New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-21
counsel for the accused to-day took out writ OF
habeas corpus returnable on Friday when the matter
will be heard on the question of admission TO bail
HIS WIFES BODY IN A BAG.
ON HIS WAY TO THROW IT IN THE RIVER.
BRUISES on THE BODY INDICATING THAT THE
WOMAN WAS MURDERED.


BRUISES on THE BODY INDICATING THAT THE
WOMAN WAS MURDERED.
A light, barely discernible through the half
closed shutters of the small store at No 525 West
Twentyeghth-st attracted the attention of Patrolman
Mccormack Of the Twentieth Precinct,
shortly before a. yesterday, and he
raped the shutters Mr.. BrowD the proprietor, who
lived 10 the of the store. out and said that he
was sitting up with his sick wife. While they talk
ing man approached the other side Of the street. He
was under the medium size aud struggling under
heavy load which he carried in a big white sack.
When almost directly opposite the let the bag drop
upon coalbox After few minutes he raised It again
and started in the direction of the North River Then
Mccormack called out:
"Hold up minute What have you got in that bagi"
The little man replied, with French accent, " have
got my wife in the bag Then he let the sack fall and
from its open mouth protruded the head and feet OF
dead woman az going to throw hor into the
river" he explained. at found her dead in the
house, and cannot afford TO bury her." He appeared
cool and sober and made no attempt to escape The po
liceman raped for assistance Patrolman Deerlng
found handcart and helped to take the prisoner and
the body to the police station in Thrty-seventh-st
There the body examined. II that of a small
woman, thirty-six, dressed in night clothing. No
marks OF violence found except scratches
the neck where red silk handkerchief was
tied loosely. The face mottled with purpsh
spots. suggestive OF death by stranguation and
blood had flowed from the mouth The handker
chief, although hanging loosely about the throat had
been stretched and the knots pulled tight The police
suspected that the woman had been murdered but the
dead. He said he was Louis Francois
age thirty-seyen, Frenchman. living @ on on
HIS wife Selma native OF Massachusetts,
hnt Of French descent They married in Boston in
The woman had been separated from another man, he
said and had son by her first husband The boy lives
in Pittsfeld Mass. with his father.
Coroner MESSENGER questioned Francois. but coud
not get any replies TO strengthen the suspicious Of
10 police court and remanded into the custody OF
Captain washburne until to-day. Coroner Messemer
Policeman Mccormick went to the Frenchman's rooms
and found them clean and orderly. although
noticed was newspaper pinned against the window OF
the bedroom. Inmates OF the front and rear tenement
ago he struck her in the face and knocked her
through a partition her face was so much discolored
baker by trade. but recently he had been
employed marble-polisher at No. 239
ON TUESDAY. but went to High Bridge when he re
turned he brought young Japanese hound. which he
because the might advertise n reward The dog
escaped after Francois left house Mrs Francois
looked for Il later and expressed much alarm To Mrs.
Smith. who lives in the front house. she said that
that nc probably would kin her "Ie has threatened to
kill me before" she said Francois returned about
Welsh workman employed in the same shop with
Francois went the house and drank beer with the
couple. Francois kept coding his wife about the dog
and OF being too familiar with other men, He
left the house with Welsh 10 o'clock and promised not
10 hurt the woman About midnight Mrs Mcbride, who
lives second floor OF the house heard sound
like that OF heavy body falling on the floor below
Coroner MESSENGER made the autopsy in the OF
DR. Justin Herof and several surgeons OF Bellevue Hos
pita Tie aferwari wrote the result OF the examina-
tOn follows: "The autopsy revealed four bruises OF
the scalp, and another the right side OF the
abdomen causng extravasaon OF blood in the tissue
surrounding tho liver and right kidney. There was
fracture Of the trachca (windpipel from sranguaton
fnccrmarks the throat and marks OF stranguation
by pockethandkerchef on the throat The blood In the
heart remained fluid after death it does
in all OF sufocation from inhalng Hum
mating gas siranguation, drowning, etc. The
lungs were cOngescd and Gdematous and also showed
conclusive evidence OF strangulaiion."
At the pocesaton last night the evidence OF murder
was considered conclusive because the could not
have stranged herself in the manner described by the
coroner.