The New York herald., 1872-12-15
"MURDER WILL OUT"
Incarceration Of an Alleged French Muir
derer in Ludlow Street Jail.
Interview with the Prisoner-His Real Name
and Antecedents- Admits Being Fraud
ulent Bankrupt, but Denies Being Con-
nected with the Canteleu Tragedy.


nected with the Canteleu Tragedy.
In Fridays HERALD there appeared brief state.
ment to the effect that Frenchman, named Ber-
tin, had been taken before the United States Court
charged with murder in France, and that motion
had been made for his extradition. Yesterday
afternoon a reporter OF this paper called upon
Messrs. Coudert Brothers, the lawyers ana counsel
Tor the French government in this city, with re-
srect to the prisoner Mr.. Leon Coudert stated
"Bertin, or whatever his name Is, has told me two
stories-the first one, that his name is Bertin, and
that ne was employed at Paris with M. Lefrancois.
I have cabled message to investigate this mat
ter" said Mr.. C0udert, ''but have received no
answer. The second statement made by him Is
that his name is Edouard Dutot, fugitive bank
rupt, from the town OF Evereux.
AN IMPORTANT POINT.
When I arrested him on board the Calabra I
noticed two scratches on his face-one on his nose
and the other on his brow. consider this impor-
tant as the woman he IL alleged to have nearly
murdered states that she believes she marked her
assaant with her nails"
INTERVIEW WITH A HERALD REPORTER.
The prisoner was found subsequently at Ludlow
Street Jail in cell So, which is situated on the third
landing, and Is known Counterfeters row. He
is OF strikingly unprepossessing appearance, with
low brow, sc0wling eyes, attened nose and coarse,
animal mouth and chin, surmounted by tangled
mass OF dark hair; and whether he be innocent or
guilty of the murder in question: possesses thor
oughly Pententiary appearance.
HIS REAL NAME
"My real name is Edward Dutot. was born In
1s39 in Aletot, in the Department OF the Seine I'M
perieure. l am a manufacturer OF cheese at
Evereux, at No. Rue st. Leger, and, being on the
verge OF bankruptcy, owing about four thousand
francs to my creditors took fight from France
and assumed the name of my dead grandfather,
Pierre Bertin My parents lived with me at
Evereux. Ihave no passport with me. lett 1t at
the hotel at Liverpool Ihave letter OF introduce
ton to Mr.. Thomas Mass at % East Houston street,
given me by the French hotel keeper at Liverpool.
vember ana went to Paris, with fifty francs in my
POCKET. When got there received 400 francs from
my agent there for cheese. His name Is Mr.. 0au-
tier and he lives at 50 Rue st. Denis.
II once had relative In Canteleu called Madame
Angot, who kept farm, but she is now dead but
have not been there for dozen years. Ii am
taken back to France shall be imprisoned for
fraudulent bankruptcy. lam innocent OF the crime
OF assassination. assure you have never had
anything to do with the police authorities in my
life before this. During the war in France was IN
the Thirty-fourth infantry regiment, and was in
the Seventh company and First battalion, and was
on duty at Cherbourg and other places. The reason
because was AFRAID Of being sent back to France
for fraudulent bankruptcy. did work with Le-
francois iu az Paris S. put H. was rs, ionr years ago
have also worked as servant and as a coachman.
! have no wife or family. have read about the
was not dead, l believe, when l lett France.
Evereux is eighty-eight Kilometres from Paris and
about forty kllOmcters from Cantcleu, Think
THE MURDER AS TOLD BY THE FRENCH PRESS.
terrible crime was committed on the 22d Of
high road leading to Cantelen, and OF which the
following are the principal details 1T appears
question @ Mr. Luce, living at Oantelen, heard the
piercing screams as OF woman IN Distress, ana
hastily calling to his aid several OF the neighbors,
direction from whence the cries proceeded. They
had not proceeded far when they found
TRACES OF BLOOD ON THE ROAD
which were manifest In spite OF the darkness Of
the night; and, following the bloody trail, they
one recognized was Mr.. Luce's boy, Dolphin OF nine
years OF age. perfectly dead, and the second was
that or MISS Justine Boulard Deauanu a,aos, ana
to be likewise dead. After some time It was seen
that life remained in her, and after having her
ghastly wounds dressed she was able to give the
following account OF the murderous work which
had just transpired.
CoLD-BLooDED ASSASSINATION.
The following Is the substance OF her state
ment while returning home from her workshop
road road WHICH yHSs leads into Canelen man who was
following them; after lodging him for some time
he qulckened his step and came up with them, and
uplifting his arm he struck the boy over the head
KILLING him ON THE SPOT.
MademOiselle Boulard then took to night and ats
tempted to escape from the murderer, but be soon
overlook her and commenced striking her over the
head with all his force with the same murderous
weapon. At last thinking that she was dead, ne
dragged her body about thirty eet along the road
friends p It is surmised that the murderers inten-
tion was to drag the bodies or the road and to
hide or bury them, to obiiterate all traces OF the
crime: but the cries OF the woman caused this
work to be left undone and made him take to hight,
in the direction OF the Seine 1t Is supposed: On the
ried within few days, her watch'and purse, con.
tanning money, were found intact, showing that
no attempt 70 ROD ner .T,n mao 6yD.gs Deen made.
| large concourse Of people on the following day
visited the scene Of the tragedy and gazed on the
ali Kinds were rife as to who the murderer WAS At
first It was reported that the assassin was Prus-
stan hussar, who had killed her through jealousy;
were rife.
MISS JUSTINE BoULARD's ANTE -MoRTEM DEPOSITION.
subsequently Miss Boulard recovered her con-
seriousness, and stated to the priest, who watched
necessarily at her bedside II struggled with all my
Ss t U.S. and nsSs nss
feel confident If i was to see him again.
He was about thirty-lve years OF age, short and
and wore a short wastcoat Young Luce clasped
hold OF my petticoats and begged me to protect
him, and prevented me, In 80 DONG from defend
ing myself as well as should otherwise have been
able to do.
and save himself, but he was paralyxed through
fear, as also was The assassin struck me In the
face repeated blows probably with the intention
the ditch near the road and fought him with des-
peration scratching his face severely, think.
BREATHLEss, BLEEDING AND EXHAUSTED
said to him, II am about dying; let me be taken
home to my motherln All the answer he made
XIX me IN the a wsa FL ms might
sciousness. forgot to state that he had q little
white dog with curly hair with him.
WILLIAMSBURG KENO