The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-12-27
THE LAST PARIS MYSTERY.
How Did the Young and Beautiful NINE.
FrampOurmOis Get Into the Seine!

How Did the Young and Beautiful Mime.
FrampOurmOis Get Into the Seine!
From the London Standard.l
A most tragic occurrence-Whether
accident, suicide or murder remains to
be proved-is now the talk of Paris. 1t
appears that early yesterday morning
one of the dredging barges of the Seine
came across the body of a young wom-
an floating on the water near the bridge
of Grenelle. The deceased, said to be
of remarkable beauty, was most ele-
gantly dressed. She wore black silk
gown, trimmed with lace, had gold
bracelets on her arms, diamond rings
on her fingers, and flowers in her hair.
These facts, joined to the absence OF
any bonnet or other covering, at once
led to the conclusion that the deceased
had been to a wedding or party of some
kind. One of her rings bore the date,
engraven inside, of, "a Aout, 1877"
The body was taken to the dead
house, where it was recognized during
the day. 1t turned out to be that OF An
tonia Balade, aged %, the wife of M.
Louis Frampourmois, a hair-dresser, es-
tablished in the Rue de BAG. Nine.
Frampourmois was the youngest daugh-
ter of NJ Balade, retired hair-dresser,
living in the Rue Taitbout. She was
married to NJ. Frampourmois about
three months ago. The union was what
was called amarriage Of love, and, accord
ing to all accounts, the couple appeared
to be very happy. On Thursday last
M. and Nine. Frampourmois were in
vited to wedding, at which all the re-
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ing the dinner which took place after
the nuptial ceremony, and which was
given at one of the most fashionable
restaurants near the Bots de Boulogue,
quarrel arose about money matters be-
tween M. Balade and M. Frampourmois,
but, thanks to the mediation of the other
guests, it was settled amicably, and the
wedding-feast passed off without any
further drawback. M. and Nine. Franz
pourmois set out on their return home,
and arrived at their house in the Rue de
BAG about midnight.
Here we find ourselves in the presence
of two versions of what followed. Ac-
cording to one, Nine. Frampourmois
bitterly reproached her husband for hay
ing quarreled with her father, and the
husband replied, in passion: elf you
prefer your parents to me, you had bet
ter 90 and live with them at once;n ON
which the young woman flew into pas
sion and expressed her intention to start
Immediately for her fathers house. Ac-
cording to the second version, the key
of the apartment which the couple oc-
cupid on the first story was not to be
found, and M. Frampourmois, reduced
to sleep into the shop himself, sent his
wife to pass the night with her parents.
Whichever version be true, it is proved
that the husband entered the porter's
lodge and asked for the key of the shop,
saying "that he had lost the key of the
apartment. The porter heard no high
words exchanged between the young
couple; on the contrary, they were talk
ing very calmly and apparently in the
best of humor. 1t was the young wo-
man who opened the door, and as soon
as she had departed the husband retired
to his shop. Before his wife left, how
ever, as she was in evening dress, he
placed his overcoat on her shoulders to
prevent her catching cold.
On the following morning M. Franz
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his wife; but on the servant arriving
with them at the house of the parents, it
was discovered that nothing had been
seen there of Nine. Frampourmois.
The family, alarmed, at.once set about
searching for her. All her friends were
visited, but in vain; no trace of her
could be found. At length it was re-
solved to 60 to the Morgue, and on en-
tering that sinister building the first
thing that struck the eyes of M. Franz
pourmois was the body of his young
wife lying exposed on one of the marble
slabs. How did Nine. Frampourmois,
who left the Rue de BAG at 1915 O'Clock,
find her way to the Seine at the bridge
of Grenelle, about mile distant? Her
husband says that on leaving the house
she got into a cab Immediately. The
affair, however, will no doubt be cleared
up as soon as the police have found the
cab-man. In the meantime the husband
has been arrested.
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