Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-10

ming perception. took advantage on
their Inomentary distraction. and forth
with landed violent kick below the
belt upon the policeman whose hold
had relaxed the least, butted another Ia
the chest. and thus succeeded In break
ing loose and disappearing Ia the dark
ness. Immediately hot pursuit was
begun. bat, despite all efforts. no trace
Of the fugitive could De found The
gloom Of the night. the eomplexity Of
the interesting streets. and the irregu-
lar nature OF the ground-every-
thing favored Ravachol AT length,
and when the pursuing detectives ar
rived AT the intersection of four cross
roads. they found themselves complete
" haft1ed. The search, notwithstAnd-
ing. was kept up diligently all through
the night. At dawn the entire party
held council of war. when some Of the
detectives who had researched Rsva-
chol's house during the interval report
ed that they had discovered nothing.
and the pursuit was then finally sban-
doned. much To the chagrin of every
one.
The circumstantial evidence In the
possession of the prosecution, and which
fixes the guilt Of the murder of the old
recluse, Jacob Brunei, is believed to be
conclusive. Brunei had for years dwelt
in solitude in a picturesque cabin which
he had erected upon the ruins OF the
college established and once presided
over by the great Massilon. His habits
were peculiar and solitary, gaining for
him among the villagers OF Chambers
the title of the Hermit OF Notre- Dame
de-Grazes. The commune of Chambles
Is composed of number of poor cabins
and lies in the gorge of Ferez, near the
hamlet of Notre- Dame-de-Grazes, In .
depression of the mountain The re-
tired life and secluded habits of the old
hermit. who dressed invariably in cler-
icsl soutan and wore no shoes. rendered
him an easy prey TO the murderous ra-
pacity of his assassin The OBJ
ject Of the murder was UNI
questionably plumber, as old Brunei
was known to have possessed guam
tity of money, estimated TO amount to
SO, 900 francs. This sum was supposed
to have been concealed somewhere
about his dwelling, and Ravachol,
learning of this, decided to kill him. In
the commission Of the deed he was aid
ed by his mistress, Rulliere, and, it is
surmised. by at least one other confed-
crate. Shortly after the date upon
which. as ascertained by NJ. Benad, the
detective chief, the strange man and
woman were driven to Chambles in the
vehicle belonging to the hickman from
Vignaron, the corpse of the old hermit
was found under conditions which
showed that he had been assassinsted.
Ravachol is further suspected Of the
double murder Of two women named
Maroon, who resided In the Rue de Roa-
vine at St. Etienne, and he is also be-
lieved to be the man who violated the
mausoleum Of Baron de la Roche
taillee for the purpose of abstracting
the jewels which had been inferred with
the body. Probably he will not be for
mally indicted for the murder Of the
Maroon women, as 1t is understood that
the government considers his arraign.
ment for the Chambles affair sufficient
TO insure his conviction and subsequent
sentence to the guillotine, upon which
instrument so many other monsters in
human shape have expiated their crimes
against society. v. GRIBAYKDoYT.