New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-08
SCIENTIFIC METHODS OF ASSASSINATION.
LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF CRIME IN THE FRENCH
CAPITALIZE FOUGERE CASE

necessary TO perform the actual killing On
September l. BassOt returned 20 Atx-les-Bains-
He conferred with the Giriat woman. who lad
become the trusted companion % the Intended
victim. BassOt informed victorine Girtat that
everything was ready Tor the operation" which
fxed for the night % Saturday. September
10. II was expected that Eugenie Feussrss
after partaking. according to her custom On
Saturday evenings OF a char1pagne supper a
the Casino. would retire TO her villa Two pro-
fsssional burglars would have msauwhils been
introduced into the villa BY the cOnnigancs and
aid OF victori1e Griat ard concealed there
Everything happened just BaSsot had ar
ranged.
On the morning OF Sunday. September 20 tne
hairdresser called at the villa Solns and rang
the doorbeu vigorously Il was not answered
He was about to go away. when he heard
means and smothsred calls for help Finally
victorine Giriat- bound with cords and twisted
towels and with her face covered with blood
appeared az a window irnpioring the haird-esser
to get some one 10 force open the door. as ROB
bers had broken into the villa Help. nslpT
shouted VictOrine Giriat, and be quick. ror
an fainting away TIE hairdresser ran Tor
Iocksrniths and informed the police When the
cornr!ssary Of police entered the villa he found
that ali the jewelry that belonged 20 Eusznis
Fougere had disappeared Eugenie Fougers lay
dead on the bed. having been killed WITH a
sharp instrument or knife. Eugene Fougers's
maid servant was also found dead. and the
Giriat woman was discovered swoonins on the
floor tied I'D with cords The Giriat woman
wept with apparent grief over the death OF
Eugene FoUgere. and said that two assassins
had appeared during the night and had at
tackled ner with knives. and after tying her 20
chair had left her. supposing that che was
dead
The commissary OF police feigned 70 believe
this story and when Victorine Giriat had re-
covered from her emotions she was set free
She was nevertheless Swallowed by the polics
she came 70 Paris and gambled heavily She
called upon some former female acquaintances
in very shady circles in the Rue Pigalls- One
OF these individuals was arrested. and when
closely questioned stated that victorine Gf-iat
had in great nervous excitement confessed that
she had great fear OF Henri Bassot lest he
should Kill her Just he lad caused The death
OF Eugeni7 FoUgere. The con1issary OF police
deemed that the oppOrtune moment for the ar
rest OF victorine Giriat. who. under sewers
cross-questioning. finally indicated the where
abouts OF BassOt- Next day Bassor was
rested in hts apartment N Paris He exclaimed
when the police charged him with conpliciry
IN the assassination OF Eusenis Fouga-s az
AK Why. II IS impossible, 7 can prove BY
half a dozen witnesses that 7 was az vichy DIR
Ing the night OF September 10. when TIE crfns
was committed Surely enough. the police dis
covered abundant evidence OF this abb. which
Bassot had taken the precaUtion 70 make a.
clear possible. The next arrest was that OF
Cesar Laderuann at Lyons. who committed sui
eide BY blowing his own brains out with r.
volver just as the police burst open ths door %
his rooms at hotel where he had taken 'otg-
ings ar Lyons. Partially burned letters from
BassOt and Victorine Giriat were discovered
Evidence was soon obtained establishing tbs
fact that Bassot had planned every detail 81
the crime. and that his principal accornpIicez-
who performed the actual killing Of the victim
were Victorine Giriat and Cesar Ladermann-
Both Giriat and Ladermann had implicitly fol-
lowed the detailed sealed orders furnished
I them by the young and prspossessfng Henri
Bassot. who had arranged the operation with
/ consunmate skill. and whose crime would IN all
/ prOba oility have never been discovered had u
not been for the collapse OF To- cve-strunz
nerves Of his female accompi y victorine
I Giriat- This sensational case Is ! ? OF revels-
l tons as TO the latest Developments OF system
attic. carefully planned cries. which. By the aid
OF scores OF educated young men OF good family.
I but who have become social Outcas1s. SCI
l entifC in conception and execution
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