Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-02-05

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They ordered bottle OF
vine and went upstairs for
game OF billiards. OF the two
doors in the bllliard-room, one
opened into the bedroom, whilst the
other led 10 the entrance In the Rue
de la Grande Truanderie. After half
an hour Nine Desyois, not hearing
the noise Of the billiard balls. vent
upstairs, and. to her surprise. saw the
door of the bedroom aiar. AT that mo-
ment one Of the men came forward.
and Nine Desyois, convinced they
we're burglars, called for help. Al her
shrieks the three fellows rushed out.
Knocked her over. and ran away TWO
o. them escaped unseen by the back
door. but the third found himself IN
the Rue de la Grande Truanderie
followed by crowd attracted by the
womans cries. On the point of being
oyertaken. the man drew revolver,
fired at a youth who had seized his
coat tails. and shot him down The
mad chase continued towards the Rue
Pierre-Lescot where he fired again,
killing a cabinet-maker called Mar
tinot. NJ Botteller, an employe. was
his third victim. for the poor man,
with a bullet in the groin. died on his
way to the hospital The murderer
sped along brandishing his weapon.
when a NJ. Guyomard caught him
pluckily by the throat and felled him
TO the ground. The police had the
greatest trouble to prevent him from
being lynched with his clothes torn
90 shreds, and bleeding from several
wounds, he was first conveyed to the
police-station in the Rue des Prou-
yaires. and afterwards brought before
lne
He was a short, thick-set, deter
mined-looking man with a strongly.
developed jaw. and curious hard
expression in the eyes-the type OF
the brute. He gave his name as
Crampon. and we discovered that un-
der the name of Bonfantini he had al
ready undergone several long terms Of
imprisonment.
When | asked him for the names OF
his accompllces he looked at me with
an ugly grin.
What for? To obtain favors? No,
thank you. am not going TO harm
them Besides. am sick of every
thing want to be butte -
Are you sorry you killed these poor
mem"
Sorry? Not /. or, rather. | am
sorry for | had still two shots In my
revolver. and, but for that meddling
idlot, you would not see me here to-
day
did not prol0ng this conversation.
and waited til the next day. when
had him once more brought before me.
and again questioned him about his
nc. Omplites.
Save yourself the trouble he said
with sneer. you'll get nothing out
OF me. want TO be butte
Crampon had n sweetheart, a Ger
tain Maria Thouvenin, thea lying III
mt the Charlie hospitpi, ! searched
her room, and found u uniform ri a
private in the Fourth Infantry which
] took away With me
The excitement In Paris. when that
horrible murder became known. was
Intense and the press clamored for
she arrest OF the two men who accom-
panied Crampon on that fatal after
moon Unfortunately. Nine. Desvois
was unable to give me their descrip-
ton. and none of my men. although
well acquainted with the criminals
and their haunts. could supply any
clue
I sent for Inspector Larose--an ex-
perienced official--and described to
him fellow | had seen some months
ago with Crampou enter bar.
Larose thought long time and then
said
We'll, sir. think know the man.
but doubt whether he belongs to the
Crampon gang"
He may or he may not noticed
mis- hair; II was cut short and looked
cas- II he had just left the regiment"
Larose looked up
Il begin TO see it now, sir: 1t would
be funny II he turned out TO be our
man. His name is Georges Pleus
and he is employed in wneshc :, IL
abe Rue du Bae."
All right; let us go there at once. ''
Twenty minutes later We alighted
and enquired after Plessis.
lie will be done In a minute" said
she proprietor Of the establishment
,~he is bringing down his trunk"
His trunk" asked Is he going
away?"
Yes. sir, He had a telegram, last
night. from his old aunt. who is very
IN"
Whilst he spoke Plessis came down
she stairs with big box on his shout
der and nearly dropped il when he
saw us We put him in the cab. and
took him. box and all. TO the prefec
ture. where he denied ever having
seen Crampon
Why were you so anxious 10 leave
Paris?" | said.
u had telegram
Yes. know Bat ! want to ash
Slang term for 'guUlotined
you why you did not do your military
service? You are defaulter"
i defaulter!" he cried Il hay.
Derived my time; and in fine regi
ment. too"
"Where?"
In the Fourth Infantry"
What has become OF your uni
form
"My uniform9 My unlform' l.
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