The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-12-18

two O'Clock, and both appeared to be in
a sulky humor, she said. She knew that
Loyse had then bunch of violets, for
the girl had taken two or three from it
and chewed them while Raoul stood and
read note left for him by comrade.
Then they went upstairs together.
Had she ever seen a peculiar k9ife in
Mile Loyse's possession?" "Yes, she had
seen Mile Loyse cutting the bread for
her breakfast of bread and milk with a
lig clasp-knife, one which had a rough
handle and long, villainous- looking
blade, and had said to her, why do you
use such q savage weapon 10 cut your
brcads' To which the girl replied laugh
ingly, 4 found it and use it because it
is
SHARP AND CUTS EASILY"
A big knife answering the description
by Mad Pelegr,n was shown ia her, and
she declared that she believed 1t to he
the same she had seen Mile Loyse using.
it blade and handle were covered with
blood.
NJ. Bloorme (police AGENT testified that
he picked up the bloody knife in the
gutter of the Rue Polichon, opposite No.
80 where it might easily have been
hurled from Raoul's window.
Mad. Posinct (millincr): II employ
Loyse Manique. She is steady, faith
full and honest girl, but something un.
pleasant must have happened to her, for
frequently have seen her weeping when
she thought herself unobserved, and have
noticed that che has become absent mind
cd. This has only been of late. She has
been cutting and sewing blue silk great
deal lately, for that material is much in
demand just now in my line Of business.
Of course, threads ravel from it and get
stuck to the dresses OF the girls, but that
does them no harm. Those threads
brush off lightly. IA patch of blood
crushed clothing, with short thread
stuck to 1t by tho ends and raised in a
loop midway between was shown her,
I can not say that this thread is ravel1ng
from the blue silk upon which Mile
Loyse had been sewing, but it looks like
it here in the middle. At the ends
All! IT IS HORRIBLE"
NJ. Muzot (detective) after detailing
the finding Of the body, said: "Thls
bloody patch with the blue thread stuck
to it I cut from the night shirt of Raoul
Jaconneau. That withered violet I picked
up from the floor of his room beside his
bed. These blue threads or shreds OF
threads, I picked Oft the gray wooden
dress which Mile Loyse wore to a ball
on the night of the murder. These vin-
lets remaining from a bunch were upon a
table in her room. I found no blood up.
on her hands Or clothing the morning OF
the murder, but she may have avoided
getting any bleed upon her clothing
when striking tho fatal blow and if any
spurted upon her hand, may have washed
her hand and then drank the bloody Wa
ter so as to get rid Of that damnlne proof
She seemed greatly agltated when ar
rested her."
Mile Loyse Manique know nothing
Of the murder of my poor, dear Raoul
We were together at the students ball
and returned home about two O'Clock
somewhat earlier than usual, because
had headache. remained in his apart
ments twenty minutes or half an hour
then went to my own room, leaving him
ALIVE AND WE'LL.
The next I heard was that he was the
victim of an assassin. l do not know
who could have had any motive Tor tax
ing his life.
1T is true that wanted him to marry
me, and that he refused. l vas tired 81
my griscttc life, and thought could bt
happy if united to him. HIS refusal was
because Of the objections of his parents
but on that last night Of his life he llad
finally promised to marry ME, and was
happy when went to my room. Hap
py-Oh, mon Dieu! and to wake from
! such happy dreams to such terrible mis-
cry.
"Violets2 Yes, it is possible that Ma,
have dropped In his room one Of thu
vielets l wore, the bunch he gave me
that evening. And this thrcad-no doub
it fell from my dress upon him. He was
in his night-shirt when lett HIM. A
key to his room? Yes, l have had one to1
year. Here it is yet.
''rhis knife2 Yes, it used 10 be mine
] found 1t in the street one evening
But at least fertnig ht ago, lost it, how
I cannot tell. do not know how i
came to be in its present condition, or t.
be found in the Rue Polichon."
The poor girl sought to evade direct
reply to question whether she had beer
faithful TO Raoul Jaconncau, and it wa
not until her third examination that sht
was brought to confess that before sl'
knew Raoul she had been the
MISTRESS OF A BAD FELLOW
Famed Albert Falonde, and had upo1
numerous occasions, since the establish
ment Of her intimate relations with Rao
III, submitted to Albert's embraces, no
because she even loved or liked him, bu
from fear that if she did not he Nigh
betray her to Raoul, who did not ever
know of his existence. But she had not
she averred, seen Albert within tw,
weeks Of the murder, and did not know
where he was.
The medical men declared that from
the GOODNESS of Raoul's corpse when in
spectcd by them in the early morning
they were confident he must have beer
murdered as carly as a. m. at least
That hour was bringing the time yer!
close to the hour at which the unhappy
girl admitted having left him ''alive ant
well"in his room.
OF course her story was not believed
she was known to have felt pretty keculy
Or TO have professed such fceling-hl!
refusal to marry her, AMI nobody credit
cd his final consent to that mad act which
she averred. She was the only one t.
whom could be assigned that for which
the police always seek, a motive. Raou]
had no enemies, none who had suffered
even an imaginary grievance at his hands
except her. The assassin was surely MOI
robber, for the victims purse and Jew
elry were untouched. 1t seemed quito
clear that Loyse, in moment of mental
excitement arising from her morbid men
tai and abnormal physical condition. haC