The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-26
INDIANAPOLIS,
cane of the murderer. a mounted oragoon


du Temple the house in which the d'Ellard
apartments were situated. The dragon
was the bearer OF q note from Baron
dEllard, the murdered womans son, to his
mother. saying that she need not expect
him back to dinner, as he had accepted an
invitation to dine with some friends. The
Baron, it may be added, only returned
home at / O'Clock the next morning. and
was quite ignorant of the tragedy until the
fearful news was impaired to him by some
people of the crowd which was still
gathered in front of the house at the time.
By that time, however, tho body of the
Baroness had been removed to the morgue,
where the legal and Official post-mortem ex-
animation was TO be made.
Delphine slowly recovered from her
wounds but owing to the darkness which
prevailed at the time she was assaulted she
did not retain any clear recollection of the
assassin's appearance. On the other hand,
the servant who opened the door to the
murderer in the apartment above that of
the d'Ellards, WAS able TO give the police
good description of the man. This descrip-
ton conceded with the description which
the concierge was able to give the authOri-
ties. In addition, an elderly man. who re-
sided in another apartment Of the same
house, was able to give other descriptive
ciews to the police. as he claimed to have
been visited by the same murderous per-
son some few days previous to the date of
the murder. The gentleman referred to
added that. not knowing the individual
who rang the bell, and mistrusting the
story that he was desirous of obtaining en-
ployment as q clerk. he quickly shut the
door in his visitors face and thus probably
saved his own life.
ONE OF A BAND OF ASSASSINS.
From the first the police were convinced
that the assassin must have had accom-
plices, and that he must have been well
acquainted with the habits of the Baron
and his mother. Even now the police act
upon the theory that the man arrested was
not alone in committing the murder. The
crime, it should be added. bore so close
resemblance in gene raj details to the assas-
sinatioD. q short time ago. of NJ. Olivier,
the money lender at Neuilly. that the po-
lice are, to O great extent, justified in their
suspicious. In the case of the murder of
Nj. Olivier. two criminals, named respect
lively, Ivorol and Garoudissy, were arrested
and confessed to their guilt. and tho police,
from certain facts which came into their
possession at that time, believe that both
the Olivier murder and the assassination
of the Baroness d'Ellard are the work of
an organized band of assassins more
numerous and more extensive In
their organization than at first
supposed, and that Lieutenant
Anastuy. the man arrested yesterday.
who is q dlssipated man, and who Is known
to be overloaded with debt, and who bears
very bad reputation, was probably the
chief Of the band of assassins. This, how
ever, is only the popular police theory, and
may not be based upon the actual facts III
the case.
The Lieutenant now under arrest was
retired, not entirely of his own free will
from the infantry regiment to which he be-
Ion ged about two days before the Baroness
d'Ellard was murdered. The prisoner.
who was arrested in q cafe. where he was
enjoying himself with some of his assoei-
ates, insisted that he was innocent of the
crime charged against him. but the police
are confident that they have the right man
in custody. Lieutenant Anastuy is said to
be q former friend OF Baron d'Eliard. The
police have in their possession kid glove,
dropped by the murderer, and a knife OF
English make. stamped with the initials
The murdered woman belonged to a most
distinguished family. She was the daugh-
ter of Gen. Baron Boulart, who was IN
command of the artillery of the old guard
of Napoleon /. Baron Boulart served with
distinction In most of the campaigns of the
first empire. and won sthe great Napcleon's
high commendatiou at Moscow. Jena. Essl-
ing and at Wegram. The name of Gen.
Baron Boulart can be found among those
inscribed upon the Arc de TriOmphe.
The father of the first Baron dEllard, the
husband of the murdered woman, is cred
tied with having performed legendary acts
of herOism in the NapOleonic wars. For
instance, on the eve of the battle of Zu-
rich. he swan. by the command of Marshal
Soult, across the river Linimat accoDpa-
MED by two hundred picked men; killed
the Austrian general with his own hand.
and. by assuring the passage of the French
army across the river. Is said to have saved
the republic. The first Baron d'Ellard is
also said to have taken prisoners fifty Aus
trian soldiers. having only one orderly to
assist blm in this feat. He Ia also credited
with having put TO flight two hundred
Spaniards when upon a certain occasion
engaged in accommodating with his staff
upon the heights of Ximena.
1t is the distin guished position which the
murdered Baroness occupied. the brave do
ings of her ancestors and relatives and the
position in society which both she and her
son occupied. coupled with the bold cold
blooded audacity with which the crime was
committed, in the day time. in a fnl'y-in-
habited house, In pOpulOus and fashion
able neighborhood, which have caused
Paris. France. and even Europe at large to
take the greatest possible interest in the
case.
Previous to arresting Lieutenant Anas-
tuy, it should he said, in conclusion, the po-
lice had placed q number of other persons
under arrest Nearly all of these people
have subsequently, been released from GUS
tody; bat as three or four persons are still
said to be detained by the police, under sus-
picion, the theory that the crime may have
been committed by an organized band of
assassins finds additional ad 7ocates In
any case. the ease with which the murderer
escaped caused o perfect panic among the
upper and middle class population of Paris,
who began TO imagine that they were no
longer safe from such attacks. Conse-'
quently. it is hoped that the arrest of
Lieutenant Anastuy will clear up the mys-
terry surrounding the affair and that the
crime will be traced in all it's details.