Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-08-10 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

FRENCH CRIME.  The details of a crime of extraordinary atrocity were revealed to the public on Monday at the Court of Assizes of the Seine, wlere the trial of the three accused persoxs began. Ou the 24th of March last a woman named Gillet, who gamed her livlihool by sk•lling milk in the morning and working as a charwoman daring the day, suddenly disappeared. Her friends reformed the police of the occurrence and the dwelling of the missing woman searched. Some £2O in Routes aukl gull were foaud concealed hut, according tot e triende of Madame Gillet, the possessed a capital of about £520, of which to trace was obtained. Aoout the saum tittle another mystery was brought before the police. Oti the same day as the woman Gillet disappeared two young men hired a furnished toorn in the Reu Foliveau, one of them 'living him i-lf "'Emile Gerard, aged 26 year., student," and paying a week's rent iu advance. One of Weal came back early next morning with a parcel, and went away again, taking with the key of &cupboard in the room iu which he had deposited this parcel. As neither of the young men returned again, after the time for which they had hired the room bad expired the proprietress of the house opened the cupboard and uncovered that the parcel contained the arum mid legs of a human body wrapped up in vl,l ehirts bearing the initials *L.M." The limbs ! were those of a woman sad bore traces of a ,! struggle which must have shortly preceded death ; while the cutting bad evidently been ! performed by someone who knew a little of ' anatomy. This was the etury which was laid before the public three months ago. The police ! became at once convinced that the limbs were those of elm missing woman, Gill-t, and that the purpos• of the inni-dersrs was to rib hear of her money, of which no trace bad till tlihn been found on the premises. Her inemoratid• of purchases were, however, afterwards diacovered, and some of the numbers of the securities she bad bon,ht were traced to Looney-changers, who Lad received them from an agent de change tamed Barre, who, it was aacertained, had just before been retoinineuded to her as a good medium for her itiveatmenta. Barre was apprehended and hie apartments searched la them were found shirts beartug the ift‘tials awl identical with those in which the limbs found in the Rue Polivat were wrapped up. fiance, cok (routed with those proofs, confessed that he bad murdered the woman Gillet, and mentioned the name Of an accomplice, Leoies,. a student of medicine, wino was at once likewise apprehended, as well as the mistress of Barre, Immune Morris or L•pin, whose initials were those on the shirts in question. From their coufeeftions and further evidence, it appears that Bane and Lebiez both received w good edueatioa at the College of Augers, and are the sons of very respectable residents in that town. They were both of exceedingly loose habits aud continually in pecuniary difficulties Barre tame to Paris to prepare birusadf for admission as • notary, but trona gambling occasionally on ths Bourse he came to devote himself entirely lo it. and set Up eventually a moue, agency. Leties, • medical student in Parte, of equally !owlets habit., was his bosom assouiste. The woman Gillet having employed Barre as her exchange agent, the latter learnt that the was 01 peaseesion of some wealth, and beaus! LebieS determined to help themeel ves out of their immediate difficulties by murdering her an I Walla, her property. This project earl carried out to the 23rd of March. Barre' passing the eic• too at her stand, asked her to bring some walk at once to his apartment. A box had been Purchased for her body, and when she arrived la his room Barre struck her on the bead with ',hammer, while lethiez stabbed' her. 'Lanes then cut up the body, as it would not all go into the box, and disposed if the rest in the way already described. The box was taken'lo the !nation of the Orleans Railway as luggage, Barre taking a ticket for Mane, which he di i for tee. Immediately after the murder- Brerre  Weill to Maclaine Gillet's apartment with thy key he found in her pocartt and obtained Polsettion of the greater part of her securities. This it the story as told by the acte &accusation. The woman Ir.pia is also being tried lot knowugh y receiving stolen goods.—Times Paris Cur ospoottout.  A