Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03

| A. Yes.
@. With what puposei
A. To warn my friend that he was In dan
ges.
q. Then you suspected hint
A. did 70 at that time. It was an un-
worthy suspicion, Of which am ashamed
am now as certain Of his innocence as Of my
own.
Gabrielle Dumaine, glove cleaner, Rue de
fOdeon, gave evidence: That she knew the
accused Raoul Girard Intimately; that she
was his betrothed. Intsrrogated as to whether
she had ever heard Girard speak Of his
uncle, declared that she bad, but very rarely.
Thought she had been told Aeismer's name
but knew nothing about him, except that he
was rich and miserly, and bad behaved very
badly to hsr friend. Bid Girard ever use the
language Of enmity in referring to his unclel
No; he spoke bitterly about the usage he had
roceived, and that was all But his language
left the impression that be disliked his unclel
Oh, certainly; how could it be otherwisei
4eissner bad treated him shamefully.
@. Did you ever zee I'm Girard's possessiona .
long dagger, with curious writing on the
blade, and an oddly -shaped sheathi
A. Yes, once saw such . adagger; Raoul
visited us one day ~ passing, and showed it
to US; it bad been given him, he said, by his
uncle " ek or two before, and he was than
On his way to sell it II b could find . pur-
chaser.
@. Was that long agoi
A. Yes; more than year; perhaps two
years; I cannot Ay PRECISELY.
Q. Would you recognise this weapon and
fts sheath II they were shown youi
A. I think 20
Q. l. that The daggeri Shown theponiard
used in the murder).
A. It Il very Ike it; I remember the chry-
santhemum flower On the blade.
Q. II that tho sheathi OShown the sheath
from n do 81 Florent's collectiOn).
A. I be 1--we It In, or one exactly like il.
@. What was the last occasiOu ON which
you saw the accused
A. On Monday night, little after ten, he
tapped at the door Of our shop in the Rue de
rOdeon, and went to tho door and spoke to
him.
Q. How long did your conversation lAsti
A Only few minutes.
@. Did he refer to his uncle at all during
your interview
A. Oh, NO; we talked almost exclusively
about the comedy which Raoul bad sent TO
the Odeoa.
Q. Did you obssrvs anything peculiar in
Girards manneri
A. No, did not; tor Raoul has always
been the aAmA.
9. You do not think your conver,atiou
lasted moro than I've nainutn1
A. I am certain e lasted no longer than
that. Raoul would not come In, and Il was
mowing at the TINA
Abel Lsnormand, Journalist, stated that hs
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company with hb frisnd T9on, and seeing
workmanship, in . shsath made to initiate
closed fan. Had taken up the dagger and
handled II, admiring ths nne temper of ths
steel. The weapon now shown him that
found boide the dead body Of Aeizner), il
was at al events ID very fac-simile. Could
to Girard, but thought 4 mu4 have been q
least couple Of wears ago
Augus.s lnson, journallst, confirmed ths
evidence Of the last witness.
Pierre Roussel, servant ct the house No. %
Rue Dauphina, bors witness to the fact that
6irard did not return homo until after two
o'clock ON Tuesday morning, and that his
coat sleeve was ripped up from the cuff to the
shoulder.
Isaac Cohen, money lender, stated that b
bad Known tho deceaesd Joseph Meinner for
over thirtyyeara Lkissner was q man Of
eccentric and miseE1y habitA Remembered
whiting him on ono occasion, and passing on
the stairs the accused, Raoul Girard, who bad
Just left hisuncle. On that occasion Meisner
bad complained bitterly 10 him (Cohep) Of hin
nephew's conduct, saying that the young
man was n scnpe9racaI \ rns,>l. that h had
been sxtortine mouey, ~ umal: mil tbst he