The New York herald., 1870-01-15
E u r Q p E.
The Murderer Traupmann at Trial in
Paris and His Conduct After
Indictment.
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FRANCE.
Tho Murderer Traupmnnn nt Trial-Thc
Crowd In and Dat of the Court--Thes Pris.
Oner Indicted.

children-was brought TO trial In the Asslze Court
OF Paris.
The horrible nature or the crime has deeply stirred
the public mind and 1t Is not to be wondered oil that
there was an extraordinary eagerness witness the
trial There were upwards OF 10000 applications to
the Judge and Procureur General, but there only
space for some 20J; yes the excited multitude
gathered about the Court House. tllea the corridors
and oyerlowed into the adjacent streets. From al
reliable accounts the mend rraupmann mas main.
tanned throughout a callous in5ensbility that
proves him utterly devoid or all human feeling. III G
seems no more accessible 10 remorse than a wild
beast OF the forest and differs IN this respect from
most OF the hardened criminals who have preyed on
human life. The wretch is only twenty years OF age
and Is described OF "a somorc violent ana am
bRious character. with an insatate craving for
money" and OF idle habits, though naturally
intelligent.
The indictment consists OF thirteen articles, OF
Which eight are for murder, three Tor robbery, one
for forgery and the last for using forged documents,
knowing them to be forged. From the time of his
nrrest the monster has persisted In asserting that he
was merely the accomplce or the real assassins and
that he merely stood by and witnessed the butche
Ites, OF which he was not directly guilty. All the
evidence which Is copious and conclusive proves
this to be mere fabrication, and that he is the sole
murderer Every step OF his progress In this fearful
crime has been accurately traced, and the whole
weight OF guilt rests on his single head. II Is re-
lief TO know this, and that the world has not pro-
duced another savage with similar brutal instincts
Rnd the same fell craving for human blood.
II Is idle 10 repeat all tue exaggerated stories told
Dy the Paris papers OF Traupmanns lifo IN prison;
Tor they are, ior the most part IN SUCH direct viola
ton OF the usual discipline as TO prove their untruth
The following ID q more moderate specimen OF The
daily Inventions OF the penny-a liners, VINO show
uncommon zeai to crafty the morbid curiosity
more aroused to obtain every possible detail con
nected with the appalling tragedy:-"un Christmas
Eve" says one OF the papers .'fraupmann was
very gay, and played 1t cards for supper, which lie
won. After supper they danced. Traupmann ca.
pered ana gambolled; after winch he wresGed and
boxed with one OF his Keepers who had the worst
OF IL. To console nlm for hS defeat Iraupmann took
his portrait. lie has many accomplishments II
this were true should fancy the infamous criminal
was decided fayorite OF the prison authorities, or
that the regulations OF French prisoEs might be
very greatly amended. Another account says 'he
does NOT IKE To be spoken TO OF his crmc but often
talks OF 1t himself, and has givea some horrible de-
tails derived parity from morbid imagmatlon.n 1t
Is said that Wnen one day he complained Of his hair
being too long they offered to send barber, but
ne declined and replied laughing goomiy, that 1t
was useless, since I'm three weeks or month all
could DE cut al once" Ii half the stories told OF
his private Conversations IN prison at oil 1t
Is certain that MS STATEMENTS are very conflicting.
This IL natural enough, for tnere IL no question ne Is
very anxious to escape by denals ana prevaIlcatlon
the full penalty OF ms horrible crime. Much he
seemed to relish the bloody WORK OF destroying life
he is none the less eager 10 his own. This Is
only another familiar instance that the most cruel
assassln5 are tho basest coWards
/ oon't think that the annals OF crime OF any
country furnish any parallel instance or such atrOcty
as marked the details OF this frightlul massacre.
