The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06


 l The authorities are puzzled as to what | disposition they shall make of the two | 16-year-olds boys, George Tisiser and l Paul Demarest, who planned and carried out one of the most deliberate murders known In this city The victim was a
 bank messenger named Jean Andre The l boys faked up debt which they knew Andre would be required to collect at | Tissiers residence when due.
 Tissier is the. son of a widow most excellent woman who goes out to work daily. He and Demarest were home when
 the bank collected called. The boys
 killed Andre and then bound his body, fearing the stab wounds inflicted might
 not have proven fatal The victim was iifeless, however.
 The murderers left the house together,
 after dividing the gold found in their victims bag. laughing as they went. They bought new clothes and went to
 bathe. In the bathing establishment they divided the paper money which they
 had obtained, and separated for an hour to "ht themselves out as gentlemen
 They then took a room in a hotel, left their new outfits there and, hiring a taxi cab, went for drive. In the evening the
 murderers dined at good restaurant
 and took box at the Chatelet theatre. Next morning the crime was discovered by the concierge of the house where Tis- sier lived. His mother had returned
 home late from her work expecting to
 find her son there. As he did not re- turn and she had no keys to the fiat the concierge gave her bed for the night. In the morning, as Tissier had not ap-
 peared, the concierge broke open the
 door and came rushing downstairs for
 the police. saying the boy had committed | suicide. But when the police came the victim was identified.
 Descriptions. of the two lads were sent | broadcast especially 10 seaports. it be- ing thought that they might ship for America. The detectives succeeded in | discovering them. The clue was sup piled by two women on whom the youths
 had been spending money lavishly, and who were mortified when they learned
 where the money had come from.
 They confessed with the utmost ef- | frontery when they were taken to po- l lice headquarters. We intended to do it
 before,r Tissier said. and had forged a bill on myself for an earlier date But we reflected the bank messengers were likely to have more money at the end of the month, and wanted to make as good we do not regret what we have done. We had two glorious days. and we shall only get a few years in prison, as we are too young for the guiIotine''
 The youths are types of a class that is rapidly growing here. The police, de- spite the boys confessions, believe that the crime was planned by a professional criminal and carried out under their di- rections. The boys never had had any experience in handling commercial paper,
 which lead the police to believe that
 wiser heads conceived the atrocious crime.
 A gang of American hold-up men are opera ting in this city under the lead ership of noted English crook. Made moiselle Bertrand had disagreeable experience with them recently. She is a handsome woman ana has a great weakness for jewelry. with which she bedecks herself abundantly before leav- ing home for stroll to the music halls of Montmartre. The other evenin 2 she stalked into a cafe near the Moulin Rouge. Her diamonds literally blazed and her magnifcence at once caught
 the attention of four young men who were at supper. With little or no cere- mony an acquaintance was struck up and in a few minutes Mile. Bertrand was seated with the Joyous party They were Americans they told Mile Bertrand, and as they spoke French with some difficulty Mile. Bertrand saw no reason to disbelieve them. On the
 
 having found what was certainly a party of those multimillionaires After supper cab bore them to dancing establishment, where champagne flowed freely.
 When the night was over Mile Bert
 rand was offered a room in their ho-
 tel Thither went the party. and Mile.
 Bertrand was shown to her room by
 her new acquaintances. Hardly were
 they inside the room. however, than
 she was seized, and gagged by two of
 the mon, while the other two took her
 jewelry and purse. Her cries soon
 brought assistance, and Mile. Bertrand
 gave a description of her assailants to
 the police. Three of the men were
 identified as belonging to a band ~f goad agents who have lately been act