Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-14

On the 25th of October. 1892.
the following note appeared in the lat
est edition of the Temps:
"a frightful crime has been commit
ted at the Chateau du Chandler. on the
border of the forest of Sainte Gene
We've, above Epinay-sur-Orge, ar the
house Of Professor Stangerson. In the
night, while the master was working
in his laboratory. an attempt was made
80 assassinate Nile. Stanserson, who
was sleeping in the yellow room
chamber adjoining this laboratory.
The doctors do not answer for the life
of Nile. Stangerson."
The impression made on Paris by
this news may be easily imagined. AL
ready at that time the learned world
was deeply interested in the labors of
Professor Stangerson and his daugh-
ter. These labors-the first that were
attempted in radiography-served to
open the way for NJ. and Nine. Curie
60 the discovery of radium. II was
expected the professor would shortly
read TO the Academy of Sciences a SEN
sationai paper on his new theory. the
dissertation Of matter. theory des-
tined to overthrow from its base the
whole Of official science. which based
itself on the principle Of the conserva-
ton Of energy.
On the following day the newspapers
were full Of the tragedy. The MatfH
published the following article. entitled
"a Supernatural Crime"
These are the only Details" wrote
the anonymous writer in the Matin,
I'VE have been able to obtain concern
ing the crime of the Chateau du Clan
der. The state OF despair in which
Professor Stangerson is plunged and
The impossibility of getting any ibfcr-
mation from the lips of the victim
have rendered our investigations and
those Of justice so difficult that at
present we cannot form the least idea
OF what has passed in the yellow room
in which Mile. Stangefson, in her night
dress. was found lying on the floor in
the agonies Of death. We have at least
been able to interview Daddy jacques,
as he is called in the country, an old
servant 10 the Stangerson family.
Daddy Jacques entered the yellow
room at the same time as the profes-
sor. This chamber adjoins the labo-
ratory. Laboratory and yellow room
are IN pavilion at the end of the
park, about a thousand feet from the
ehateau.
sIt was half past II at night this
honest old man told US, and l was in
the laboratory, where n. Stangerson
was still working, when the thing hap
pened, had been cleaning and put
ting Instruments in order all the even
ing and was waiting for NJ. Stangersop
TO go TO bed Mile. Stangerson had
worked with her father up TO midnight.
When the twelve strokes of midnight
had been sounded by the cuckoo clock
In the laboratory she rose, kissed NJ.
Stangersop and bade him good night.
To me she said Good night, Daddy
Jacques" as she passed into the yel-
low room. We heard her lock the
door and shoot the bolt, SO that ]
could not help laughing and said to
monsieur. There's mademoiselle dou-
bic locking herself in. She must be
afraid Of 'the Bette du Bon Dieu."
Monsieur did not even hear me. he
was so deeply absorbed in what he
was doing. Just then we heard the
distant miawing Of cat. 'Is that
going TO keep US awake all night?" !
said TO myself, for I must tell you,
monsieur, that, TO the end Of October.
live In an attic of the pavilion over
the yellow room. SO that mademoiseile
/ should not be left alone through the
night in the lonely park. 1t was the
fancy Of mademoiseile 20 spend the
3ne weather IN the pavilion. No doubt
she found II more cheerful than the
chateau and. for the four years IT had
been built. she had never failed to
take up her lodging there In the spring
With the return of winter mademoi-
selie returns to the chateau. for there
IL no fireplace In the yellow room.
I'VE were STAYING In the pavn'