The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-10

A strange story of priest who at
tempted to perform a miracle comes from
Limoges. A young cure of the little COM
mune of Surdoux imagined that he was
called upon to achieve great things. A
child of Is months died and he had the
body brought to the chapel of Montgar-
jon. his idea being to restore the little one
back to life.
Members of the child's family had to
kneel at the foot of the altar and chant
canticles for hours. But the miracle was
not performed The authorities hearing
Of the scene that was being enacted in
the church, appeared in the edifce and
Issued a summons against the cure for
having removed body without permits
sion.
The cure persists in declaring that the
miracle would have taken place If the
faith Of those who took part in the singu-
lar ceremony had been deeper. The Cor
rectional Tribunal of Limoges has just
fined him Is francs with the benefit OF
the first offenders law.
There is a sequel to the wholesale muir
ers committed in a cafe restaurant al
:auviniere on December Is last year. The
establishment situated about a couple OF
miles from Spa, was occupied by fam
ily named Evrard composed of husband
and wife, the formers mother, and a
baby. two and a half months old. All
weer brutally murdered.
An inquiry showed that the old woman.
who was infrm, had been killed first.
Hearing noise her son appeared on the
scene and was murdered in turn. The
assassin, who wore a black silk mask.
entered the kitchen and strangled Nine.
Evard The baby was done to death In
a similar fashion. The house was then
ransacked.
The man with the black silk mask did
not act alone. Two men. alleging to be
his accomplices, were arrested at L.iege.
A third man was apprehended at Amines
in April Being a Frenchman, he remains
in custody there.
The principal author of this murder
horror had yet to be caught He was
described as Jean lie Lutteur,' who had
vet to serve a sentence of 10 months
passed upon him. M Jourin, the assist
ant chief of the criminal investigation
department, was looking for him. He
vas recognized by q detective yesterday
and arrested Questioned by NJ Hamard
he admitted that he was wanted in con-
nection with the crime. number of
letters were seized in the room he &C.
ci,pied in the Rue de Seine.
Two of the accused men. are Belgian
and. two French The Belgians will be
#ried at the B,abant Assizes. The Frech-
men cannot be extradited, and will APP
pear before jury at Amines.
re ramuairn instituted in favor OF
railroad men has had one important re-
suit. The object of the campaign was to
Tx the age at which railway men would
he entitled to their pensions. The man
agement of the Western railroad now
owred by the state. has Just submitted
an interesting proposal. This sets forth
that engineers, firemen and conductors
,an retire at the age of 80, after % years
service. Other employees can retire when
hev have reached the age Of So and
tier % years service.
The contributions of the men are fixed
at per cent. The company pays 10 per
cent. The new regulation provides that
employees who leave the company after
IS years service are entitled to a PEN
sion. In case of death before the PEN
sion is due the pension is liquidated' for
the benefit of those left behind.
The new regulation is regarded as high
ly satisfactory. the liberality of the man
agement of the state railroad being be-
yond question.