Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-03


"You had better tell the prisoner and
the principal witnesses to get ready to
take the early train for Paris. The pres
ence of your local physician will be nee
essary also, so that he can testify to the
nature of the wound by which Madame
Roupell met her death. In the meantime
will make an examination Of the scene
of the murder"
THAT will be unnecessary. hare al
ready made one"
with what result, monsieur lie marie"
The finding of this pistol, with which,
doubtless. the murder was committed"
LET me look at it."
The project took the weapon, and ex-
amined it carefully.
ut is of American manufacture" he
said did you find anything elseT
Nothing except some private papers
of Madame RoupelFs scattered on the
floor of her chamber"
Where is the young man who has been
accused Of this crime"
He is under a strong guard at pres
ent, in the buffers pantry. Do you wish
to see him."
mo, l think not" he said. 1.-The judge
sits at ten o'clock, and he will hear what
he has to say. Meantime, though, as l
said, l wish to make an inspection Of
| the premises"
The mayor at once, bestirred himself,
and conducted NJ. Lablanche upstairs to
the room where the body of Madame
Roupell was still lying. Nothing had been
moved. Even the blood which had soaked
into the hearth rug had not been wiped
up; an overturned chair lay where it had
fallen some papers were scattered about
the room.
do not disturb them" said n. La
blanche, pointing to the papers. while
tb<v simply indicate how Madame Rou-
paIt was AnRARsd at the time of the shoot
i'm. and perhaps nave no bearing on the
question Of who committed this crime,
still it is our rule to moye nothing"
"And as to who did commit it, think
there can be no Doubt" remarked the
mayor.
''There is always room for doubt in
any case" replied the project. "Oi
course this young man denies his guilt
though silent on other points"
"Most decidedly he does"
Then you have got to prove 1t in or
der to bring the crime home to him. Yo'
must recollect that under the reviset
penal code of France, the prisoner haI
no longer to prove his innocence of
charge. 1t is the duty of the law T.
bring it home to him."
but Monsieur Chabot assures me,
said the mayor, that he found this youn
man in Madame Roupells chamber imme
diately after the report of the pistol"
"Oh perhaps the young man found him
, What do you think of that" remArke
. the project. You see, my dear sir, "
: must not be too hasty."
IT must confess that you put the mat
: ter in a new light; but Monsieur Va
= Lith's appearance in the chateaur
"How does he account for thatr'
! He refuses to account for that at al
y as said" replied the mayor.
!, "Was he in the habit Of calling at tn
4 houseT'
= AT one time, but lately had been nj
only unlimited, but requested to Disco
4 tinue his visits. His presence in Il
chateau was, in fact, totally unexpectF
IL by anyone until he was discovered
n Madame Roupell's chamber"
~ NJ, LAbIanche now threw q searchiI
glance around the chamber. 1t wou
n seem, indeed, as IL nothing could escal
=. his acute observation. On the lara
handsome bedstead. lay the body OF {
,a late proprietress of the Chateau VIII
q neuve. This piece Of furniture was mes
M ly in the center of the room, with t
q head placed against the wall. To t
east two windows looked out upon
grounds in the rear of the building.
aviary, containing several canaries, viii
~ had been great favorites of the de
A. woman, stood between the windows.
- occupants were singing merrily, apps
n. entity unmindful that the hand which h
~ fed and tended them was powerless
do 30 more. In the windows, stands
a. Reraniums and other plants were faster
an ~ arranged, and the heavy curtains h
~ been carefully draped back to permit
u. free inSress of the sunlight. On the
ii lette table lay the gloves which Mr.
10 Roupell had worn ut the opera the prec
nd ing evening. There, also, was the
which she had carried. On one OF
~. chairs was the shawl which Emily W
in don had wrapped about her.
mt Ito be continued.)