New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-05
THE TERRIBLE MURDER NEAR PARIS.
From The London Telegraph. Sept %.


An awful murder of a woman and five chill
dren, Just discovered in Pantin, few minutes rom
Paris the OF the day, and causes great excite
was be ginning to harrow his field, when he saw some
stains OF blood a few steps distant from HIM immedi
atey following the traces he comes 10 spot which ap
pears TO have been newly stirred and removes spade
fu Of earth when, TO his horror he sees bloody arm
half unbured. SO frightened u the peasant AT SO mex
pected al occurrence that he drops his spade ana runs TO
the Conmissare de Police fast as his legs will carry
hodv after BODY ia disnterrcd- child OF 7, then
youth Of IA, little girl four years Old woman OF about
49, In neat black elk dress, another boy OF H. ana
another again Of t. leave your readers to imagine the
horror OF All present at the sight before them the VIC
tins each bearing three or four feaIfnl wounds Heat
the SPOT lay bachaudle knife, with inc Dlade
brokers but another Instrument such as small hatohet
or pickax must have been used as Well Inc crime was
evidently committed but very few hours before It's dis
coyery but the murderer murderers have not yet
aSainst the father The whole family is sup
posed TO have como there by tram on SUNDAY
evening but up TO the present moment thelr name ana
residence are unknown. They certainly belong to the
b0tfrgeOisie class. The wOman-who was found TO De
e1ceinte and who cruelty wounded In the stomach
still wore earrings watch and chain ana all carried
money in their pockets. Since yesterday morning VIC
police investigating in every direction ana surrey
ber search must lead to the disclosure OF the as yet
penetrable mystery Among the horrible details u Is
stated that TO all appearances the woman WHO - SUD
D0sed 10 be the mother Of the younger persons was
killed by blows from AK or Ratchet while the others
were stabbed repeatedly with a knife, and Doubt
less more tnau knife had been used besides
the broken one which was found near the BODIES
,fbe Younger children had evidently been attacked
while they were eating, for IN their hands were iOuhu
OF bread ana sdusaEes Inc youth
~ NJ ust have made considerable resistance, Tor MS
Clothes bore all the signs Of struggle and his body mad
ecu nisrced All over with sabs. II has been asceralned
thai On the previous night five tickets had been received
from uerson who had arrived by the last train when
was Iroceeding 70 Paris and 1t Is conectnred tat these
prove be the persons who nave been
The Circumstance that there were only hve lckets "o
six persOnyere found murdered is explained by inc sup
position that the youngest child may nave raYeled WIN
out being pa0 for After the bodies had been seen by
the Judge dIustfuctOn and the Ciof OF foce, VINO ar
rived about midday they placed IN covered car
rages and taken 70 the Morgue accompanied by an es
corr OF soldiers from the neighbOriug military satoh ~
Auberyers which is situated about stones throw
from the Of the MURDER which Is close 10 inc fa
way station at Pantin. Photographic hkenesses were
taken Of the murdered persons II seems 10 be conhuehuy
believed that the murders were not and could not nave
been committed by person. but by gang Of ASSASSIN
more or less numerous. Again, II Is argued that the
bodies had been conveyed from the place where the ac
tual murders were committed, and buried in the hed'
where they found 10 conceived That 1t is hpos
! slbe 10 have massacred SIX persons, an action which
could scarcely have been performed Without some noise
ia the small space where the bodies were lunhd ANA II
an Open field seller Of agricultural implements al
Pautu states that individual who seemed huIleu ant
anxious bought hatchet from him on sunday, Nthou
making any remark about the price Two persons nay
been arrested suspicion OF being concsfHeu III 'N
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