The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-10-31
THE A KID GLOVE.
How a French Detective Discovered q Murder
Some Sharp Work.


Times are very dull hereabouts,n said the
Police Project Of Toulouse to himself, after
reading the morning report Of his officers
IN his cabinet on the Sd day Of May, 1858.
" This Is very strange, for heretofore crimes
were very frequent in Toulouse and its en-
virons."
He was interrupted by the appearance Of
. very slender, middle-aged man, below the
averaged height, with an unpleasant, peck
marked face, and a large hawk-like nose.
Well. Mattiole," said the Project to
him, !" what is it 2"
Monsieur" replied Mattiole, look at
this mail kid glove"
he handed the Project q small yellow kid
glove. The Project examined it some
what specifically then he said almost con-
temptuously:
/ see nothing about it except that it is
soiled."
please, monsieur look at the inside"
:" see nothing, Mattiole."
Blu l do" replied the latter. "Notice
Monsieur lie Project those two tawny spots,
have some experience on the subject.
Those spots are caused by human blood"
Now the Projects attention became
aroused.
fare you sure of that, Mattiole +" he
asked.
CAS- sure as I am standing before you
now. Please put those two spots under
your microscope. What do you see now p
The Project examined the spots for q
moment. Then he exclaimed
"You are right, Mattiole. Where did
you find the glove ?"
"On the sidewalk in front of No. 90 Rue
ies Roses"
THAT is a bad street, / believe ?"
VERY bad. No. 22 Is the resort of the
worst characters of both sexes"
"Humph |" calculated the Project, mus
lngly. Suddenly he said:
Pshawl The woman that wore that
kid glove probably scratched her hand anil
then threw the glove away. l don't suppose
there is anything behind it."
Mattiole, the oldest detective of the Tou.
police force, bowed and left the Pre-.
fect's cabinet. No sooner had he left the
prefecture building than he uttered a low
oath and muttered
"a fine project he is, indeed l believe
I have got him this time, sure /"
He directed his steps to the Rue des
Roses. No. 1 of that street was a wine
shop. Mattiole entered it. ordered a bottle
OF wine, and had it brought into the back
room. He said to the landlord:
Are you acquainted with the people at
No. 90 in this street," I
II know Nine, Deverine, the proprie.
tress."
do you know the servant girl there ?"
Yes. Her name is Rose Pigalin."
Here are five francs. Send for Rose
Pigalin. Usher her into this back room
when she comes. Don't admit anybody
"You are ?"
"a member of the force"
"Ah. She will be here in n few mo.
ments, Monsieur"
A few moments later o very handsome
young woman in the attractive costume of
peasant girls of Southern France was
ushered into the room where Mattiole was
seated. She was voluptuously formed, nnd
there was something decidedly bold in her
What do you want with meP" she
asked.
I" What was there In your place
yesterday that wore yellow kid glovesf 2"
She changed color, which did not escape
ihe vigilant detective.
yellow kid gloves ?" she stammered.
II saw no such woman"
Woman, you had better answer my
question, or I shall send you for o year to
the spinning.house as q ommon bawd."
She turned very pale, but made no reply.
Aeh tne tfuen, 10 suiu, Wituoue ue-
lady came to the house at q late hour last
night. I opened the door for her. l noticed
that she wore yellow kid gloves. Then 1
went to bed. l heard q terrible racket in
the dance-room, but / soon fell asleep. /
will swear by all the saints that 1 do not
know anything further"
Now, Rose" said Mattiole, "you will
stay here for a couple of hours. If you try
to escape you know whittier you will be
He stepped out, gave the wine-dealer ten
francs, with the understanding that a Strict
watch should be kept upon Rose Pigalin,
went to the Prefecture and got q squad of
officers, with whom he entered the
house No. 90 Rue des Roses.
He thoroughly searched the house, and in
the woodshed, under a pile of sawdust, he
found the naked corpse of q young female.
The proprietors n six male and seven fe-
male inmates of the house had been pre-
viously taken into custody. They were all
taken to the Prefecture, where an examina-
ton speedily elected the fact that the muir
dered m was Bavardine Merry, a noto-
rious prostitute, who was crafty in love with
q professional thief named Jacques Marques,
whom she had traced to No. 90, where he
was dancing with another woman.
That woman she had attacked, and Var
ques, who was under the influence of liquor,
had stabbed her in the breast and throat,
killing her almost instantly. Then they
had undressed her, and a woman had
thrown the kid glove from Bavardine's
right hand into the street.
Marques was guillotined at Toulouse on
the 18th Of September, 1858.
All the other parties arrested were sent
to the house of correction for one year.