The times., 1897-11-27
LIKE GULDENSUPPE CASE
French-Canadian Carpenter Mur-
dered in His Bed.
Wife Betrays Tom Parslow and De-
cIares He Committed the Null
dcr-He Says She Assisted.

Montreal, Nov. 26.-A murder in some
points strongly resembling the dulden-
suppe case. for which Thorn is now under
going his trial, was committed here few
lays go. The facts have just been brought
TO light by the confessbn Of the murder
ers.
Isadore Po!erier, n respectable French
Canadian carpenter, living at st. Canut.
a small place near this city, was found
dea6 in his bed On Sunday morning with
knife lying beside him,
1t was first supposedIthat the man had
committed suicide. but evidences Of il
scuffle, which were subsequently found,
clearly pointed to murder. Suspicion rested
upon sam Parslow, aresihent OF the place.
who, it was known, had-long been intima te
with Mrs. Poierier. Detective WcCas-
kill was put on fhe caSe, and as re-
suit OF his Investigations, he ordered the
arrest OF both Parslow and Mrs. Poierier
The latter, when she saw she was In
danger, confessed and laid the whole blaIn.
on the man. Parslow, she said, had fire.
| quently urged her 10 XIII her husband, and
about lnonth ago had gone TO Montreai
| and purchased revolver, but she object
ed TO the use of the weapon as it would
| make too much noise. About a week ago
ParSloW took the butcher kife with which
the mdIder was committed and sharpencd
IL. She advised her lover, she said, not 10
murder her husband, as he would be
Og, fi,a Ao y of "a
home, and although nothing had passed
retween her ana Parslow on the subject
she felt convinced that the murder was
| about TO be committed.
| On the way lack from her fathers
| house, the morning after she met her
lover. his words were: II have done it.
This was the first she knew that her
| husband mad been murdered.
On returning to her home, Mrs. Poierie
| tried the front door, i'll order to Carry
| out their scheme of pretended ignorance
| and then went TO church. Parslow was
| very angry when he heard that the woman
| had laid the whole blame upon him, ut
he told different story. Mrs. Poierier, h
said, was always after him to XII hel
| husband. He had put her off. but sii'
| said her husband was getting unbear
| able and II had to he done.
| According to his story, both he and Mrs
| Poierier Went into the room on Sunda.
| where her husband was lying on the bet
| asleep. The knife was upon the bureau
The man lay crosswise on the bed In the
same position In which he was afterwards
found. lie was asleep, and the entrance
| OF the two did not disturb him In the least
Parslow sat down upon the bed betwee
| Poierier and the headboard, while the woma
took up position on the other side Of the
slumbering man.
XIII hint" said the woman, accordini
to Parslow and under her breath. Tn
man then went quickly over, got the knife
and struck PoieIier in the throat. This
the murderer says, was all he remembered
for everything after that was all blood
blood - The first stroke Of the knite wOk
Poiclier, and then Parsiow struck at hin
again With the murderous weapon. Poiei
ier grabbed the knife by the blade an,
gained his feet. Then came stroke afte
stroke and finally he was eTercome.'
POiefier was then pitced In the sara
position in which. he had been originan
living, the knife was placed beside him
to give oountenance to the suicide theory
and the murderersle left. 1t is believed th;.
the story of Parsiow is the true one.