The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-27
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Parisian Murders Moro .Atrocious ThaA
Those OF Any Other Nation.
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Parislan Murders Moro .Atrocious Thaa
Those OF Any Other Nation.
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There has been an epidemic Of ofmurder In
France for some time past and many Of
the crimes have been Of the CHASTITY de-
scription. Brittany seems to have the un-
enviable distinction Of excelling in this
respect. II Is not long since farmers
wife near st. Briene chopped her husband
TO pieces to make him quit drinking. A
still more savage crime occurred In the
same district recently.
Jean Faure, youth OF eighteen years,
was employed as farm-hand by Mme
Josselin, widow. He fell In love with
the widows daughter, Celestine, who was
sixteen years of age. He knew he had no
chance Of marrying her, as she was
wealthy and had hosts of admirers.
Among them was young farmer named
Princemain, on whom all the jealous
hatred OF Faure conferred. He vowed that
Princemain should never marry Celestine.
One day the latter went to visit her uncle,
the parish priest Of neighborlng village.
She was to return home In the afternoon.
Faure determined TO lay In wait for her.
He armed himself with rife, reaping-
hook and a sheath-knife. About three
hours later Celestine appeared. Faure, who
was concealed in a copse by the wayside,
rushed forward, and seized her. He un-
tied her long hair, rolled IL round his
hand, and dragged her into the copse. He
then sat down, placed her head between
his knees, and proceeded to saw her head
OH with the reaping- hook. She fought
desperately for time, and then tainted.
Faure picked up his rife and tried to shoot
her, but the cap had been wet from lying
on the grass, and failed to go off. He then
resumed his reaping- hook and the saving
operation. The girl, meantime, had re-
covered her senses, and fought her MUIR
derer with all the energy of despair.
After having her. hands mutilated In a
frightful manner she succeeded in wrest-
ing the bloody weapon from his grasp.
He then drew his knife aud hacked
of her nose aud slashed her
face to pieces. "You are bound to
kill ma thenS" she moaned, as she
fell back exhausted. ~ am replied the
murderer, coolly, and hac.1l away leis-
urely. Her cries, meantime, had attracted
two passers-by, Jean Couellan and Pierr o
BRAND. As they approached Faure fed.
Celestine was so disfgured with blood an d
wounds that they did not recognize her.
On learning who she was 1t was agreed
that BRAND should go to the village for
help, while Couellan should remain with
the victim. But as darkness set In Couellan
lost courage and, needless Of the entreaties
OF the wounded girl, abandoned her.
He had no sooner vanished than Faure,
who had been concealed near by, reap
peared. "Ahp he exclaimed, "you told
them was the murderer. Well, you will
tell II no more" And as he spoke he
plunged his knife into her breast. He then
jumped with his heavy boots on her bleed
ing face, and, having stuffed her mouth
with clay and leaves, left her for dead.
Meantime BRAND, accompanied by the
priest and a score Of villagers, returned
and found the girl lying almost lifeless on
the ground. They knelt around her and
soon discovered signs of life. She was
brought home, and for weeks hung be.
tween life and death. The doctors refused
to do anything further than dress her hor-
rible wounds, as they pronounced her re.
covery impossible The liquid food sh,
took used to pour out through the gaping
wound In her throat. And yet, In spite OF
the doctors, she has recovered.
Her would-be murderer hid In the wood.
and swamp, occasionally venturing out tc
the farm-houses when compelled by hun.
ger. One man, con gicted Of having giver
him shelter, was condemned to a month,
imprisonment For FIVE weeks six brig.
ades OF gsndarmerle and hundred peas.
ants armed with rifles beat the country
round in search of him. He was finally
captured. Last Wednesday he was trlet
and condemned to lifelong Imprisonment
at hard labor, although the jury-for al
French juries do that-admitted extenuat.
ing circumstances in his favor. Several
murders Of an equally brutal character
have occurred In the provinces.