The New York herald., 1922-01-29
Graphologist Has Discov-
cred Who Drove Tulle
Residents Distracted.
MIssIvEs RUINED HOMES
Three Persons Insane, One
Committed Suicide, Many
Left Town.

Special Gable to TIE New Yosx HxxALD.
Copyright, Iess. by THE New Yoaz HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Jan. -.
At last after three years Of torture
and suspense that blasted the happi-
ness of many homes the 10000 inhabi-
tants Of Tulle In the Department OF
the Correze dare to breathe freely once
more, for the person believed to be
the author Of the anonymous letters
which caused all the misery has been
found.
After detectives, clairvoyants and
even q hypnotist had failed to relieve
tho situation DR.. Locard, a graph
ologtst attached to tho prefecture Of
Lyons, asserts that he has the neces-
sary proof and has named sister Of
a captain OF the gendarmere, Mile.
Angelo Laval, as the author Of the
slanderous letters which deprived
some OF the people of Tulle OF their
reason.
Methods of "Thc Tigers Eye"
Through these poison letters the writer
broke up happy homes by telling the
husbands Of the adventures Of their
wives or informing the wives of the In
fidelities OF the husbands. Highly re-
al iy, tbn
dragged down by the disclosure Of mis-
deeds which never before had become
known.
One favorite method of tho writer, who
signed the letters The Tigers Eye"
was to address a slaDderous letter to a
person with the request that after read
ing II he pass II on to another and so
on until It finally reached the person
whose private misdeeds were revealed
In the letter. Thus no one in the town
felt safe. Even those who knew they
were innocent feared that lies might be
written about them. The suspense and
disclosures combined caused three per-
sons b 90 insane. ono to commit sui
eide and many to leave town.
Three Years Of Malice.
The malicious campaign which began
three years ago ana grew until Il
attracted intense interest throughout the
nation was conducted with much skill
by person who apparently had such
an intimate knowledge Of the private
lives OF the Inhabitants as to be almost
uncanny. No particular persons or class
was attacked, the writer seemingly de-
string to terrorize the town for the
malicious satisfaction OF seeing the VIC
Tins suffer
It Is perhaps IN the happiest homes
that the letters did most harm. Every
where there were unhappy couples jeai-
ously slaring at one another across
barriers Of hate. mnumerable mon and
women have had their sudden horrible
discover1es--or fancied discoverfcs--that
they have been deceived. they have
suffered to their depths the tortures Of
conviction and tho worse tortures Of
doubt. they have had their violent scenes
of Jealous rage. or they have crumpled
UP. hurt and pitiful unable even to
rdBos ana tuOse WHO 0uarTel0u nave
between their quarrels dragged on In the
bitter jealous gloom OF those whose
faith has been destroyed.
Another battling feature was tho fact
that the letter writer always learned OF
the steps that wcre planned TO stop the
outrage. When at a conference OF offi-
cials the suggestion was made that the
letters be examined for finger prints
they received a letter from the Tigers
Eye" the next day informing them that
this would be useless as the writer al
ways wore rubber gloves
Ordinary methods having failed three
suspects we're hypnotized not long ago.
but this also failed Dr. Locare arrived
at his conclusion after O careful study
Of the 200 poison letters and a cornpari-
son OF them with the handwriting OF
suspects. II was with great difficulty
that he obtained a sample OF Mile.
Iavai's natural handwriting, but when
he finally did after stormy session he
Informed tho magistrate that no felt
positive that she was the guilty one.
II Is possible that the young woman's
rrotber pfer will k>o tvVxxltr,e.s