Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-08-14

owner or the house made an INSPECTION
OF the premises. On his way to the
cellar he fell down the stairs and broke
his neck. Three policemen entered the
cellar to carry out the body. A heated
argument ensued between two of them
as to the SUI, ernatural character OF the
calamities. from words they proceeded
to blows, and one of the guardians OF
the peace was fatally stabbed.
Attracted ny the extraordinary series
Of fatalities the JUICE de paix Justice
of the peace of the ward visited the
house the So me afternoon accompanied
by his secrt tafy. The latter had an
apoplectic stroke and expired just a.
he was being carried across the sill OF
the front door into the street.
AT the urgent request of the dead
owners family the police promised not
to inform tie newspapers. at least for
the present, of the sinister string of ep-
isodes OF which the new building had
been the scene. The neighborhood, how
ever. was soon discussing the matter
with bated breath and in all that quar-
ter of the city there was perhaps no
one who was not aware OF the brief
but tragic history OF 1.-The fatal house."
1T remained closed for two weeks,
but even that fact did not put stop
to the fearful happenings. One day-it
was less than a week after the sudden
death of the municipal functionary's
secretary-the house agent who had
the property to rent was visited at his
office by we'll dressed man and WON.
an, who made inquiries about a num-
Der of houses for rent and then asked
for the keys OF the lone in the Rue
Boileau.' The agent felt it his duty to
inform the man of the "unlucky repu-
tation'' of the place.
oh We're not superstitious, my wife
and II" replied the visitor. s"and since
you offer US the house for such small
rent little thing like an accident or
two would not affect u.s.
The agent waited late at his Office
that night. but the keys Of the myRteri-
GUS building were not returned to him.
Then he notified the police of his fears.
Two gendarmes were sent Off in hot
haste to 80 Rue Boileau. They found
the front door unlocked In d second
story room one of them stumbled over
something lying on the floor BY the
light of their lantern they saw it was
the body of woman. Near by was
man, also dead. In the MINIS hand
was clutched note addressed to the
police. 1t stated that he anN Ills com
panion had been resolved 10 commit
suicide and that was why they had Dor
rowed the keys and come to the house.
From that time on the accused
house became the favorite resort OF
persons ANXIOUS to die. Though the
agent refused to surrender the keys TO
persons pretending TO want to rent the
property, cslamities went on happening
there just the same.
A policeman remained on that post
for about six months, during which
time no human beings entered Il !,
building, and, naturally no disasters
occurred. Then people began TO forget
about the fated house, and different
floors were rented out in apartments
to families from other cities or fro
distant parts of Paris. In less than
month an entirely new series of fatal
accidents had resulted
A child's nurse let a baby fall from
a third story window. The following
day the nurse killed herself by taking
poison. An old woman living I'm a
ground floor apartment was robbed
and murdered. A plumber who had
been called in to repair q leak I'm II e
49, 1~s.s e.