The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-18

Residing 10 Paris In Is. be
came acquainted with NJ G. An.
euate nupln a Young man ol Illus.
tfious family. but who. reduced 10
poverty by loaa Of his family for
tune had lost both courage and
ambition
Tie came 10 live with me aud 1
found delight Ia his hobby that 81
constantly seeking 90 read the
minds and motives % men Rnd to
face. through trivial circumstances.
lhe trend and cause ~ actions
The activities ~ bis mind he ex
arciaed Tor his own idle auiuhe.
ment. untii on the occasion Of
murders Ia the Rue Mornuo. Of
which | tell be permitted bis own
amusement go take the form ~ a
serious endeayof 10 auravel one of
the most remarkable mysteries Ia
the annals OF Paris
The tragedy came 90 our attene
lion through the following para
sraphs Ia an evening paper
Extraordinary Murders.
This morning at O'Clock the
Inhabitants OF the Quarter 81 Nuch
gerr aroused from sleep by 4 sue
ceaalnn 90 terrific ahfleks. issuing.
apparently. from fhe fourth story
af a house in the Rue MofKup.
known 10 b. ia the sole occupancy
of one Nine Lfapauaye. aud her
daughter. Nile Camille L'Espanaye
After some DELAY she gateway
waN bukcn in with a Grow bar aud
eight on ten Of the nelEhbors wn
tered. accompanied b. two gen.
dafmes. ny this time the cries
had ceased. bat a. the party rushed
up the first flight 81 stairs. two or
more rough voices iu aENfy con.
traii1n we're distinguished. and
seemed 60 proceed from the upper
part ~ the house
As tho second landing WINS
reached these sounds also had ceaB
I'd. and everything remained per
feetiY quiet The party spread
themselves and hurried from rnam
90 ruum Tyson arriving a. a large
back chamber IN the fourth STORY
fhe door IL which. being found
locked with sire key inNsde. was
fUrend open. q spectacle presented
iiseif which struck every one pres
eat not less with horror than with
aWonishmcut
The apartment aas lu the slid
esg disorder the fuFniture brokea
and thruwa about tn 81 directions
There wna only une heaHfead. ama
ffom thi8 bed che clothes had beer
removed and thfuwn into the mid
die ~ the floor On n chair lay 4
gasof besmearcd Win blcod On
the hearth were tWo OF three lnmE
and thick iFeaaes 81 gray human
hair. also dabbled in blood. and
seeming 90 have bsen pulled out
~ the roots
Upon the floor wrre found fonf
gold coins. an earring topaz. three
large silver spoons. three smaller
~ rsewtsr. and tva hays containing
nearly four Thousand francs ss00l
ia gold
rhe drawers Of > bureau which
stood To one corner were open. and
had been apparently rlgled. 81
though many articles stiIl remained
In them A small iron safe was
discovered under the bed mot un
der the bcdatcadl II was open.
with the key atiii In the door. u
had no contents beyond few old
letters and other papers of little
consequence
"Of Mime. LEspannye 40 traces
we're here seen. but an wuuaunl
auautiiY Of sOot being observed ~
the Fireplace. a search was made
Ga the chimney. and lhorrible 20
rslate' the corpse 81 the daughter.
head downward. waH dragged there.
from. Il having been thus forced up
the narrow aperture TOR cnnaid
eFahle distance The body was
quite warm Upon examining it
many bruises were perceived. no
doubt occasloned by the violence
with which n had been thrust up
Upon the face we're many severe
scratches. and upon the throat
dark bruises and deep indeninfiuns
81 finger nails. az II the girl had
been throitled 20 death
After a thorough Investigation
81 every portion 81 the house. with
ont further discovery. the party
made IL way into a small paved
yard Ia the rear Of tho building
where lay the corpse os The old