The New York herald., 1870-01-20

BY gendarm0. no grew o0nfuSoo, ana gave An un.
satisfactory account OF himself. There was . wound
on one OF hm han0s Nhich ne strove conceal. Tho
ofncer proceeded 70 take him before the pr0cureur
making his escspe, and threw himself into one OF
the docks. calkor, named HAngel boldly
plunged IN after him. and after violent struggle
ceeded in bringing him out IN . state OF asphyxia.
lie was taken to the hospital.
THE PRISONER sEARCHED-WHAT WAS FOUND.
Carefully secreted IN Traupmann's clothes aud In
his boots great quantity OF papers were found
such as bllis promises TO pay. acknowledgements Of
Jean Knck. He had, moreover, about him 2l0f. In
silver nve-franc pleccs-mostly Belgian-tw0
wers ss
the Kinck family When he recovered Conscious
ness he refused, at nrst to reply to the questions
fainttng state after had ceased. But the crime OF
PRntin ana the name Of kincK were already widely
ana tne conversation exchanged about
was supposed 70 be one OF those whom public opinion
suspected Of the murder.
FIRST sr0RY-AN INCORRECT NEWS
PAPER STATEMENT AND ITS EFFECT.
The prisoner said that he made up his mind TO
disclose hls real name and " admit tat the articles
through the murder OF the woman Kinck aud her
children; out the perusal OF the newspapers
sn.S an Win sas Is
their disappearance, and ne endeavored TO turn this
impression 70 account BY invenslng the following
He said that during his stay At Roubaix he had
MADE the acquaintance OF the Kinck family. Jean
klnck having reason to complain o. nis wics Inn.
eldest son. He had c0nnded his intention TO Traup-
mann, and had induced him 20 join them and 60 70
thence proceeded to Paris to get things ready Tor
their departure. In Paris, where Gustave had
joined them, Jean Ktnck had announced his inten.
ttOn OF having final explanation with his wife aud
to see his children once more, and had sent them
word to csme Traupmann had gone to the rail-
way station to fetch them, and had taken them in
. carriage 70 the spot which had been sp.
pointed beforehand for the meeting. First he had
handed the mother ana the two young children from
the carriage, and taken them, without dreaming OF
what was to follow, TO the place where Jean and
Gustave Knck were In waiting Jean had iminedl-
atefy rushed ur0n his wife aud stabbed her repeat
edly with knife. 4 struggle had taken place; the
woman Kinck had succeeded IN wrestling the knife
from her husband. and attempted TO run away.
Iraupmann had interiered to prevent her and she
had inflicted The wound OF which his hand bore
marks. Finally she mad been killed. Meanwhile
the iather had completed the work Of murder with
. pickaxe. had had then ordered TrauDmann 10 20
and fetch the other three children, who had re-
obeyed, and had held alo0f while Jean and Guslsse
KincK murdered the three last victims. The
crime being thus perpetrated, Jean K,nck had had
come up to Traupmanu ana handed hun u littio
basket which his wife had brought with her, and
which contained papers and money. They bad then
separated on the understanding that the prisoner
would proceed to Havre and make the requisite
preparations for taking passage TO America Since
then he had seen nothing more OF Jean Kinck but
the morning OF the Goth OF September.
Sucn was the improbable narrative by which
fu part. his share In the murder, hoped to defeat
the Investigations OF justice. All the elements oil
the procedure have successively demonstrated tue
IalsenOod OF DIS allegations, and proved that not
only was he alone the sole perpetrator OF the crime
then just discovered out that ne was also the
derer OF the TWO men whom he accused.
GUSTAvE KINCK'S BODY FOUND-FALSEHOOD Ex-
POSED.
The first proof Of the ialsehood OF Traupmann's
w q n sa M N
KInck on the goth Of September, In the same field
where the bodies buried in the night from the 10th
to the Goth had been found and at only few yards
distance. 1t was covered with wounds. The knife
which had been used to slaughter HIM remained
fixed In wound that went right through the chest.
