The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-02-12
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THE CRIME OF CAIN.
Tragic Result Of Family Quarrel in sWItSsr'

Tragic Result OF Family Quarrel In sWltSer'
Some particulars concerning the trag-
edy that occurred on New Years day at
Lausanne are forthcoming. The name
of the victim is Paul Janavel. The jan
avel family, which is of Piedmontese'
Waldensian origin, consisted of the
father and mother and two sons, Paul
and Ernest, one of whom was q and the
other l8 years of age. M. Janavel was
for several years pastor of church at
Genollier, near Nyon, but some time ago
he retired from the ministry and went
to live at Lausanne. He is said to be a
man of stern character and eccentric
habits. Paul was destined for the
church, and studied theology at the
Academy of Lausanne; but he seems to
have been nauuaiS Sojet, frequenter Of
cafes, an idle student, and bad son.
He failed in his examination, and was
finally expelled from the academy for
insulting one of the professors. On this
his father refused to support him any
longer, and told him he must support
himself as best he could. Paul, still de-
termined to take his degree, entered
himself as q student in the university
there, and lived for several months no
body knows how. On the first day OF
the Christmas vacation he returned to
Lausanne, where he met with chilling
reception from his parents and his broth
er Ernest, who was occupied as a copy
ist in the Office ofan advocate. He want
ed money-2000 francs-but his father
would give him none. He next demand
ed the portion, or a part OF 1t, which
would be his on his fathers death. This
demand was also refused. Then, on
Wednesday last, December 3lst, he went
into his fathers room, broke open the
room in which he kept his vslnabes,and
took therefrom money and securities
worth $1,000 francs. These, it would
seem he intended to keep until his father
should consent to pay his debts and make
him an allowance, and he asked some
one of his friends to take charge OF them
This the friend declined to do, advising
him rather to see his father and mother
and try to settle matters amicably.
With this view he went home. A VIC.
lent scene ensued; his parents over
whelmed him with the bitterest re-
proaches, and his brother Ernest, in his
excitement, threatened Paul with a re-
yolyer; but the latter, who was much the
stronger of the two, easily disarmed him
What became Of the money and secure
ties is not stated. but when Paul joined
Els companions in the evening at GER
tain cafe his neck and breast were cover
ed with blood. He said his father had
wounded him with stove fork, an in.
strument used for putting fuel into por'
celain stoves. He appears to have spent
the greater part Of the night carousing
with his friends, for it was 3 o'clock in
the morning of January lst when he re-
tired to rest in his fathers house. What
followed is known only to the members
of the family. All that is certain is that
at l2 o'clock at noon. Paul Janavel was
living dead on his bed, with bullet
through his brain. According to the
fathers account, Ernest entered his
room shortly before that hour, saying
that he had killed his brother; Papa,
yqitue Paul,w his words, and he held
in his hand still smoking pistol. The
mother could not or would not give any
information; she refused even to believe
even that Paul was dead, and said he
would soon be himself again. Ernest
Janavel has been removed from the
prison where he was first inCarcerated to
the cantonal lunatic asylum, where he
Is now raving mad.-GeneUG Correspond
ent London Times.