, 1877-03-12
FRENCH AssAssINS.
A Double Murder, md Uonsciance-strioksn
Wrotot1.

Rium. Three men who had been but Just dis.
charged from the prison of I.ooz forced their
way Into. the house Of n. Mcueant, Municipal
Sstoa sSysf Vt %tis svs s al tbs Se' osee as Sa "s @
named Aublin, ATTEMPTED TO gag The servant,
while another, Crocon, tried to bind her master.
Tho servant defended hcrsclt vigorously, crying
out ~ rassasstnl" AubI'n, fearing lest tho
gave her three stnbs with dagger, causing
Instant death. lc then spranG upon NJ;
sicurant, whom Crochon was holding. and
% anob tn h. Scm naS 5 X" ss Az. tsa
~ they had anticipated, but was in locked
safe, took to flight. One Of tho three, who was
arrested soon aftcrwaEut committed Suicide u
prison IN BELGIUM: Anb' w.. i1ea ta E;ng',sn1
tho gendarnc, under whose Charge hc vas, and
Ills cacape from tho railway train will bn re-
mcmbcrcd. Crochon took refuge In Now York,
where ha resided for some lnonshs. ilcret,lrned
TO France on the Labrador, and WIS arrested at
L'Eiosis da vori Of Brussels has received from
Lille interesting dctaEls about the two crimlnals,
Aubitn, tho son Of ct,stou-houtc officer,
was employed III tho ratlway-statton at Casael.
While there to was detected In numerous t[.cfta
end was convicted; 1n the prison Of .Leoz he
arst became acquainted With croSllon. Afsc.
grief. After tic two Ind been dtsehafeel
Aubliu Informed Crochon ono day that lio hnl
Just succeeded In stealing 600 frnncs at Reloms
and pronosed to him to commit robbery at
Jays inter tncy started for Slyry,
trociou, 10 telling tle story Of the crime, wns
completely transformed; lls head snnk down,
his voice became convulscd, his expression waa
dsiuiltcd. III do md caro- for Vfc. I 1aye
strength enough to 20 On to tbs cu1,H said he.
IAublln knows Il; ali tho treasures VI tic
world would not hayc made me shed drop Of
s.sd. .No, death, vt It is il rcccssary,' Tic Door w
Old womani she received morc thai, twenty blows
with tho daggcri And hc, III. Menrant. shalt
always scc liiinl Xii thc noor mani What n
nunrtcr Of m hour. XII tic Unfortunate mani
1 have his ghost ever before nv cycs!"
A. this moment Crocl,on rose Is II i.npellcd
seemed 10 try to tiriyc away Tic phantom before
him.
UDo you wish to rcstln asked tho MAGISTRATE,
moved by tho scene.
care for ltfcIs and he fell back on bis seat OK
hnnstc1. A n rertlnr1ne ca1no up to bunport
him hn strafr1ltc11ctl himself M md satd: tNu.
let lt,e bc, I hare strength enough TO go on to
st,snrntlc,l for m hour nnil NJ dc C,anJ. bcforu
trrjnninr nrain, asked Crochon IL he wcrp pot
ia tircf. Ills nnswcr bcnr in tho hcrutiyc, The
Judrc askcf which oT tho t,vo victims was struck
II
~Wa. she etruck by both of yo,t1" MOL
!. ,vhn stnhb<si hcr ii IIc.W MAwl Alcurart j.,
" iie. too,T HHo alonors "Yos."
a0ur agreement was not to Kit them, )" con-
ttuucd Crochon, who seemed nloro at case siuce
agrccd ed to % e. to Meurapt's, not to kill him, but
me. s Tioy 10 told T Us II ti,at Tic saio E was Old, Il
tions. When l saw the two! corpsca and tic
trpnnkftfIttv nf Trftfun thu bHt n
sale like a mad1,au, aud tried 10 6ite Aubiiu.
When gning out had a dfapnta with him; l,o
knew tint had not wished to kill them. : II
1Wlhic Aublin was striking the scsyant,n
Crochancontinucd after some minutes Of silence,
~ was In tho noxt room with Afeurant. Tho
came to rcjoIn me. you caanot, then, prevent
handkerchief aii ropes all ready, but dill mt
dare to Eag n. McuEant. WANTED l!rn TO live,
loo, Ind with lis all that was needed % Kill iin
but l had twu rcasuts for not doing It. ! did
not want to loaAmy conscience win . murder,
md wiz he'd 70 let Aic.trant 1.-Two 10 toll us tho
Altcr some orcquesttohs, tic Judge s'lspcnd-
cd tllu examination. 1t was prudent thing, for
Croc1lon was in u terrible state of oyrr-cxetto-
mcut, which might llavo resulted fatally.
Two days later, Aublt1i, fFom whom thoy hud
wa brought before tl,u niagistrAtc. I1s pcrsst-
cd In malntalning that l,c wua all utter straagcF
10 tho crime Of 6lyty. The judge made . atEu,
i pcraon appeared.
stWho Ia this manln tho Judge asked OF
Aublin.
"Crochon," cried out Aubtln, TctreatIn8 two
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