The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-25

leader in the fashionable world. held
ievees. at which the learned and the
great attended and in every way held
a foremost position among the beau
monde. Her house Was large one,
her equipage costly and elegant, her
retinue Of servants extensive and com
pIete, while her religious duties were
observed with regularity and consist
ency. The house was four stories high
The ground floor was used as a large
servants hall. in which was the grand
staircase and a large cupboard, one OF
the chambermaids keeping the key.
one lie Brun was the valet de chambre
and he slept in small room of from
the servants hail; the rest Of the floor
was divided into rooms that were used
for the reception of guests. La Dame
Mazel used for her private chamber
the innermost of three rooms on the
second floor The key of the lady S
room was usually taken out of the door
BIZ the maid who was last with the
madam and laid upon q chair, and the
maid, on going out, pulled the door,
which closed and fastened with a
spring. so that it could not be opened
from without. There were two other
doors in the madam's chamber both
OF which communicated with back
staircase. The only other room on he
second floor that was furnished was
one occupied by Able Poulard. on the
third floor two chambermaids and two
foot boys had their rooms, while the
fourth floor consisted. Of gTanaries md
store rooms, the doors of which We're
never locked The cook an old woman,
in the kitchen. and the coachman, IN
e II n1r~ OIL refararH
pants of the residence.
The two daughters Of lie Brun were
leading milliners, and on Nov. q they
called upon Madam Mazel. She re-
ceived them kindly. but as she was go
ing to church she urged them to come
again. The valet de chambre attended
his mistress to church, then went to
another himself. afterward to a game
Of bowls then called on several friends,
supped out, and returned home full Ct
good cheer and in the jolliest of hui
mOTs. The Able took supper with Lady
Mazel and at II o'clock she retired at
tended by one Of her maids, lie Brun
coming for orders for the next day. The
maid laid the key on the chair as usual
and lie Brun followed. chatting with
them about his daughters. In the morn
( ing he did the marketing and trans
acted his usual business. At s O'Clock
( he was astonished that his mistress
who usually arose at o'clock, had not
made her appearance. He went to his
wifes lodging and gave her some louis
d'Ors, which he desired her to lock up
1 Returning to his duties he was aston
ished that La Dame had not yet ap-
! peared, and when one said he feared
she had been seized with apOpleXy, as
/ she was of that tendency, lie Brun re-
piled. 4 fear it is even worse, for
/ found the street door open last night
after all the family were in bed but
myself" They then sent for madam
( son. Mon de Savonierre, who. limiting
/ TO lie Brun his fear of apOplexy re-
piled. II fear il is even worse, re-
4 peating the story Of finding the street
door open. A lOcksmith was sent fol
! and the door broken open, and lie Brun
advancing to the bed, pulled aside the
curtains, eXclaiming, as he threw w
both hands. in tone Of horror: 'Oh
my lady is murdered" and running
( into the wardrobe took up the strong
/ box and exclaimed: But she is mo-
/ robbed. How is this?" A surgeon:
| examination Of the body showed tha'
/ she had been stabbed in fifty places
/ The bed was full of blood, and q piece
/ Of cravat of coarse lace and one Of tnt
( family napkins made into a night car
| lay near. The wounds save evideact
1 Of a violent struggle, and the assassin
/ had been obliged to cut the muscles o.
/ her hand before she would release lee
! hold. The bell strings were twisted
J around the post so they were out o.
+ reach, and a clasp knife found in th'
! ashes from which all traces of blood
/ were burned off. The key of the cham
7 Der was gone from the chair, but there
was no Encouragement of the furni
/ ture, nor finger prints of blood, TO
We're there any signs of large rob
/ berry.
lie Brun was at once examined, ant
stated that he left the maid on tn
stairs and went to the kitchen. He lai,
his hat and key Of the street doc