The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-23

French police obtain a description Of all
criminals in their hands, which will enable
them TO identify them afterward as long as
they live, no matter how hard they try TO
change their appearance. The record Cf
this examination shows that she is meter
and 10 centlmeters, or about feet inches
tall, measures 50 centimeters, or about 81
inches at the bust, has right ear half as
wide as it is long, left foot inches long.
various peculiarities as to sizs and color of
the eyer, and divers marks and dimensions
OF other sorts too numerous to mention.
Although investigation proved that Ga
brielle's story was not to DO relied upon
absolutely, the capture of EYraud became
with this new information Of the first i'm
to secure his arrest If he still remained In
New York aud could be found, aud also
dispatched two detectives to take charge of
him If he should have been arrested, or to
prosecute the search for him II he was still
at large when they reached New York.
These two arrived here few DAYS ago.
The demeanor of Gabrielle Bompard since
her surrender, aud the inability to find any
reasonable motive for her participation in
such a crime whel she had nothing to gain
by it, for she seems to have slared mono of
tho money-and apparently TO s.ecial
affection for the man whose assistant she
became, has given rise To q strange theory
which is being widely discussed among
French scientific men, aad which may play
an important part in her trial should she
ever be brought to trial. This theory IL
nothing less than that of hypnotism. Ev-
perts in the science of personal mag
netism who have examined tho girl
allege that she is what is called
IAN excellent subject and that il is
at least possible that she was under the in
fiuence of the superior will of Eyraud at the
time of the murder to such an extent that
she was not responsible fer her actions. On
this theory is explained her cliuging to the
murderer until she met man OF presum-
ably still stronger will, who seems to have
dominated her IN the same way that Eyraud
may have done, and compelled her to do
what was certainly the most foolish thing
possible for her own good, return to Paris
and give herself up TO Justice The theory
also explains, the experts say, the varying
and uncertain stories she has told as to the
exact circumstances OF the murder AID
many other things that have been noticed
since she has been i'll charge of the police
The police and the general public are not
inclined to take much stock in the hyp-
notism theory, and explain her apparently
almost motiveless conduct upon the theory
of natural depravity. Her return to
France, and her strange action since, with
her stolid bearing while under arrest, they
believe show that she is just weak enough
in intellect to be proud of ner notoriety aud
DESTROYS of continuing a sensational figure.
This theory, it should be said, is carried
still further by some, who dlsbelieve the
girls story entirely, and think that it is
the result of an insane craving for
notoriety, the knowledge that she
was suspected of SO famous a
crime having worked upon her mind until
she has really believed herself guilty, or at
least, has thought TO egg on the sensation
by confessing herself so. There are not
lacking experts in brain disease who declare
that this explanation Il more reasonable
than the story of the crime as told by the
girl, and it is therefore possible that the
Paris police are merely running out false
scent after all and that the murderer of
Gouife may yet have to be sought else
whore than In the person of one Eyraud.
notable for the size and strength of his
hands. IL is worth noting tdat the positive
Identification of Gabrielle as the girl who
was with the trunk az LYONS still remains to
be male. 1t is intended to take her to
Lyons for that purpose within n few DAYS.