The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-24
A HANDS SHADOW.


seconded with the funds of tho institution
and had followed his tracks Late ut tho
close of the lAth Of August ! reached NY
destination and Immediately repaired 20
my hotel The first note of tho cock awoko
me. The town clock struck 4. ! resolved
to take look vt the city at day break.
was astonshod, on reaching the strcct,
TO sec 1t full of people rushing In cCnsg-
less tide in one direction. Wondering what
the attraction could he, | followed the
ever increasing crowd surging down the
Rue Grandr At the foot of the street was
% largo, open square, where the crowd
formed perfect jam. From platform
at the opposite side I distinguished dark
outlines that froze the blood in my veins.
1t was the guillotine 1t was not long un-
til bell tulod dolcful death clnaor,
and the tumhiil, with the condemned,
slowly approached The cxecutioncr adj
dressed himself deity to his task, and III
q few moments oll was over
"Who was the man. and why was he
executed I inquired of n police agent at
my side. lie looked at me with ustonish-
mont and said, "Indcod, sir, 1t was jacques
Rcynauld "
My curiosity was excited, and before l
left Dieppc | had gathered all the details
of the life and crimes OF the dead man.
No longer than four months before there
| had lived in tho Rue dies Armos luck
/ ster named Morris, who was honestly hat
| frugally supporting himself, his wife and
child from the PROFITS of his trade.
81 should rclis, some oysters tCdHy, "
said Nine. Norris rs her husband entered
one Sunday.
81 fear it is too late, LILY dear. It's q
! quarter past o'clock"
"Justinc thought that the shop Gt the
corner might lie oren."
"5end her, then. Tho truth is an,
myself as hungry us IL wolf
The servant took II basket TO get the
oysters and lcft the door partly oror, Ia
| save her master the trouble of unlocking
! it when she returned The shop at " icli
she was ia get tho oysters was locked. uri
| Justine went down tho Rue Grandc To
procure thein elscw here, if possible. Sic
| had hepn absent three quarters of an hour.
TO her surprise, .'ua;iEe found the house
locked She thought tho wind had blown
the door shut, and she tried the knob.
"They must have retired, " thought jus
! tine, indignant that they locked her OUT.
In hHr anxiety she related her troubles
| To several passcrsiy. The police were
sent for, and the door was forced. The
hall was DARK. Ono Of the gendnrues
stumbled over an object. He STOPPED
down, and his hand touched something
wet. A light was procured, and horrible
scene was revealed. Ioor Morris lay IN
the hall with his threat cut The whole
floor WINS covered with blood In the lit
To room lay his wife, with horririG
wound across her throat. The assassin
had not even spared the infant in the
cradle. The POOR little creature had met
the same iare as his parents. The house
WAS sacked.
Eight days after the crimo several men
We're passing along tho Rue Orchard.
Suddenly man clad in nothing but his
shirt appeared on II roof carrying a child
in his arms and crying, "hiurdcr mEr-
dor! A rush was made for the door, tl.t
it was found to be locked from within.
a few crashing blows saGiced to break ir,
ard II man ran up stairs. In the fore hail,
at the head OF the stairs, u man was found.
with his throat cnt. He was dead. In
the chamber woman was found dancl!ni,
out of bed with similar wound, and in
the kitchen lay the servant girl, dispose q
Of in ike manner. IL was undoubtedly
the work OF the same person that had
committed the crime In the Rue dts
Armes.
Tho young man who had been seen on
the roof gave this testimony:
my name is Pierre Dulac. l am a
matchmaker. For two years | have been
employed in the house of the murdered
Manton, whose family consisted of his
wife, child and a servant girl. | slept
in an attic chamber Next to me slept
the servant girl, who usually had tie
child with her. 1t was about 2 O'Clock in
the morning when l awoke, feeling very
thirsty Ely water pitcher was empty,
and l started to get fresh supply, but
before had time to descend the first flight
of stairs 1 saw man sneaking up the
lower flight
"Being very nervous, the murder il
the Rue DIES Armes had so stunned my
faculties that when saw the man l was
positively unable to move hand or foot
The stranger had nearly reached the doc,
which led to NJ. Manton's room when thu
door of the same suddenly opened, and III,
employer stepped out. The murderer
hurled himself upon him and pressed hi.
hand upou his mouth TO prevent outcry