The morning call., 1890-06-03
EYRAUD'S STORY.
A New Version Of the Murder
Of GOufe.
Ho Charges Gabrielle BOmpard With Hay
Ing Done the Deed.
SiCkening Recital Of How the Body Was
Disposed OF = Their Escape 10
MarSeilleS.
Special Dispatches to THE MoRsIso CALL

NEW YORK, June 3.-The Courier des Etats
Unis has from Havana an interview with
the murderer Eyraud. he says in part:
"One morning, in speaking with Gabrielle,
/ told her l intended going to Ger
many or some other country to work
Gabrielle begged ME to wait awhile. On the
assurance that she had something in view
which she intended to undertake, she made
an appointment for me for o'clock in
the evening and l was at the rendezvous
promptly. She handed me a key to the
secret door TO her house, telling me to re-
turn at o'clock.
"But she has declared you killed Gouffe, I"
interposed the reporter.
81 never killed him." replied Eyraud.
"When 1 left the house at 9 o'clock l
heard great deal of noise and laughter
Plenty of bottles of champagne were being
opened. Pretty soon Gabrielle came to
look for me. She gave me some keys and
sent NE TO find some papers belonging
to Gouffe. l could not find them, and hear
ing a noise left Gouffe's house and returned
to Gabrielle. | looked everywhere, told
UuL COulu uOi lHt phptlos
"Then Gabrielle raising her arm in the air
said to Inc, Look | turned my eyes to
where she pointed and saw Gouffe suspend
ed by the neck with his tongue hanging out
of his mouth.
''Who strung him up there?" ! asked.
81 will tell you later" replied Gabrielle;
sin the meantime help me put him IN a
trunk"
1T is impossible to describe" continued
Eyraud, "how difficult tits to place dead
body in bag We cut down the body
Of GGntfe .h and M tried tan in r.Isd6 vain ito to
body in the air and when it was suspended
it was much easier for us to put him in the
bag. 1t was still difficult operation TO
put the sack in the trunk. Without letting
90 of the cord we lowered the body of
Gouffe gradually, until we got it in hori-
zontal position above the trunk.
ION the sides his legs and arms rested l
pushed him into the bottom by pressing on
him until the body touched the bottom of
the trunk, but the legs and head remained
outside. Then Gabrielle proposed to cut
the head off in order to close the trunk
| continued in my efforts, and using extra
force succeeded in pushing the head inside.
We locked the trunk. and Gabrielle told me
she would teeke care Of it: We placed 1t
n9ipr uouusz-,.. Ind returned to the house to
sleep" -o'd. 0FessA-,-s=-
4nd you did slgsl gsilf' Asks asksd the rep0ftsr
Soundiy," was. EyrauGH Oh yp.sriSs.
was very tired by the work l had done. l
then returned to Gabriele's house and we
took tickets for the station near Lyon.
We carried the trunk to the neighbor-
hood where Gabrielle was well acquainted
and left it there. We then took extra tick
cts for Marseilles. In the latter town we
purloined 1000 francs, of which 2OOO be-
0nged to an Englisnman who admired
Gabrielle. Then we returned TO Paris. In
regard to Gouffe, there was some prospect
was hitch"
"And what about this accomplice to
whom Gabrielle refers in Paris?" asked the
reporter.
About that l cannot talk at present. 1
will tell the prosecutor on nay arrival in
France"