The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-21
MURDER IN THE FAUBOURG ST
HONORE

As the cable has already announced two foul muir.
dcrs have just been committed close to the Eyses
Palace Paris. In the Place Beauvais, at the corne
of the Rue Miromeni stands chemists shop.
which has been occupied for the last Ave years b!
NJ. Lagrange. young man universally esteemed
One morning neither NJ. Lagrange his bonn
made appearance usual (Mme Lagrange ID
in the country. the shutters remained closed. and
after time. the door having been forced.
they found lying dead in the cellar. NJ.
Mace M. Delyse, Procureur of the Republic.
and NJ. Guillot. Juge Construction soon
the spot, and u careful investigation showed
that all the stained with blood and thas
iron peste OF great size had been the instrument
used. Theft was the motive of the crime. All the
drawers had been forced open, but 1t is not yes
known how much money has been extracted. The
corpses evidently dragged into the cellar after
apprentice. Arnold Valdez. Swiss. aged twenty
five. who had been with NJ. Lagrange some months.
and has now disappeared. Inquiries about him
being made i'll every direction and several
of his friends have already been questioned.
1t is hardly necessary add that this affair has pro-
duced the utmost sensation. Further details show
that the murder must have been committed early in
the evening" and, previously supposed that It had
been ully premedtated by the assistant. Arnold
Walder. respecting whose guilt there remains not
the shadow OF doubt. At about ave O'Clock In ths
afternoon he was seen looking over an account book
in the shop with his MASTER NJ. Lagrange and half
an hour aftcrward the latter had disappeared This
is clearly proved by the fact that young man. q
nephew of the deceased called ut the house TO dino
with NJ Lagrange. The murderer received him ut the
door anu remarked, You nave come at very pai
time. as NJ Lagrange has just gone out to
dine at friends" The nephew, however. insisted
on remaining. and Valdez offered to give him
share of his own dinner. and cooked two eggs for
him. He stated that NJ Lagrange had taken away
the keys of the cellar and they would therefore,
drink some marsha. This they did, and the inn
Fortunate visitor left the house ut seven O'Clock.
Later in the evening the woman who keeps the koss
opposite the pharmacy went there as usual, VIII
o copy of the Temps. and surprised 10 hno
nobody about tho premises. and sho also noticed
some money scattered about the counter. The
theory of the police is that Nj. Lagrange waa
called by his assistant into the cellar and there
| murdered and that the servant immc
diately afterward assassinated in the kitchen and
her body dragged beside that OF her master. The
criminal subsequently robbed tho safe of sum Of
2OOOf, ana toward nine O'Clock was seen crossing q
passage between the dining room and the shop,
rying a large parcel II has been ascertaned that
he lett the ST. railway terminus shortly before
eleven in the direction of Havre. II any proof OF
his guilt wanting beyond the circumstantial
evidence already furnished TO the police IL would
found in letter which he addressed to the widow
OF his victim, announcing his determination to com
nit the crime. and stating that should he ever
make his fortune he would return to her the money
which he was about to take possession. His pho
tograph Is in the hands of the police, and the
nouncement Of his arrest may be expected at any
moment.