The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-17
LIFE In PARIS.
A Mans Life Depending on
a Shoestring.
THE VOLTAIRE CENTENARY.
Quarrels Between the Churchmen
and Liberals.
HUGO'S PRAISES IN THE THEATRE. !
The Cardinal Prays for His
Soul in Notre Dame.
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
iUGO'S PRAISES IN THE THEATRE.
IN PARIS.

comes from tho quarter OF ST. Martin-4ho iaubourg
famous In tho days OF the Revolution. In an apart.
ment, No Is Faubourg 81 Marn. lived Mile. Eusdnie
Maurls. Eugene from an honorable Versailles
family, and hcr mother still ives Versailles Shc
has brother In tho prefecture OF the Seine Her o.
cupaton was tho making Of frames for ladics bonncs
and shc earned enough TO enable her tove we'll. But
sho had taste Tor tho pleasures OF gay parisfor
bali and the theatre-and especially FOR skating IN
which sho was an adept She Was a large blonde.
tolerably handsome. and with a little squin. On
tho morning of the 22d OF May she came down
stairs. according to her habit TO make provision
for the day. Tho concierge requested TO bring
ten tickets for tho skating rink. She went TO the
rink IN tho evening and came homo late The con-
cierge. who was probably sleepy. did not observe
whether she came with without company. Tho
following DAY she was not soen, the Two days
aftcr. The concierge became Alarmed and addressed
himself 10 tho cornmissary OF police That oficiul
cnmc 10 the apartment, opened Il and Eus6ue was
found dead. Whether she committed suicide or not
was the question, and tho question was asked by
many sympath,zins friends; Tor, notwithstand-
Ing her irregular liie Eugcnio had many who
admired her winning. pleasant ways An cx-
animation OF the apartment showed that Eusesic.
whom she returned from tho skating rink had not
returned alone Her companion smoked cigarettcs
and thcre must have been . long conversation, for
there were tho matches which III tho cigarettes not
the plain matches which Eug6uic always used bat q
different match Tncre could have been no loud dis
puts, IS tho nsighbors heard none. IL IL believed
thas the man feigned to DO undressing, and removed
hts boots Going behind tho victim apparently 10 put
away his boots for the night he her a severe
and stunning blow on tho tompls Then taking .
cord from hts shoes cotton shoe lacc-he twincd tt
about her neck and strangled hor TO death. There
seems 70 have been doubt that after he murdered
the woman no proansd her person. Ho then took
her pocketbook. a white poekosbook which she had
purchased 10 the Vicinity He LETT behind an old
pockctbook, In which were few sous and
fed somewhat Ia haste, rs there wsro evidences
that he rummsged tho drawers. Tns body OF poor
Epgcbis was removed TO shs Morsue, and tho police
began thor inquiries ana shelr obscrvasons II
Tn evidence that. although NOT OF exemplary Iis
Eugenic was industrious Tho evening before her
murder she came into the eoneiergsre Of neigh
boring hsuss, smiling, and carrying an unfinished
robe, saying she must hurry and nnish H. There
vss pamor thst IN the vicinity woman was shout
20 DO strangicd under similar circumstances but
having wit enough to touch the bell osrd, servant
arrived timo iind the assassin with his nuxers
around tho woman's tareot
SUSPICIOUS AROUSED.
II feared that PARIS YVES TO be horrt0ed with
now orme-shas OF accompanying trail women TO
their homes from ball and skating rak ana then
numbering and roobnE them But further examine
ton into tho LIE and the fato OF Eug6us Mauris
snowod shat there must have been . special reason
Tor her death. Among her effects were nfcen photo
graphs Thirteen OF these photographs werc Of DIFF
rerent individuals; two Of sho same Individual
THIS was q cew TO the mind Of justice. Two photo
graphs OF the same person-surely that n friend
worth seeking In this hour OF Eupcuo's ia,c This
Same picture was OF jo,, garcon, pomadcd and
curied. ana he was evidently lover and an ancient
lover OF tho deceased. There were also among her
effects notes from Dealers cards, prospectuscs and
i've letters. These letters were ali In q mascu-
line hand, and were all signed BY the same name
''yictor" Hero = second Glow to the mind OF
justice. II Victor was living hc must DO found Tho
two photographs Of the jo, gareon. CREASED
and cured, were taken TO several OF Eugonc's old
frends They were discovered TO DO tho portrait Of
ono ''victor x--r Victor was an agent or dealer In
iaces k,nd Of curbstons broker. and famous for
his eonqussts among ladies' OF owly state aud nigh
imagination, ike waiter girls in beer saloons snd mu.
