Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-22

the philadelphia Times dated November
18th saws:
The New York zsitupa to-day contains
an exceedingly interesting story In rela-
ton to the Whitechapei murders which
wss sent by cable by the Zsitune's special
correspondent. A literal translation OF
the article is aa follows:
A few weeks ago, while sitting in the
Cafe dc Boulevard, l happened to look
10 an English newspaper. Suddenly my
interest Sas awakened by notice stating
that the corpss ct your g gill had been
found ia White chapel She had evidently
bean murdered. added to this was the
statement that a few days ago murder
had taken plscs ON the aame spot under
similar circumstances which had caused
great excitement among the lover classes
Of the population.
| Invoiuntarily this newspaper notice
/ brought nv thoughts back 20 the time of
my stay in Paris, years ago At that time
q. serisa Of most atrooious murders had
| filed all Paris with horror and indigna.
tion and spurred the Persian police on
10 fsysrith activity. The fiendlsh deeds
had an astonishing similarity to the
I brutal murder, tae account of which I
4 had just read. The horrid mutilation Of
the body in ell cases was the same.
soon forgot that fearful coincidence and
would not have thought of il more had
net, some time aiterward, the news OF
another horrible Whitechapel murder 81
traatsd my attention.
I Then, agSin, those fearful reminis
cences came with force 10 my mind, aud
remembered all the circumstances as
they wore impressed upon 1t l5 years be.
/ fore. My memory did not retain tho
name Of tho murderer, who aflerward,
not through the ability Of the police, but
more through an accident, had been
brought TO trial; but remember that the
murderer did not pay with his life for the
1 tiendish deed, ano the possibility that The
same man had now regained his liberty
shot into my mead,
/ Was the same man who was called
"s4uvtur des ames perdus" Saver of
Lost Sonlsl then by the people still
living and at liberty TIE conclusion
! was terribly logical that he has begun his
bloody activity now on the other side of
4 the channel. 50 the ftst thing I wanted
T to know was whether this man hat re
+ gained his liberty. Ia my inquiries
+ FOUND out that his name was Ntcholans
/ Wassilsi and that the unfortunate had
left the Russian city Of Tirsspol in the
department Of Oherssn, where he had
been imprisoned up to the 1st of January
OF this year
This does not, however, yet prove the
identity OF the "seuveur des amss perdusn
With the woman. killer Of Whiteehapel,
bat it is perhaps a clue which Will swal.en
interest tne world over. The following
facts are gathered from diiiSent re-
searches from acts Of the palals de justice
in Paris and from the private iuna,ic
asyium in Rayonne: In the year 1872
ther6 was movement in the OStaodoY
Church OF Russia against some sectarians
which caused good deal of excitement.
Some OF the people who wers nlenacad
because of their religion, a d from the
country. Most of them were pea SAINTS /,
VINO, without many psogs, could take
leaye of their homes, where suffering
stared them In the fa'e on all sides.
Nicholaus Wassilyi ouly left good
home. His parents were quite wealthy.
They had had him well educa ed, and
had even sent him to the college AT
Odessa, But Nicholaus was fanatic
hcctarisn, spd he soon assumed the role
Oi leader among them raa etiaf Ashsl
Of bis seet vas the Remuneration 81 aii
earthly Joys in order 10 secure immortal
life in Paradise after death. Members Of
the sect, whether male or female, were
strictly forbidden having anything to dc
with the opposite sex.
Wsasilyl fed 20 Paris. He was m Ell.
celleot type Of 3 Ru.ti4n lie Lad tall,
elastic figure, o regular manly physiog
nomy, Win hurniug, ltngnishiny eyes,
AID with q pale, wAxen.liSe compl II n
He soon avoided all contact Wi'A bis
oouutrymen. He teak mp q sm1ll lodr
ing in the Querti;r Maufsard, whore All
the poor end miserable If Pars We
Here he ssor became a Fiddle TO hi
neighbors. He ussd TO stay all Gag long
in bis room stndying GumB large b0g4s
At nighttalt Ae want out and wandered
aimlessly through tho A.lel until III
morning daRned 70 was ar en- se.r
talking win abandoned women IN .ht
etreet and it soon became knuwo that b,
+ lllcwe u secret mission In doing VI
That is why the RuiCe { The pa1pe caiet
him ''SBuyeur der eGies pesdas .
Fi-st ne tried mil persuasion in spsak
ing 60 the poor fallen creatures RgtA.
iiPht OF the street lSntcsus he Iostnra5
then, telling them 10 return to III p8tt
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tipa that they commenced u new lite
como Of the women we're really t0rnhtt
by his earnts,negs aud promised 10 fuIiOq
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