The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24
MURDER AND ROMANCE
CONNECTED WITH JEWELS
Strange Fougere Mystery Is Be
ing Solved in an Unlooked-for
Manner.
SOLD BY STARVING MAN

LONDON. Jan. 2S.-StTange and almost
romantic developments have followed the
search on the continent and in England
for the jewels of the French actress, Nine
Fougere. vino was murdered in brutal
fashion in her bedroom i'm Aixles- Bains in
September last. In London recently. De-
tective-inspector Sexton arrested a young
Frenchman. Etienne Ondello and his wife
on charge of larceny and receiving stolen
property, consisting of jewelry. In Paris
the real jewels have been discovered.
When the detective called at the fiat the
door was opened by the womn. who, he
told the court. tried to close it in his face.
and then into ner husbands bedroom.
Ondello. who was In bed, violently abused
the detective. When he became calmer, In
spector Sexton spoke to him in French,
and read the warrant. Thereupon. added
the officer Ondello said. What property is
1t? Is 1t 5ewelry? Eventually he pro
duced a pair of diamond earrings. a dia-
mond ring. and a brooch. which were taken
from a dressing table drawer. remarking,
This is what you want | can prove 10
you that | bought IT here in London"
When the charge was read to Ondello, he
said: Yes, that's all right" Upon him
were found one $50 Bank Of England note.
seven Go notes four pounds in cash. a gold
watch and chain, and a sovereign purse.
He had a number of receipts for jewelry
purchased In London The detective said
not correspond with any in the official list
of the Fougere jewels. Both prisoners
were remanded.
How the real missing Jewels have been
discovered is described in message from
notwithstanding individual. Iniserabiy
clad. who offered to sell three large bril-
liants to a Lyons jeweler. NJ. BeaL Two of
the stones which had evidently belonged
to pair of earrings would each have COW
cred a sixpence. and the other had been
taken from ring.
When asked where he got the brilliants,
the individual-a labOrer named Rehardet-
stated that they had been gwen to his wife
at her marriage, but being nard up they
had decided to sell them.
Under pretext of examining them at his
leisure. the ieweier gave Rehardet few
shillings in advance. and told him 10 come
back next day. The three brillidnts were
Beal communicated with the police
Rebardet was arrested and taken TO his
domcile and interrogated in the presence
of mis- wife. He at first repeated the story
of the previous day. bat before long the
couple confessed that the brilliants and a
much greater quantity or iewelry had been
found 10y Nine. Rebardet on the banks of
the Saone near Nillevert.
Going to the end of the room. Bebardet
lifted one of the tiles in the floor and took
which he gave to M. Carrot. the examining
magistrate. When opened, veritabe
treasure mine disclosed to the behold
cIs. 1olu, uldHlOhuS, cHnefdluS, ruDleS, ana
other precious stones rolled on the floor
of the miserable hovel. Their light daz-
zled the magistrate and gendarmes who
accompanied him. Rebardet was taken into
custody. and comparison between the Jewels
just recovered and the list of the treasures
stolen from the late Eugene Fougere con-
WINGED the police that they had come upon
the jewels of the murdered woman Ear
rings, pearl necklaces, brooches. bracelets,
diamonds and rubies. they were all there
but some OF them were black and deterior-
ated us il they had been subjected TO the
action Of fire.
The Lyons correspondent of the Petit
Parisien afterwards interviewed Mime. Re-
bardet, who stated that one day, when wan
dering with her children by the Saone she
was leaning on the parapet overlooking the
river when her attention was directed TO a
parcel at the foot of the parapet. She
went around and picked IL up, and found
that 1t contained magnificent ladys baG
| filled with Jewels. She took il home.