The Indictment states that .'the woman (uadame
kinck), struck from behind in the neck with long
knife, must have died almost Immediately, but the
murderer had nevertheless inflicted more tnan thirty
WOUNDS upon her pooy. The two youngest children
had been khled in the same manner. Tne three otn-
which was both heavy and sharp, ana
two OF them moreover, had marks OF
stranguaton on the throat. Their fractured skulls,
their dlsBgured races tAer eyes torn from the SOCK
cts and lner lorehelds IurroTed al by the point
OF pekaxe, proved proved s,..ha The ieI9city with
Ie!d where the murders were committed were found
q knife, whicn had broken In the assassn's hands,
ana two Instruments "a spade and pickaxe which
had served colnmit the crime, to dig the grave
and to Iemake the burrows. Before this ske.ch
reaches you tue telegraph will INFORM you of tn1s
monsters doom, end, perhaps, Of the iinal comics
sion or mis- gull. IL Is only to 10 regrettei that the
mlldness OF Modern tribunals has abolished all tnat
class OF pun sl llents better adapted TO such supen
dous crimes a. inese than Tue simpe and easy death
now Ia vogue Won that II were possible 10 tnIict
on this inhulnan oeast only tithe OF tue agohies
endured by the unfortunate Kiucg family. ''Wouid
that the wretcn mad forty thousand iivesone Is TOO
poor, too WeaAp Tor the vengeance OF tie law.
Parliamentary Progress-Thc sfatc OF Par.
Overwhelmingly Uncertainty and
Vaciliation-The Credit GTabiiier--Pnrii,.
montnry Regime md Pr0grcss-Thc Wealth.
er in Paris.
PARIS, Dec. 80, 1860.
II will seem very tame to turn IRON the oGlous but
terribly exciting details OF the Traupmann murder
case trial and calmly set to work commenting on
the political events, however new and interesting OF
the last forty-eght hours Still, i must fulfil my
role OF faithful chronicer and be gunty OF an anti
climax. The brief session called "extraordinary
session. which meant to be limited to the sim.
pie business OF pronouncing on the credentials OF
new members is over. Is was remarkable for one
or two events worth mentioning. Theirs, the veteran
dane
the pressure OF over three score and ten, made
brilliant and incisive speech worthy OF his great
powers In his palmlest days. The election OF
III. de Remazat, stanch partisan or the Orleanist
family, was In question, though he was unquestiOn.
ably beaten oy tho lmperaIist candidate There Is
no DENYING the accumulated proofs OF much cleo
toral trckery and corruption. The occasion was too
good to be lost, ana Tniers who had been lying In
walt for his chance, readily assembled the tribune
and administered such an oratorical fagella,iou to
the government as mas not been witnessed for long
time. lie displayed ali the resources OF his great
talent unimpared. and IN turns oenoanced 1dl.
Culed, cxpostulated ana demonstrated, wltn vigcr
and In language such as no speaker IN the whole
opposition could approach. II the majority had
hsen wise they wouGd b9ye annuled the election and
ordered new one but politicians VIII be politicians
and majorities VIII snap their fingers at minorlttes
and 30 the eoquence ana facts ot uaiers were
on the government Surprised good many;
for rurnors had spread abroad that fhIerg
was working round to the Napoleon dynasty, ana
this seemed the more lleely since the Journal dss
Uebats the leading organ OF the Oreantsts, mad
fortnight ago come out Win s.rkng leaue, t slow
Ing q very favorable leaning towards tne powers
that be.
There IS an unusual amount Of rnysti1caiion going
on lust now, and lt i9 very haz3fuou5 10 predict
where any Journal Will bo this day week or upon what
side any polJcian VIII be found ten days hence.
The last act OF the extraordinary session made mp
Tor many previous SHORTCOMINGS by cashlering by
an enormous vote the election VI Isaac Perere, tLo
well known founder OF tho Credit Mobilier, which
involved everybody connected with II In heavy
losses some three or four years since, save
and except the unprinciped speculator in question.
Undisnayed BY the crash OF handred fortunes, he
complac emily consoled himself for his loss OF charac
Ter by the enormous wealth he had ursCrupulously
accumulated, but his day Of Illumination camo, and
when he had the eflroplery TO present himself as
deputy Of France the cry fssGnhded on every side,
s'fou cannot ride into this House on your money
Re2si RyAupt and quit our sight" Nota voice ives