The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-13


 ously-dressed middle aged persons with whom he conversod and invited to his villa, they said.
 Fifteen Disappeared
 Police records of missing persons showed that ct least 10 persons have disappeared since August. Each will Do traced to determine whether they had been victims of the Saint Cloud Bluebeard, who confessed he killed Miss Jean De Koven, pretty Brooklyn, N. Y, dancer and four other persons. An unidentified wofn- on lawyer in Paris told police that her 10-year-old nice, named Janine, had disappeared three months ago. She will he permitted to examine the clothes found in Weidmanns villa. At the same time authorities revealed that c man named Siben. helm from StraSbourg reported that his wife disappeared and asked for on investigation to determine whether 1t was connected with the Weidmanfi case"
 Prisoner Very Calm
 The killer, meanwhile, sat calmly In . cell at Saint Pierre prison where Henri Desire Landru, the ori- ginal "Paris Bluebeard", was jailed pending his execution, and waited for the authorities to uncover new victims. A physician went to Weid- filann'B cell to bandaRe his hands which were injured in his fight with police ct the time of his arrest. Looking ct his hands, the killer said; T didn't believe 1t was 70 dif- flcult to strangle somebody"
 Police found part of Q woman's dress, marked "Janire," ct the Villa La Voulzie and the Investigation Tod to 5trasbourg where c man named Keller reported that his wife left home last September.
 The woman, also known as Janine Berst, had gone to Paris to seek work and had advertised for c Job. She was said to have received c number of replies, including one from Weidnaiiii.
 Two Blonde Wigs
 The authorities found two blonde wigs in the villa and said that this might explain the mysterious, iiiiss- ing blonde woman. They also found . quantity of women's shoes.
 The blonde woman" was seen with Weidmatlil and Roger Million, who police described aS the master inind' of the murder syndicate, shortly before Miss Keller disap- peared. She was first believed to have been Mile. Collete Tricot, Mii- lions mistress, who was accused of being on aldo ifi his dope traffic ops eratiofis. Subsequently Collete was disclosed to Do . brunette, leading police to search for the blonde woman.
 investigators planned to confront Million with Jean LeI3k fic, the farmer boy who was believed to have been c dupe of the gang through his infatuation for Coilete, to sec if the meeting would produce further clues.
 No Doubt About Million
 Magistrate Berry said that there wsa no doubt that Million was the chief of the gang.
 T can tell you that Million b ii grave danger Of losing his head as t seems he took . prominent part iii the DO Koven affair."" he said. Tt k practically certain that it WaS he who contacted her and introduced her to Weidmann".
 4 police chemical expert examined . towel which Weidinann stuffed Into Miss Dc Kovers mouth tO Sls fence her! It was said that it Dc. longed to Million.
 Ifi connection with the disappear- aiice Of the Keller woman the eii- thorities recalled that one of Weld. fI1aiin,s aliases on 6 false passport was Keller
 Mime. Albert Wickers, with whom Miss Keller lived prior to her dis. appearance about october 2, identl- lied the passport photograph found ifi Weidnianfib villa as c picture of the missing woman.