The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-31
INTEREST IS UNDATED
Three Letters Received from the
Dead Mans Sister.
Deseret Savings Bank and Trans
lated for The HeraId-An Inherit
ance Left the Deceased Man by
His Aunt.

With such clues as the police have
in their possession they are prosecut-
ing with energy their search for the
murderer Of Prosper Chazal, whose
decayed body was supposed to be that
found in a trunk in Chicago. Each
day brings TO the surface additional
stories. The detectives are following
them all up and tracing everything
that has the resemblance of a clue that
may lead TO an ultimate solution of
the profound mystery.
The exclusive story published by The
Herald yesterday morning to the eff
feet that Jules. the possible slayer of
Chazal hauled the box containing the
remains of the murdered man to the
depot himself was the most important
clue so far disclosed. 1t was followed
up and the detectives as a result have
learned more than they care TO dis
close. The Frenchman who was an
eyewitness to the transporting of the
box with its ghostly contents to the
depot, recollects vividly the circum-
stances. When Jules returned from
alley adjoining the rendezvous and
left it standing there instead OF taking
it TO the barn. The Frenchman him
self took the horse to the barn and
embarrassed it, AS foretold in The
Herald yesterday the Frencnman was
the target for severe questioning from
the police who. for obvious reasons.
desire his name and place of abode
suppressed. The Frenchman himself is
unwilling to be dragged into 1T we'll
knowing what might happen to him 4
should they whose guilt he may be the
: medium OF revealing learn of his
whereabouts. His replies We're straight
forward and bear the stamp of truth
fulness. At first he was reluctant to
give any information, but being as
sured Of protection he told what ap-
pears 10 be the story that will most !
probably lead to the apprehension of |
ChazaIs murderers.
INTEREST UNABATED.
Public interest in the case is una
bated. and everything bearing on the |
case is eagerly read by men and wo-
men in all walks of life. There seems !
no longer to be any doubt that the |
cadaver found in the unclaimed freight |
box in Chicago was anything but ali |
that was mortal of the Salt Lake man. |
There are a few. however, who ad- !
!, vance other theories Some of those !
who knew Chazal well assert that his !
height does not correspond with that |
of the skeleton found. The evidence |
otherwise is so Overwhelmingly in IA I
vor of il being the same man that it |
must be accepted until something more /
conclusive than faint recollections is
produced.
FROM CHAZAL'S SISTER
One peculiar circumstance and one
which puzzles the police, has come to |
light in the shape Of the letters from
Chazars sister in France. One of |
the singular features in connection
with this is that the sister had evident
ly been notified of her brothers disap-
pearance a very short time after he |
was murdered. A Herald porter yes
terday visited the DeSeret Savings
bank and secured the letters written by .
the murdered mans sister. The letters
are, of course, all written in French /
They have the appearance of being the
product of woman of education and /
refinement. The first was written I
shortly after the disappearance of the /
brother and addressed to the Deseret
Savings bank. 1t runs as follows:
THE FIRST LETTER.
Ain Kala, June 4, 1893.
Dear Sir-You have as one of your clients
Mr. Chazal who has deposited with YOU
900 francs. ] am his sister and / write
10 you to find out If you heard anything
OF him since the Sd of February last 1
have been informed that he has disap-
Deared since the Sd of February, and ii is
believed that he has been the victim OF
an assault. 1 will be very much obliged
10 you II you would write me about this
matter. ! cannot go myself TO Salt Lake
city as ] am Instructor in family. More
over, / don't know any body there that
could give me the information. / would
thank You very much could YOU furnish
me the same In case some other person
calls for this sum don't deliver il 10
them except TO Mr. Chazal personally. II
after searches for him (which propose to
make myself. I can get a certificate of
the death OF my brother [ will furnish
you all the necessary papers to prove my
identity and my rights for this money. /
hope to receive an early reply and ac-
cept my thanks in adfance for your
trouble Kind regards. Yours truly
JEANNE CHAZAL,
MADEMOISELLE CHAZAL.
care MADAME MARE. Ain Kaia.
Staonet Grape, near Alger Algerios
1t will be noted that the letter states
that she mas been informed that her
brother disappeared on February 3.
1888. VINO informed her? If the let
pers were actually written by the sis
ter as they are purported to be is ii
not more than probable that something
AuOie uennNe regarding the affair
would have been stated?
The bank wrote back that until some
conclusive proofs were produced ii
could not pay out the money There z
was nc reply to this letter and nothing {
more was heard from the sister in I
France until the following was re-
ceived. ne'rly two years afterwards:
THE SECOND LETTER.
Marseilles. March 18th. 1885. 1
Dear sir-One OF your clients Mr. Cha
zal has received an Inheritance which !
one of his aunt's left him AS we don't I
know his present address ] write to you c
trusting that in the last two years you l
have received some information about :
him and that you win inform him about :
tits matter Kindly Furnish me his ad-
dress so the notary that has the matter +
IN charge can write 10 him direct.
have already had the pleasure TO re- [
ceive a lstter from you but same has v
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