Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-04
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR
a ROMANCE OF CRIME.
The sequel TO Two Mysterious Cnlifor-
mia Murders.

IT. LOCfs. Jan A special TO the Globe Demo
craf nom san Francisco says: romance OF crime
which equals anything in GaOoriau has Just
cunis 90 light here through the discovery OF
ago a fTdll French woman, named BOnier, was
fslnd DEAD N her room In Waverly Place. in this
CITY. There were signs Of a fearful struggle and
traces % brawny fingers on her neck. Her Ugh
bors had heard her Lilkin- the previous night with
a man with a strong nch-Csnadisn accent As
u,lIi with such women, she had 'rOyer,- who
took her earnings, and who was very cruel 70 her
THIS nan was arrested The police believed
tucy had q sure case against him. While the ca e
was pending. however, another French woman OF
the same In was found murdered In Sacramento
under similar circumstances The officers, after
frGitlss- sssrch for he murderer were about 70
Iiye up TN chase, when, by the merest accident,
some OF the stolen 1ewelry taken from the Sacra-
mento woman was found upon notorious woman
o. the town named Carrie Mortimer, who was
known n . mistress OF Chas. Mortimer, French
Canadian Further search OF this woman's prenl-
So brought TO light other and very expensive jcw-
cry, inciudiGy a number OF diamonds, and when
Questioned IS 20 her Possession OF them she SAID
that Mortimer rad given them 10 her:
ne officers arrested Mortimer, and, after some
sO0d detective WORK. fastened upon him not only
TIE murder OF the Sacramento women, but also Of
the Mayeriy place eyprian- In due time Mortimer
Was tined In Sacramento, and his mistress, Carrie,
testified against MIN. and proved the Two murders
upon him with many other crimes After Morti-
ner's conviction he feigned insanity, and shortly
before the day OF execution his brother, who had
COnle all the way from Canada 10 rescue MIN from
JAIL, was snot on the roof OF the Sacramento jail
This ends The prologue OF the romance. The lover
OF the murdered woman knew she had property In
Pans and also a son whom she was educating. He
went 20 Pans Succecded In establishing his claim
TO the estate lived there In fine ST. 10 on the
rentals Meanwhile Wayerly place, tue scene OF
the crime, was Invaded by the Chinese. rev
months ago a Chinese tenant OF the murdered
MOman's house. in making some repairs, tore down
an Od partition and found an old Tin can contain
Ing old letters and papers TnIs he showed 10
capt. Bisagr. aFrenchman, who Is agent for several
chimes INNS. The captain found, To nis astonish-
Ment, that the papers consisted OI deeds TO prop
erty In Paris from Marie Bonner 10 her son Pierre
BOuleTe with the address OF the latter In Paris
There was also a bank book, showing that the
dead woman had deposited money with Gustave
Maize president Of the French bank, OF this city,
who Subsequently tHUeLLled about 500 OF lne
fDHds of the bank. and then committed suicide
when exposure caIue. The captain sent the deeds
10 Paris, and was grdIiued last week 10 receive a
letter from the attorneys OF the son, Pierre, IN
Paris declaring that the lOng-lOSJ deeds hdd ell
abled them 10 make good the claim OF tI'' o. 80
his mothers estate, and 10 Dust the adSr;., i, 80
who had deprived the nghtiul heir OF his liz.
nance.