The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23
Rurglarn in : convent

It seems that the criminal wave is spreading to the country round about Paris as evidenced by burglarlous attack and murder committed last night in a former convent school at Anthony. pleasant suburb south of the city
 The school which was conducted by nuns before the law of religious as- soclations came Into force, was yet un- der the directions of the former sis tsrs who had become secularized and who managed 1t as a private lay insti- tuition The directress, stili known as Sister Stanislas and her two assist ants who continue to be called Sis ters Francine and Adelaide had charge of the school and had about 100 girl pupils undtr them The building is sit- uated in the middle of beautiful park
 About midnight two masked burg lars who appeared to be we'll acquain- ted with the premises, broke into the room of the directress and one of them after pulling her out of bed struck her on the head with a pair of heavy Iron tongs Her two assistants who heard her cries and came to her room were also struck down by the crimi- nals and one of them was gagged with a Handkerchief
 The pupils meanwhile awoke at the noise rushed into the corridor where they saw the two ex-sisters lying and their cries frightened the burglars who ran down the stairs and escaped through the park
 The directress never regalned con- sciousness and died three hours later The two assistants recovered after some time and their lives are not in danger
 Dispute Ends in Tragedy
 The Scala a popular music hall in the Boulevard de Strassbourg was the scene of a dispute the other night, which ended In a tragedy
 An Italian singer. Signor Trombellt and his wife who had acquired a cer. tain reputation as comic duettists on the music hall stage went to attend the performance accompanied by a brother of Signor Trombelli and a lady friend They had invitations entitling them to reduced rates and were given four seats in the last row, but one of the orchestra Considering that they were badly placed they refused to occupy the seats assigned to them and returned to the ticket office at the entrance where they asked for better places or a box They were told that no others were available because the hall was crowded whereupon they ask. ed to have their money refunded, say ing they would return another even- ing
 When this request was refused Sig nor Trombelll struck the glass on the counter such blow with his fists that 1t was smashed. Tn the scuffle which followed some one 1t Is alleged, hit his wife in the, face by mistake as the blow was intended for the husband, but. the singer, beside himself with rage, imagined that she had been struck intentionally and pulling out @ revolver fred at an inspector and shot him through the heart, killing him almost on the spot.
 At the police station signor From belli, who does not speak French very well. expressed his regret and said that in the excitement he thought that he was acting In self defense and that the revolver would not go off as the trigger had not been cooked.
 Italian Finds Daughter.
 After a long search for his daugh- ter whom he lost thlrty-eight years ago. signor Amilcar Cipriani. well known italian revoIutionist, resident in Paris, has at last met with suc-
 signor Cipriani was in London in 1870. He left his wife and infant daughter there and came to Paris to take part in the revolutionary move ment. When the war with Germany was ended he fought in the Paris Com mune, was arrested tried and sentenc-
 
 Caledonia. During all this time he was unable to communicate with his wife
 After some years he returned to London to find that his wife was dead and that nobody could give him any news of his daughter. He sought her in vain, spending everything he earn ed in making inquiries. Several times interruptions persons in the hope of getting a reward tried to impose up- on him and he had of late given up the search in despair. At the end of June he received letter from M. Jacbues Wely. a paint 1 CT residing at Montfort rAmaury. The 1 artist said he had good reason to be- lleve that his wife was Clprianfs long lost daughter and though the father i was somewhat skeptlcal. meeting was arraigned With the explanae tions that ensued all doubt was re- moved.