The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23

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But NO tailor lived IN TIE Rue Prin.
oesss. nor was there anything to con-
meet any Of the tnhabitants OF that
street. with the crime. But the JAM.
trsss. . weak-mindsd old woman. ad-
mitted that It was easy for anybody
to gaifs access to the house and we'll.
provided he knew Of the existence Of
q small button In the door, which
worked string latch. It was clear.
then. that the murderer had once lived
there.
Did any Of your dodgers ever work
for = tailor?" asked the commissary.
The 1anitress recalled young wom-
an named Gaufe. who had formerly
worked as seamstress, but had after
ward gone on the vaudeville stage.
"She sings at the cafe concerts"
babbled the old woman. 'She told me
she was tired of making waistcoats
for tailors."
For whom did she work.
"A number Of people. There was
one man brought her = lot Of work;
remember him, because he always
used to spill water ON my stairs"
"what water?" -.
1.-THE water he carried up from the
WELL"
An assistant in drug shop opposite
told the commissary some more about
the tailor and Mile. Gaufe. This man
was known as Pierre; he lived In the
Rue Maxarin. and often brought waist.
coats for the Seamatress to make up.
n. Mace promptly searched for and
found the woman. She was brought
to his once for examination and i'm
pressed him with the sincerity Of her
replies.
"who was the tailor who carried
up water for you from the wellf" u.
Mace asked.
Monsieur Voirbo."
where does he livef"
"He used to live II, the Rue Aasarin.
but he has married and moved away
l don't know where"
Further questioning revealed the
fact that he never worked much. yet
always seemed to have plenty OF
money. He drank great deal.
Friends? He had one In particular, =
little old man known ~ Pers Desire,
with whom he often drank.
when did you zee this Old man
lastf* u. Mace asked.
"A coupls Of months ags q Tia cafe
with votrbo. Pers Desirs's annt wes
Win tAem; lGada1so 10dl6s. ~ -
sSdes h the nus dss Nsslss md d .
bandage maker"
1'fA >A~.Aa.~ - a-nr.As>Hnl,, uAnA
to md the old woman, and she ~as
brought to the commissary's once.
She was ready to tell all she knew.
She had . nephew named Desire Bo-
dasse, who had been tapestry work
er, but he was horribly stingy. and
they were mot on the best terms. She
had not seen him for . month. Some-
timss he took her out to concerts, and
on the last occasion Pierre Voirbo had
accompanied them.
Describe this man voirbo."
"He was . short man. and some
times wore . long overcoat and . high
hat"
And n. Mace remembered the ini-
tial u upon the fragment OF . eock.
B-thar might wen stand for the lam
lily name OF Desire Bodasss. The
scent was becoming stronger. The
old bandags maker was taken 10 tho
morgue. where she promptly identined
the fragment Of trouser and the sock
with the initial. which. she declared.
she had marked herself. bstweea two
crosses In red cotton. And she had
sewn the cock to the stockinss. to
protect her nephew's feet against ths
winter cold. Madame Bodasse could
also furnish information ~ 70 the scar
on the leg, for sire remembered that
hcr nephew had cut himself badly By
falling upon the edge Of . broken
bottle.
The identity Of the murdered man
was proved. He was Desire Bodasse.
Of No. 80 Rue Dauphine. Halt the
battle was won-but not the greater
half! cig
The commlssary now took Madame
Bodasse to her nephew's abode No.
50 was an old. rambling bailding. 70
constructed that the porter could not
see who came in Or passed out. n.
Mace inquired for the room Of Bo-
dASse, but FOUND thAt IL was closed.
He went back to the porter.
Nevertheless, believe that Mon
sieur Bodasse b still there" that
functionary remarked. "He often shuts
himself away for days and will not be
disturbed. Last night saw light in
his room and his shadow r2on the cur
tains." r
II know that Monsieur Bodasss ID
in Paris" the porter's wife added, ''for
I met him In the street this mosnins.' =
NJ. Mace's convictions were shaken.
He seemed to have been on the wrons
track. He left q letter to be deliv.
cred to Bodasse II he should arrive,
and turned his attentions to vosrbo.
In the Rue Maxarin he learned that
voirbo now lived in the Rue Lamar
tine. He had married girl with .
| good dowry, the orphaned daughter Of
| a fafInr and n woman Of strong reliG.