The sun., 1870-03-04
THE STRANGE BNUssELs rRAeEDr.

The Victim n Young chicago Woman III--
tory OF the Family - The Particulars
which are Known suspicion. OF the
Police.
The singular poisoning case which some tme
ago startled the city OF Brussels. 10 Belgium has
received further calculations. 4. Duveiaar Van
Gambler registering onicer Of Thorout, in whom
life was not Yet extinct, taken to the Hospital Of
St. John. On his complete restoration two days
aaerward he was removed to the Little Carmes
Prison. whore he las since remdned In confinement,
after an examination by the eitre magistrates The
corpse Of the unhappy girl was taken to tho Morsuo
ut schaarteck, AMI was aterward Identified by her
friends. l. proved to be tie bo " OF young Ger.
maEAEercan, Of Chicago named Blond'ue jose.
rhinc Peters. She hal lived In the house ld6 Rue
Vert Brussels, with her family. Sho was the third
az four dau-htors, wAo lived with theig mo,her in
that house.
The family, originally Of Tlcui.h origin cmsraied
tome years ago to America ami sottod in Chic go,
where tho fa,Lor aad son si,l reside tie for.ncr
hciuc the prnrie'pr Of avery large sugar refinery.
\. chicago he snn morriel The daughter ~ n vcry
wealthy aud important person, thfOu d whose ilnu-
cncc ne became city Official. LI-t year In April, he
"t- tont on some mis-iln connected With the sugar
business q France and took the opportunity VI
visiting Belgium 10 SEQ his mutlcr, who had len
America Tor hcr native country, the climate of CHI.
c 10 tciug too severe for ben.
The dnu-hiers Wens with tie mother, the OH
ran taking uD his quarier- in the house OF his sHn
These young !rdcs were M most carefully educated
speasin@ lucn'B French. Enghsh, German, and tho
Sot dtdeet OF the Auyerrois, knowo flriliarly as
Fcmlsh. JUsenhinc, the pC.oucd girl had been for
seven years tOar,er in tie convent OF the Sacred
Heart, In Bcgiun. c bad also, after leaving the
couNcht, taught Sunday school or vi at amounted TO
We same ting, in tie con-I craton NJ schairbeck.
Sho tad learned thorough, the trade of dressmak.
ing, and Intended TO open establishm,l ~ OF her
own. she loved music, and was an admirable
pianist playing the piano bCgC her only recreation
On the evening" OF the 1itI Of last month. little
alter O'Clock, she asked her mothers permission
tn see lads friend who N ed IN Market street Tie
mother sid ufttrward ~ reporter OF the IdtDsH.
7'Hce Big', that she was well acquainted with that
young person, Nho often called to see Josephine and
nad NO reason IN the world discourage the int.
macy. She only tod her on this occasIOu TO wrap
up we'll It was 30 cold. lhe girl promised not 10
DC l0n., a. she wished to fni-h bonnet which che
had begun, In time tor the following sunday. Mss
Josephine departed humming a iaVorlte tune. Ia
tIe street ene met her youngest sister, ahpm she
accosteI with smile and JOKE and ieit her prom.
sing TO Do ilome soon to play game at dOmnucs
dvod-by, pet" were he last words she spoke 10
slio went then 10 her friends house remaiu,d
1boio until halipast eight and lett her then, with
promise 70 60 home soon. Her friend accompanied
nS, par, OF he way home, anu LEFT her al the
A!ter that, what passed ia buried in mvs.
try The mother was tull OF snIiety all the mig IT,
shu ner tried 10 appeaso her fears by -y
ing that Josie had probably stopped AL nj .ht vita
her iriend, because o the cold. But next day tnev
learned nom the friend that JOse had lclt her Al Y. M
On the preceding evening.
Ihe day passed. In uuayailins search, and IL was
oty on sunday. The day the nall finished bonnet was
10 Lave bcen worn, that she learned the horr d q
uuih. size dew tO the morgue, aud at once rsco,.
uiz,d the body of her laughter. Neither her mother
nor her sisters knew that Sire had an Illicit in,i inacy
vtaled that she WIS not With Guild aud At pres, 1t
n'thing Is krown positively oftho al 10, slya lie
iae,s tna' have been given But I police tllk my.-
'erOu-y Of an unrrcLting, pTemtdIlalel Ncrgeagcs.
VI nLlcL ste vas TIE ylc;im.