The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-01
EYRAUD AND GABRIELLE.
The Companions in Crime Face to
Face in the Place Of
Murder.
heir Accounts Of the Strangling
Of Gouffe Differ In Material
Points.
Dramatic Meeting OF the Murderer and
His Former Mistress-Tholr
Mutual Hate.

Mutual Hate.
LONDON, July 31.-The celebrated case of
Eyraud, the stranger, is still fresh in the
binds Of the people, and will take rank as
criminal casus oelebre. A year OF more
30 one Gouffe, q police officer in Paris,
Jas mysteriously strangled and the case
|afflsd the keenest officers. Not the slight
kt thread upon which to hang clue could
discovered. The officers were in despair
nd on the verge Of abandoning tho search
nd filing tae case away to be revealed only
b the day when land and sea shall both
i've up their dead and their secrets. One
by few months ago the head of the Paris
|olice force was electrified by the appear
bee of a rather handsome young woman in
is Office, who coolly unfolded to him the
ltire story of the strangling Of Gouffe, she
|PinR witness to the whole affair and the
bed having been done by her then para
our. According to her story, the victim
as lured to her apartments by
,r own blandishing smiles,ll hav-
z in % his uL:3s possession s99; a a. large .!s
abrielle Bombard on his lap he was seized
ON behing and in few moments
rangled. Taking the proceeds Of their
ack deeds the lovers sped to foreign
nds, finally landing in New York, making
le trip of the continent to Frisco, and as
+ east again as Niagara Falls. Here
NV lover found favor in the eyes of the
larmer and, having money to spare and
ryaud being by this time penniless, she
prsook him and went with the latter lover.
a short time she had confided to him the
ory of the tragedy in her apartments in
aris and upon his earnest representations
pe returned and told her story. In the
eantime, deserted and lonely, in strange
nd. almost penniless and haunted by the
wful thoughts of his cowardly crime the
rangler had made his way to New York
I'D from there to Cuba, where he was cap
ned after one of the most exciting and
Fanatic chases in police records. He was
tomptay taken back to Paris.
Eyraud and Gabrielle Bompard were con-
onted with each other on July in Paris
the room in the Rue Troncon-D -Ducoudray
here NJ. Goutfe was murdered year ago.
The prisoners, says the London Stand
DIS dispatch, ''Were brought to the house
separate cabs. under the guard of M.
oron, chief of the detective department,
I'D of several of his subordinates. The
pom where the crime was committed had
ave been on the evening of the crime, with
le easy chair placed in front of the alcove,
lrtains concealing the rope and pulleys.
In entering the room, Eyraud was seized
ith emotion, which he sought vainly to
Pnceal. He kept passing his hand over his
|rehead and eyes, as If to drive away the
orrible vision which must have haunted
s brain. Gradually he gained compos-
Fe, SO that quarter of an hour later,
hen Gabrielle Bompard was ushered in,
was quite calm.
"The woman was in very excited condi-
pm. On catching sight of Eyraud she
rank away and turned her back to him,
ying several times: I will not look at that
an On the request of Mr.. Dopffner, the
amining magistrate, Eyraud proceeded in
calm voice to explain how the crime was
mmittee. He said:
|" 4 have promised to tell the truth, and
IL tell the whole truth. know what is in
pre- for me. I regret to be obliged to
arge my former mistress. Turning to
m.] When Gouffe had been invited to
me in Gabrielle Eompard got him to sit
|wn on the easy chair you see there. Then
% placed herself on his knees. was con-
aled behind the curtain ready to inter-
me at the opportune moment. Soon
hbrielle united the cordeliere (silk
Fd) she wore round her waist and play
Ay III uOO0S IOUllu IU0
eriff's officers neck. Gouffe had no
1T of suspicion. Gabrielle Bompard rest
X her head lovingly on Gouffe's
oulder, placed behind his head the end
the cordeliere in the swivel attached to
end of the cord. pulled vigorously,
p pulley acted we'll, and Gouffe was
nged. He died quickly
M. DOpffer-Then you did not stranple
uffe with your hands?
Eyraud (calmly)-No; hanged him.
M: Dopfer-But you know marks were
md on the throat of your victim which
peared to be due to the pressure of your
gers.
'Eyraud-I assure you did not strangle
n. The marks of which you speak may
ye been caused by the knots in the
'delier6 with which he was hanged.
While Eyraud was speaking Gabrielle
mpard manifested great annoyance and
ger, and even interrupted him several
hes. When Eyraud had finished his ac-
INT, and she was asked to give her YER
n. her anger was boundless. Turning
md she glared at Eyraud with eyes fash
with rage, and In a voice of uncontroll-
le passion she shouted:
You know it was you who killed him.
is is how it was done. I was sitting on
uffe's knees. Eyraud put the rope round
uffe's neck, but Gouffe turning round
ckly, caught sight of Eyraud and stood
Then Eyraud spranR upon him and
angled him with his hands upon the
caught by giving myself mp, and you
ut to make me pay dearly for that; but
They will not believe you.'
Eyraud-Whether am believed or not
Do not matter. have told the truth. I
not wish to damn you. regret being
iged to speak thus against you. but
st tell everything.
IA of Gabrielle, who, foaming with rage,
pt repeating. No! no! it was you who
everything Asked by Mr.. p0pffer to
blain what, in that case, abe was doing
this time, the woman replied. why /
cd in a corner with my back turned in
er not to see.' Neither of the prisoners
Md admit that the version of the other
correct.
To-day Gabrielle Bompard is still in an
tied condition. The murder was evil
htly cleverly premeditated and prepared
both the prisoners, for even the rope and
swivel at the end had been covered with
4 similar to the curtains. With the idea
t their victim might trv to save himself
clinging to the curtains, the rings by
ch they were hung had been cut OF and
laced BY thread. II 10 said the examin-
magistrate believes that Eyraud's YER
Ut the crime il nearer the truth than
It OF Gabrielle Bompard. He is con-
ced that the latter took = much more
i've part than she will admit both in the
parstion and in the execution Of the
me-"
Writing at later date, the same CORES
ldent says: "The extreme agitation in
which hs;,e Gabrielle saat.!s Bo%pa.d YES thrown
the very room in which n. Gou6s
murdsrsd has resultsd in hss fall
i'll 6ho vas IN 0ueh Q eon6ition laas