OfcOurs9 /
tbs man was at once secured, and in |
due ssasen, being subjected to the |
customary interrOgatOrles, he made /
his statement,
His name, he said, was Jean-Bap- |
tiste Traupnlann. lie was friend 10 |
Kinek, the father, with whom he had
planned TO emigrate TO America.
Before ieaving France, however,
Kinck pr0sessed an intent 10 avenge
on the person Of his wife certain inf
delities that he alleged she had been
guilty of towards him, and it was in
pursuance of this design, and at
Kinck's request (WhO never himself
dwelt at the hOtell, that TraupmaRR,
his friend, stopped az
above at the Railroad Hotel al Paris,
and carried on the correspondence
with Roubaix. When the family ar
rived there he came TO seek them, and
toe ( them 10 Join the husband and
the eldest SOn at Pantin. He alleges
that he did not know Madame Kinck
was to have besB murdered, and that
he was instructed 10 bring her only to
the scene, leaYiBg the children behind
20 -he brought Rp later. But the bGgr
~istss Hate, the spot IoRely, and when
the time came for them 10 leave the
earriaRe and walk to the rendezvous,
the younger children made such an
OGfcry Gb0nt being left without their
mother thai she took them with her.
ID their appearance knck, their
1ather, displayed both rage and fear.
a. Nou have betrayed me-" he cried TO
TraEpmann,zat the same tiH2s stab
bing oGe child, and almost "a soon
the mRther. The latter
made desperate iAsistance, and had
disaTIned her hHsband and, in turn,
stabbed him IN the RFul, when Trsup-
mann came 10 his aid, Wrestling away
the knife which the wife had plgcllad
from her husbands grasp, and holding
her while she was receiving her last
Meanwhile, the eldest son
had slaughtered tho other child, !
and, on Traupmann's refusal to share
in the beguilement to their doom of
the remaining children, went after
and led them himself 10 the horrible
spot. where they, also, were instantly
despatched by tie father and the
brother. Then the bodies were east
into their bloody grave, and the party
for fight. For they soon
learned that the deed had been discGv-
cred. and that the secret, which they
lad thought would have remained
intact for months 10 come, ii not for
ever, was then ringing through every
street OF Paris. They agreed TO lart
bat TO meet again at HavFe,
whence they should sail for America;
and the Kinck papers found on Traup-
mannis person were entrusted 10 him
for safety's sake by the younger
Kinck. And this Is the substance Of
this remarkable confession.
Its author has, with great trouble,
been brought 10 Paris, confronted at
tine Morgue with his victims, (whom
he identified with the utmost sang {
froid,) and is now here in Jail. If the
of people who have vainly
sought at every place where the police
have had occasion TO take him, could
ever Law hsnds on him, he would be
fofn into ribbons. AS for his story,
ID is not believed. Fhat Is, no one be
lieves that the two Kineks we're
guilty, nor that they have not been
murdered in the fulfllInent Of deep
laid conspiracy in which 1raupmann
las been q chief (if not the chief
actor, and Of which be has pot as yet
given the details. The body o. q
murdered man, much resembling the
Young Kinek, was disinterrcd but
yesterday, on q spot hard by the grave
of the others. 1t Is very much de-
but there are many reasons
TO believe that il is the sons corpse.
Traupmann has hitherto been very
sullen and reticent, weeping piteOusly
for most Of the time and talking ake11ss:.. !
his mother. A little longer c6ntinu-
snse ia ltis ifFuis Vi Lli4d, and ,le
zenfle bVt continual pressure Of the
French system of bringing prisoners
10 confess their outlines, will pr0ba-
bly, produce the desired result; and
we may hope ere long TO know the
truth. II this last found corpse prove
lh truth to be that Of the younger
iSinek, II VIII be impossible for Traup-
mann longer to persist in his present
story.