The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-02-12
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The Aturderers of Limoonu,rlI.

1t is only when there Is somethipg OF
peculiar or mysterious Interest about a I
murder that prominence should, be gwen L
to the story of the crime Such a case ia u
now occupying the attention OF the crimi-
nal eourt at Rambouillet, in France, i
where the public officers are endeayering
to selve the mystery which hangs around 4
the preparation OF series of sey IN, mur-
ders, ali committed within the past Yer
IN the vicinity of Angeryllliers, a village
IN the district pt Limours, about half way
between Paris and Orleans, - .---- -
Early In January. 1873, an old game
keeper named Tup;n and his vile were
murdered in their little dwelling at about
SIX o'clock in the evening, by bright |
moonlight. The opinion Of the .mGgisz
trate and the surgeon who were soon
called to the spot, Was that Madame Tn-
pin was struck FIRST by the assassins with |
q large wooden stake. which was alter
ward found and that the husband, com
ing soon alter, was stunned in the same |
way by a blow on. the skull. Their /
throats were then cut, the head being /
almost severed from the body. The /
house was rsnsaeked, and the aahes OIL
papers just burned were found IN the fire.
place. -.-, ---s
Eight months passed, and Vanglignense, |
a neighboIlng village WAS the theatre Of |
the next crime, On Sept q, at about s |
o'clock IN the evening. the curate, who, |
owing to sudden Indisposition, had re-
tired early, was suddenly aroused by, the
cry of Help, they are numbering ms r.
He found his WAITRESS lying lnsensibIe on
the threshold Of one Of the onter doors
bleeding from large wound in the head.
For long tune her life was dsspaired of,
but she finally recovered, She had been
struck with hatchet as she was, closing
the house for the night by some one from
without. She has never been able. to give
an accurate description of the man who
attacked her. -s-Ne-.
Two days afterwards at Marais, a tailor
some sixty years Of aqe, was killed, By blows
on the head from 3. hatchet or hammer.
The time Of the murder was again in the
early hours of the, evening, The. house
was plundered, !, and. what money orsecuri-
ties he had were stolen, -Eootprnts could
be seen on the following morning. IN the
direction Of Vapgrigneuse,T andl silver
watch belonging to him was found on the
read. ...r..,5.. ~. ~, -,-J 20 - !
Still the mnrderers were nndlscovereds
and on Nov, ] 3 another tragedy. occurred.
Auguste Duval, man of properly, was
murdered on his own threshold about five
in the afternoon. Alter he had been. kill
ed his body had been carried 50 his 7roomy
The furnitHre waa k4ocked about and the
engrsyings were torn down from the
walls II
In the first murder of the. series some
l, 400 francs had been overlooked IN the,
pocket Of the dead woman. This was talk
edo by the country people. and when the
next, victim body was found lt was mo-
dced that the pockets had been carefully
searched. In the'same. way when the
tailor was killed, the assassins. failed to
find some bonds concealed behind the en-
cravings on the wall = 10 avoid second
mistake Of the same nature they removed
all Of Nj Duvafs pictures. 49, J, .. % q -
! A.few days After this N. DnVsps con
was arrested 9.0n ms prelais ses the9 found 4
"a. hatchet and shoe, Sb6th blood ned, j
The spots, the accused sad, came from /
rabbit. he WIS taken TO The prison Of
Bambo ouillet. but was restored to- liberty, 4
another murder hsgipg 5eenl az dded to the ]
dist on There of GhrlstrHzs; !. il which tjl e
same method had, besn fol Is Y ed No 4
old MAIDEN Iadlles who lived 10 an insola-
tea farm house IN th ! d anlet Of G hktaien
iers were killed IN their home about 81
O'Clock n the evening Zone Of them was
struck VITA wooden stake At ne thresh-
old and the other was crusted by "a ;ifoh /
bar In hsr bed Some plecss Of c0id con.
TceSled in "a. 2 Jar and some ,pacf of
'bank notes Sscaped2th attention cf the
We are told that the people sop sP4 ntbg SUI sSuat
rounding eouhtfy rstsrror stricken. The /
aSors are parrfcEded at mig gbtfai,9 and no |
one Knows whose turn VIII cor5e next
Th6 hour selected for the icolmHmiisssidH Of 1
the crime and TIE nsf 10 which death
L
indicate that the same individually are i
gai1ty IN ali these czses II is to Be lhofed /
Shst detection Is not far distant mat II.
isipossible, however, IOF inurderers to es9
cape for yearssia-ahaNa- -b4=thas Rousson |
case, which has been revived In France To
confirm the theory that intfuidstion Is
now preveltihg z The dIscovery- Of the AM
,gerVil hers crimfnals..8 D'-o---5n n ~ % SA /
2 In the year 1851 Francois R6usson, ms
WIFE, young son, and an eyed, grand ,
mbther were all found murdered IN or
near. their d yelling IN. the county a
little child, six years Of age had been
stunned By blow At the hands Of the
mhrdsTsr, but she did not desc Her intslS
shDWeVer,o!-Has affected, B and she 1
could only be induced to Say that therAs 4
sassin was tall, -hGndsOmso man with, a
fine beard.
z pAe magistrate who eonadacEsd the IN
saqiry Was assisted IN his labefs BY Mich
lael koassoh, d mild, beafdiess youth of
snb61ed lnaIhers.a The investigated Y ass
'inlvsin. Years passed away, and another
horrible fve-fold muFdsr was ,attsmPtedF
a man named Chabot and his wife and \
child were. killed with A a,hatchet ip much
the same way ss the Rousson family had 1
been. But the murderer was not Thorough
in his work. Two older ildBeago gof the
Ckabota.IzeHe 1ot kilisd Es1thoug bgGlEd
Eouhdsds daThey qfiEed 1nd arso0e mixed !
AichRai RousaOn - the ebiminak E1t1heEid
came oHt that for yeAns71srah5 psT5olIs1
had known that Alchael ,Wes The mprdeE-
er pfthe Rousso1 family. HIS parents, and
after ward his betrothed knew, II. and two
servant girls were Also PessessSFs Of ssthe
secret. They had washed his bfood-stEiR- !
ca shirt ani the h4bchst s1ithna hichE be |
had stain hiss VICTIMS. .Yebi they lHena l
raid toaxpozs ghims foD tAsY sthOnshk |
4heir evidence would net rbeb an4deient 10
eonvict him, and feared leSt in the event |
pf Ais aeqnittai they hopld be killed BY /
'hirA on the iEst opp pp0r - sy.%r - -
= - fTchkel Rousson was tried md, con-
'dehned 10 death. He was executed 10 J,
1856. The 6ns beard spoken of by the /
chi Id Kaa'a mAsk Schieh he Eegeiiaa the |
OccAsioA Of she former tragedR. .iisib 70 bod
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