The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-10
A REMARKABLE STORY

OF Three lnleFnat Machines IN France
Two OF them ExpIOde-SuIeide Of IN,
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Paris Correspondence New Orleans PiCayune.
Anew days since Cabman in Lille wa
ordered to carry several cases to the I'D
dresses pasted on them. The first cas-,
bore the address; "a. Delnestre, 10 Rul
DIES Postes," Thither the cab-driver carried
it, and gave it to Nine, Delnestre, 1t wa
put on the kitchen table. Monsieur Del
nestre took screw.driver and began t.
open it, He had not given the screw
driver one turn when terrible explosion
took place; every pane Of glass was broken
the ceiling fell and the neighboring houses
shiyered, so violent was the shock, Nine
Delnestre, who was the floor, thinking the
house was falling, leaped out OF the window
was caught by ~ workman, but fell OH him
with such violence she broke his left arm.
Nine. and Monsieur Delnestre were more
scared than hurt, The box contained dy-
Mantle ant fragments OF iron. The cab
driver left the second box at Mons, Trach-
cts house, Rue de Flandre; he gave 1t to q
servant girl, who put II under q shed in the
yard. Mons, Trachet's brother undertook
to open It; the wire was slowly removed
without difficulty, but he had no sooner
tried to prise open the lid than terrific
explosion occurred. Mons. TraChets son,
u lad Of 10, had his eyebrows and lashes
burned, the little and fourth fingers Of his
right hand burned, wrist severely cut, arm
riddled with wounds. Mons, Trachet's
brother had his neck severely lacerated,
hair beard, eyebrows and lashes burned,
face rlddled with wounds, lower jaw
bone broken; lie tainted while his
wounds were being dressed. As
soon as the first explosion occurred po-
liCeman near by inquired the direction
taken by the Cab-driver, gave him chase,
caught him in the Rue d'Gnkcrmann, just
as he had delivered third case, The pc.
licelnan at once warned The owners Of the
third case not to touch It, and told them
what had occurred, arrested the cab-driver,
searched the cab, found in 1t four other
similar cases, and carried driver, cab and
contents to the police station. Each Case
contains u shell or hollow Cast-iron ball
nine inches In diameter on the outside and
six inches inside, say about one and three.
quarter inch thick. They were filled with
gunpowder; hollow tube, crowned with q
percussion cap, on which hammer
like that Of u gun fell the instant
thelid Of the box was lifted. The shell and
powder weigh twenty.eight pounds. The
criminal who conceived and executed this
infamous scheme was man named Won't.
ers. lie was locksmith and bell.hanger,
OF Lille, dOinga most prosperous business,
Called upon to break up the doors OF con.
vents In Lille, he eagerly accepted the task.
In consequence OF his share In these nefa-
riors acts he lost all Of his customers, be-
came ruined man, and was deCreed bank.
rupt. The persons to whom he sent these
Internal machines were his chief creditors,
save O woman named Pontoncier, with
whom he had been most intimate. Seeing
him ruined, she announced her resolution
to break with him and to marry. This in
furiated him. She had not received the case
destined to her. He had repeatedly called ut
her house since the perpetratlon OF the
crimes, but fearful Of imminent unknown
peril, she had not answered the knocks on
her door, and was ignorant who called.
Twas well she did 10; he was the visitor.
He had kept watch on her at night, Sc
Creting himself by day behind hedges or
in the Notifications rioat until lie knew
lie would find her in LefOrest market (Le-
forest Is q village near DouaD, where she
sold gingerbread; he went up 10 her and
said: ~ failed 10 kill you In Lille, but
since have got you now mean TO kill
you-take that" He fired his revolver ut
her She fell, screaming for help. The
ball entered her mouth and went out be-
hind her ear, inhiCting painful but not q
fatal wound. EIe fled. Chase was given
him. Seeing escape impossible, he fired
two shots In his temple and fell dead. 1t
WIS with difficulty the mob was prevented
from tearing his body TO pieces.