The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-08-19
FATE OF A FIENDISH MUIR
DERER.


'he ws-slth.e-r commons ot - ~ornin
lie owned property valued at least a,
&. 90 francs. and was esteemed a re-
mafxsbly se.l-c9gdIc'ci though IN =
what tac.tDra man
P4ulal' had for s0me time been pay
ing Ia al ir-ss - Plerettc Bla4chard.
the daughter Of the village clock ma
kcr ~ hr-t II was supposed that hc
would marry her bot the combined IN
furnce Of her father aad another lover
disincIincd her fer liz ,uit. A..d she mar
+ rIed bis rival
/ After this paulait fell into a deep
and settled gloom. finnl,y he alnouue-
( ci his Intention of sai.ing for America.
and his desire To sell his farm 4 pur-
+ chaser aas spon found IN no less per
son than his successful riyal. Picrctte' :
husband, and his cousin and partner in
7 the manufacture Of cheese, Arnaul Che
nouceaux The price they paid for the
property Vas "A good oEe-4O, 900 francs
For some reason, however. Paulait re-
gretted the bargain. and in February,
1880, secured REIMBURSEMENT OF for
felt Of 1000 francs. This, however. he
refused IN pay, when Redaud and his
cousin sued him. and obtained iudg
ment of 5000 francs against him.
1T Is dear money" Paulait was heard
To mutter when the Judgment was rem
dered- Many man has lost his life
for less. lie steals my heart and dips
into my purse. too, eh We shall see
+ We shall see
No action at first followed these
+ threatening words. The forfeit was
paid next day, and ON March lst, when
/ Paulait met Redaud at the fair of Bellac
4 he greeted him in the most friendly
manner, asking after the health of his
old flame. aud borrowing fifty francs
( from him when they parted.
/ At Il o'clock next morning Paulait
/ took breakfast at the Green Bull Inn,
on the Magrac road. sharing bottle of
/ wine with the landlord. aud conversing
pleasantly The breakfast table was
/ laid oa tho porch OF the inn. whence
+ could be obtained fine view of the
/ roau, and in the distance appeared II
char-a-bdnr, coming rapidly toward the
tavern
"Who comes there ," asked Paulait.
Of his host pointing to the approaching
/ vehicle
lit is the Redauds." was the reply
II know the wagon by its color. 1t is
the only red one in all the district"
\ sinister look came into Paulait' $
face at this Information. Some new
born and evil idea seemed To have taken
possession of him in an instant. and en-
tirely changed his nature
"Wifre do they gos" he asked, in a
husky voice
TO Bellac. probably. 1t is there
that young Eugene is at school"
! Such was indeed the case Redaud,
previous TO his marriage with Peret'e,
had been widowcr. with four children
/ one of whom grown, man. was with
the party az they passed the inn. Pau.
lait watched them until the cloud Of
dust in which the char banc travelled
had died away. and then demanded
writing materials. with which he in
dited and dispatched note to ST.
Sornin. 10 NJ Chcnouceaux This done,
he ordered more wine. and began
drinking heavily. Several times he
called upon the landlord TO join him,
saying
Drink. Drink, Ii will bc for the
last time.
I At one o'clock Chenouceaux arrived in
answer to the note. aud the pair walked
out III the direction Of Psulait's house.
About mile from the inn they came
,oa place where the road was being
I IA h.
his dinner. but the heavy iron hammer
was lying among the stones he had
been breaking. Chenouccsux WAS
walking a little in advance. for the pat
10y the roadside was so narrow as no.
ly to admit the passage of people one
abreast Without word of warning.
Paulsit snatched up the hammer and
struck him terrible blow on the
head The wounded man half turned,
streaming with blood, but fell. The
blow had smashed his skull
Throwing the hammer away the as
ssassin dragged the victim along the
road for some distance. marking his
progress with q trail Of blood. and then
tumbl,d the body into dIsused quar-
~.
Half an hour later found him casting
bullets for his guns. over the fire in
his own house This done he armed
himself with brace Of pistols. - cary
ing knife and two double barrelei
guns. and sought the crossroads
to Dampierre and Bcllsc
II WAS late in the afternoon wh.n the
Redsud wagon appeared. slowly climb
ing the long hill from Bellac II the
crossroads. The inmates were Redaud,
his wife and mother aud his eldest sol.
Just a the char bsEc crested the
hill. all i,s inmates chatting
merriiy. man spra, fr.m the bushes
which >kirtr,i the road and called upon
them ,o halt, Befurr the order could
be oheved he fired tsics'. Old Maiame
Redsud fell tuto the bottom OF the
wagon, her ah3omc" i.;er.lly riIdl,d
~ita sus,
Young RedSuj >pra, Z upon thc shaft.
in order ~ descend. hut welldIrected
shot from pistol which the murderer
snatchcd from the thlcket. shattered his
thigh. aud another which quickly fol
lowed ended hi. life. Madame Redaud
had clsmlsred over the tail Of the cart.
and rushed upon the assassin ia., as he
raise his second gun 10 fire at her hus-
bsti
"Paulai." :" she shrieked.
"Ay Psulait IT is :"
FIR Heavens sake. do not fire
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