The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21
DEVILISH DEEDS!
A New York Beast Murders
His Mistress and Then
Sacks Her Bofy
A Horrible Tale of Sin and
Degradation TO Point a
Dreadful Moral.
Two Men Killed by Gas Ex-
plOsiOn-An Ocean Mystery
-PIymOush's Sad story.
Battle with ICCbergs and Death
A Baby Deyoured by Dog
A Murderer's "Giory."
TWO Lewd Lives Lead TO Murdel
und de NH.


TWO Lewd Lives Lead TO Murder
ana DE ath.
New York, May 20.-At 8 O'Clock
this morning, Frenchman who prov
ed to be Louis Francis of No. 3O7
Tenth avenue, was arrested while oh
his way to North River bearing on
his back bag containing the mutt
lated body OF a woman who had evil
ieutly been murdered. The police
men, attracted by Francis mysterious
manner as he moved along, stopped
him and asked what the bag contain
ed The Frenchman refused to give
an explanation aud attempted to move
on, and the officer took him into Gus
tody, whereupon he dropped the bag.
The officer, upon opening the end of
the sack, found it contained the mutt
lated body of woman. The body
was doubled up and in nearly nude
condition. and bore unmistakable evil
dencc of the fact that the woman had
been murdered. Francis was asked
for an explanation of the affair, and
after recovering from his confusion
declared that the corpse was that of
his wife and that she had died natu-
raj death, but being without the means
necessary to deiray the expenses OF q
funeral, he lad conceived the idea of
carrying the corpse TO the river and
throwing it in. lie was placed under
arrest and steps were taken to invcsii-
gate the supposed crime.
Francis is about 81 years of age, and
made no attempt to explain the affair
when closely questioned other than To
repeat the story thtt his wife had
died at their home on Tenth avenue
and he was simply dopositing the
corpse in the river on account of hit
inability to give il Christieu burial
MIXED STORY.
| Louis Francis tells the following
story: Yesterday found II valuable
dog which my wife afterwards lost.
reproached my wife for losing hin
and she swore at me. At 1850 o'clocl
last night she sent Inc out Tor bee
and when came back found n maj
named William Welsh in the room
vi it'll her. Welsh works in the SAINT
shop with me. She sat on my lap an'
kissed me. and then she threw glas
AT me. She then went out. She walk
ed about n half block and then LEI
them TO come out. When came bacl
she was lying on the floor dead.
waited an hour thinking she woul
revive. She didn't; don't know
what was the cause of her death. Sh
told me before she died that she di
not care for me. but she liked I'll
man who put up the wine with he
lie is Leopold SacOnvillc and he liv'
with Mrs. Lynch, on Broadwa
After | found my wife was dead
took 10 cents and went out AL
got drink, in halt an hour can
back and put her in the bag to thro
her body into the river.
WHO THE WOMAN WAS.
The woman was not Francis vii
She was Seine Fcthat, 80 years oil
with son Is years of age who Inv
in Boston. Francis, who is one ye
Younger than his paramour, h
worked for some time in "a Frent
polishing marblc-yard. Three mont
ago the couple moved INTO the apa
mcuts where the crime was comm
ted. Francis lived on the grou
floor in the rear structure. The thu
rooms were comfortably furnish
and both were persons neat in appe
ancc aud above the average i'll
neighborhood, but
BOTH DRANK FREELY
of beer-the man often to exc
They uuarrelled frequently, and
weeks ago, while in one OF his c
yiyial moods, he beat and knocl
her while she was ON the floor.
upon picking her up, was he
by tenants in the house
say: 81 guess l have inns
her this time"
AS the body of Selma Francis la
the police station this morning, II
the appearance OF once having bee
m pretty woman, and even the trace
l. dissipation could not be discrr
She was OF delicate complexion,
large, expressive blue eyes, thick,
wAvY, MGHT-BRowN HAIR,
and was petite in tlgure-prob
weighing 100 pounds. On The co
were scrupulously clean underwe
black skirt and an embroidered Il
dress. About the neck was twls'
silk handkerchief and about
throat were lines of discOloration
marks of finger nails. twas eyI
the woman had been strange
n death by twisting the handker
about her throat.
~ Gas Explosion Kills Two
st. Louis, May 20.-At 10 o
this morn ing one of the huge
meters nj the works of the st,
GasIipht company, corner of s.