Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-04-28
A PARIS MYSTERY
by ne Author Of NY Duoais and Ny
DasgAsr-

visiting him On ous osCaslun, AMI p1zaug On
the stairs the ac,uasi. Ilaoul oirari, vho hai
Just left hisunclc Ca that oocasionM asncr
had cumpAlnei bitterly % him Cohen q hs
nrThcws coniuct, saying that ths yong
man was a scafsgraoc. a rascal. that h. Lad
bccn exforting moucy, A. usual eni thai -
lMeixns1 would D. ruinsi II tbs " g on
Hal hoari Meiesncr NY uiore than or RI tiat
b. etrcctoi 10 L. municrcl lomo da flrlte
Eake q tho trvaaIr- hc krrit I'm h.s o. "a.
Hal advis.i Nj ..fler g. D. 4 ~, tr,'l r, %
hh banker. bat h. had D. Lllo o.. c0ud
not bar u % D. cut q - SIGHT Wen
Nc!oucr spoke - exfrCillg 6, u Uurl I'D,
u WAS vithout ufcrt.os o. az iuiif.dlaL
Thopulicu SerErani Gau.cr gave cyiicncr.
that. on ihs nlghi q McDlay. tie eiih, h. had
b.cn Stationed In The Ruodo l.Che Hmem-
bor,l thlt. shi,e sfAnllns a. q as,r.rt q. riior.
araa hai Tacoi him. walking yc y fs q, In
To Il .c.iion q tho Iata-c a. arm.
Ihs m vas ~ uAilling gh', al a. MY
u.aie. vore n ina Tuuu.l D.. en- had 10
grva a'coni Cosifrruiea with tie tc. ti-ci. d.,
ciarOi lat Clfaris fgurc ro.anlieltat q
ths Eiln v ann ~ hal fcra Ih.s was after
tc1o'clack tiought u must have l,sn nenriy
haifpaat tca. b-t hal an imprrr that tie
haif bur il.li NJ yCt rtTurE ID might have
hccn oa.y a quarter Pat u might have locn
twenty m.nuiC.. coulinot ny With certainty,
but th1usht u ~as >nar the half huur
SuysuniCnicnt lsoiru stated that he had
ma.iea careful czanlnaii n q ths court AMI
exterior q this houas No iJ Iazare a. Ma
ann. Rouni thrsc slles q the cuuft vas q
trtllis u stout sod. rcarhlng % dlsfano. %
aiogt o. % 81 iran ths siIls n the wla.lo~s
ON tho --ooui noor. hcnoaih tho viuils -
Msisncrs bsi ciosrt the trriiis torc MARKS
a. II souo ono hal rr'cuily c,lml.,i up by Il
the paint vas s-rapsi on, sni bro and thcre
a Var had ls.n CTactri 81 irukrn 1hcrs
we're marks al-o on the All a the callnet
wlnlow ami fo,tpriu's "a the for. sh1sing
that In his way an sniranoe hai l-on gslned
o. Mcisnors rom.
y In s.nrrhing Msissn-fs ruon On the
night q The muf'icr. in What fC.fion dldyol
dni The kcy q tho ro0m do.ri
A. The Icy was fouai hanging "a a nail
near tho DIR.
q. In order 10 rvach thecahinct viniow By
mans n tic trelils WORK. woal any fJp,ial
darrcc q agility h r,lu.rcli
4. In my opinion, a very syccial dcgrco =
agility would ~ ruguireL fsh0ui oualiior
10 feat q gyinnalt.os.
Tlc jAnltor Mouton. rsaiie.i ani rr-rxam.
ind. ia n that tlrru wAs - dup..onfokay
o. any runm IN Tie d uac II vas Me...frI't
custom. uton In ru.n. b. hang hs door
Icy IN IN nal siero % hal i.-an founl ~
the pie, Hai frequently ssn 10 hanging
thrrr.
no Onlo,r - Iuloe laul.art stated that.
accoullug o. iuliruri.ous lc hai ualkod Al
hls fa.isst Iaoo fran ths bad - lie R1s
naurhlns o. Mme numaiues siop in ths
Roe de IOsio,1u. ttrroe D. tho Has ~ Cou.is
ani ~ Hur d h.chc - thc Ia as. -
Maraun Tho trs takrn o. Coffr thsdis
tAnro bal is,n ii mlrlios I'D ff,onll
xufE ~ fuE gru.E 80 fSsTurCruy
"a. A. o. the tmo vlen tho murl r VA
committed Tie ms,ital testimony gass q
prove tia; tho dAg.cr wound fnIm vh.ct
Ncisnfr did vas niicis,i NJ la'e hnui
"a Mon.lay night The courant - tls r.0lL
nat "a Mclssnrfs JuIrs lefurt. tls CCrJl.t
bard a dun. hoavY n1lss sich ~ wouli IL
cal III by thc fali q to mlnicftsi mani this
10 si.ilstcs. vas after iOo.ciock Ths csn.ls
taken UPSTAIRS hy Mels,ner A. 9o.c,u,k vouh
avs tie )An.tor Mouian, bui n for s,..ut a.
