Connecticut western news., 1874-07-31
THE LIMOURS MURDERS.
The Most Remarkable Crimes of Modern l Times--- Dramatic Confessions.

Times--- Dramatic Confessions.
 The ELimours (France) murders are some of the most remarkable crimes of modern times. About 8 month ago man named Poirier was arrested on charge of having murdered two chil- dren who had been left at home while their parents went to fete in the neighborhood the victims were to have gone to the fete in their turn in the afternoon. On the crime becoming known the whole country turned out armed with guns, pitchforks, etc., and Poirier was surrounded, brought to bay, and captured. He at once con- fessed to having assassinated the two children, and further revelations led the authorities to suspect that the same ruffian committed the Limours mur- ders. In January, 1873, an old man and his wife were felled at nightfall and their house robbed. In September an old servant was struck down at 7 in the evening, and would have been killed but for the cries of the cure. On the 26th of the same month an old man had his skull beaten in about P. M. On the 18th of November another old man was murdered under exactly the same circumstances, and on the 25th of December two old maids living in the same house were felled with bar of iron about 9 in the evening.
 After this there was a Hull because detectives and gendarmes were dis patched from Paris to Limours, which is only a few leagues off. Special cor respondents, too, visited the spot, and several arrests were made on the indi- cation of the postman who; having carefully written down the names of the criminals, hanged himself, as one might suppose in testimony of having | told the truth. All the men denounced by Desire Legrand were able to prove their innocence, and after 8 few months confinement they were re- leased. The police had to take the field once more, but they could find nc trace of the culprit or culprits. At last came the crime near Nogent (which ls also close to Pafis), and the battue which ended in the capture of Poirier.
 Since his arrest Poirier has confessed to the following crimes: November 1878, two old women struck down anc killed with 8 hatchet, near Vendome January 5, 1874, an old woman named Lebun, murdered with the blow of { stake. January 10, an old woman killed with an iron bar at Charbon nieres. Then the two children before mentioned assassinated with hatche at Tertre. All these crimes, with tht exception of the last, were committed at nightfall, and at considerable dis tance from where the prisoner resides and he says that if he had kept to hi! l 1e 1,s1 N1l in evening instead of numbering childre1 in broad daylight, he would not be II his present deplorable situation.
 The confessions of Poirier are dra matic in the extreme. At Charbon nieres he says that he went into wine shop and asked Mime. Bezard for { drink he offered piece of 20 francs in payment, and as the old woman wal getting the change he struck her heavy blow over the head. At this mo ment he heard the Bazoche mail car coming along, so he fastened the dool and hid himself in the stable. The dri yer, wishing to take a glass, called tt the aubergiste 8 couple of times, an6 then got down and tried for some time but in vain, to get into the house When the mail cart had driven away Poirier returned, finished his victim who had only been stunned, and made his escape, after having robbed th' till. With regard to the assassination committed in November, 1873, Poirie says that he went to the house of th' old women and knocked, but they re fused to open the door. He then began to try and break into the cottage, de manding money. The old women be came so terrified that they at las opened the door and gave him 62Of Unfortunately, when he was going away one of them followed him ant said, "I know you, Poirier r Upo1 this Peirier returned, felled Mme. Le comte, and then, after 8 desperat struggle under the table, succeeded il murdering Mme. Riollet. The opinion of the police is that Poirier is als guilty of the Limours murders, but thi he denies as yet; he also declares tha he had no accomplices.