The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-04
THIS BLUEBEARD
 USED HYPNOTISM
(By The International News Bureau. Incl


 Inc.)
 GA dammins mass of evidence is being accumulated against Landru the French "Bluebeard." Special correspondent here draws interesting comparisons with the Brides in the Bath" case, and the clues that led to Crtppen's doom. The hypnotic powers possessed by Landru are an Important element.)
 Paris, June 3-The more the Paris police investigate the Bluebeard cr4mes-the killing of eleven women and a boy-the more akin does it be- come to the methods of Smith. the famous Brides in the Bath mur- derer.
 Evidence Is now forthcoming from women whom Landru failed to en- mesh in his inhuman tolls. They tell of the fascination of the monster how he repel1ed them, while at ~he same time they were almost irresist- ibly drawn toward him fin love and affection. They hated and loved him at the same time.
 He had a wonderful charm of manner. they say. All agree that his greatest attraction was in his eyes. He only had to get some wom-
  at them, and they were lost for ever.
 Cuvved Women.
 What that power was Is not known. and luckily few men possess it. Geo. Smith, the brides in the bath mur- derer, possessed 1t in no small meas ure, and more than one of his vic- tins bore striking testimony to the power of his glance
 There is a story of one of the poor women he slew which was never told in court, for the obvious reason she was not alive to do so.
 But she told 1t to a neishbor, who never forgot 1t. Smith was in the habit of getting this woman alone with him in a room and staring at her for two or three hours alone.
 By the time the ordeal was over the poor creature hardly knew whether she was alive or dead. Ii certainly took her some few. days to recover by which time Smith repeated the nauseous dose. In the end she followed him about the street like a cowed dog. but with less spirit.
 Charred Remains.
 6ince writing last week a tremend- ous amount of evidence has been col lected by the police. A great quan- tity of matter which is believed to be charred human remains have been got together.
 In all kinds of likely and unlikely places in and near Landru's lovely forest villa little pieces of burnt bones. trfnkets and blood-stained ar ticles have been found.
 To attempt to piece these together would at first glance appear ridicu- lous, but the authorities are not without hope that mething may be done to establish a real identifica- ton.
 Already research has developed so successfully for the prosecution that 1t Is believed that some of the re- mains are those of Madame Colom- be, who visited Landru at Whitsun- tide, 1916. She was a tall, fair wom- an, and was seen wearing a blue dressing gown. Her fortune disap- peared at the same time.
 Hanged by . Scar.
 What the police want-and, indeed. they are gradually getting it-is a full. comprehensive. and detailed de- scription of all the supposed vic- tins.
 In addition to the photographs, will be collected. for one never knows what triviality might have the result of sending Landru to the guilotinc.
 The classic instance of this is found in tho Crippen case. Crippen murdered his wife and buried dis membered portions of her body in a cellar.
 ThaDe remains would never have been Identified but for the fact that on one of her arms was a scar, and this scar. 1t was proved beyond doubt. was an operation scar made by a certain member of the medical profession. The discovery of that scar hanged Crippen.
 The Clues Wanted.
 Suppoeins. for instance. a peculiar ly-shaped button or scarfpin was found in debris collected at Landru's cottage. Supposing also that button or pin was identified as belonging to . certain person. This is the sequence of facts which the police would call upon Landru to explain-if he could
 They would say. Have you killed Madame -" and LAndru would reply. "No." Then the police would say. Very we'll. can you explain ths following: Madame has dis. appeared. In your pocket-book is a reference to Madame -, dated about the time of her disappearance You say it is a coincidence? Yer, we'll, is 1t a coincidence that remain. of . burnt body have been found al your vilia?'
 "Is 1t a coincidence that amongs those remains have been found thi. article, which we can prove beyond all doubt belong to her? And ais, is 1t . coincidence that that articl, has been though Are?"
 If rhoss QsfsBs1onSe can be multiplied Dn . variety ef ways and really Fslat