, 1888-11-15

ever, that the Imagination OF the noveists
is surpassed In real lite.
At Premilieu in the department OF the
Ain, for instance, u woman named CRU
met, rs years old, had dispute with
Jeannie Toriou, a venerable person of her
own age about her way of making coffee.
Nine. Grumet, growing angry Glove jean
ME Toriou's head in two with hatchet.
Then she took out the brains of her victim,
salted them and put them under glass
cover. The crime was discovered two days
after, and Grumet has been sentenced to
penal servitude for life.
THE LATEST CRIME.
The latest provincial tragedy took place
at Flaujeac, in the department of the Dor
dogne.
young woman, aged 16, rejoicing in
the poetic name of Anna Beausoleil has
just been sentenced to twenty years inn
prisonment Perigueux for arranging
the murder OF her husband to whom she
was married last May
Anna had many admirers, among them
q carpenter named Chassagnard, who had
a small fortune OF 15,000f. She feigned
to be devotedly attached to him, but after
they were married she accepted the atten-
tions of Marcelin Gispalon, a rustic.
Chassagnard had consumption, but not
of kind sufficiently rapid to suit his
young wife. She therefore told Gispalon
a woful tale of her unhappy married life,
and induced him to promise to kill Chas.
sagnard. Gispalon lay in wait for his
victim On lonely road one dark night,
and cut his throat with long knife.
The wounded man dragged himself to a
neighboriDg farmhouse, where his wounds
were dressed and his life prolonged for a
few hours. He asked for his wife, hut
she was only induced to see him when
tnreate, ed with arrest by the local author.
ties. She coolly accused Gispalon of the
crime and he was arrested. Upon his con-
fession she was also arrested, and acknowl-
edging her guilt was sentenced to long
term of imprisonment
Gispalon got fifteen years.
ART AND MURDER.
The Rue de Prony drama has mean
while occurred in Paris, and given de.
lightful pretexts for maIevoent gossip.
AS the cable yesterday informed you, the
actors in the affair are Van Beers. the
well-kDown painter, Paul HackenberRer,
bank employe. and Georgette Duvernet,
pretty but capricious beauty.
Hackenoerger had fallen in love with
la belle Georgette. who, after at first re-
spending to ais passion had thrown hiw
over. He grew jealous OF his ex-mistress'
lovers and threatened to kill them. At 3
o'clock yesterday morning Hackenberger
rang the bell of Georgette's apartment in
the Rue de prony, and when the servant
maid opened the door, pushed by her into
the sleeplnQ-room, where he discovered
the faithless fair one and the painter re-
clining on a divan, in costumes differing
but little from those worn in Eden.
''SorteZ d d'ici, ou je vous tue!' exclaim-
ed the indignant bank employe. Aud to
emphasize his words he fired IA revolver at
the ceiling. The ball ricochetted and
smashed looking glass.
Turning to Georgette. HackenberRer
then exclaimed. "lf you don't leave this
man alone III blow your brains out!" and
aimed his revolver at her heart.
Van Beers jumped up, and making his
body rampant for the lady. exclaimed;
II defy you, monsieur
Hackenberger fired four shots, only one
Of which took effect, slightly wounding
the painter in the LETT arm
Van Beers at once rushed to his over
coat and drew from it his own revolver,
with which he fred five shots at bis as
sailant. wounding him in the upper part
Of the thigh.
PITILEss AS FAIR.
When the rivals and their inamorita
we're brought before the Judge, Hacken-
berger asked Georgette to Withdraw her
charge, but she refused saying, "C'est lie
seul moyen de conper court ses menaces
ct ses violeDces" Hes been ppstering
and prosecuting me for long time, ami
now that he has squandered all his money
he spon9es on me.
Mr. Van Raara ia rapoyeripn from his
slight wound and was well enough this
morning to receive Alexandra Dumas,
Bouguereau, Puvis de Chavannes, Jules
Breton, Meissonier. Jacquet and scores of
other distinguished painters who called to
congratulate him.
A FRATRICIDE.
Lastly, to fill the cup of horrors, from
Saintes has just come news of a terrible
crime which has spread terror through the
Commune of Varzay.
Two brothers named Faure had for years
lived on bad terms. A few days ago their
hatred eliminated in IA quarrel, which re.
suited fatally
They began disputing about some trees
of trifing value which Dor dered one of
their farms. Words quickly led to blows,
and at last. in the heat of passion, the
younger man rushed home for his gun.
which he fired point blank at his brother,
who fell bathed in blood
The neighbors hastened TO the spot and
did what they could for the victim. Mean
while the murderer barricaded himself in
his room, threatening death to anybody
who approached.
As he was known to be well armed and
desperate the persons present merely
guarded the house until the arrival of the
police.
When the officers of the law reached the
spot regular seiee began. M Faure,
firing recklessly upon the crowd, success
fully sustained the attack until ni9htfall.