The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-15

about five weeks before the murder the father
and son left home on the pretence OF business.
Two weeks afterward Madame klnck, very re-
luctantly, in pursuance OF a pressing letter
from her husband, drew out sum OF 5000
francs which was at her disposal in Roubaix
bank. and remitted it to him In Alsace. Very
shortly afterward the father and son met in
Paris. From Paris Jean kinck wrote to his
wife to come for matter of Importance, say
ing, s'Never mind spending matter of 300
francs; you will soon make up. the sum-" On
September 10, as above stated, she came to
Paris with her children, and went to the ad-
dress given her, the Hotel du Nord, kept by
Rigny, where she asked for NJ. knck.
THE MASSACRE.
II is supposed that Kinck and his wife and
family met on Sunday at Pantin. Mrs. Kinck
had failed to find her husband at the hotel,
and then, 1t seems, went to PantlD. An en-
poyee of the railway, named Benaudel. has
deposed that on the arrival OF the train at
Pantin at 1853, he received from lady, with
five children, five tickets of the third class
There was some discussion about there being
| only five tickets for six people. but after the
| explanations of the mother 1t was admitted
that two of the children were young enough
to travel at half price. The nours that elapsed
afterwards. before their assassination, are not
accounted for. The supposition was, however,
that Kinck and his stepson, with the assistance
of third person, committed the murders.
The stepson, 1t was thought, prepared the
graves, in the evening, beforehand. He then
met the party at the Pantin station.
A hackney coachman mas gwen miorma-
ton that on the night of the crime he sue
cessively took lady and child, then two
children, and third time two other children,
to a spot near Pantin, where somebody was
waiting to receive them. The eldest son Is be-
lieved to have induced the mother and TWO
of the children to get out at the place wnere
the murder was committed, leaving the otners
in the carriage. He and his father, assisted
Inv n third man. then fell upon the mother and
the two children and killed them, first striking
| them with axes, so as to stun them, and then
stabbinc them repeatedly. By this means all
noise was stifled; and If, as IS supposed, tnere
were three men, each OF tGem could easily
manage one OF the victims. GuslaVe hinck
then returned to the cab, brought out the three
remaining children, dismissed the coachman,
and the second batch of murders was COM
mitted in precisely the same manner as the
three first
THE VILLAIN TRAUPMANN.
The police were on the keen lookout Tor the
murderers: but the week was passing away
and all that was known were the probabliitles
above given. The first traces OF the guilty
parties were found at Havre.
At 10 o'clock in the evening, as marine
rounds to drive tardy sailors on board their
ships, he saw q man taking glass OF beer at a
sailors drinking place in the Rue Royale. He
did NOT like the looks of him, and asked him
what he was doing in Havre.
II am on the lookout for work"
"Have you any papers ~
stNo,"
"Well. you must have passport"
.How SO? There Is no need of passport
to travel In the interior OF France"
.sThat's more than know. AS you have no
papers. YOU must come along with me to the
police office to establish your identity"
Tbey started @ out together, and as they went
along. the Cendarme Ferrand kept up q most
inuuIsitorial series Of questions, which his
Ouasi prisoner answered in an embarrassed
and contradictory manner.
"Where do you live ?" asked Ferrand
sat ROubaiX."
s'Where did you last come from !"
Paris"
"And your business ?"
II am mechanic"
Now the mind of the gendarme was full OF
the Pantin murder, and he rather f0onshly
said
"Yes, and believe youleft Paris by the way
of Pantin."
AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
He did not know how desperate his quiet
the river, and he took advantage OF cab pass
inc along the carriage road to rush to The lett
footway, while Ferrand was on the right, and
Jumped over the railing of the bridge into the
dock basin.
ssWho will save that man for me?" cried
out Ferrand in a stentorian voice.
In on instant one of the dock porters, q man
named Haugel, who has already saved four
lives, plunged into the water, and after vio-
lent strupgle-for the wOuld-bc suicide did his
utmost to drown himself and disable Haugel-
the murderer was brought near enough to
boat to be pulled on board by Ferrand alive.
He was taken to the prison intirmary, and re-
stOratives soon brought him to state which
the doctors said was not dangerous. For
long time he kept his head under the bed
clothes, pretending to be worse than he was,
and to all questions put to him answered only,
'sI.et me be quiet" At length he said: III will
tell what know tomorrow"
THE HoRRI5 STORY.
This mans name proved TO be Iraupmann,
and his confession shows that he was one OF
those engaged in the terrible deed of blood at
Pantin; and later intelligence tends to imph-
cate him as the sole criminal. Papers were
found beneath Traupmann's shirt, oil bearing
on the affairs of the kinck family-as, for In
stance, the sale of house ut Roubaix, re-
ceIpt for 8OOOf (f340) for the said house, seve-
raj extracts from mortgages on lands belong
ing to the Kinck family; also, silk handker-
chief in which was fastened about fl3 In gold;
two watches, one of silver and the other OF
gold, with gold chain and key, and q knife
hacked at the edge.
This evidence, together with many cuts and
bruises upon his body, told strongly against the
prisoner, and on the subsequent day an inter
rogatory took place before the magistrate. The
following particulars Of 1t are from the Cour-
rier de Rouen:
s'Jean Baptiste Traupmann comes from Cernay
Cseinc.et. Oiscl This individual had known kinck,
the father. with whom lie had worked at RoubaiX
and at Paris, and whom he had lately met IN the
capital. The latter had expressed desire to emf
CRATE to America after having taken vengeance
on his wife, whom he accused OF inndellty. The
interviews OF the two men were held at the Care
parislen. With view to Obyiatc all suspicion,
Tra,Inmann had assumed the name OF Jean kinck
with the owners consent, and went to find lodg-
ing where he could, being also authorized to open
nil letters arriving in his assumed appellation.
The son did not come to Paris at the same time as
his father but only shortly before the crime was
committed. Except the precise nature OF tne
vengeance everything was arranged between the
accomplices. The woman kinck was written 10
requesting her to come 10 Paris. AS she nesllat-
ed second letter was sent ny Traup.
mann. under the preteXt that her husband
had sprained his wrist, and announcing
that the latter had bought house at Pantln. An
apDontment was made at the station, wnere She
WAS to arrive at 10 O'Clock on Sunday night But
as she left by an earlier train, she came before
the stated hour, and as no one was there TO meet
har eho yant n the hotel but the person she In