The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-21
4 TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
PERPETRATEO BY AN INHUMAM
FRENCHMAN IN NEW YORK.
The Fatal Jump of Odlum from the
Brooklyn Bridge
Broke Five RIBS and vitality Affected
the Heart.
A Vessel Foundered at Sea and no
Lives Saved.
The Resignation of Indian Agent Miles
Received at Washington.
AGhastIv Rnrian.

this morning Frenchmsn, who proved |
to be Louis Frances. of 307 Tenth ave-
nue., was arrested while on his way TO |
the North river, bearing on his back a
bag containing the mutilated corpse of |
q woman, supposed to haYe been muir |
dered. A policeman was attracted by |
Frances mysterious manner as he |
moved along, weighted down by his
CHASTITY burden, and he was stopped and |
asked what tue bag contained. The |
Frenehman refused to give any explsn- |
alton and attempted to move on, but the |
officer insisted upon being informed |
as TO the contents OF the sack and
took Frances into custody. The |
policeman then seized Frances by the |
arm, whereupOn he dropped the bag and
contents upon the sidewalk. It tell with
a smashing sound to the asgstones and
the officer upon opening the end of the
sack found, to his surprise and horror,
that it contained the mutilated body OF a
woman. The body was doubled up and
in almost a nude condition. The police
man, upon making closer examine
ton, found unmIstakable evidence of the
fact that the woman had been murdered.
There were ghastly wounds about the
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blood had flown freely and had coagu-
lated on the corpse. Frances was asked
for an explanation of the affair, and alter
recovering from his confusion declared
that the corpse was that of his
wife and that she died natural death.
Being Wilhuai The means necessary to
defray TIE expenses of a funeral, he con-
ceived Tie lea OF carrying the corpse to
the river aBG throwing 1t in. The Off
Ger refused to accept the explanation and
Frances again shouldered the bag and
bore the remains to the police station.
He was placed under arrest and steps
taken tc investigate the supposed crime.
Frances is about 81 years of age. He
made no attempt TO explain the affair
when closely questioned other than TO
repeat the story that his wife had died
at their home, on Tenth avenue, and
that he was simply deposIling the corpse
in the river on account of his inability
to give it Christian burial.
FRANCES STORY.
Lewis Frances tells the following
story: Yesterday found a valuable dog
which my wife afterwards lost. l re-
preached my wife for losing him, and
she swore at me. At 7:30 o'clock last
night she sent me out after beer. When
| came back | found q man named Nm.
| Welsh with her. Welsh works in the
same shop with me. She sat on my lap
and kissed me, then she threw glass at
me, then a eau. She then went
out. She walked out half
u block and then l left them,
and came out When l came back she
WIS lying on the floor, dead. waited
! an hour thinking she would revive, but
she did not. Don't know what was the
cause of her death. She told me before
she died that she did not care for me, but
she liked the man who put up the wine
for her. He is Leopold Saconvllle, and
he lives with Mrs. Lynch on Broadway.
After found my wife dead l took six
| ten cents and went out and gos q drink.
In half an hour came back and put her
IN bag to throw her into the river.
NOT FRANCES WIFE.
The woman was not Frances wife.
She was Selma Fehet, 50 years old, with
son IS years OF age. who lives 10 BOs-
ton. Frances, who is one year younger
than his paramour, has worked for some
time in French polishing marble yard
Three mouths ago the couple moved into
the apartments where the crime was
committed Frances lived on the ground
tfooT 10 the rear of the structure dis
three rooms were comfortably furnished
and neatly kept. Both were persons in
| appearance above the average in the
neigh5oThoDd, but both drank freely ol
beer, the man often to excess. They
quarreled frequently. Two weeks ago
while ID one of his convivial
moods, he beat and kicked heI
while she was on the floor, and upon
picking her up was heard by the tenants
II the house to say Il guess l have fin
Ished her this times" AS the body OF
Salina Fehet lay in the police station
this morning 1t had an appearance ol
once having been that of pretty wO.
man. Even traces of dissipation could
not destroy this impression She was Of
delicate complexion, large, expressive
blue eyes, thick wavy light brown hail
and petite IL figure, probably weighing
about 100 pounds. On the corpse were
scrupulously clean underwear, blach
skirt and embroidered night dress
About the neck was twisted elk hand
kerchief and about the throat lines o.
: Observation-Disclosures marks of finger nails
1t was evident that the woman had beer
straugled to death by twisting hand
kerchief about her throat.