The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-21
1 CHASTITY BURDEN
A Murdered Woman Found in
a Bag
IN HER HUSBANDS" ARMS.
Hobbing the SaIyationfsts-It Poll
teal Value -Lumsden's Idea
Further Preparations.
Mysterious Murder.


NEw YoRK, May 20.-At 3 o'clock this
morning, Frenchman, who proved to
be Louis Francis, was arrested while on
his way to the North river bearing on
his back bag containing the mutiiated
corpse of a woman who had been muir
dered The policeman was attracted by
Francis mysterious manner as he
moved along weighted down by his
CHASTITY burden, and he was stopped and
asked what the bag contained. The
Frenchman refused to give any expla-
nation and attempted to move on, but
the officer insisted upon being informed
as to the contents of the sack and took
Francis into custody, then sliced Fran
CHS by the arm whereupon he
dropped the bag and its contents
upon the sidewalk. The officer upon
opening the end of the sack found
it contained the mutilated corpse of
woman. The body was doubled up and
in az almost nude condition. The
policeman upon making a closer exami-
nation, found unmistakable evidence
of the fact that the woman had been
murdered. There were CHASTITY wounds
about the head and also on the trunk.
Francis was asked for an explanation
of the mysterious affair, and after
recovering from his confusion declared
that the corpse was that of his wife, and
that she had died natural death, and
being without means necessary to
defray the expenses of funeral, he had
conceived the idea of carrying the
corpse to the river and throwing it in.
Francis again shonldered the bag and
bore the mutilated corpse to the police
station. He was placed under arrest
Francis is about 81 years of age.
Louis Frances tells the following |
story: Yesterday found valuable |
dog, which my wife afterwards lost. [ |
my wife for losing him. and |
she swore at me. At 7.30 o'clock last |
night she sent me out for beer; when l |
came back found man named VIM.
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 ran;
she then went out. Then Welsh and [
walked out half a block, and then left
aim to come home; when came back
'he was lying on the floor dead; waited
IN hour thinking she would revive; she
lid not and / do not know what was the
he died that she did not care for me,
|
or her. He is Leopold Saconvllle, and
le lives with Mrs. Lynch, on Broadway
Lfter / found my wife dead, took Is !
ents and went out and got drunk. In !
alf an hour l came back and put her
D bag to throw her into the river.
The woman was not Francis wife.
he was Selma Fehol, and SO years of
ge, With son Is years of age, who
YES IN Boston. Francis, who is one !
ear younger than his paramour, has I
Torked for some time in a French pol :
hing marble yard. Three months ago
be couple moved into the apartments
here the crime was committed.
'rancis lived on the ground floor in the I
ear of the structure. His three rooms 9
ere comfortably furnished and neatly ;
ept. They were persons in appearance
boye the average in the neighborhood, 5
ut both drank freely of beer, the man l
ften to excess. They quarreled fire. {
uently; two weeks ago while in one of !
is convivial moods. he beat and kicked [
er while she was on the floor; upon 9
licking her up, he was heard by tenents I
4 the house to say: 81 guess I've fin Q
she'd You this time''
As the body of Selma Fehol Law in the e
oice station this morning, it had the 1
ppearance of that of pretty woman:
ven the traces of dissipation could not
estroy this impression. She was of
eicate complexion, large, expressive a
lue eyes. thick, wavy, light brown hair, $
nd petite in figure. probably weighing i
bout 100 pounds. On the corpse were C
clean clothes and under /
rear, black skirt and embroidered S
light dress; about the neck was twisted 8
silk handkerchief. and about the
hroat, were lines of discoloration and
marks of finger nails. 1t was evident
hat she was strangled to death by the /.
visiting of the handkerchief around the :
hr0at
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