Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-16
Two Beautiful Murderesses.

AT an early hour in the morning OF the
18th of May, 1877, the inhabitants of St.
Denis, one of the suburbs of Paris, were
startled by the discovery that the corpse Of
an aged woman had been found in the Rue
Vanguard, the only aristocratic and most
quiet street in the place, under circum-
stances which left no doubt of the fact that
she had been murdered.
She was taken to the town nall, and ex-
hibited to public view just as she had been
found.
The corpse was entirely naked. Only a
part of line cambria chemise covered the
upper part of her body. Her head was
terribly bruised, apparently form the blows
inflicted by blunt instrument. From
the shriveled condition of her skin, and
from the fact that she had but a few teeth
left in her mouth, it was evident that at the
time of her death she must have been at
least sixty years old. Who was she: And
who had murdered her!
At that time even Paris had but few
clever detectives, the best of them having
been dismissed on account of the services
they had rendered to the Emperor Napoleon
the First. Hence, it was not to be won
dered at that for two days no clew to the
perpetrators of this crime was found
The corpse of the murdered woman was
buried early on the third day, and it was
truly strange coincidence that the same
hour there were furnished TO the authorI-
ties of ST. Denis, information which ena-
bled them in the course of few hours TO
ferret out who had committed the atroc-
ious crime.
IL was letter addressed to the Commits
sary Of Police that furnished this important
information. No name was signed TO the
letter, which read as follows:
''lf you will go to the young ladies,
boarding school at Bevernsy, you will find
out who the murdered woman is, and, if
you are sagacious enough, also hor assassins.
They are at the house"
The Conmissary of Police Immediately
repaired to the place indicated, where he
was received by Nine Chestnay, the prin-
cipal of the school. He said to Nine.
Chestnay:
SIS there an aged woman missing from
this house ~
'.An sged womani" she exclaimed, I'VE
had only one aged woman hers-my house
keeper, Mile. Susteane. She is now on a
visit to her sister in Normandy"
''When did she leavel"
Three days ago.
''Can you tell what kind Of a chemise
she wore at that timer"
The lady looked at him In surprise.
Then said:
''Mlle. Sustenne was always particular
about her underclothes. She never wore
anything but very fine cambria chemises. :"
'.How about her tseth?''
Monsieur"
Excuse me. have an object in ask
ing this question"
"Mlle. Sustenne had very few and very
bad teeth
Ibid she have any enemies, herei"
Enemies? Yes, monsieur She was
rather grabbed and sour, and hence, all my
young girls hated her."
did any of the young girls aate her
particularly"
Let me see. Yes; Anais Lenor and
Sophie Breston had, the other day. Bit
ter quarrel with her But tell me, mon
sieur, why do you put all these questions
to me p
because Mile. sustenne is undoubtedly
the old woman who was found murdered
at st. Denis three days ago."
'.Alon Dieu. Mon Dieu!n she cried,
wringing her hands.
PLEASE send for the two girls whom
you named last"
The two girls made their appearance.
They were only sixteen, tender, graceful
and handsome.
"What do you know about the murder
Of Mile. Sustsnns!' said the sommisary
to them.