The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-05-29
But, Monsieur Beauchamp, what of

Search showed that a small trave
ing valise was missing from his cham
Der; that he had changed bis clothes
, taking the discarded suit with him
On going out be had evidently locke,
the door of the salon and taken tn
key with him.
Specimens of his writing wer
found, and an expert declared tina
the pencil scrawl upon the blood
stained paper very closely resemblet
his method of writing, charged. o
course, by the action of a terrible
mental excitement upon his nerves.
here was. no doubt, in the mind.
of the officials that he, in a fit of I'm
governable rage, and possibly crazed
by jealousy, had committed the feal
full crime, and then, recovering hi.
reason, had sought safety in flight.
Two of the most expert detective:
from the Projects office were soon OH
his trail. They traced him to Mar
settles. thence to Bordeaux, where he
took sudden change of route and
went to London.
Here he was arrested and brought
back to Paris.
When informed of the crime> OF
which he was accused he fell into a
species of stupor, and for three days
was apparently unconscious.
Recovering, he alterrated from
protestatiOns of innocence to bewail.
ing the death, as he asserted. of the
only woman he ever loved. and call
ing upon Heaven to pursue with its
direst torments her murderer.
Gradually he became calmer. and
at last was able to make an intellig-
ible statament. 1t was to this effect ::
He had quarrelied with Madame
Roquelaire ON the evening of her as
sassination. They had often had
similar lovers disagreements. She
bad terrible temper, but her anger
seldom lasted beyond the hour.
'On this night l lad playfully &C
ccused her of liking some one else bet
ter than myself.
"She retorted words made words.
and still in jest 1 said l would correct
her shaking large closed fan at her
with pretense of rage.
Finally, she grew so violent that
l dressed myself, put on my hat, ard
taking out my valise, / babe her
good night, left the house, and started
upon a trip to Bordeaux, which I had
long been contemplating, and intend
ed to come to her Immediately upon
my return. We had separated in
like manner before that. After day
or two We always came together again,
and we were devoted to each other.
81 am not a brute I was her best
friend-she loved me, and would have
died for me. Why, then, should /
rave killed her beaten her to death
30 cruelty, whom I 90 often caress-
ed "
M. Beauchamp's story was not be-
|ieved. 1t is not the creed of the 20
ice to believe anything an accused
party may assert.
Nine. Roquelaire was buried the
house licked up. put under seal and
guarded day and night by a sergeant
le-ville.
The servants were subjected to
lose surveillance in order to retain
hem as witnesses in the trial of their
master.
The conviction Of Beauchamp was
egarded as a foregone conclusion.
Mons. Jean Beauchamps antecedent
we're those of man with a moderate
ncome a man little known in society
arely seen at the theaters or other
laces of public resort reticent as to
imself or his affairs, end, in fact, by
he few with whom he sought occasion
| compsnionship, looked upon as a
,rt of genteel. well-dressed syhynx.
In two days the trial of M. Beau
hamp approached its conclusion.
lie had for his advocate one of the
members of the French bar,
nd for whose ability the court and {
,e Procureur d'Etat had the greatest
aspect. L
The last witness had been heard,
le State consul had made his first !
lea, when a messenger entered the
,urt-room, pushed his way to the
,unsel for M. Beauchamp and gave !
inn package, whispered q moment :
} him and departed. A French advo-
tie is nothing if not dramatic. The !
lvocate arose opened the packet. !
ok from it a copy of the Moniteur,
nfolded it, and addressing the Judge,
i'd: q
81 think that this trial can now !
ave but one result-that of the re-
ase of M. Beauchamp. / have but
lree new witnesses to offer. One is