Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-11-22
AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE.
The Investigation of a Mysterious Murder
in France.
Paris Cor. London Telegraph.

The Investigation of Mysterious AzurdeE
in France.
Paris Cor. London Telegraph.
Paris is at present stirred to its depths
by the revelations made respecting the
career of Pei, the poisOner of Montreal.
Pei is now at Mazas, on q charge of hay
ing made away with his servant, a
woman named Marie Boehmer. He is
also charged with having poisoned his
first wife.
N. Kuehn, the chief Of the investigat-
ing department, is busily engaged in fol-
lowing up any cleWs which may bring
the murder of the servant home 20 the
accused. Two boxes which belOnged to
the missing woman, were found to con-
tain napkin which bore the imprint Of
a bloOd-stained knife. A large dinner
knife has come to light, supposed to be
the instrument with which Pei cut the
burning it by some of the chemical pro
cesses in which he is an adept. it is
thought that the victims remains we've
placed in the closet, as Pei had been OBJ
served to make frequent visits there on
three successive days in July last. This
is somewhat borne out by the fact that
when the cess pools were drained por-
tions of human intestines were found.
Pei is clock maker by trade, and was
married in 1880 to a young woman nam
ed Buffereau, employed in a shop near
the Champ Elysees. Two months after
/ the marriage PePs wife died in intense
agony. She was hastily buried Ia the
/ BIOntmarrre cemetery, but her remains
/ are about to be exhumed by order Of the
/ procureur OfJhe Republic.
! A year afterWard Pei married a Mile.
| de Murat, who is still alive. Pei denied
/ that he had been married to his first
wife, but III. Kuen confronted him with
! his brOther-in-laW, and he then admit
tied the marriage.
] III. Kuen has made a minute examina-
/ ton with a microscope Of PeIs house at
MontTeuil, and in the interstices of the
floor have found living organisms such
as exist only in putrefying blood. When
J Pei arrived in Montreuil from Nanteere,
where he ran away from his second wife
I and creditors IN July last, he was ac-
cOmpanied by the servant Marie Boeh-
mer, who, it is said, was formerly a lay
sister in acOnVent and afLerWard a milk
seller in the Rue St. Denis. she intrust-
ed q large share. of her savings to the care
of Pei, and about three months ago sud
denly disappeared
Pei, in answer to various inquiries. said
he had sent her to the hospital. The
neighDOrs, however, assert that one
night, about the time Of Boehmer's dis.
appearance, a great fire was visible in
/ PeI's house, and that the air around was
infected by an offensive OdOr. In an ad.
iacent sewer some human hair has been
discovered, and it is in this direction, al
well as In the closet, that III. Kuen made
his principal investigations to-day. Pc
{ viii probably be brought face % face
with his second wife to morrow.
1t is not long since the mother of the
alleged poisOner was killed by an electri,
battery made by her son. Pei is in
very respondent condition at Hazas. anC
has not partaken Of much food durinl
; the past two days. A mouton. or asso,
ciate, has been placed with him, as /
. was feared that he was about to COMM
3 suicide, and possibly the accused clock
+ maker may make some statement to thi
=. person.