McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-28
4 FIENDLSH FRENCHMAN.
Murders HIS Paranlomr and is Caught ,cit
Her Body.

Murders HIS PdranlOtsr and is Caught tciH
Her Body.
A o'clock this morning, says New York
dispatch, Frenchman named Louis Francis,
of No. 307 Tenth street, was arrested while on
his way to the North river bearing on his back
bag containing the corpse of a murdered
woman. The policeman was attracted by
Francis mys terious manner, who was stopped
and asked what the bag contained. The
Frenchman refused to give any explanation,
and attempted to move on, but the officer in
sisted upon knowing the contents OF the
sack, and took Francis into custody. On OPEN
ing the sack it was found to contain the mutt
lated corpse of woman. The body was
doubled up and in almost nude nditiOn.
The policeman, upon maxi ny closer egamina-
ton, lOund that the woman had been murder
ed. 1h re were CHASTITY wounds about the
head and trunk. Francis WAS asked tor an
exp aratOn, and, alter recovering from his
con:us on, declared that the corpse was that
o. his wife, who had died u natural death, and
ne, being without the necessary means TO de-
iray he expenses Of a funeral, had conceived
TINS plan for 6isiOSing of the body. Tnis not
being accepted as satisfactory explanation,
Francis was placed under arrest. and steps
we taken to Investigate the affair."
Louis Francis tell the following story:
Yesterday found Il valuable dog which my
wife afterwards lost. l reprOached her AMI
she SWOre ut me. at haf-paSt seven last
night sh Sc me out for beer. When came
back found man named William Welsh IN
the room with her. Welsh works in the same
shop with me. She sat on my lap and kissed
me-. Then she threw glass at me and then
eau. She then went out. Then We III and
| walked out half block. Then left ;iIn o
come home. When came back she was " NJ
on the floor deaf. l waited an hour thinking
she would revive. She did not. ] do not
know the cause OF her death. she told ire be-
fore she C.ied, she did not care for me, but she
ked the man who put up wine for her. He
is Leopold SacOuVille, and lives with Mrs.
Lynch on Broadway. After he found that
his wife was dead. he took ten cents and went
out ana got drink. In half an hour he came
back, and put her in a bag TO throw her
wife. She was Selma Sgpot, was IS years old,
with son IS years of age, who lives IN BO:-
ton. francis is one year younger than his
paramount. He worked for some time in a
French polishing marble yard. Three months
ago the couple moved into the apartment
VIII, re tie crime was committed. Francis
lived on the ground floor. in the rear of the
structure. Both were accustomed to drink
freely of beer, and quarreled often. Two
weeks ago, while under the influence of
drink he beat and kicked her while she was
on the floor Upon picking her up he was
heard to say, Il guess I've fixed you this
time.
AS the body of Selma Sapot lay in the police
station it was plain to see that she had been
pretty wo1nan. About the neck was tied
elk handkerchief and about the throat line
of discoloration and marks of finger nails
were found. 1t was evident that she had been
strangled to death by twisting handkerchief
about her neck.