West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-08-07
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Medical Science Restoring an I'm
beetle Witness.
The Murder of Monsieur Louard in His
Workshop-The Scheme of a Tramp to
Achieve Wealth and the Detec-
ton of His Crime.

Pierre Louard and his wife lived. in
1860, on n small estate near Lesav. in
Poitou, France. They had three daugh-
tiers, Marie, Louise and Agnes. On a
July morning in the year named Pierre
found man asleep in his stable. He
was about twenty-five years of age. shoe.
less, hatless and with only few miser-
able rags to cover him. Moreover. ne
was half dead from starvation and ex-
posture. He said he was the son of a
physician at Chalons; that his father
had been convicted of crime; that his
mother had died broken-hearted: that
his friends had spurned him, and that
he had sold the little property he had
and wandered away in search of some
spot where he could earn a living and
remain unknown. Louard procured
him clothes, took him to the stream that
flowed near by and furnished him with
everything needful to make him look
respectable. Then Mad. Louard gave
him hearty meal and spoke TO him
with motherly kindness. The end was
that they took Afghan into their family.
and he on his part showed great anti
tude at teamwork and the care Of cat
tie.
Though Louard possessed a fine old
dwelling beautifully situated, he had
but little land and was barely able to
make subsistence for his family.
formerly be owned a fine estate. but
unfortunately be had aspired 20 be an
inventor, and the result was that be had
parted with acre after acre of his patri-
mony and achieved nothing with his
mechanical labors. In the rear wing of
the dwelling was a room which Louard
specially claimed as his There he had
latbes and a furnace and all the tools
and materials which his mechanical
pursuits demanded At the end of the
corridor, directly facing the entrance
20 Louards workshop, was a room oc-
cuDied by Frederic Buchy, a son OF
Madam Louard by former marriage
This Buchy was twenty-five years old
uDcoutb, somewhat ignorant and dis
sipated.
On the night ofAugust2. 1860. about
nine o'clock, Madam Louard and her
eldest daughter, Marie, were seated i'm
a small parlOr near tne main entrance Of
the dwelling. The door was open. and
view Of the wide center stairway could
be distinctly had by the occupants Of
the room. Suddenly there was sound
Of hasty footsteps on the stairs. and
mother and daughter turned their eyes
iu that direction Buchy appeared on
the first landing 10 lis shirt-sleevrs
why, what is the natter Madam
Jouard exclaimed, rising and Fastening
into the ball. As she reached n Bu.
chy's feet flew from under him and he
fell with great force striking HE head
ON The hard Oakcn stairs. lie lay there
consoles On being raised blood flowed
from wOuna in the back Of bis head
Medical aid was summoned Ov Afghan
who came in az the front door. soaked
with q heavy rain. almost Immediately
after The accident The doctor declared
that Buchy.s skull was fractured. and
next day ho was removed ~ she hospi.
tai q po.ters
IN Che meantime Monsieur L0uard
bad not been -aeu. ID was no uncoo-
mon thing for bim 90 remain ali nIght
lu h workshop. End even until late the
next morning. Though 10 was sug.
ge-'cd ihat ne should be- summoned
Afghan opposed l. aging that be had
been moody ano reserved for some DAYS
past and q knowledge ~ what bad be-.
fallen Buchy might have an injurious
effect upon bob mind
'Let u.s. remove Buchy' said Aig
nan, and then We can invent stjry
about Dis having gonc 70 visa his uncle
90. Pmoi.Iv"
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