Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-06-23

A Man Slabs His Sister-in-law Six Times
| After RObbing Her.
Ihe London Times correspondent in
Paris writes to that journal on Nav
Goth:
a terrible story has just been unfold
ed at the assize court of Mines. I will
tell it as briefly as / can: A Spaniard
called Jaime Sancho had for many years
lived with his wife at Beaucaire. The
husband was chatonier, and, as the
couple were laborious and honest, they
enjoyed an excellent reputation and
were esteemed by all who knew them
By dint of hard work they managed to
save sum of nearly 5000 francs,
with which they purposed to re-
turn to their native place, Tarragona,
and there buy back little
property which had formerly belonged
to the family. Last October, indeed,
they had made journey with this
object, but, not being able to core to
terms with the proprietor, they had re-
turned to Beaucaire. While waiting
for some good investment for their
earnings, they hid the money in the
house where they lived alone, in the
Grande Rue. On the 9th of Noven-
Der, at o'clock in the morning, they
received visit from a fellow country
man, who announced himself as one
Jose Vague, and said he was sent bv
Sancho's brother-in-law, named Praty,
to announce his arrival at Marseilles,
and to say that his son had been arrest
ed by order of the Spanish Consul, as
wishing to avoid the conscription.
Vague further produced a letter pur-
porting to be from Praty, requesting
his brother in-law to come at once to his
assistance at Marseilles, and asking him
to receive Vague as a friend. San
cho, therefore, at once departed for
: Marseilles, and left his countryman in
stalled in his house. Vague went out
twice during the evening, and ten min
utes after his return on the second oc-
casion, at about5 80, the door hell rang.
Nine. Sancho was going down stairs to
answer it, when thick wooden cover
ing was thrown over her head from be-
hind by Vague, and at the same time
the house door was opened and asecond
man entered. The newcomer at once
!, rushed toward the unfortunate woman
and commenced beating her about the
head and body with bludgeon. Nine.
Sancho, it should be added, being en-
caente at the time. The two ruffians
next garrotted her and tied her hands
together with rope, and then her keys
were taken from her pocket, the new
conner saying to Vague in Spanish
"Hold hcr fast; know where the money
is.' What was the poor woman's hor-
, ror to recognize the voice of her hus-
bands own brother, Francisco Sancho
Caretta, whom she had left in Spain a
month before, and supposed still to be
there Evidently he knew of their
money, and she remembered that he
had asked them to lend him 1000
francs, and had even struck her on
their refusal. She at once saw her
terrible position, and that there was
only one chance of escape-namely, to
remain perfectly still. This she did
with marvellous self possession, while
Vague still held her and Francisco
Sancho was rifiing the drawer whore
the money was kept. Not word, not
a groan escaped her lips, though she
must have been in fearful pain. At
last Francisco Sancho said, eve have
what we want" The wretch then drew
a long Catalonian knife and stabbed
his sister-in law with it six times sue
cessively. Still this really heroic wo-
man played her difficult part. Not a
cry Gid she utter, nor give any sign
of life-not even when her brother-in-
law put his Land to her heart and said
to Vague, "She is dead" The ruffians
then enveloped their victim in all the
linen they could find, and hurriedly
left the house. By miracle not one
of the knife-thrusts had touched vital
part, though they were all aimed
through the covering at the
heart. The poor woman, faint and
bleeding, managed. by means of her
teeth, to free herself from the linen, the
WOODEN cloak, and the cord, and crawled
to her bed, where her screams brought
no assistance, for the room did not open
upon the street. Her agony that night
must have been awful. At last, in the
morning, assistance arrived, the alarm
was given, and the assassins were ar
rested at Montpelier. At the trial
Nine Sancho gave her evidence in the
clearest way, and described the minutest
details of the terrible scene which she
had undergone. Her. appearance in
court naturally excited the greatest
SympatAy. M. M1ueG, OOCGOI, u0-
posed that Nine. Sancho had only es-
capped by what [ have already called it
above, q miracle. The jury found both
prisoners guilty, with-why, it seems
hard to misunderstanding o;rcum-
stances in favor of Vague. Francisco
Sancho was therefore condemned to
death, and Vague to penal servitude for
life. No one who reads these lines will
assuredly wish that either of the sem
fences should be committed.
| A Singular Elopement.
A romance in real life is reported from
Halifax, in Yorkshire, England. namely,
the elopement of bride on her we'd
ding day with the gentleman who ofici..
ates as 8 best man at the ceremony,
and who was, moreover engaged to be