sic hslis and curls Of black hair had Get ro 10
many hearts. Ho lived In the Charonne qaar,er aud
ut this time was taking part a. supornumsrary In
tho comedy OF tue '.Abandonnes" nt tho Amuigu.
Here N. Marc, tire snrcwd chief OF ccsec-
i've Justice. wended bis way and found Vic.
TOR. lie 10 tho company Of new
mistress-not the one, alas! who had hcrishcd the
two photographs Of hts cuslsd and pomadcd locks
CANT 10 be printed in the easy columns OF the
French press, those nvo letters signed "victor.u
WHOM v,ossrwas discovered and questioned BY the
Ingenious NJ. Marc he made mystery or his rcs.
tons With poor Eugonle. He had tired OF her Hshsd
found new love. hut uutii nndins his new love no
had paid visits TO Eugsne. ana notably visit on tho
day OF her death. On the occasion he last saw
Der she had received a corset and u short pc,,i.
coa,-garmcnts which n. Marc had failed to note
snc wore when her body was found after death.
sAS's LivE DsrxSpisG sHogsrRixo
N. Marc, VITO is evi0cntiy a discerning MN, and
not content with the asking Of questions noted
tina. Victor wearing pair Of shoes aud TINT
these shoes iaccd. IL viii be remembered mat
Eugene was sirsngcd with shoessripe Why
WINS IT, asked N. Marc and his colleague the INQUIRY
that NJ Victor was decorated In new shocr, times
hard, and 40 on. NJ Victor answered that his
usss mad bought thrsc shoes bccsnss she hated DO
seen the boui.vards with person whose sbves
verc full OF hoes. As for the old osss they
at home. TO NJ. yictor's homo tho pc,,c..
men dspartcd. IL ~ on the boulevard dc
Cnaronne, away out oil the wora. The apartment
searonso. A loaded revolver was iound, wnicl,
considering tho character OF Boulevard de Cnsronne
wa not cxeuing incidonL There were skating
tickets, anu there we're tho old shoes when had
quoted the new mistress. There also the shoe
lace, shosace rather OF cotton, resembling that
which was found around the throat OF poor Eugcnc.
Moro tnan ALL there were letters IN the same hand
as those addressed 10 Eugene ana found 10 her room
In oil thcso money Was demanded. and threat OF
vsug-nnce " money WAS not given. Another was
addressed 10 thu CBiv oil the bureau Of Social Police
tho ofciai In Paris Who regulates tho sanitary SUI
pcfvisioL OF prostitutes Ia tnis letter, horrible
10 relate, N. Victor denounced his mistfcss an a
bad, abandoned woman, irreciainsbie anu VIE III.
n,cted with an ancnt requiring immcdietc attention
and perhaps her confinement IN hospital, iittic
more Than a common tnisf aud street pad These lot
tiers wcrc rcsuy tor the post. This correspondence.
established tho feeling OF revenge AMI bstfcd bctucen
the tws aud led the policeman 10 sex Victor why.
with such feelings IN his heart toward woman he
once had loved AMI now was pursuing Tor money, ne
"a no IN ed of
her death. To this Victor. who feared nc Daa been
preuipns,c ~ his commu6icxtions, answered that ne
ava not mean that Wednesday tut some other
"Wednesday hntecedcbt Evidently he VAS beginning
TO double on hA pursuers. 1hc letters
demanding money aud proposing fystem OF bIack.
mail, which v successful wvuid havs Dsc1 revenue
Tor M.~vfcior, showed mncc nna bsart capable OF
any cr,mc. but ~ he meant to biaoknati the woman,
why take her hief Why siIi the goose that was 10