Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-27
TRAIN INCIDENT A MYSTERY
FRENCH WOMAN VICTIM OF
MURDEROUS ASSAULT.
Fails to Identify Suspect Brought
Before Her and Admits Preacher
GUS Memory.

Special Cablegram to The Star
PARIS. August 27.-Madame Len,aire,
the young wife Of bank employe in
Paris, has been the victim of a murderous
assault in the train going from Rouen to
Trouville. She was found in a first-class
compartment with her face and clothes
covered with blood. after the train had
entered the station at Serquingy. She
had been unconscious for some time be-
fore and when questioned by the officials
stated that she had been travelling with
a young man. a Portuguese, VINO .nao
been engaged to her sister.
Just as she was making this statement
the stationmaster noticed young man
who was entering the train. and suspect
ing he was the culprit ordered him to
be detained. This person took the mat
ter quietly. and when he was brought
before the young woman she said she
could not identify him. whereupon the
police allowed him TO continue his jour-
ney Afterward. however, they regretted
having done so. as there Is a suspicion
that he was the criminal after all.
When Madame Lemaire had been al
lowed some repose she was able TO give
a better account of what had happened
Her father is furniture dealer in Paris
and her sister was engaged to young
man of Portuguese descent. Last Thurs
day her father missed sum of 5000 In
securities and S1.2OO in cash, which he
had put IN drawer. Al the SAME tiinc
his future son-in-law had disappeared
and suspicion fell upon him.
Confessed He Took the Money.
Sunday it was learned he had been seen
at the Trouvile Casino, and NJ. Lemaire
proposed to go there. His wife begged
him not to do SO. and said she would
prefer to go herself with her sister. as she
was afraid her husband might be tempted
to violence. She found the young man at
the Trouville Casino.
He confessed he had taken the money
and had left it in his hotel at Havre. AS
the boat was leaving Immediately. she
had no time to inform her sister, and &C
companied him to Havre. where he gave
her back all but 81. loo. which he said he
had already spent. He implored her not
to have him arrested, and his regret
seemed to be so sincere that she consent
ed to let him return with her TO Trouville
and perhaps help him TO make il up with
her sister and her father.
They took night train by way of
Rouen. which was to. reach Trouville
early in the morning. Nine. Lemaire had
passing Rouen, when she was suddenly
awakened by a heavy blow. The compart-
ment was without light, but she saw the
young man standing before her and
fOurishing revolver When she reach
ed for the alarm bell he seized her by
the throat and attempted To throttle her
She struggled with him for some time
and heard him fire two shots. after which
she tainted. She was only just recover
ing, when she heard the guards calling
the name of the station at Serquigny
When she was asked again If she did
not recognize the Portuguese in the young
man who had been brought to face her at
Serquigny she said she did not remem-
Der a young man having been brought be-
fore her fer Identification The police
afterward learned that the alleged crimi-
nal had taken the train for Lisieux. where
he got Off kilograms were sent to a
number of places with orders for his ar
| rest.