The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-06-21
! a 1: WEBER,
rrlbIe Monster Of the
ediaeyal Legends.
TOUCH STAYS.

the Most Fantastic Legends OF
Ogrcsscs, Who Dwell In Caves In
the Woods md Fcastcd on the
Blood Of Children.
The case Of '"The Ogress of Mont
marte" is again causing the deep
est emotion and rage among the pop
ulation Of Paris.
The ogress whose actual name is
Jeanne Weber, is held responsible
by the inhabitants Of Montmarte and
of Paris generally for causing the
death Of at least five children, and
yet there is no reasonable explana-
ton how she killed any of them.
One child after another, who
came in contact with the ogress of
Montmarte died suddenly and mys-
t%eriously, as if some invisible force
had stopped it's life. There was
ncver any sign of violence on the
body and the doctors called in were
unable to state the cause of death
with any certainty. All that was
known positively was that Madame
Jeanne Weber had touched them
upon the breast.
The case recalls the most fantas-
tic medieval legends of ogresses,
who dwclt in caves in the woods and
Toasted on the blood of children. and
Of the historical Marshal de Retz, of
the fifteenth century who DESTROYED
hundreds of children in order to
minister to a perverted appetite for
blood.
The parents of the dead children,
are convinced that Jeanne Weber
took their lives and the common peo-
pie have become so impressed with
the idea, that the woman would be
in danger of lynching if she were
not safely lodged in Jail. On the
other hand, all the Judges, doctors
and educated men, who have in
vestlgatcd the cases, are satisfied
there was no legal evidence against
her.
Nine, Weber is a heavily built
stolid looking woman, who cxcitcs
repulsion in all who come in contact
with her on account of her sickly
smile, her long yellow teeth and her
sallow complexion. She expresses
an overwhelming fondncss for all
children and loves to fondlc them.
While she dose SO, she gurglcs with
delight and uttcrs loud expressions
OF cndearmcnt.
The first child whose death is at
tributed TO Nine. Weber was Cccilo
Pereyborne, a girl Of three years.
She was the child of ncighbors of
the Webers, living in the quarter of
NOMINATE, Nine. Weber lived at
that time at No. SO Rue des Trois
Frercs, Montmarte, and the Percy
bornes lived at No. 81 in the same
street. She offered to come in and
take care of the child whenever Nine,
Pereyborne wished to go anywhere,
aud the busy mother was glad tc
accept the offer.
81 am happy to spend all day
playing with the dear little thing"
said Nine. Weber. 81 love her So"
The girl was frightened when the
ogress first smiled at her, but the
woman quickly overcame the little
ones fears with presents of candy.
One after noon the mother went
away on a long shopping GRAND.
leaving her daughterin the care of
Madame Weber. When she return
ed the child was lying motionl..se
on her backs ,a@mre the ogress was
prh1as1ng her hand on her chest.
What are you doing?" cried the
mother.
II was feeling her heart to see if
it was still beating" said Madame
Weber, 81 am afraid she * very ill.,"
The terrified mother ran to her
child and found that she was dead.
The doctor who was called could not
decide positively what was the cause
of death. The little girl had been
perfectly healthy up to the time
the mother left her. Her face
wore and expression as if she had
died in great agony or terror.
This ease did not attract grave
suspicion to Madame Weber. but q
year later three children whom She
had been fondling died mystcriously
Wltnln TWO months and n one mar
roWly escaped. Then the cutlery be-
gan n the 0grcsS was arrested.
She passed -four months in prison
while the authorizes wcrc catherine
evidence %conccrcing the strange ia
t%alities. Then her case VIZ sent to
the Court Of Assizes. The first
Judge, President Favrc, to whom
the case was presented, refused to
hear 1T on the ground that there was
no legal evidence against Nine. We
Der, but another Judge, President
Bcrtulus, took it up.
She first child to perish among
this new batch Of victims was her
nephew, Maurice Weber, aged
three, the child of her husbands
Oldest brother. Nine. Weber al
ways wished to take care of thc
child, and it was said that on the
day OF his death she persuaded the
mother to go away on a long visit to
the country. The child was found
dead from no known disease. Ills
face bore the same marks of AGONY
as in the previous case, and a NEIGH
Dor declared that she had seer Nine.
Weber press her hand over his heart,
Then Nine Webcr's own baby son
died in the same sudden and mystcr-
ions manner. She had had five child
lcn and this was the last Of them.
Tier enemies do not hesitate to say
tha' sho made away with them bv
her III 'niical methods
AfD,! mis- Marcel Weber, anothc,
child % %brothcr-in law previous
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