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The Washington times., 1922-08-20
BRUTE-LOVER ENDED
ROMANCE WITH BLOW

TAUGHT in the swirl of the poisoned wine,
l. Nine. Cuchet suddenly realized the hdeons
purpose of Landru-the man she had loved
so depotedly He HAD seized all her possessions,
spent most of her money, and now she was no
longer wanted. "
The flash of truth staggered her. y.
"Dieu! You fiend" she screamed. "You have
poisoned mel"
Landru held his breath.
He mas not prepared for this. Anyone passing
along the road might operhear her allegation!
He must close her lips.
Leaning over, he struck the poor dying wonuan
a heavy blow full in the face, knocking her to the
floor senseess.
$50 ends your romance, my dear madame" he
calmly said.
She never moved again.
This mas Ldndru.
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Then. while the furnace was
still roaring. he fetched the body
Of the lad, and this he treated
in a similar manner. keeping up
the high temperature until prac-
tically nothing remained Of the
bodies. Bones. clothes, boots, the
bottle which had contained the
poison-everything had become
incinerated.
At q little past three o'clock in
the morning. the gas being ex-
hausted, he allowed the furnace
to cool while he swept UP the
sand, replacing It in the barrow
and wheeling 1t out into the small
garage which ran beneath the
house at the side.
This done, he proceeded upstairs
and, with cold deliberation, packed
into three large trunks the clothes.
house-linen. and all the other per-
sonal effects OF the dead woman
and her son. thus completely re-
moving all traces Of them. After
wards he sat down, smoked a
cigarette. and drank two petits-
verres Of brandy. fully satisfied
with his ghoulish work.
LEFT CRIME SCENE.
The clock struck 6. and he began
to grow impatient. He had mis-
calculated the time which the
stove would take to cool suffi-
GENTLY to allow him to remove the
ashes Of his victims. which he
could see were in parts mixed with
the molten glass Of the black wine
bottle.
The bricks were still a dull red,
and reflecting considerable heat.
In an hour It would be dawn,
therefore he must wait for another
twelve hours. when darkness would
come again to hide his movements.
to dismantle his DEVILS oven, and
get rid Of the ashes, which. II ex-
amined, would, he knew, tell their
own terrible tale.
Therefore, soon after . o'clock,
he got his car out of the garage,
placed the three trunks in It, as
well as the case containing the
acetylene welding plant, and care
fully locking up the house, drove
across the Seine, through the little
town OF Triel, and on by st, Ger
main-en-LAye and Nanterre-the
road he and his victims so often
traveled-to his garage at Neuilly.
There he put the blow.pipe back
into its place on the bench, and in
a loft he stored one Of the boxes
which contained the poor woman's
household linen.
Landru was not q man to waste
time, for that very afternoon he
sold the contents Of the other two
boxes to q secondhand clothes
dealer In Courbevoie. while Mad
anne Couchet's gold watch he dis
posed Of to q man named Lepic. an
old receiver Of stolen property at
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Further. before the bodies were
cold, he took madame's large
cameo brooch, her earrings, watch
and rings. and then. pulling out
q small tie-pin from the lads
cravat, placed It in his own.
He afterward wore 1t habitu.
ally; indeed, he was actually
wearing 1t when, after his many
subsequent crimes. he was, years
afterward, at last run to earth
by the police in the Rue de
Rochechouart.
He had brought from his garage
at Neuilly, just outside Paris,
three days previously, a long,
heavy wooden case, securely screw
ed down, which he told Madame
Cuchet contained some rare first
editions Of books which he had
bought at an auction sale In Paris.
He had also decided. he said, to
build himself a brick dog.kennel in
the garden. and for that purpose
he had brought In q motor.van a
quantity Of bricks.
Madame Cuchet, ignorant of the
various classes Of bricks, natural
ly believed the story which the
man she loved so devotedly had
told her.
EASILY CUT STEEL.
She never dreamed that the
bricks he brought were fire-bricks,
capable Of withstanding terrific
heat!
"Faugh! Women only keep
secrets that they do not know"
Landru muttered to himself with u
sinister laugh as he set to work to
unscrew the lid Of the heavy box.
On being opened, II revealed two
long cylinders and some strange
looking apparatus-the apparatus
Of an oxy-acetylene blow.pipe.
"hsSh Ah hin pfOicooiOh VI u fnOtOT
engineer he used in welding steel
at his garage. II was an instru.
ment the flame of which was Of
such enormous heat that II render.
ed a steel armor-plate capable of
being cut Up like butter.
Piece by piece he unpacked and
carried II into the stone-paved
kitchen. la.
Afterwards he went outside and
wheeled in a barrow-load Of sand,
which he had brought there for the
building Of the kennel. This he
spread thickly upon the stone floor.
Then from the stack Of bricks he
carried in n quantity. making many
journeys. until in the kitchen he
had constructed q furnace, to
which he'attached . piece Of rusty
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As he sat talking and laughing
with them he fixed the woman
with his mysterious. deep-set eyes
--eyes that were so intense and
expressive that many women have
told me that they shuddered under
their gaze and lost responsibility
for their actions.
Suddenly Madame Cuchet be-
came conscious that her fiance
seemed to be concentrating his
whole powers upon her. She knew
by bitter experience Of late that
there was something strangely un.
canny about him. He had from the
first fascinated her with those
strange, hypnotic eyes. just as a
snake fascinates its victim.
Suddenly she felt herself faint
ing, but struggled valiantly against
Il. Yet at the same instant q fear
ful and staggering truth flashed
across her mind. She realized for
the first time that this man she
loved so well had seized all her
possessions and spent most Of her
