The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-09

about Gerard What have they done
with him."
Jean Pingard-'im you ave take
downstairs-'e ave lose i'm. Jean Pin
gard get last night all a-boosa-all dronk
like zls'-she rolled her head and should
ers to express Northumberland he
sleeps too much today when Emile go
out and Gerard-he 20 too. and nobody
know. I will tell you anysing-we ara
not of the elob: we housekeep, ME and
Pierre"
"But what did they do to Gerard before
he went away ?"
The woman was ready and anxious to
tell anything. Gerard had been selected
10 do something-what il was exactly she
did not know-but there was a horse and
cart and he was TO drive it, Where the
horse and cart were she also did not
know. But Gerard had driven a cart be-
fore in his work, for a baker, and he was
to drive one In Connection with some
scheme among the members of the club.
But lie pauvre Gerard at the last minute
dislked 10 drive the cart--he had fear.
He did not say he had fear, but he pre-
pared a letter-a letter that was not
signed. The letter was to be sent to the
police, and Ii told them the whereabouts
of the horse and cart, so that the police
might seize these things. and then there
would be nothing for Gerard, who had
fear to do in the way OF driving. No.
he did not betray the names OF the COM
rades, but he told the place OF the
horse and the cart. Nevertheless the let
ter was never sent. There was suspicion.
and the letter was found in pocket and
read. Then there was a meeting. and
Gerard was confronted with his letter.
He could say nothing but 'Je la nie"-
found no explanation but that. There
was much noise, and she had observed
from a staircase from which one might
see through a ventilating hole. Gerard
had much fear-very much fear. His
face was white and IL moved: he prayed
for mercy and they talked Of killing him
II was discussed how he should be killed,
and the poor Gerard was more terrified.
He was made 10 take of his collar, and
a razor was drawn across his throat.
though without cutting him, till he faint
ed. Then water was flung over him. and
he was struck In the face till he revived.
He again repeated, "Je Ia ME, te la nie!''
and nothing more. Then one struck him
with bottle and another with stick.
The point of knife was put against his
throat and held there. but this time he
did not faint. but cried softly, as man
who is drunk, "Je la ME. je Ia nie"' So
they tied a handkerchief about his neck
and twisted It till his face grew purple
and black and his eyes were round and
terrible, and then they struck his face,
and he tainted again. But they took
away the handkerchiefs. having fear that
they could not easily get rid OF the body
II he were killed, for there was no pre-
paration So they decided TO meet again
and discuss when there would be pre-
paration. Wherefore they took him away
TO the rooms of Jean Pingard in Henry
stfeet Golden square. But Emile Pin
gard had gone out. and Jean was drunk
and slept and they lost him. Jean Pin
gard was downstairs-the taller OF the
two. The other was but so pauvre Pierre.
who, with herself. was not OF tho club.
They worked only-,hey were the keep
ers OF the house. There was nothing for
which they should be arrested, and she
would give the police any information
they might ask.
''As I thought. you see" Hewitt said
70 me: "the mans nerves have broken
down under the terror and the strain.
and asphasia Is the result. I think
told you that the only articulats thing
he could say was Js la nieF and now
we know how those words were i'm
pressed on him until be now pronounces
them mechanically with no idea OF
their meaning. Come. we can do TO
more here now. But wait a moment"
There were footsteps outside. The light
was removed and n policeman went 10
the door and opened IL az soon as ths
bell rung. Three men stepped an. one
after another. and the door was irnIne-