The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
NEW YORK LETTER,
Correspondence.
New York, Feb. II, 1890.

New York, Feb. II, 1890.
The arrival in this city last week
OF two French detectives on the trail
Of murderer serves to extend to
America the excitement in a case
which Is the present sensation Of
Paris. Michael Eyraud, the murder
CT, is supposed to be in this city
under the surveillance Of the police.
His victim, who was 1.-THE collector
by the name Of Goaffe, was reported
to the Paris police as missing last
July. lie was last seen in the com
pany Of Eyraud and the latter's mis-
tress, Gabrielle Bompard, known as
"the hardsomest woman in France"
GOufe had just received q large sum
Of money and vas spending it freely
for drinks. Some weeks afterwards
his body was found in a ditch near
Lyons, and close by was a broken
trunk. About two weeks ago, the
woman B0mpard who after the
mur Ter had disappeared with Ey
raud, suddenly entered the Office of
the Project of Police and stated that
EYraud had killed GouTo while She
looked on. She La} brought the
victim to her rO0m and willie his
arms were around her, the murderer,
who was concealed behind C1Ttain :,
stole forth and stranglcd him. They
had q trunk prepared aad in it plac-
ed the body, which they afterwards
threw Into the ditch near Lyons. The
woman expected to receive immunity
by turning States evidence, but in
THIS she will be disappointed as the
law does not allow it.
TO PREVENT CHILD ACTING.
Tie question as to whether chill
dren under sixteen can legally he
permitted to appear in any perform
ance or exhibition is being settled
this week before the Court Of Gen
craI Session.. 4 number Of these
little tots, who represented the chill
dren of the "old woman who lived
in q shoe - have been delightlng the
audiences at Ni5lo'5 for some time
past. The Society for the Preyen~
tioa Of Cruelty to Childre1 is pro
scouting the matter, and Mr.. Mea lie,
tie manager Of the threatc has been
hauled up for mi5demeanor under
the Penal Code. \ great deal Of in
terest is ccatore1 GA the trial, "a
this is regarded as 3 test case. The
manager claims that the children
are well treated and that they con
! tribute materially to the income OF
their parents. He also says it is IN
, fair to attack him and allow other
! managers to go unmolested. There
IS no doubt, but that public opinion
is with the manager. The Society
i5.yery inconsistent, and sec ms filled
with some queer notions as TO "crael
ty," which it has often displayed be
fore, If it exercised half Its dilig
enCc in looking after the pinched-ur
children employed in factories, &C.
and the worn out cash,boys and cash
girls its usefulness would be mGcl
greater.
CLEARING OUT \ BURY1NG-GROUND
y rather CHASTITY work is being
performed this week. which consist:
in the cXhuming aad crcmatiog 0
the bodies Of persons who died o
contagious diseases, and were buriel
in the Quarantine cemetery. There
! are 800 Of these bodies aitogethe
and they have been accumulatin!
, during the past - years. A tenn
porary rctort has been CONSTRUCTED
on the premises into which the re
mains are thrown in patches Of fft,
! or more. The bodies are first du,
, MP and piled in heap until batch
is obtained when they are placed il
, the furnace. The work is belnl
done by the same contractor and tn
| same men who cleaned up the debri
} after tue flood in Johnstown.