money. hence she was no longer
wanted. Alas! she realized 1t too
late.
"Disui You fiend" she
screamed, starting from her
chair. "You haze poisoned mel"
Landru held his breath. He
was not prepared for this. Any
one passing along the road, or
perhaps the neighbors. might
overhear her allegation! So. to
close her lips, he dealt the poor.
dying woman q heavy blow full
IN the face-knocking her to the
floor senseless.
NEVER MOVED AGAIN.
She never moved again.
As for her son. the poison had
already done its deadly work,
and, with q long-drawn sigh. he
GER back In his chair without q
word, rigid and ifeless, his face
distorted out of all recognition.
with a coolness that was utter
" incredible. Monsieur Diard"
gave vent to a cynical, trium-
phant laugh as he exclaimed
aloud:
80 ends your romance, my
dear madame! Your sister. the
woman Friedman. suspects me.
I believe, therefore you must dis
appear-to America-and your
boy must Join the gallant Eng
iish army. They will ashland
they will know" -, -,
Thus the master criminal had
already. before the crime, decided
how to account for the nonap-
pearance Of both mother and SON.
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st. Denis. with whom he had had
many previous dealings. and who
asked no questions.
Soon after s o'clock that evening
he was back at The Lodge" at
Vernoufllet, and without a seconds
reflection re-entered the scene OF
his crimes.
The place was silent and undis-
turbed. There stood the big cru
chile of bricks, now nearly cold.
and without ado he commenced to
dismanue It. carrying back the
bricks, and replacing them in q
neat pile In the garden, just as
they had been placed in readiness
for building the dog-kennel.
At the bottom Of the furnace
there now remained about three
handfulls Of gray ashes, intermin-
gled with balls Of molten glass,
still warm. These he carefully
placed in two brown paper bags.
He used paper for a distinct pur-
pose-as viii be seen. Every trace
of ashes he removed by washing
the bricks at the sink. after which
he took out the stovepipe and
placed It In an outhouse.
Later he went to his room,
washed himself, put on a clean
shirt and q dinner.jacket, and
placing the two paper bags. with
their gruesome contents, in o
small handbag, he re-entered the
car. and drove through the next
village-a little place called Medan
Ito lonely spot where the road
to Poissy runs close beside the
Seine. ...
It was'a dark and misty night,
and the country road was deserted.
Therefore he suddenly pulled up.
got down, and taking the two
paper packets from the bag, he
slipped down to the river bank and
tossed them into the dark, swift.
flowing water, well knowing that
within an hour the paper would
dissolve and the ashes would be
swept away.
REMOVED ALL TRACES.
Thus were all traces Of his ter
rible crimes removed, and "the
nest Of love" left free for its next
victim! The secret was Landru's
alone.
How lightly It preyed upon his
mind may be judged from the fact
that one hour and a half later he
was entertaining, at his flat in
the Rue des Petits Champs. his
latest conquest, Madame Labord.
Line. She was a well.preserved
widow, with a pleasant face and
dark. waved hair, whom he had
met accidentally in the Rue de
Rivoli, and whom he had promised
to marry-but whom he intended
to rob.
AZ they sat together at the din.
ner-table, Landru behaved AZ the
most devoted and perfect lover.
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not so many hours before he had
poisoned Nine. Cuchet and her
son. when there came a sudden
ring at the door, and in sur
prise-for he did not welcome
caliers-he reluctantly opened 1t.
Upon the doorstep stood q tan.
dark-moustached man.
Such was the wonderful intui-
tion OF the criminal that In an
instant he scented danger. II.
He held his breath. and for .
second stood rigid a. one turned
to stone.
''M'sier Diard," the stranger
said. "I am a police officer.
have several questions to ask
you"
The sudden and unweicome sp-
pearance of the police officer
upon the scene of the double
crime startled Landru. Next
second. however. he recovered
himself. His self.possession was
always marvellous.
Yes; what do you wantf" he
asked, holding his breath. but
outwardly betraying no concern.
IT am here to mako an in
quiry." gravely replied the tall
man in uniform. There have
been complaints at the bureau.
You have been burning some
thing very obnoxious during the
night. M. Meunier, the butcher
In the Rue dc Nantes, says that
while passing your house with
his wife. on their way homo at
o'clock in the morning they
saw thick black smoke coming
from your chimney with . ter
rible smell Of burning. I am
here to investigate"
Landru laughed in the mans
face.
COOLLY DENIED ALL.
"Your butcher friend must have
been under some delusion!' he
replied. IT have burned nothing.
Come in and see. Come at once
into the kitchen and satisfy your
self. have not been awake at
o'clock in the morning, for.
fortunately enough. am a very
sound sleeper"
1.-TWO other people have COM
plained-one q doctor from Triel,
called to visit patient in the
Due de Hameau," said the con-
stable. Hence my orders to
investigate"
"Quite So" laughed Landru with
his usual bonhomie. "It is your
duty to call. Well, you are GER
tainly at liberty to look round.
Come" and he took the officer to
the scene Of the tragedy, all trace
Of which had. of course. been
obliterated.
Landru, with his wonderful air
Of cool nonchalance, completely
disarmed any suspicious the con-
stable might have entertained, for
the latter, after glancing around
the small kitchen, passed to the
dinning.room and there took a
drink Of wine from the very glass,
a tall, thin tumbler, from which
Madame Cuchet had swallowed the
poison!
Though all the time Landru
was highly alarmed that suspicion
should have been aroused against
him, he treated the village con-
stable with the most careless nom
chalance apparently highly amused
that the local doctor and the
butcher should have believed they
- n
The Washington times., 1922-08-20
ARCH-SLAYER
BURNED DEAD
HE SEDUCED

