Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18
MURDER OF ARRAST MYSTERY
Tragedy Probably viii Not Be Solved,
Though Police Work Hard.
THIS DETECTIVE NOT A vmOCo
Mile. AmeIie Lhermttte, Well Known
Partisan Artist, Murdered by
Her brother I'm Most
Brutal Way.
IN PAuL VILLIER

The mystery concerning the death OF
D'Abbadie Arrast is likely TO remain UNI
solved. although the police have been doing
Everything men can do to run down the
assassins who slew him. More is not
known Of the circumstances in which he
was last seen This curiously enough, was
only short time before his clothes were
discovered on the bridge near the Qua
Debility, where he had called on his cousin,
Maitre Zoegger, a lawyer who lives oppo-
site the foot bridge He had left Goegger
TO take the train. The victim had left
Evreux In the morning with the intention
of staying only a few hours here. His
movements were known up to the very mo-
ment almost of his disappearance. After
that complete mystery prevails as In the
case OF the famous Steinheil affair.
Movements All Open.
The sudden vanishing Of such a well
known parsonage has aroused no end OF
speculation, but all the indications as at
present known, point to a strange crime.
D'Arrast called on his solicitor, Maitre
Tollu, after he reached this city. They
chatted about various things, and among
others a will case In which D'Arrast was
interested. At noon he went TO lunch. In
the afternoon he called at his printers, and
then returned TO a cafe, where he had an
appointment with friend who was unable
to meet him.
After dinner he paid a surprise visit to
his cousin, Maitre Zoegger. Then, taking
out his watch suddenly. he exclaimed that
he had been staying longer than he had
intended. and that he would have to catch
his train. An hour later two concierges
found his coat and hat on the footbridge
hardly more than a stones-throw from
Maitre Zoegger's home. The only supposi-
ton that can be made is that he was at
tackled and murdered Immediately on leav-
ing his cousins house.
Indecency ON the Stage.
A we'll known Englishman who spent
several weeks here writes: 1T is the
height Of discourtesy for a French theater
to permit things upon the stage which
must shock a large proportion Of the
audience. Not long ago l went. for the
second time to q music hall here which
Is visited by hundreds Of English people
every evening. In the middle of the show
was hopelessly indecent and ugly exhibit
tion. French people in the audience were
Disguised at II. The managers only ex-
cuse for 1t was that the show ha0 been
running a long time, and the thing that
objected TO had been put in to brighten Il
up and that he had not seen the change in
the program himself
Detective Not n vidOcq.
A strange story is told of a detective
who was guided about in foreign country
by an alleged murderer whom he was sent
TO arrest A man named Valesi is accused
OF having shot the director of an asylum
at AK. last September. He fled to Boenos
Ayfes, and the police. having traced him,
sent a detective to secure his arrest. As
the fugitive was Corsican, the detective
at once sought out some Corsicans on his
arrival in Buenos Ayres to help him In his
search. He found one man who was ex-
ceedingly complacent, and who for days
piloted him about the city in quest of the
fugitive from justice. Suddenly this amla-
BILE guide disappeared, and the detective
greatly regretted his loss. He will prob
ably regret It more now, when he learns
that his guide was the very man that he
wanted. In letter written. by Valesi from
Buenos Ayres to someone here and inter.
cepted by the police, he relates with great
delight how he led the detective about In
search OF himself. But fearing that sooner
or later he might be detected, he thought
It safer to vanish.
Fall of n French BeIfry.
A famous old belfry from which the bells
rang out for the wedding between Henry
V of England and Catherine, daughter o.
Charles VI of France has just fallen IL
Troyes. The belfry, which was built in tn,
thirteenth century, formed part Of thu
church OF st. Jean. II has been unsaf,
for some time, and it's fall was expected
A thousand persons witnessed the accident
which happened at a o'clock in the morn
ing. II toppled over and fell with
crash on a house opposite.
Brother Murders Sister.
A well-known Partisan artist, Mile
Amelie Lhermitte, was murdered by he
brother in most brutal way.
Mile. Lhermitte. who had exhibited a
the Paris salon for the last ten years. win
ming medals and other honors, received
letter from her brother. who lives a
Anglers, asking her to pay him a visit. Sh
went TO him and spent the night there.
Early the next morning she was seen a
her bedroom window screaming for helI
while her brother was attacking her say
Agely. with an ave When the house wa
entered Nils. Lhermitte was dead. Tn
cAHtAtA NcSAoACO thtAts DCink QeStituNe.
had asked his sister to die with him an
that she had refused. so he had killed hei
Husband Set Free.
A wealthy shoemaker and shoe dealer
who strangled his wife in fit of passion
caused by her unfaithfulness, has been &C
Quilted The couple managed two shops
and during his absence she had an intrigu
with an ex-policeman. The first intima
ton OF his wife's conduct was conveyed /
the shoemaker in an anonymous letter ]
was written by the woman's lover, VIII
wanted to get rid OF her. AS he was
friend of the husband, he went to tn
house to see the effect that the letter ha
produced. Before his arrival there Ia
been an explanation between husband an
wife. The result was her death.
BOLD ROBBERY COMMITTED
IN C0NSTANTlN0PLE Cal