The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-20

made by the President were calumnies.
The frcRiient replied that proof OF hia
BtatcmcnIg would be produced.
Continuing, tho President aaid that
Eyraud had not caused Mile. Bompartl
to enter upon M immoral life, as he had
irst made her acquaintance on the
bonlevards. Eyraud here interru pied
and declared that no had attempted 10
discourage her from evil courses. The
President rctorted: "a gentleman OF.
iored Mile. Bompart &c, 900 francs II she
would become hia mistress. She pro.
posed to Eyraud that she accent the
oiier and that they enjoy the money to-
gether. Eyraud rejoined: Can we not
have some fun? p"
EfRAuD DESCRIBES TilEsrRAS GLING Sc ESE
Now began tho dramatic point in the
trial. Eyraud having doomed himself
to the block, now attempted to make It
appear that his accomplish inHligateG,
tho crime. with the trunk In which
Gabrielle and he lind packed the corpse
OF their victim, before his eyes, he relat-
cd the hideous details OF the tragedy
with CHASTITY coolnesa. Scarcely word
was heard throughout the court room rs
lie told thu horrible story.
"a prosecution being instituted
against you," said the president to the
prisoner, you went to England. Had
you at that moment tho idea OF killing
some ono In order TO obtain the ueces.
sary iuuds7" NO" "Who had then?"
Tho prisoneranswercd boldly, Gabrielle
Bompard; It was on the It'll or S.h of
July that she spoke to me OF Il jeweler
who, she said, was counting her, and
had plenty OF money always about him.
II scolded and actually struck her to
keep silence, but for the next two days
she kept talking about the affair and
actually told me oil m apartment. to let
in which it would be quite convenient
to commit the crime. | still resisted,
but she kept telling mo that SIZE could
get him to come 10 her house ut any
time, and that II found $4,000 in his
possession it would enable mo to leini.
bureo my brother.in.law and all to
whom owed money and we should be
able to live happily together. \ will
not leave you, she said to me, You have
been my savior before; will save you
now
"As still persisted in my refusal, she
said, You cannot have thought the mat.
ter over seriously. You know that your
brother-in-law has been great loser by
the Fribourg failure. You will be pen.
niless, and your vile and children s,nrv.
ing. | offer you tho means OF making
all pleasant. You refuse, oh! can sec
that you do not love me.
"a began 10 believe her idea, il was ller
ldea-the cotd-was well planned. Att
last after numerous discussions we did
what you know.
HOW GoUFFE DIED.
"0n entering the apartment Gouire
said to Gabrielle: you have n nice nee,
here Yes she answered; it is in or.
der that my lover may not know that |
am decsivirg him. Have you parted? p |
said Goutle. Yes, she answered.
GoutIe then took Gabrielle on his lap |
and tondled her hair and kissed her. |
She said TO him, You have not conpli.
nented me on my girdle; what nice
necktie it would make Tor You, Goultep
and he answered, lido not care for your
girdIe, it is only you love- She then
made playful remark, and began pass.
ing the sirdle around his throst. When
she had done SO she put the two ends
through swivel in the wall, and passed
them to me. was concealed behind
the bed curtain. Ipu!lsd on the cords
anu 6oule was soon strung up by the
neck.
Then | released the cord and seated
him in the chair. | breathed into his
mouth, threw water in his face, but all
to no avail. He was dead. We didn't
intend to kill him, We only wanted him
10 lndorse some bills. l was terrified
and did not know what ! did DO, !
then pulled the string again and left
him hanging. We were both terror
stricken, but we searched his pockets.
Gabrielle took his money and keys
went 10 his office and without n light !
hunted about in the dark but found
nothing. | then went back to the Rue
rtousan du Coudray and thence hume,
where l slept heavily"
There was stir in court, and sub
dued muTmur relieved the terrible still
ness that had prevailed while the s,ran-
eler was telling his tragic and CHASTITY
story.
The judge asked: "What idea did
You have then, if you did not Intend to |
kill Goufle?'
~ was going 10 kidpap him." answer.
ed Eyraud, "seQnestrate him from his
family in order that | might demand
money from them for his release" ~ on |
thought then" said the president, "fhat
you could kidnap Nuiasiar in the very |
heart CT Paris. Ii your design was only |
AS you have declared it to be, can yol, |
tell ne why You have purchased box,
cord, sack? Surely all these things were
not merely,to lrighten the man."
II bought them in case OF accident"
was Eyraud's only reply.
The Judge then told Eyraud to take
his seat, which he did and his face
twitched convulsively as he Eat down,
Tor he probably realized that his doom
wss sealed.
4 moment later lie was taken by two
officers from the room. AS no went ont
Gabrielle Bompari was brought in and
she certainly Gid not look like murder.
Gus person IS she turned the big black
eyes appealingly first on the judges and
then on the jury, while she answered
the questions OF the clerk as to her name,
sga, birthplace. The Judge did not treat
her any more lcnieully than he had
trestedfEyraud. AS for Gabrielle, she
appeared 10 feel neg position 40 the cen.
ter Of interest, and alter the frs. few
moments OF what WAC q trying ordeal,
she recovered her remarkable composare.
.. GAuRlgLLE's HISTORY.
"You were born of good family"
said the president. "You had to be es.
pslled i,om school owing to bad conduct
and coarse language. Aiterward you
were taken home, and then you had
severe! scandalous intrigucs. You left
home and caule here to Paris. When
here you answered m algertisement
offering situation in a firm located ct
Fribourg. OF this firm Eyraud was q
| mariner There vou mot him Hour II n