WORLDS Greatest Love Criminal Killed Ruth
leSSly and Brutally, Calmly Destroying Evi-
dence with Scientific ShrewdneSS-With
Goodness of Ghoul HE Stripped Jewels From
fctims-WidoW and Som Drank Poison
Draught as Landru Watched and Laughed.
The Washington times., 1922-08-20
By WILLIAM LIE QUEUx,

N,...- ny "AA1A<Am AG vo6oA
Famous Crimnologist and Author Of THE Fifth Finger"
The -Four Faces - Tracked by Wireless" eto.
THE STORY THUS FAR
ANDRUS early life Is described by Mr. LIE Queur
tn the opening chapter of his story of the 1oorlds
greatest ove criminal After years of petty s,o,s-
ding he turned his attention to victizing soomen, maxi
ing love to then getting control Of their property and
then killing them. H$t-..Ss'
il. Madame Cuchet of the first. SHE had son,
Andre. Landru made Iove to her. Winning over the
boy to his pan he persuaded Mme Guchet to rent house
at Vermou1et, called "The Lodge" The instalhnent
last Week ended Where Landru ihad induced mother
and to partake Of some of h oise and the mother
had Just begun to lapse into Dom,
planned of "feeling giddy." <~#rs.,.k< -
The Washington times., 1922-08-20
MORE
ABOUT
LANDRIJ

4 MOTHER INSTALL
"a ment of this re-
markable story Of the
Loves Of Landrl will
be published in the
Washington Sunday
Times next week.
The Washington times., 1922-08-20

The truth that for long time the voryfaced sphinx
had been studying many textbooks tocology and he
had prepared that wine death-draft by introducing
into it quantity of of the subtle and deadly
poisons which, according to his quite accurate cacua
tions would produce death within an hour
The Washington times., 1922-08-20

<I A ND do I declared the youth in faint voice.
n 'The wine is old and strong" laughed Landru
- - at is good stuff; have had it for years.
Evening star., 1922-09-18
POLICEMAN SUSPENDED.
Reh Of Fourth Precinct Charged
With Being intoxicated.

