Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-04-04
A STRANGE SUSPICION.
The story OF Two Wandering Jug.
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Madame Renewal was a rich widow.
residing at Chaville, between Paris AMI
Versailles, France. She had an only
son, Charles, aged 'wep'y. On A'g'rst
10, 1874, Charles Renewal went for a
stroll through the wood of Men6on, on
the borders of which his mothers dwell
ing was situated. He walked as far as
Velizy, and at eleven o'clock drank
wine at the wine-shop ofFrancis Desaix,
in that village. At ten minutes past
eleven he quilted the wine-shcp, and a
few minutes afterward was seen by one
Pradier, blacksmith, enter the wood
on his return homewsrd. An hour later
say quarter past twelve-Jean
Chevert, a laborer, found the dead body
Of Charles Renewal in the wood, a few
hundred feet from the wine-shop. The
youth lay in a pool of blood, dead. He
bad been stabbed in the back, right be-
low the left shoulder, and had fallen
about ten feet away from a large tree.
The theory was that the assassin had
been cenceale behind the tree, and on
Charles's passing it, had sprang out ard
stabbed him. His watch and purse
were safe. There was no iootmark-
nothing, in fact, 10 afford any clew.
When
FEYDEAU. A CELEBRATED DETECTIVE,
then in the zenith of his success as a
shrewd and acute officer, was put upon
the case, the first question he asked af-
ter examining the body and locality,
was:
"Who is Madame Reneval?"
She was widow when, five years be-
fore she leased the house in which she
still resided. Her husband has been a
government contractor and acquired
wealth, and one day took it into his
head to blow out his brains in his
bathroom. For what reason? Feydeau
travelled to Brussels 20 find out. 1t was
briefly, because he found that his wife
had a lover, and considered himself in
the way. so he dispatched himself in as
cleanly and etiectual way as possible
stripped, getting into his bath, and pat
ting bullet INTO his head. All his for
tune was lett 10 his son, but his wife
was to have one-quarter of the income
accumulate for the benefit Of The boy.
hn i..I ha
and unmarried, the entire property was
to 60 to Madame Renewal
Madame was in deep grief at the boys
death, and refused to be ccmforted. She
offered fabulous rewards for information
tending 10 throw any LIGHT on the youths
fate.
After some weeks had gone by Pra-
dier, the blacksmith, remembered that
Just before he saw Charles enter the wood
he observed
A WOMAN WITH SACK
on her back pass from the road and
turn in among the trees. The Desaix,
of the wine shop, remembered that at
the time when Charles drank his wine,
rough-looking man, with grinders
wheel, and a woman who accompanied
him, were in the room, and when he
asked Charles whether he was going on
to Jouy, where a grand fete was to be
held that day he replied that he was going
TO return to Chaville through the wood.
Desaix further remembered that soon
after this the woman got up and quilted
the wine-shop. This man and woman
were sought fer, and found at Artenav,
north of Orleans. 1t was perfectly true
that the woman had entered the wood,
but the blacksmith had omitted to say
that the man was with her, and that
they returned at once to the highway
having found that the path led among
trees and bushes, and not to a dwelling
where they might find an opportunity
to exercise their calling.
FEYpEAU's SUSPICIOUS.
In November, Madame Renewal gave
up her house and quilted Chaville. an
nouncing her intention of retiring to a
country house. owned by her late hus-
band. near ChateaurouX. A strong sus.
picion had entered the mind OF Feydeau
ever since Ee had discovered the cause
OF Monsieur Renewals suicide. True,
that Was five years before, but neverthe-
less he coul not help associating the
dea h of the youth with the cause Of his
fathers un imely fate. Consequently Fey
deau, on learning that Madame Renewal
had quilted Chaville for Chateauror,x,
resolved to visit the latter place. He
did so, and found Madame ,eneyal COM
fortably locGteo in abeautiiully arranged
dwelling, sitIated on lovely stream
flowing into the Loire. She had with
her youth of about twenty-five years.
who passed as her son.