The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-24


during which Marie WAS with Nine
Blondin, and consequently the Voupreg
parents were greatly surprised when
they were informed on the morning ol
June I. when the mother carried clean
linen TO her daughter. that Marie had
Iquitted the dwelling OF the Blondins on
the evening Of June q, declaring that
she was sick. aud intended to 60 home
and remain there until sherecovered.
When questioned as to how they
learned that their daughter was at Yer
aailles, Mons. and Nine. Vouprez said
that between 10 and II o'clock that
evening u girl called at their resi-
dence, and said that she had just
come from Versailles, where she
had been at service for some time,
who had taken the place which
their informant had left. requested her
to call at the Vonprez's, and tell them
that Marie was safe and sent her love,
| and that che would soon gee them and
explain why she had left Madame Blon-
din's. Their informant made them
promise not to reveal the fact that she
had given this news.
| A few inquiries were sufficient to show
the chief Of police that the Vouprez's
Informant was the very girl whom ON
|
Marie Noupres, and who had escaped
from him.
| Next day detectives were detailed to
Investigate this very remarkable case
There was no doubt now whatever that
A DREADFUL CRIME
had been committed, for Monsieur and
| Madame Vnuprez identified the ring on
| the severed hand 90 ono which had been
| ~ uat fS, 1,,, t,,.
| were. moreover. almost certain that the
| hand was the hand of their unfortunate
child.
by the authorities. but they told n
aightforward story. and appeared to
] have nothing to conceal Moreover. 30
Har as could be ascertaiued. their private
character and public reputation were
good and they were esteemed as a very
| worthy. kind hearted couple. The bus
| band was q man Of thirty, and the wife
probablyHve years younger. and they
were in yasy comfortable II not at1Iuent
circumstances. Measures were taken Il,
find whether Marie was at Versailles,
more rs matter Of form than other
wise, but nothing could he learned there
reapectiSgo her. Search was made all
over fo1Ol0 young woman who had rep.
resented herself on the night of Jane 7
az the missing girl, but without result.
After the first zeal was over. Che de-
tectives who had charge oof the case
grew cooler. and conducted the investi-
CATION in more philosophical spirit.
For instance. Place was questioned as
to the dress which O
THE G1RL rERaoNAT1Na MAnE
wore. He was very positive Ihat her
attire answered precisely the desorip-
ton given in the general order Of the
chief, namely: White muslin dress
with green Hprigs. black lace shawl,
plain straw hat trimmed with blue and
white ribbon. He particularly remem-
bered the dress. for the girl held 1t UP
In the gaslight and pointed out to him
the sprigs upon It.. He was very posi-
tive also about the other part Of the
dress, for the girl came UP to him in the
Rue Royale and asked him tho way to
the street in which tho Vouprezs lived.
and iovas by the dress he identified her. |
Hereo then. was q most important 7
point gained. The girl who personated
Marie was attired In her clothes. which
she wore at the very time she had quit
was gtill ut Madame Blondn,'s, and
thither an officer went, accompanied by
Madame Vouprez, She identified eli
her child's wardrobe with the exception
or the attire she wore at her disappear c
anee.. which was wanting. Madame
Blondin was In bed and could not be
seen. her maid said. O
Az Maries mother, however, was
passing Madame Dlondin's dressing
room, which adjoined her chamber. she
opened the door and glanced Ia.
woman In dressing gown was
LEANING OUT OF THE WINDOW.
ousily Lengaged with something. Mad
,me Vouprez advanced toward her, and
% her surprise discovered 1t was Mad
sme Blondin, who. trembling and
was working at something outside the
window with the handle OF broonD
Vouprez oraned over with the
latural curiosity Of a woman to see
What Madame Blondin was doing.
In front OF tho window was a bal
,ony. and in one corner OF it was a
'pout to carry off the water. Into this
spout Madame Blondin was thrusting
\ white muslin dress with great sprigs
When Madame vouprez rejoined the
detective, who was in the hall below,
The was decidedly pale, and laying a
haking hand upon the officers arm,
The said:
Come with me, Monsieur, and you
nay find what you SEEK I
The officer was startled for moment
~ the strange bearing OF his COM
,anion, but, commanding himself, he
aid:
what have you found, or what do
tou suppose. / seek ?"
Come with NEE I say" she replied
and | will lead you to where my child's
lress Is secreted, and you may perhaps
It the same time arrest her murderer"
With a great effort the woman CON-
rolled herself and assembled the stairs.
ollowed by the officer. Hallway up.
he woman paused and made signal to
he officer for silence. The same mo- ,
nent
He sTRANG ELY DISTORTED FACE OF NINE. 5
DLOND1N
over the banisters on the land t
ng just hDoEe. :
AS she saw the mother of Marie and !
he officer as they paused on the stairs i
nd gazed toward her, she uttered wild
hriek and fled. t