Policeman Frederick R. ,Reh Of the
fourth precinct, was driven to the first
precinct police station from 9Th and E
streets in a patrol wagon early yester-
day morning. It was alleged that he
was under the influence of liquor, and
Lieut. Beckett suspended him.
Reh, who was on leave and in civilian
clothes, stopped Earl L. Garrison, 307
NJ street, who was driving an automo-
bile near 11th and c streets southwest.
four friends being other occupants Of
his car.
It was reported to police officials that
Reh asked that he be permitted to join
the party, and when refused. Garrison
stated, he ordered the party to a police
station. Garrison refused to obey the
command, he explained. and when he
reached 9Th and E streets northwest
Policeman Moore and Patrick were
asked to eject Reh from the car.
The first precinct policemen took
charge Of Reh and took him to the sta
ton, where he was relieved Of his
equipment and suspended. He will be
cited to appear before the trial board.
Evening star., 1922-09-18
PRAY FOR MRS. HARDING.
First Red Cross Staff Meeting Of
New Washington Division Ends.

Sixty members Of the staff Of the
Washington division. American Red
Cross. who have been meeting at ma
tional headquarters here for the past
week, closed their session Saturday
with q special prayer service for the
recovery of Mrs. Harding. DR.. Thomas
r. Greene offered prayer for the well
fare Of the Presidents wife.
The session marked the first staff
meeting held OF. the Washington d.
vision. which was organized in
May. from the old Atlantic and lake
divisions. In this division, the fol-
lowing states are represented: Con-
New Jersey. Delaware. Maryland, Vir-
ginia, Kentucky. Ohio and Indiana,
and also all islands under the Amer
lean flag. Mrs. John Alan Daugherty
is the manager.
Evening star., 1922-09-18
PAPER army IDEA.
GONE, SAYS WEEKS
Summer Camps >Lauded for
Unifying Guards, Civil
...
ians and Reserves.

The summers work in the military
training camps went q long step
forward" toward uniting national
guatdsmen, reserves and civilian
Army students into zone homogeneous
citizen army Of the United. States"
Secretary Weeks said in a statement
yesterday reviewing what had been
done in each civilian element of
'the new Army"
This summer for the first time all
elements Of the Army provided by
Congress, in the light of the world
war, for the national defense have
participated in field training" Mr..
Weeks said. Everywhere through
out the United States the outstanding
feature of the training camps has
been the enthusiasm with which all
concerned have thrown themselves
into the work. and as a necessary
sequence the generally high level Of
accomplishment"
Precedent for Reserves.
Mr.. Weeks said that regulars.
guardsmen and reservists have
worked with "a growing appreciation
of the necessity for each element in
lied reserves made their first ap-
pearance at the camps this summer.
he added. 5000 having been given
training.
| 'The reserve officers generally left
camp with the strong feeling that the
reserve organizations to which they
belonged could no longer be called
justly a paper army" Mr.. Weeks de-
clared.
1921 Attendance Tripled.
! AS to the citizens military training
camps, Mr.. Weeks said nearly three
times as many men had turned out
as in 1921. while the training given
| the National Guard and Reserve
Omcers' Training Corps units during
the summer had followed "systematic
programs" with satisfactory results.
THE National Guard, the Regular
Army and the reserves" said the War
Secretary, ARE entitled to the highest
praise for the fine spirit in which
they have worked"
Evening star., 1922-09-18
1921 Attendance Tripled.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tho WaahinGton Club Of Printing
House Craftsmen will meet tomorrow,
8 pm, at the Ebbitt House. Charles
Heale Of the New York club will give
hrst Of series of educational talks.
Arlington Chapter, No. 30, o. e. s..
Of Cherrydale. Va, will give a card
party Wednesday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry B. Wtkholder, on
Buena Vista avenue.
South WashinEton Citizens' Asso-
citation will meet Wednesday, pm,
at Jefferson School. Election.
Phil Sheridan WOmaA's Relief
Corps. No IL, will meet at G. A, R.
Hall tomorrow at pm.
East Warrington Citizens Associa-
ton will meet at s o'clock, East
Washington Hall, 314 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast.
Evening star., 1922-09-18
BAND CONCERTS.

Concert by the United States
Soldiers Home Band, bandstand.
today at $3.50 o'clock. John 8. NJ.
Zimmerman, bandmaster.
March, Assembled Emblems."
Won Blon
Overture, Beautiful Galatea."
Solo for clarinet La AlsaehisS.
Musician August Voith.
Gems from musical comedy,
Miss Dolly Dollars"
Fox trot Hawaiian. "Ka-Lu-A."
Waltz suite. Beauties Charms:
Finale, with Might and Main"
Mann
"The Star spangled Banner"
Washington Circle. Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Esd street. to-
day, 1880 to 9, by the United
States Navy Band, Charles
Benter, director.
March, "Secnav".. ....... .Benter
Overture, Der FTeischutz."
Fantasia. "way Down on tho
Swanee Ribber" Roberts
(Old Folks at Home and in
Foreign Lands.) (a) Andante.
CO France. (c). Scotland. (d)
Spain, (e) Germany. f) Ire
land. (g) Italy, (h) Hungary.
Selection, "reminiscences Of
Scotland ......... Godfrey
Suite, (a) Hymn to the Sun"
(from the Cog d'Or), (b)
"Song of India" (from the
Legend Satko),
Rimsky-Korsakow
Waltzes from the musical COM
edy adele" ..... Briquet
Gems from "The Mikado."
-- Sullivan
Spanish serenade. La Paloma."
Yradier
Navy march, "Anchors Aweigh."
Zimmerman
Finale, 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner"
Evening star., 1922-09-18
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

