Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-08-31
StIstt Storp.
THE SECRET ASSASSIN.

One day when the directory ruled
France, the proprietor of a furnished
hotel in the Rue de Universite, Paris,
appeared before the Minister of Police,
and informed that functionary that
murder had just been committed in his
(the hotel-keeper's) house. On the pre-
vious evening, he said. a stranger had
taken a room, stating his residence to De
Melun. and his purpose to spend two or
three days in Paris. After ordering his
baggage to be carried to his apartment
the newcomer went out, giving notice
that he was going to the Odeon Theatre,
and should not return to the hotel until
the termination of the performance. Near
midnight, he re-appeared, accompanied
by young and very pretty woman.
dressed in male attire. who, he said, was
his wife. The next morning at an early
hour, the pretended spouse left the house
requesting that her husband might not
be disturbed until her return which
would be in about an hour. Atnoon she
was still absent, and hearing nothing
stirring in the room occupied by the
gentleman from Melun, the landlord be-
gan to feel uneasy, and raped at the
strangers door. Receiving no answer
from within, the hotel-keeper sent for
duplicate key to the apartment, upon en-
tering which the unfortunate man was
found ifeless in his bed SOB G7 sn.n-1
' A doctor was hastily summoned, who,
after brief examination of the body
declared that death had been produced
by blow on the left temple, inflicted by
means of blunt instrument big, a'
1t was evident that the assassination
had been committed by the woman in
male attire, and every effort was made by
the police to discover her whereabouts
but Intellectually. A month subsequently
another murder was perpetrated under
similar circumstances except that on this
occasion the victim, also traveller, had
gone to his room quite alone. At a later
hour, however, an effeminate-lOoking
young man came down stairs. and was
let out by the porter of the hotel, who
remembered the fact on the following
morning, when the crime was discovered.
This affair caused great excitement in
Paris, and redoubled exertions were
made by the police to ferret out the
mysterious assassin, but still without
result. Eleven days afterwards, athird
victim perished in precisely the same
manner as the proceeding two; /; and in
the course of few months. no less than
twenty men lost their lives by means so
exactly identical, that no doubt was en-
tertained that the murderous blows were
all inflicted by the came hand. 90 ~ ID
Stung to the quick. Fouche. the Min
lister of Police. set all his spies to work,
an 4 offered large reward for the discov-
erv of the author of these unparalleled
cr-;n,es.T5N H-o-f d5's7sA iais55. T.
Ono evening certain B., a member of
the Secret Police. but who had the ap-
pearance Of provincial gentlemen, was
passing through a narrow street of the
City, when lie encountered handsome
equivocal-lookin,y youth. B. stopped,
turned, and saio to himself, "That's a
women in male garb. If it should be
she ~
At the same moment the handsome
stranger also turned, aud smiled encour-
agingly. l-..s t.n.
''That settles the question: murmured
the delighted SPY. 'Now, if | manage
things cautiously, my fortune is made"
And, retracing his steps, he accosted the
unknown. ~ u7s'
l"I have something very particular to
say to you," whispered b., with a know
ing leer, -"but it is not possible for us
to talk freely in the public street. Might
not invite you to accompany me to my
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