hour anla half hsi.Hnsrs t.ly vas flunl
lying IN f.ont q his writing table. ca tls
tAlle vers sheets a Iafer srasio,i over With
unaal.l..l oaiculsiions. hs hai i..n wol k.ns
Al thcs " ben sldlenlY rAblcl from bh.ni
hlsTen vas found On tLe cor Tho cam.le,
thcresore, wAs s.l huruilg vhen tho fa.al
blow was struck. oou--luently. n Mou'olt
statement - accrp,ei, ihs mgrier vas a, us
mliiei brfore i0so
-. A. 10 ClrAnis oounecil with the AZ.
far -lisrr ve have an unc.a nCtor udyr d,
q sneTlcw noioriogLy poor VIOLA camp.
wilkins q the ezisteIsoe q lal e. ing -
tween this uncle AMI ncpacw. Moaion 10
Wins - a yioient scsnc bstwocn thrm.
Chm hears MeiS.ncr ell his neIheva "a
cal. kAr.al-A uost T,iuctant ~itncs-tosii.
o. that on The night q The mlriar Giurd
q sigu,Aiif-i h.s uncle a. a cur, AM dcc.aroi
that he ha.sd him
CHRISTMAS eve, the evening q the murier.
Il spent b. Glrard AMI SAr-al At the G. = ds
"A SJarcc They loave the cafe toy. her at q
n.ls before 10; Al thsioli q tho Hue Dan.
rhln-, vhrro thcy r,-iie. Cirari quit. hii
fd1ni. sayins that h. has o. f~yaVis.i; 10
o'cio.k l. striking a. they srpa-aic Clrari
glssira. .ht o. thn Rus do 10 leon. o. TIE
~, alrn o a his l.'truthol. Nile. nimalnn.
he tosuAlns with her. s.saking on Indifferent
rihjocts. fra very short time. D., m urc than
i've mlnutcs Aftsr G.rard leaves Nc.
Dumalns there i no diryct cviienoo A. b. n,
Lnuyriucnts
1T Is now little after 10 o'clock -aloui
ten Or hftesn minutes About this time
Police Sergoant Garnler, 40 bis Pct In the
Hue Do Ilchr. IL paz.,i by man ~ miidlirg
heigh, and sinily uiailc. Who hAsieus In the
dircction q tho Passage dc Aaarin. Tie
child Sophie Mouton sss tho hguro -
'tallish lcnierly builr man glide swiftly
pat her window toward tho curt q the
housc; u l., sho thinks. AZ some tins either
little before or little after 10 that he 49,
this man Ias. II u tus that tho cv.iOu0o
both % GARNER ami ~ tie child sophie
Mouion Is indefnite with rogarl 10 tins, bot
the evidence q the Qua supports that - thu
other Tho Oficor - rollce lambert has
Walked AZ swift Iaoe over the rouis fol-
lowed by 0irard On Monday night; II tax
him about thirte.n minatc> 10 far as tho
QUESTION q time Is oOnocnci, the man Who
IAsed Garnisr In tho Rue d. nichs an thu
man who was sesn by Sophie Mou;on ai No
- Passage do MAzarin may therefore have
ben one and the sAne Ter-on; and that pr
son may have hecn Raoul Glrari, the ac-
cussd.
'BsSide tho doai holy % MelaSIer are
found an ivory wrist-stui bcaring an initial
O., and q Japansus dagger with which the
crime was oognmittei oirard, when arrested,
Il found to have AZ one wrist button M ich-
ing that founi In MeisnaTls non; the bliion
at the other wrist Is gone TheJapaas-s dag
gsr Is a rarity; only one other Ike u has ben
found In Paris, in the famous private coliac-
ton of NJ. dest norent. AT one tine, A. has
been proved by several Witness. Glrard had
in his passion dagger exactly rs.calbing
that found beside the oorTse of McSner.
This weapon of Girardis was inclEs.i In q
PECULIAR fan-shaped sheath, which has -
In the sheath bslongins 10 tho
dagrer q N. dc 81 fiorent Tlsse a. no
proof tina, Girard ever parted wiih tho dagger
zen In his possss~ion-
"In what way dos 0irard explain thcss
which combine 20 terribly 70
prove h's vuiiti Tho s'e-- ~"'tN ~ ts'ls n
pgfssely conscesd- II his explanation orvak.
down, 10 VIII - from no contradiction in II,
but simply from its e<.nrai increiihiliiy.
''0irard DECLARES that. swayci BY sudden
inpulse. he went on Monday night b demand
money from his uncle; that he entered ths
RON hy tie window, knowing tina, the jan
itor hal orders not % admit him; AMI, hav-