Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-15
From TIE 8e,S York Herald

PARIS, June ll.-Albert Pei. the watch
maker Of Montreun, appeared to-day be
fore the Seine Assizes, charged with one
of the most terrible poisoning indictments
ever brought to light in the annals OF
Partisan crime.
Before o'clock this morning all the
streets leading to the Palais de Justice
We're thronged with eager crowds, two
thirds Of them being women. By 10
O'Clock the court room was packed with
spectators. Among them l noticed the
familiar faces Of fashionable Parisians
seen during the winter at theatrical first
nights.
a long table covered With ''{eS pieces a
c0nUicuOn." resembled small laboratory
of furnaces. 1etorts, blowpipes, bottles
large and small. and boxes with white
labels. In the centre Of the table stood
large china basins containing the bowels,
intestines. stomach and liver OF Pels first
wife. Another series of china basins con-
tanned the white ashes found IN Pefs
stove, supposed to be all that is left OF
Ellie Bochmer, Pefs mistress. third
series of basins contained ashes OF re-
Gently executed criminal burned by med
ical experts in a stove similar to that Of
Pers to enable the jury TO decide whether
the ashes found in Pefs stove are the
ashes Of a human being or not.
At 1l:45 Pei was brought by two gen.
darmes into court. He IS deadly pale.
He has very thin. cold, gray eyes and
enormous gold spectacles. He has a
pointed. black mOustache, and several
long black hairs onEhis chin give him Me-
phist0phelean appearance. The first thing
he did after his entrance into the prison
ers' box was TO examine intently and
with a diabolical smile the basins con-
tanning the remains Of his victims.
At noon the President ordered the
gretfier to read the Qcte OF accusation. Pei
is only 30 years old. BE was born in
Saxony. The following is the story of his
crimes:
In 1873 he came to Paris with his mother,
and began business as a matchmaker,
putting up his sign at No. Al Rue Roche
chouart. He devoted all his leisure mo-
ments To music and chemistry, taking
special delight in the study OF poisonous
drugs. He was very eccentric IN MS
habits, often passing himself off for a pro-
lessor Of the Sarbonne, and wearing deco
rations to which he had no right.
On Aug. Is. 1872, Pe's mother, who had
been rnaltreated by him for many years,
was seized with violent pains in the in
testines, with intense thirst and vomit-
ing, and after few days Of excruciating
agony she died. Pei allowed no doctor to
come near her, and he explained that the
old woman had met with a sudden death
by playing with an electric apparatus in
his ROOM The nei0hOOrs all suspected a
crime, but no police investigation fol-
lowed. A few days aiterWard Pei sold all
his mothers effects and went on a de-
bauch with the proceeds.
In May. 1879, Pei employed a servant
named Marie MahOin. Five days after
Marie entered Pel's service she was seized
with terrible pains in the intestInes, with
intense thirst and vomiting. The young
girl got worse each day. During her ill
ness Pei introduced into his apartment a
second woman named Eugene Meyer,
VINO forthwith became his mistress.
Eugene was also seized with violent
pains in the intestines, with intense thirst
and vomiting. The two women nursed
each other, but Marie MahOin, fear
ing something wrong. ran away and took
refuge in Beaujon Hospital, where she
was speedily cured. Eugene Meyer,
however. since the day she entered Pel's
apartment. was never seen again. Pei
sold her clothes and iewelry, and went on
a debauch with the proceeds. When Pei
changed his apartments a few weeks later
blood stains were found on the walls, but
again no inquiry was instituted.
In 1880 Pei removed to the avenue
Kleber and married a pretty young girl
name Eugene Buifreau, who brought
uilu "a uDMIF VI dsNp1 lLdutHs 1 ne ntAt-
ding took place on Aug. %, and on Oct
IL Nine. Pei died after two weeks Of vom-
iting, thirst and intense pains in the iu-
festines. Pei allowed no doctor 10 come
near his young wife until she was in the
last agony OF death. Pei declared that
her death was caused by eating poisonous
mushrooms, a story that was believed
readily by the doctor and no investigation
wds made. The stomach, liver. and intes-
tines OF this young wife are now in the
china basins in the court room, and are
declared by medical experts to be impreg-
mated with arsenic.
Nine months later Pei married another
young lady, Mile. Murat Bellisle, who
brought him dOWry OF 6,00Of. Ten days
after the wedding Pel's second wife and
her mother were seized with circulating
pains ia tine bowels, vomiting and intense
thirst. but the mOtber-in-law having the
presentiment Of evil left Pel's house and
persuaded her daughter 10 do the same,
thereby saving both their lives. Pei had,
however, got hold Of the 6,000f. and pro-
ceeded TO spend them in reckless de-
in 1884 he made the acquaintance Of a
woman named Ellie Bochmer and the
fw0 lived together in "A small house al
Hontreuil. Ellie sold Credit Foncier
I,Hts and gave all the money to Pei. On
MY 3, however, she said, In reply to Pel's
atlb thAitaliE5s -HbL dubbhGI huus Ou
Zoe evening of that very day Ellie
was seized with sudden pains in
the intestines, vomiting and in.
tense thirst. Pei forbade heI
10 call any doctor or admit any neighbors.
During PePs absence, however, two
wOmen-Mme. Chesnet and Nine. Deveu
entered the forbidden apartment anC
found EliZe writing in fearful torture
tearing out her hair and lacerating hei
flesh with her finger nails. This was on
July II. Since then she disappeared
just as Eugene Mayer did in 1S79-anL
was never seen again.
Shortly afterward the neighboTs were
alarmed by terrible stencil, like that o.
q decaying corpse, coming from Pel's
apartment. Great excitement was alsI
aroused by a fire, like that of a black
smiths forge, that illuminated Pers win
dOws day and night IN spite Ofsthe closely
drawn black curtains. The neighbour
gathered In the night near the apartment
gazing with almost supernatural terr0l
upon the mysterious flames behind th'
black curtains, feeling convinced tina
some internal drama was beng enacted.
Toward morning TWO women, less
expectations than the rest, h0istod them
triye- up no "a level with the window, AM
through ihe opening saw Pei naked