Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-13
STORY OF"THE STRANGER OF PARIS
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denounced Eyraud, expecting to be ac-
quilted, but was sentenced 10 70 years.
The murderer In the meantime had been
recognized quite by chance In Havana
by former employe OF the Bordeaux
days named Gauthler, and was prompt-
ly arrested by the Spanish police, Sou
dais and Galllarde again went after him
and this time brought him back TO
Paris Here early In the winter Of 1891,
al the Place de la Roquette. "Thc
Stranger OF Paris" as he was ELECTION
ately called by his admirers, was guillo-
tined, and his last words were a curse
on the pretty head OF his former COM
panlon, Mile Bompard.
And now comes the extraordinary se-
quel TO this unsayory crime Henri
Letelller, proprietor OF lie Journal
interested himself on behalf OF Ga
brielle Bompard and eventually had her
pardoned before the expiration OF her
sentence. lie believed the girls state
ment, that at the time Of the crime she
was completely under Eyrauds control
and having been hypnotlzed by him,
had no recollection whatever Of the
day of the crime or the subsequent
events Of their trip together when they
fled to and Travelled throughout Ameri.
ca, eludlng the pursuit Of the two de-
tectiyes, who followed them all over the
country. Letellier succeeded In inter-
esting others In her story Of having
been hypnotized, and printed series
Of articles In his paper entitled THE
Memoirs OF Gabrielle Bompard." which
were written by Jacques Dhur an edi-
torlal writer OF lie Journal These
memoirs were followed by series OF
articles on the possibilities Of the rela-
lions Of hypnotism TO crime and TO.
what extent an innocent person might
be made to participate IN u crime Of
even the most horrible character,
As Gabrielle declared she had no re-
collection Of the crime, being hypno-
tlzed and completely under Eyraud's
control, Il was argued that II she were
put under the same mesmeric influence
again and questioned adroitly she could
reproduce the tragic events Of the af-
ternuon Of July 49, 1889, and REGAL! all
the horrible details for the ediilcation
OF the gentlemen Interested
IN a recent musical comedy produced
In this country there vas introduced
buresquc on French duel The prin-
clpals were accompanied to the scene
Of action not only by their seconds ana
surgeon, but IN addition there was a
great procession of friends, newspaper
reporters, camera tends and brass
band. The same program, with the eX-
ceptlon OF the band, was carried out at
Mile, Bompard's hypnotic scene, which
took place at a Photographic studio In
the Boulevard des Capucines Prof.
Liegeos Of the faculty OF the Univer-
sity of Nancy consented to do the ines
merl2Ing Of the young woman, who In
cidentally, Is now "a years Of age, very
frail Of figure and still pretty Of face
After a bioscope apparatus had been
placed In position and a stenographer
prepared to take down the proceedings
verbatim, Prof Legecis seized Ga
brIele by the arm and threw her into a
hypnotic trance; then he Informed her
that she was again In the room IN the
Rue TToncon- Docoudray, and that II
was once more July 26, 1889.
Instantly the girls face assumed an
expression Of horror. and she put out
her hands rs II to protect herself from
some threatened violence, at the time
crying out Coward Coward You hurt
mel" Then, suddenly weakening, she
dragged herself on her knees toward
Prof Legeois. There, there, give
up" she said, 81 viii do anything you
say"
The actual crime was not reproduced
for obvious reasons when the cricum-
stances are recalled; besides, nobody
seemed to care for the role Of Gouffe.
Gabrielle's appearance during this
scene and those that followed was
frightful and filled the onookers with
real sensation Of horror. Her voice,
pitched in a high key, gave apparently
genuine evidence Of AFFECT terror and
her face was convulsed as she dragged
herself about the floor,
Where is Gouffe?' suddenly asked the
professor, The woman pointed vaguely
before her with outstretched arm, which
trembed violently. and she whispered
"Therc THERE"
How Is her" came the question,
while Gabrielle seemed to be on the
point Of bursting into tears. Finally
she replied
ole Is dead, Eyraud killed him.
what is Eyraud doing now?'
The woman turned her head, uttered
scream, and placed her hands before
her face crying out: mo, not that,
not that, Eyraud; / cannot support that.
II Is too much.