Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-07
A PARIS sensation
French Capital Stirred by q Myster-
ious and Peculiar Case Of
Poisoning.
Heiress to Immense Wealth the Vic.
tim and Interested Relatives
Are Suspected.


tim and Interested Relatives
Are Suspected.
English Parliament to Be Closed
Wednesday European Politics
and Continental Gossip.
Paris, Aug. 7.-Paris has been having
its periodical tragedy. A girl, Marie
Saintenoy, was given chocolates ana
poisoned pastelles by yelled lady IN
the street. She died and an autopsy
showed incontestibly the presence OF
strychnine in the stomach. Every day
the Paris papers have given columns OF
suppositions and theories as to motlves,'
and indeed everything except to say
who is the murderer.
OF course somebody had to be arrest
ed. This was Nine. Couderc, cousin
OF the deceased girl. The arrest was
an unfortunate one from every point OF
view. Nine Couderc and her husband
have over 10000 francs yearly income.
and the prisoner also showed an aliof.
1t has now been proved, on the other
hand. that the mother inherited 10000
francs by the death of the girl. But
this is all moonshine evidence.
The Saintenoy and Couderc families
are both rich.
The funeral was characteristic. The
coffin was smothered in flowers. and
neighbors and other curious people. who
are always to be found in Paris, united
in getting into everybody's way In or
der to show their sympathy. Demon
istrations We're made of Indignation on
the part of the crowd and of despair on
the part Of the relatives, and the news
papers reaped a harvest by selling IL
Illustrations. 1t is probable the whole
thing will be more or less forgotten
when the tragedy of the century is re-
opened at Rennes.
So far as physical sensation is con-
scerned, the week has been dryer and
hotter than the previous one. The horse
chestnut trees in the Champ Elysees
are drying up. in spite of the efforts of
the street-walking brigade in keeping
the excavation at the base of the trees
filled with water.
The American tourists are all sight
seeing under difficulties, many of them
preferring to remain in loose attire
in their hotels and drink iced water
rather than grill in the street. They
come out. however, in the evening, and
in the cafe concerts in the Champs Ely
sees you hear English spoken all about
you.
1t would seem that Americans, and
in fact anyone. would do we'll not to go
in the Bois de Boulogne except In pas :
tiles, in view of an incident which oc-
Cured the other day. ANIME Haunel.
lresiding at Neuilly, took her two chill
| dren for an airing In the Bots in the at
ternoon. When near the Pavilion Chi
nois. quite close to one of the most fire.
| quented entrances to the wood two
l young roughs struck ner, robbed her of
/ her portmonnaie and fled. A detective
| who happened to pass heard the lady's
| cries and chased and captured the
/ scoundrels. This affair has created
| quite a sensation in the Paris press.
| 1t is we'll known that horses are much.
/ affected by heat. 1t is a curious fact
| that this year there are more dray
1 horses wearing straw t,onnets than ever
before. Although these appliances are
comcal. IL not even hideous. there is no
Idoubt that they protect the head of the
animals. They are much more in vogue
| in the Midi than in Paris. Why the cab
horses are not similarly provided nc
4 man can tell.
1 But the cab horses must be tickled &c
death at seeing so many automobiles In
circulation. And still they come. The
Avenue DIES Champs Elysees has beer
converted this summer into sort of to-
boggan slide. A great number ol
"chauffeurs" put on speed at the Arc
de Triomphe and rush down the avenue
as fast as they can. Really, such higf
speed should receive some check. Blu
no doubt as soon as the machines be
come universal the question will RICH
Itself.
Parslans have been Mortified to see s,
many accidents to automobiles. From
Havre comes word that NJ. Defosses
who was snmmering at Etretat, Will
automobiling from Havre to Etreta
with three friends, smashed into wag
on at 10 o'clock at night. The collision
sent the automobilists flying in the ali
and two of them were hurt seriously
NJ. Hauchecorne. who was driving tn
, wagon. had a similar experience and hi
E wagon was badly wrecked. The auto
: mobilists claim that the wagon had n
q not their fault.
Another accident occurred to NJ Du
bois. son Of the president of the auto
mobile club of Marseiles. NJ. Duboi
: was going down a hill near La March
: when his brake broke. NJ. Dubois wa
d not seriously injured, but his drive
S was and the machine was smashed I
# pieces.
!. Another accident happened near Ii
e erne in Switzerland NJ. George
e Koechlin, well-knoMn manufacture
Il was taking his family out for a rio
e when his machine came into conta,
n with some object on the road and We
destroyed. The occupants, seven
): number, were more or less badly il
l. jured.
v The first chamber of the civil cou
l. has given Judgment at the palais {
r justice in the action brought by II
a Duchess Dues against the Steel
lie Readers will remember that in autun
r of last year the Steele published PHI
Geographic group containing the duche
IS and Arthur Meyer, with legend TIL
is was, to say the least. most insulting
rs the duchess. the photograph being d
ar scribed as "les mensonges de la plot