TONIGHT.
oley-McCullough Post. No. %. Of
the American Legion will hold a
special meeting at 8 o'clock in the
Board Of Trade rooms, Evening Star
building. Delegates to the annual
district department convention will be
elected.
A lecture on "The Significance Of
Dean Fagin. at o'clock. Research
University.
A meeting Of Veteran Drum Corps,
Sd D. C. Infantry, has been called for
o'clock. for purpose Of organizing
the ~Fuchs-FaSan Post. Veterans of
Foreign Wars, 1918 New York
avenue.
Executive committee Of Spanish
American Atheneum will meet at 8
o'clock. at Thomson School.
Mrs. Florence Cole-Talbot Of De-
troit will give a song recital at 8
O'Clock. John Wesley A. NJ. E. Zion
Church, under auspices Of Grand
Chapter, o. E. 8.
Piney Branch Citizens Association
Methodist Church.
TONIGHT.
Alabama Laws Affecting Women"
will be discussed at an outdoor meet
ing at the women's party headquar-
ters. 25 LIST street northeast, at 8
o'clock. Miss Sue White, Miss Olive
Lacy and Miss Laura Berrien will be
tho principal speakers.
Evening star., 1922-09-18

Carry yourself with an air Of self
assurance and you will not only in
pire others with a belief in your
strength, but come to believe in it
yourself
Evening star., 1922-09-18

1t is well to remember that a mule
cannot pull while he is kicking, and
he cannot kick while he is pulling.
Neither can you.
Evening star., 1922-09-18
CALLED. TO CHICAGO.
Former d. G. Clergyman to Helr
Build Cathedral.

Rev. c. M. Tanner. former pastor
Of the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church
of this city. has been called to the
largest church of his denomination,
Bethal Church, Chicago. Rev. Mr..
Tanner is at present in Baltimore,
connected with Ebene1er Church.
It Is proposed to build a large
cathedral in Chicago. and because Of
MI. Tanners wide experience he has
been chosen for this place and work.
Evening star., 1922-09-18

In the long run, patience, persist
ence, determination and fixity of
purpose are of more value, than mere
cleverness.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-20
Are Shot After
Being Injured By Train

exceptionally fine work horses, owned
BY Joseph Buchanan Yot> Crookston,
were shot to death after they had
been run down by the Northern Pa
ci1c passenger train No. 10 Is the
train was pulling out OF the local
station. The oncoming engine fright
ened the horses working near the
tracks. They started running away
between the rails until overtaksn ana
mails were 30 badly injured they were
ordered Killed to end their misery.
The accident was the second within
a week which resulted In the death Of
la horse, an animal owned by Dan
Hughes, mail collector for the Crooks
ton postofice. being fatally hurt by
a Great Northern train q few days
previous
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-20
]. PADDEN HEADS y
CROOKSTON BOOSTERS

Crookston, Mimi, Nov. 20.-J. J..
Padden. local manager of the Crooks
ton Milling company, was elected
president of the Crookston Associa-
ton of Public Affairs at the annual
meeting of that institution. His jelec-
ton was made unanimous by the
board Of directors who were voted
into office at the meeting. The new
directors who were elected for three
year terms were w. r. Carlisle, c. H.
Jacobson. F. G. Miller, A. R. Ross
berg, G. G. Selvig and H. c. Torrance.
E.~W. Spring was elected to fll out
the unexpired directors term OF the
late j. c. Satire. Immediately fol-
lowing the naming Of the new di-
rectors the entire board met and
named Mr.. Padden as the clubs new
,presid ent, succeeding P. A. Egeland,
head Of the organization for the past
two years. ,5,
The principal address at the meet
ing which followed a banquet was
made by DR.. Donald ]. Cowling. presi-
dent of Carleton college. c. H. Zea-
land. club secretary, furnished a
printed, report of the clubs activities
and financial condition. showing the
club had doubled its balance since the
report of last year.