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

M analytical and deducave
powers Of this famous
~ police commissary e.
IN abled him, bit by bit, TO
WM unrayel the facts con-
UW cerping one OF the most
shrevdly planned and brutal murders
that have ever occurred. The MARIA
tive AFFORDS . perfect example OF the
manner in which truth sometimes sur
passes fiction.
Ringue. . police constable Of Paris.
was passing homeward one afternoon
along the Rue Princesse. when .
friend Of his. who kept q small cheap
restaurant at No. 50. came running out
Of his establishment and seized him
excitedly by the arm.
do you remember" he began
breathlessly. "how complained about
the bad odor Of the water In my wellf
1t had really become undrinkable. and
80 today resolved to examine 1t to
nnd ont what was the cause of the
trouble. went to my cellar In the
basement, from which . window opens
into the brick circumference Of the
WE'LL 1T 4 candle and let II down by
. thread. Ny attention was at once
drawn toward something floating upon
the water
BY this time he had dragged the
constable Into his shop. and continued.
In high excitsment:
II took an Iron hook with = long
handle and tried to fsh II up. The
fourth attempt succeeded. found
something wrapped In covering. !
'undid the wrapping and-come here!"
He led the policeman into an adjoin-
ing apartment. where he laid before
his eyer . severed human leg.
The constable went Immediately to
the commissary. NJ. Mace, . young
man who afterward highly distin-
guished himself In his profession. but
was then. entirely unknown. N. Mace
hurried TO the house in the Rue Prin-
cesse. examined the CHASTITY trophy
and went to the we'll. where he soon
made out . second object floating upon
the water. This was Ashed up with
some aiAl6dity. and proved TO b . par.
eel like the first The cover was Of
black calico. kp6ktsa 1t efthsr end,
and ssvn n ~ sstddls win htasaE
thread. Thsrs ~ In inner covering
nads Of : part Of Tie lsg Of > trou-
aers. and within lay secoad lsg. It
was eucAeed n part of long stock
Ing, INSIDE Of drab cotton, and rag
ment Of stock had been stitched over
It, On which was an initial 3D." with
. smaA cross on either side Of 1t.
This was the flrst clue BY whose aid
N. Mace solved the mystery.
The medical experts who examined
these relics offered the opinion that
they had BEEN dismembered by an I'M
professiooai hand. that they were tho
limbs OF q woman. and that they had
been in the well about month. The
well was smptisd. but nothing further
was found In It.
During the next few days fragments
Of human aesh were nshed out Of the
Seine; moro fragments were found
along the banks Of that river. together
with . thigh wrapped In . blue knitted
shawl. n. Mace in his Investigations
now came upon another clue. The pro
prietor Of . small riverside laundry
stated that about midnight on Decem-
bsr 10 he had encountered . short
man In long coat and tall hat scat
tering in the river some substance
which looked like pieces OF nesh,
which be took from . basket upon his
arm. When Intercepted he replied.
With an embarrassed laugh:
II am batting the river for . good
days sport tomorrow"
Then the police onicer Rlnsue re-
called that three nights later he had
met Q man in the street near the Rue
Princesse, carrying = parcel and =
hamper. He stopped him and asked
what he had. The man replied that
he was carrying = couple Of hams.
which had been dispatched to him.
and Ringue, satisfied with this state
ment. allowed him to pass.
In his search for the murdered
woman M. Mace now made = careful
Investigation into the cases Of all
women who had disappeared during
the previous six months. There were
"a Of these. M. Mace made an exami.
nation Of the circumstances that had
led to each of these disappearances.
but this trail led him nowhere. and 1t
seemed probable that the mystery
would remain one Of those numerous
cases for which no solution u ever
found.
But now a new aspect was given to
the case by the statement by Dr.. Tar
d,eu. the chief medico-leEal expert In
France, that. after full examination
al III the remains. he was able to pro
ncunce that the victim was . man.
4Tbs remains" he said. "are those Of
: nan advanced In years. The instru-
mont used In the ACKNOWLEDGMENT was
4 cleeyer. The cuts were made soon
eftsr death, and there IL recently
healed scar running up one Leg"
y Nacs went over the evidence n
h.nd ma Ait upon another clue. The
--,e.. 1900. 18th tn knottNd ends and