Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-11
IN FOREIGN LANDS.
Sudden and Dissraeeful Flight Of a
Canadian Minister.
HE DESERTS WIFE AND CHILDREN
Victoria Entertains Her Friends in
e Royal Manner-Double
Crime in Paris.
lsrscl4l plssArcHzs TO THE nxooaouNos.,
DOUBLE CRIME.
The Latest Partisan Horror-The Murde
of an Innocent Child

The Latest Partisan Horror-The Murder
of an Innocent Child.
PARIS, May 10th.-A meek, inoffensiys-
looking man OF middle age, at the Paris
Assizes, was tried and condemned 10 Geath
for double crime almost unparalleled in
atroeious ssvagery. The monster is Jean
Nodable, PARIS carter. Nodable used to
live with a scavepger, Pauline Maltilatre
who after three years experience wegrisd
of her lovers brutal treatment and showed
him the door. Breathing threats OF ven.
geance, Nodable went away and remained
absent moath.
On The morning of November S0:h Nine.
Malhhtre found Foisble in her apartment.
He urged her 10 resume their former rela-
tons. emphas Zipg his enreaty By showing
rope, with which he said he would hang
himself in case OF her refusal. Mime. Nil
filatre compromised matters by agreeing to
spend the DAY with Vodable. She had a
daughter, Alexaudrine, twelve years old,
whom she supposed 10 be at school as
usual. A, luncheon time the mother grew
anxious. but Vodable Quoted her By saving
that he had given Alexandrine three sous
to get her meal at scaool.
The afternoon was passed BY Vodable
and Nine. Maltilatre IN quatiing bottles of
wine. AS twilight gathered and Alexan-
drine still did not return, her mothers
anxiety revived. Accompanied by Voda-
BILE. she went to the school. where she
learned that Alexandrine had not attended
Thence she went TO the police station. In
quiry was set on foot, but nothing could
be learned OF the missing child. Finally,
tired and disconsolate, Nine. Mslfilatre
went home, still IN company with Voda-
BILE, who passed the night at her house.
No6ahlo t,NOE his loaya 90 RI J. 4, ,,,1.,,
ing, and Nine. Malilatre set about tidying
the room. While thus engaged she noticed
bit of red cloth peeping out from under
the bed. The woman staggered back in
terrible fear. Then she stopped down and
pulled the cloth toward her. 1t was her
child's dress. Alexandrine was found at
last. A shrek rang through the house,
and when the alarmed neighbors entered
the room they found the mother lying in
sensible upon the corpse of her child.
A medical examination showed that q
brutal assault had been committed upon
the girl, and suspicion was at once directed
to Vodable, who, after keeping the police
at bay for couple of days, gave himself
up of his own accord, confessing that he
was guilty of the crime of murder. His
counsel at the opening of the trial begged
for remand in order that Vodable might
undergo medical examination. This was
refused by the presiding Judge, who forth
with began his cross-quest;oning.
Vodable answered composedly, almost
carelessly, and kept looking around the
packed Courtroom as if he were a spec
tator, and the persons present were there
for his amusement. Vodable had suffered
several condemnations for wounding with
a knife or revolver women with whom
he had lived. He lightly acknowledged
that he had shot one woman and stabbed
another in moments of evaporation. He
strenuously maintained that he had been
an industrious and temperate workman,
adding, 81 was great fool % bear with her
as long as did,
The Judge asked the prisoner to relate
the details of the murder. We'll" said
Vodable, 81 found Alexandrine getting
ready to go to school and asked her about
the visits paids to her mother. She said that
she could tell me nothing, as it was not
her business. said: IT you don't tell me
I'll wiring your neck l took her and wrung
her neck"
A sh1dder ran through the audience.
Vodable had told the tale without tremorI
in his voice, leaning unconcernedly over
the rail of the COCK. When the silences
broken by the murmur of loathing from
the public had been restored he resumed
without waiting for the Judge.
Then l pushed her under the bed, and
as she moved a bit l took a stick andI
pushed her farther UNDER
Vodable's counsel made strenuous efforts
to save his clients neck, depicting him as al
jealous lover whom passion had maddened,
but the jury, admirably pitiless. returned al
verdict of guilty. "All right" remarked
Vodable, after listening impassively to the
sentence which consigned him to the guillo-
tine