The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-06-22

valise was missing from his chamber;
that he had changed his clothes, taking
the discarded suit with him. On going
out he had evidently locked the door of
the salon and taken the key with him.
Specimens of his writing were
found, and an. expert declared that the
pencil-scrawl upon the blood-stained
paper very closely resembled his meth
od of writing, changed, of course, by
the action of terrible mental excite
ment upon his nerves.
There was no doubt in the minds of
the officials that he, in a fit of ungov-
ernable rage, and possibly crazed by
jealously, had committed the fearful
crime, and then, recovering his reason,
had sought safety in flight. Two of the
most expert detectives from the Pre-
fect's Office were soon on his trail They
traced him to Marseilles, 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 appar-
emily unconscious.
Recovering, he alternated from pro-
testations of innocence to bewailing the
death, as he asserted, of the only wom-
an he ever loved, and calling upon
heaven to pursue with its direst tor
ments her murderer.
Gradually he became cooler, and at
last was able to make an Ineligible
10 off 10
had quarreled with Nine. Roquelaire
on the evening of her assassination.
They had often had similar lovers dis
agreements. She had terrible tenn
per, but her anger seldom lasted be-
yond the hour.
"On this night I had playfully ac-:
cused her of liking some one else better
than myself
"She retorted; words made words,
and still in jest | said l would correct
her-shaking large closed fan at her
with pretense of rage.
Finally she grew so violent that 1
dressed myself, put on my hat, and,
taking out my valise, babe her good
night, left the house and started upon
trip to Bordeaux, which 1 had long
been contemplating, and intended to
come to her Immediately upon my re-
turn. We had separated In like man
ner before that. After day or two we
always came together again, and we
were devoted to each other.
Il am not a brute; L was her best
friend-she loved me and would have
died for me. Why, then, should [
have.have killed her; beaten her to
death so cruelty, whom l so often ca
ressed? 2"
NJ. Beauchamp's story was not be-
lieved. 1t is not in the creed of the
police to believe anything an accused
party may assert.
Nine. Roquelaire was buried, the
house locked up, put under seal, and
guarded day and night by sergeant
de-ville.
The servants were subjected to close
surveillance in order to retain them as
witnesses in the trial of their master.
The conviction of Beauchamp was re-
garded as foregone conclusion.
NJ. Jean Beauchamp's antecedents
were those Of man with moderate
income; a man little known in society
rarely seen at the theaters or other
places of public resort; reticent as to
himself or his affairs, and, in fact, by
the few with whom he sought occasion
al companionship, looked upon as O
sort of genteel, well-dressed sphinx.
In two days the trial of NJ. Beau
champ approached its conclusion. He
had for his advocate one of the shrewd-
est members of the French bar, and for
whose ability the court and the Pro-
cureur d'Etat had the greatest respect.
The last witness had been heard, the
State Counsel had made his first plea,
when a messenger entered the court
room, pushed his way to the counsel
for NJ. Beauchamp and gave him pack
age, whispered moment to him and
departed. A French advocate is moth
ing if not dramatic. The advocate
arose, opened the packet, took from it
a copy Of the Monite1tr, unfolded it,
and, addressing the Judge, said:
Il think that this trial can now have
but one resultant of the release of
Nj. Beauchamp. l have but three new
witnesses to offer. One is few lines
in this paper, the Moniteotr, bearing
date June IA, 1873, one day before the
murder of Nine. Roquelaire. L will
real them:
- Escaped from the private Maison
de Sante of DR.. Roguet d'Allaire pa
tient accepted and registered as Jean
Boudinot, insane from jealousy; placed
in the asylum by his wife, Nine. Matilde
Boudinot, May IL, 1871, as incurably
insane and violent; height, five feet ten
inches; powerfully built, brown hair,
scar on cheek; was clad at time of es-
cape i'll dark, close suit.
This notice" continued the advo-
cate, 81 offer in evidence"
"But what has this to do with the ac-
cused or the crime?" asked the Pro-
cureur.
Owe shall see. L now call DIR. Al
laire.
DIR. Allaire came TO the witness
chair. He stated that Boudinot, the
escaped lunatic, imagined he had mis-
f, sion 10 kill his wife for her infidelity.