The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-13
FRANCE.
The Family Murder ~ PantIn--A Mother and
Five Children Killed and the Hcdies Hid
Away.

The Family Murder NJ PantIn--A Mother and
Five Children Killed and the Gcdies Iiid
Away.
PARIS Oct. l, 1889.
For several days past everything else has been
forgotten but tho horrible details OF the massacre
that recently occurred IN tile immediate neighbour.
hood OF Panin. Just think OF q mother and her ave
children, the eldest sixteen years OF age, ali MUIR
dered IN the most savage manner, and thrown when
scarcely dead into rude pit dug for the purpose
ana which hardly concealed their bodies
from view. The incidents are stepped IN
horror, but 1t is unnecessary to dwell on
them, as doubtless your readers will have
sicSened from the revolving story long before This
reaches you. II seemed ike direct interposition
OF Providence that TINS atrocious murder was ds.
covered In tho most accidental way the very morn.
ing after its commlss,on and this has led to the ds.
ooyery aud arrest OF the chief perpetrator before he
had time to escape. The wretch had already reached
Havre, doubtless win a view to embark for some
foreign port when he was by chance Intercepted ana
secured after frutless attempt TO drown himself
twas at first supposed the husband and stepson OF
the murdered woman md committed tha terrible
Deed but later discoveries lead TO the sus.
plcion that both Of these have also been made
away with and that tue crime has really been Ter.
petrated oy gang OF villains whose purpose was 10
Obtain the WAule ol the property OF tho deceased
fanny. lac hend arrested At Hayte, anu whose
name 10 IfaupMann, wa5 found in possession u
s-verl title deeas OF Jeaa Klnck lnsnlnd AMI
lather OF tie victims, ana It seems lIom later In.
formation attempts were made b. some uhkuo,yn
person to obtain By means Of forged power on
attorney CERTAIN moneys IN the hands OF a nntnrg
belonging TO Jean kiAck, IL the town where he IL.
sized. IA a rev days more II IS evident We sAati
get at al TIA facts connected with this AWAITING
Tragedy, anu no doub. every one OF the monster,
associated Ia II Wilt ial in o tie eager hands hi
Justice II IS possible some Of them may seek escape
from sNlt punishment III seii-Gesruetl0u but 1!
VINO survive Will surely be traced IL Thar
d5c. MS rnsT1 no. r. ~
are not likely to be shocked happens TOO ofea u
late III France az seeing 81 odsiaiuel criminals
allowed 10 escape tne Just penalty OF those crime;
under tie plea OF 'extenaatn5 clrcumstances,n
which Simply consigns them % PRISON FOR i to n 81
Years instead o. 70 tie scaHc.I, ant from whence
they come forth more hard than before to pre-
use lamished beasts on some UnsasDecang vlctim.
"hen sAhl! we nave done With Iis MOCK phdn.
trophy ihat exhibits such tender Susceptibility for
The ne OF ruthless ASSASSIN aud dlspaf5 such
c8ious indifference lor tae tate OF the unollend
Ing creature NAo has lerlshed to minister
10 his cupdily or SAKE has thirst for human
blood. the phliantlr0pist u THIS are make
q great aao over cruelty 70 animals, out they
reveal the straagest inaensblIty 70 the desirdc-
ton OF their own species for no sooner does the
most revolving case OF tGIs KIND occur than Your
pIoiesslonal pnlianthroQlst SETS 10 WORK with the
utmost energy 70 CHEAT justice OF It's rights aud they
community Tor prol0ngng the life OF some monster
that be may tnrn round the first opportunity ana
pea! his murder. Was there ever such rampant
mocAerys Victor Hugo and lot more Of hat.
cracked poets anu noyelts.s have raised
me cry In Their extrayasant rhapsodies q
mercy TO Inc crimina,n aud for no other
reason that they give that he showed
none to the lnnocenls butcAered. II this rant
about capital punishment - not trnnpled out, whose
life will &c sale WINE suca demons surround US Ike
those VINO COMMITTED the VINO esae murder Of the
unfortunate kinck family. ! should not be at ali
surprised n Hugo some OF h,a tribe should favor
VITA II new cation oil the poem about the last
hours or CONDEMNED mal, to soften Our horror oi
the naughty assas5n Of PantIl. Unless the fury
OF the Partisan popuace should COO, dOva mos.
wonderfulY, / think the ronantic authors OF any
such atlelligt would fare llttle better tAan The
hldeous objects Ul their sympathy.
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h0aicas-Eabiic EAeitement and ElGty.
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report relative TO me faAta murders detailed IN
our special CORRESPONDENCE aboye:--
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