Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-12-07

same person that had committed tho
crime in the Rue DIES Arncs.
The young man who had been seen
on the roof the next morning gave the
following testimony:
"My name is Pierre Dulac; for two
years have been employed in the
house of the murdered Manton, whose
family consisted of his wife, child
and servant girl. On the night of
the 23d of April we retired early.
slept in a garnet chamber; next to me
slept the servant girl, who usually
had the child with her. 1t was about
o'clock in the morning when /
awolle, feeling very thirsty. My
water pitcher was empty anc COZ
cluded to get fresh supply How
ever, before had time to descend the
first fight of stairs l saw man
sneaking up the lower fight. Being
very nervous, the murder in the Rue
des Armes had SO stunned my facul-
ties that when l. saw. the man i was
positively unable to move hand or
foot The stranger had nearly reached
| the door which led to M. Manton's
room when the door of the same sud-
denly opened and my employer
| stepped out. The murderer hurled
! himself upon him and pressed his
| hand upon his mouth to prevent out
| cry. / noticed that the villain had
only three fingers on his left hand.
| Terrified at whatI saw, l ran up stairs
again and entered the girls cham Der.
Marie was not there but the child was
fast asleep. I took it in my arms and
ran upon the roof. That is all know"
! Fear and excitement had attained
an extreme pitch in Dieppe. 1t was
| clear that these crimes were the work
| of one man, but no clue could be dis
| covered. The government set a price
upon his head, and the police dis
| played the greatest activity.
| In the faubourg of Dieppe in a
rather obscure house, all alone with q
servant girl, resided widow named
Beaumaurice. She was the widow of
an army officer and distinguished for
great frmness of character. On the
30th of April at about 10 o'clock,
| Madame Beaumaurice, who had all
| day suffered from painful headache.
| entered her boudoir. She was very
tired, and sat down in a large, easy
chair to rest herself. Opposite her
stood her dressing case, whose cur
tains extended down to the floor.
Back of her, upon small table,
stood the lamp. The lady had begun
to disrobe herself, when she noticed
mething that made her heart stop
beating. On the floor she deserted
the shadow of mans hand. The
hand had but three fingers.
The situation was self-evident. The
murderer was concealed within her
dresser. The lady remained perfectly
composed, debating what to do.
After short deliberation she APP
preached the door and called the
servant. When the girl appeared she
said: marie, do you know where M
Bernard lives?"
VERY well. my lady"
81 forgot that I shall have to pay
500 francs tomorrow morning. You
must go Immediately and get the
iuOuey. " lusuIc your SeIIluS Tue
bank notes from NJ. Bernard, I will
write him note.
While the girl waited, the lady
wrote:
DEAR BERNARD: The murderer of the Rue
des Armes aud the Rue Grellard is in my
house Bring the gendarmes and take him
HELEN BEAuMAURICE
She handed the servant the note
and sent her away. She then sat
down in the fauteuil and waited.
Yes, full hour the lady sat in her
room, within whose dressing case
the notorious murderer was conceal
ed. She sat there calmly determined.
The shadow of the hand appearing
now and then, was the only evidence
of the presence of the murderer.
When finally the gendarmes ar
rived, Jacques Reynauld was, after a
desperate resistance, taken prisoner
His guilt was esta blished without
difficulty, and, as | related at the
beginning of this sketch, he received
the well-deserved punishment by the
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