The Warwickshire Herald. — 1890-04-10 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

TERRIBLE AFFRAY WITH A MADMAN. A terrible drama has just been enacted at 41, Rue de St. Peternbourg, Paris. A few days ago Jean Sauzbde, a coachman, in the employ of M. and Madame Poitevin, inhabiting the first floor apartment, had a sunstroke resulting from washing the carriage bareheaded in the sun. Every care was taken of Sanzede by hi. employer. In order that he should want for nothing, and be better attended to, he was, on the advice of the doctor, brought down from his room at the top of the house, and installed very comfortably in • room in his master's apartment. His condition had so greatly improved that it was expected he would be able to resume work in a few days. At • little after 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon Sanzede suddenly jumped out of bed, and, in • fit of raving madness, seized a hatchet which boiled found in the pantry. Clad in nothiiig but his night-gown, be rushed about the apartment, • screaming and slashing at everything he found in his way. Hearing the uproar Madame Poitevin, whose husband was absent from home, came out of her room and tried to calm the madman. Sanzede, without recognizing her, went on slashing away, and wounded his mistress very seriously with four terrific blows oat the head. She fell to the ground, shouting for help. By this time several persons in the house had sonic to try to disarm the madman. Rushing upon them, Jean first struck Josephine Bon two blows on the head with the hatchet,and then slashed open the cheek of the concierge and cut off two of his fingers. The screams of the victims and the shouts for help of those who witnessed this terrible scene only increased the fury of the madman, who, throwing down his weapon, seized Eugenie Danay, the cook, in his arms, and, carrying her, jumped out of the window into the courtyard. Fortunately. the apartment wu on the first floor, otherwise the mailman and the cook would have been killed on the spot. As it happened, Eugenie Danny was seriously injured. Her head was cut open,and she was very much bruised and greatly shaken. Jean Sensed° ass scarcely hurt at all, but, strange to say, the fall had the tHect of rendenng him perfectly calm and docile. However,he did not seen, conscious of what he had done, and was greatly astonished at the commotion of the people around him. He was taken back to his bed, and watched by two policemen till he could be trine furred to the Lariboisiere Hospital. The condition of two of the madman', victims, Madame Poitevin and Eugoinie Danny, is very critical. The wounds of Josephine Bon and of the concierge are lees serious. Since lie reached the hospital Sanzede has been pet fectly calm.  It appears from information given by a Portuguese foreman of public works, vtho has just arrived at Lisbon trim Mozambique, that Lieute. nant Valadin's expedition was betrayed and massacred while having friendly interviews with the chiefs of Mateo*. After undergoing frightful tortures to make him divulge the object of the expedition, Valadin was beheaded by the chief's son, sod the rest of the expedition, numbering 200, were all murdered with the exception of 20, who leartaned.