The point could be felt under the skin on the right
side.
THE PRESENCE OF THE SEVENTH VICTIM.
Traupmann when placed In presence Of thi.
seventh victim, did not lose that presence OF mind
winch he had displayed when confronted with the
SIX flrst. He merely said, Il didn't know that ne
stood that Jean Kinck had killed his son after nav
Ing made him an accomptce.
The Investigations which took place on the spot
wnere the body was found, and the pOstmOrtem ex.
animation, showed that the murder OF Gustave must
have taken place before tnat OF mis- mother and the
other children. 1t was moreover, evident that Gus
tave could not have been buried subsequently to
the 10th Of September from tnat day large crowds
had nocked 70 tac field where his body was discoy-
cred.
The prisoner, nevertheless, did not waver In his
statements.
TER.
The Paris magistrates ana police after very full
inquiry embodied The following facts IN the rst acts
d'iasxratctt0n galnst Traupmann:--
Traupmann, a. present twenty years Of ago.
was born at Cernay, . large village In tho de.
partment OF the Upper Rhine. After having received
some education ne had gone through hlS appren-
tlceship a. working engineer In the firm OF Traup-
mann Kambiy, directed BY HIS father. His intel.
industry he could have earned an honest living But
he had other schemes In view. Gloomy, toucny and
violent he seemed prey 10 ambitious and Jealous
dreams, which his usual conversation denoted. He
was constantly ana eagerly reading the publications
accounts OF great crimes and dramatic
elected mis- profession. IN December, 1868, Traur-
mann, Sr hrs father. had sold some engines to
Paris manufacturer and the prisoner had been sent
to ft them up. He LOGGED at Panttn, at the Quatre
Cheminos lclose TO the scene OF the murderl until
the month Of May, 1869. The few people with whom
occupation 20 grow rich little after he was sent
by hls father TO 1T up some machinery at R0ubaix.
1t was there he made tue acquaintance OF the
Kinck family.
JEAN KINCK's CHARACTER AND FAMILY.
Jean kinck offered Q remarkable combination OF
those qualities which Traupmann desplsed. Born
like him in Alsace he had begun life as q common
workman. Industry, s0brlety and economy had
made him prosper. lie rose TO be foreman, then be.
business, and had realized wnat may be termed
almost q fortune. HIS wife belonged ia q respect.
able Roubaix family. Tney gave their children an
education which would secure their livelihood, and
intended to do the same by the seventh child, yet
unborn. which was destroyed with Its mother. The
most perfect harmony prevailed between husband
and wife, who. according 60 all accounts. was q
model wife aud mother. AS for Jean klnck, evil
dence Is given or the affectiOnate way In which
all his home duties. and the sorrow
which he felt when business called HIM away from Z
hls family.
DOMESTIC INFELICITy-A TRIP TO ALsACE
On one point alone there was q difference between
the husband and wife, Ktnck besides three houses
which he owned at Roubaix, possessed at Buh. near
the prisoners birthplace, small estate, which he
wanted 10 increase. He had occasionally expressed
his intention OF going TO 1.-Two there some day and
she endeay0red to get that out OF his head. Traup-
mann conceived the design OF turning to account
this feeling which drew his c0untryman towards
their common birthplace. This surY, solitary youth,
WHO up TO That time had eschewed all approaches at
became a constant visitor at klnck'S
house but above all sedulously cultivated the
father In spite or the great difference In tneir ages
lie was constantly having private interviews with
him. After one OF these Kinck senior was heard
10 remark that he had . friend who undertook
TO enable him 10 purchase some land In Asace. the
prisoner ON his side continued to show by his Ian
guage the keen desire he had to make large aud
rapid fortune. He went about announcing that me
would do something which should as.onlsh the
whole world" All means were equally good. and .
sojourn In the United states would cause the source
OF ilgvtten wealth be forgotten. Under cheese cir