Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-16
THE SEVERED HAND.
Partisan Mystery That Seemed mex.
DlicabIe.

Partisan Mystery That Seemed mex.
plicabIe.
On the evening of June Z, 1864, the
blowing general order was telegraph
I to every police station in Paris:
aIook out for Marie Vouprez, aged
0 blonde, five feet four inches, well
| lt abundant light brown hair. curl
10 naturally, blue eyes, missing since
nne 9, had on when last seen, white
muslin dress with green sprigs, black
kce shawl, plain straw hat, trimme led
nth blue and white ribbon. If found,
eport here at once"
At 10 o'clock the same evening Speci-
Detective Place produced the missing
ri at the bureau Of the chief of police.
he accounted for her absence from
ONE by stating that her mother and
kepfather had quarreled, and that she
rent to the house Of an aunt, where she
ad since remained. She promised to
eturn home at once, and Place was d.
ected to accompany her thither and
ZEE her safe in the keeping of her
trends.
The same evening, an hour later, a
olice officer was on duty on the Rue
e Poissy. AS he was passing the resi-
ence Of wealthy merchant he trod on
pmething that lay on the sidewalk. He
topped down and laid hold of it. A
brill Of horror ran through him, and he
ropped it. Turning the light of his
ul's eye on it as it lay there, his first
readful impression was realized, and
e found it was a human hand.
Though a brave man, feeling Of
eadly faintness crept over him. Never
heless, he bore up under it, and, TAX
Pg his handkerchief, wrapped the
hastily object in it, and in due course
eported the circumstance to his supe-
or
On examination it was discovered that
he hand, which had been separated at
he wrist, was that Of a woman. 1t was
lump and fair, but seemed as though
had done work in its time. On the
niger next to the little one-it was the
PIT hand-was gold ring. Inside the
Eng, engraved in minute letters, We're
be words
10 Marie Vouprez. From August. :"
When the officers superior read this,
e said:
Marie Vouprez? Why. that is the
anne IN the general order we received
C-night."
Then he glanced over it and said:
Yes, 1t is SO, sure enough: and she
as been missing since June g."
scarcely had he said these words
men the telegrapher handed him slip
paper containing dispatch from the
.ueau OF the chief Of police. 1t ran
Marie Vouprez found at her aun.'s
M returned to her friends"
A lew minutes afterward the discov-
! 81 the hand with the ring and its le-
emu was reported at headquarters, and
order was Immediately received
lefelrom to send the hand thither by
ne oli1cer who found it. BY the time
nau ooeyed this order there was an
'lef remarkable complication.
detective Place had returned to head
s ua'.sfs and and reported that the girl had
r' CaYeu from him, and that, after a
s.I :, chase, he had gone to the house
VIM. .ns 'ouprez family and was the rein
s Stlnea that they had just received in
sehce that their child was safe with
bA ", aa at Versailles. On inquiring
am, az source whence this information
T 'ne Iouprez's declined to saw.
omit nue. chief OF police for a moment was
unused FUSED The matter stood thus:
cloo ine louprez family had, at 6
b .~c X that evening. notified the police
inc0 -n I |ouprez had been missing
Eent "a, AT IL O'Clock she was found and
'a y 10 her friends. ''''N
81 T. AT II o'clock the officer found tho
\ ~ n"I nc OF female on the pavement
INa-;o Was W a ring bearing the words
| TT 'ouprez. From August"
rsna5 N !. girl claiming to be Maria es-
sa sI - rom the officer whose duty il
) TTue' Yer her to her family.
id l nne ouprez people said that they
Fas At Vye aed information that Marie
Tbis versailles with friends.
Sine 20 complication formed an inter.
i've !, H!s1eIy, and steps were taken to
o,be-s me father, mother and two
We 6ro,ol the girl, Marie Vouprez
ii on ousht to the bureau of the chief
eee eIic;.oan The following facts
aid bv was employed as chamber.
the b. -hIne; Blondin, who resided
I'd W. ue fellissier, and whose hus-
vas a broker. Marie, who was