The New York herald., 1877-01-19
BLOODrOR DYE?
A Mystery Of the Snow-A Frenchman
Disappears to Make Sensation.
THE FRANKS OF JCUSSET
Chapters from The Story Of Passionate
Life-A Curious Letter.
A GIRL GOES MAD FOR A LOVER.

When y. Alphonse vibert, formerly chief of the
French Secret Service, in hts memoir said, Morbid
love initiate maniacs and crim he uttered
automatic truth. An affair which assumes the
proportions OF huge hoax ON the New York police
md public was perpetraed yesterday morning by
french drug clerk named Albert d Jousset HIS Gcv.
rning motive 1t would seem, the desire OF creating
sensation, and OF having his name published IN the
oapers. But the means he adopted wcro SO ordinary
in their character and his plans badly laid that
although ho succeeded in starting great sensation,
Inc detectives easily Ialhomed the fraud The story,
plainly told, is as follows -
The little franc cottage OF old Mr.. Joseph Brown q
fisherman, stands in hollow at the loot Of East
Eirbucth street, about thirty yards from the river
bank. From Mr.. Browns residence to The
mail boathousc and river float owned by
MIN narrow pathway leads The bank
Of the river, steep and rugged, is crowned by
three walnut trees Only MIR, Brown and his wife
sleep In tho cottage at nght thor Joseph resd-
ing with his wife Mary in the avenue boulevard,
Eighty -lrst street. The ncghtorhood is lonely one.
On tho north sdc OF Eieh,icth street the Bellevue
Garden extends almost ~ the river and the south
side tho block reaching to Seventy ninth
street is hed up by stone cutters yards
md shantics. The snow fallen during tho
past week Is packed frozen the vacant lots and
all around Nr Browns cottage the ground is covered
with perfect sheet of ice. On Wednesday night be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock Mrs. Brown was
awaEened by hearing single ootstep tramp down the
little walk leading to her husbands boathoass
ami tho river. The watchdog ba-ked, but no fur
ther sound heard by herself or hus-
band. There cries for help nor
any of tho loud outcres usually attendant
on struggle for Lille or death. Tho residents Of
n n0ar
the river heard noiso and not disturbed Tho
police on duty in the neighborhood heard no pistol
shots and their attention not attracted to the
scene by any unusual occurrences Nothing unusual
camo to light until about twenty minutes past
seven o'clock yesterday morning, when young
Brown down the pathway to see that
float his father's boats had been carried
away during the night and to prepare the and
tackle used in the pursuit Of his iathc:'s business.
Midway In the little path leading the boahouse he
black silk hat, almost new, lying on the frozen
snow. Its position showed that It had been either
carefully laid down the ice that IL had fallen or
The wearcrs head and escaped without any
INJURY. il had the appearance of being knocked
of during a struggle, or Of being violently thrown
down tho ground. The nap oil the silk scarcely
rulod, and there was only slight trace OF bruise
the odge Of the brim. The hat bore name of the
maker, Lilly, OF Third Young Brown paid so
little attention TO the matter thinking that hat
had fallen of somc drunken man that had wandered
down the block, that he tired the hat on his
head, and thought TO himself he would appropriate IL
TO his own usc But going on down the path, when he
reached tho river bank the walnut trees he saw
a wallet lying the ground aud number OF papers
scattered around IT, The wallet the cover OF an
old memorandum book and the papers GER
tfcates of competency issued by tho College
OF Pharmacy Albert d. Jousset. There
a number Of cards, among which was
one from Mr. kuhler, Of No 1915 Third avenue, an
agent for the drug house of Allen & Co., OF Pearl
street. There werc also tao photographs taken in
Berlin, Prussia, which were subsequently, idcnt lied
those OF Lousset There also chain broken IN
two attached TO the smaller portion OF which was
d ,s n,own ,s tncss
wien he that there were what appeared TO be
bloodmarks on The snow lie then ran up 10 the
Twenty third precinct 10 whom he handed the prop.
eriy he had found and whom he informed OF the sup.
posed marks OF blood being on the snow.
TIE CRIMSON
The ofncer that the hrst bloody sign in the
narrow pathway a slight smear the grouud-so
like as II man who was drunk had scraped his hand
by failing on the ice Or applied dash OF blood with
small pant brush. There no evidence of any pro.
fuse Cow OF blood from "a severe wound and no marks
OF any struggle whers the blood marks At long
been banked up and frozen on either side there
similar slight streaks OF blood
70 iani as to DO scarcely no,iceablc There
Indications that a wounded or oven drum
,nd the surface OF The bank wss smooth and unbrokcn
Continuing his investigation Officer Mcclellan
lound wncre the wallet and papers had been dis
Covered by young Brown, two drops OF blood the
They were not large were evidently not arcrial
and seemed to he cicer who made careful
xaminatiop, to nave arisen from bleeding OF the
IN reference to tbs TACT IT may be stated that tho
,apcrs were distributed on the pank at nearly equal
,istapc ces from Zach Other and that one OF them
)urC Slde
)oat house there were light marks oil blood, but
race OF n bloody hand or imprint of ensanpuiped
ingcrs. On the path leading to the boat house
indcntatlon i'll the snow which might have been
caused by man falling or lying down there. bu, which
Is attributed 10 the action OF the Wcdncs-
day On the noat on the river beyond the little boat
house were two other OF these red drops, and there
lie string piece OF the float There were
no traces OF encounter either on the
Uas as far as he could ocer MCCLELLAN re-
ported the hcts at the station house Eighty eighth
street, and Captain Robbins at once teegraphcd 10
volicc Headquarters
SENDING OCT Detectives
superin cndcnt waliug detailed Detectives Phelps,
Reilly and John Tieman 10 work up the case and they
speedily learned that drug clerk merly
employed in various stores in this Guy aud Brooklyn.
He had been officer In the German army and pho
losraphs oil him found by young Mr.. brown repre-
s,nted him aitired ~ uniform. Previous 10 the
va, OF sa,o an,sn Ia pohhn. md ." 'Te
Hughes ard Mccarthy proceeded to make iurthcr in
vcsIisa ions IN the case, They learned from care
lul exaninotion OF the ground that there
sut ore set OF footsteps leading tue
ivcr a,d that all the foo OF size.
in ouinatcy, owing TO the beng lrozen they
lnab, 10 trace the footprints farther west than
vcnvc boule yard, bu; from that point to the
he potr,arks OF equal and character, and,
n tieir opinion, made by .he They lined
Every inch OF ground the two blocks from Seventy
nnth Eighty-rs street. and could bot ind the slight
sst indication OF struggle. But yesterday evening
Detective Hughes and Captain Robbins found similar
rack OF spots Eighticth street. near avenue A.
rhcn the Central Office detectives took up the
The first doubt was Whether the spots were blood
snlne dye, such as Jousset could have easily pro-
cured.
SUPPOSED VICTIM.
Albert Joussct - Frenchman OF the most pro-
podnccd kind. In 1870, when the between France
and Germany broke out hc lett bis business In this
country. which was that OF a drug clerk, to Gght
nsaiust the Germans After the close OF the war he
returned TO this city anG resumed his occupation In
brooklyn. his German antipath les however, do not
Eccm 10 have been airons ior Lhrce YearS