The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28
From the ENGRAVING of De Meauue

+, Joux. The head was separated from the
trunk and the body dragged into a copse
400 feet away from the path.
CastelsarraZin-A young man about 20
years old, also beheaded, dismem bered
and disem boweIed. He was unknown i'll
the commune. and was evidently trav-
eler from some remote place.
Rive-de- -Gier-A little boy about seven
years, eniiced out into a by-path and
butchered.
Bourgoin-A woman "a years old, as
sassinated close by the commune.
Faverge - A young shepherd named
Paccalin, murdered while out on the hills
with his nerd.
Fourviere-A boy five years old, butch
cred.
Nimes-Sunday evening, October 25
1896, about Clock Marcel Michel, seven
years old, was playing with several chill
dren of his own age when all unknown
man approached. with a sack and an ac-
cordeon slung over his shoulder, travelling
in the direction of the country. He chat
ted with the children awhile, then per-
suaded the unsuspe citing infant 10 accom-
pany him short distance along the road.
promising a bit of money as a reward.
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the roadside frightfully mangleu and cut.
Rheims-The body of Maria Clement
was found August "a, 1896 in the Aisne
Canal, at the outskirts of the Faubourg of
Saon. The murder was com mitted on the
Courvllle bridge in the Enthusiastically
revolving manner of Vacher the BODY de-
nuded OF clothing, mutilated, and then
thrown into the canal. The analogy be-
l.
is perfect.
Vrecourt-A shepherdess, IA years old,
assassinated in a sheeplold
Eciose-The boy Joseph Amieur, seven
years old, assassinated in the woods.
Saint Barthele my-Young girl, whose
identity is as yet unknown. Vacher con-
fessed having murdered her in 1894
shortly after he was released from the in
sane asylum.
Sennely-The widow Venne, aged 10
years. In this case Vacher's identity is
established by a shepherd. who caught
sight of him as he fled through the woods.
Cotes-du-N ord-The young wife of
notary, who was wayaid in the environs
of Planec.
Rossieux-A little girl years old, assas.
sinated on her way from school in a
neigh boring village.
Chissey-en- Mosvand-An aged widow
named Chariot assassinated.
Crouzet-The widow, Elisabeth Laborel,
81 years, assassinated.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Romevay, assas-
sin ated.
Tencin-Bap ptiste- Joseph Piraud, shep-
herd, assassinated.
One Sunday morning the granddaughter
OF the aged Widow Benoit- Hemain of
Hayes failing TO find her grandmothe in
the accustomed place at church. hurried
to her cottage expecting 10 find her i'll.
AS she crossed the threshold she STUN bed
over the dead body. 1t was another of
Vacher's victims. The brand of the crimi.
nal was there. A butcher who had re-
Gently settled in the commune was az.
cused OF the crime, and came very near
being convicted on circumstantial evi.
dence.
The 23d of last July Vacher appeared a +,
the grocery-store OF Madame MaIlet at
Croix, and made a purchase OF lard to
make soup. He carried a porridye.not
and we'll sack. From the store be
went to the bank of the Ouerze River a,d
with few pieces of wood he gathered
built fire and made his meal. Thas
night the Widow Laville, keeper of a lit
tie drinking place, was assassinated a Ia
mode Vacher.
Eated over the sensation caused by his