The Sun. — 1864-11-09 (London, England)

SUPPOSED MURDER AT BOULOGNE.—BOULOGNESUR-MER, Nov. 7.—Abont 7 o'clock this morning, as a workmaa employed in the erection of a new bridg across the river Lianno, for the use of the 13ou1ogne and Calais Railway. was pursuing his avocation, he became aware of the body of a child lying in the bed of the river close to the temporary bridge. The water was at this time very low and clear. He immediately called some of his fellow workmen to his assistance, and got the bocy out on the bank, whence it was transported, under the care of the police, to the deadhouse of the Hospital of St. Louis, where it was left for identification. About twelve o'clock at noon the body of another child-was discovered in the pool of water in the Arriere Port, and immediately withdrawn thence, and also taken to the deadhouse at the hospital. On the body being placed alongside the other previously brought in it was evident that they were brothers. There were no external marks of violence visible on either of the bodies. The oldest appears to be between eight and nine yeare:of age, 31t. 3in. high, fair, complexion, red hair, gray eyes, straight nose, small wel.-formed mouth; does not appear to have much colour in the cheeks. He had on a black jacket, dark gray trousers, a white calico shirt, Nith a narrow lilac and pink stripe alternately, a purple and black plaid flannel shirt underneath, Magentastriped, white woollen stockings, shoes much worn, brown silk cravat, brown woollen gloves with red cuffs, and a black patent leathern belt, with a brass buckle, bear ing the Australian coat of arms, with the motto. "Advance Australia." The younger child appears to be between four and five years of age, is a good-looking round-featured boy, and has had rosy cheeks ; he is 2ft. 9in. high, light curly hair, blue eyes, straight nose, small well-formed mouth, forehead fair and well developed. He had on a white diiper pinafore, light blue and white merino petticoat with two broad brown flounce stripes, a check linen under-petticoat, a flannel ditto with two tucks, white calica trousers with pearl edging, red socks, repairedreddshish oesb lilac woollen mitten gloves, hblack cuff, d a brown overjacket. There are wit n no peculiar marks on the clothes. The caps or hats have not beer found as yet. The report of the finding of the children was soon bruited about, and the police were very active in atn a m well Leduc, ho i n making inquiries into the:probable cause of death. In a very hasshort la timetely rietswi daesdin ascertained London, t d w ahnonamed i s Ld kn uocw, nthat Boulogne, having a wife residing in the Rue de Bras d'Or, arrived in the Albert Edward from Folkestone at 4,30 p,m. yesterday (Sunday), and on leaving the packet went into the passengers' waiting-room under the Chambre do Commerce with two little boys and his baggage, consisting of a good hatbox, a nearly new brown leathern portmanteau cordei with a rope, and a carpet-bag of a green ground and dark brown stripe. The party stayed in the room warming themselves by the fire, and Leduc conversed freely with the Customhouse officers who were there. He told them that he was going to place the children at a school about eight leagues from Boulogne. He left the Customhouse with the children about 7 o'clock in the evening, and was no uioi seen until late in the night, when he went to visit his wit() in the Rue do Bras d'Or, and slept there all night, It is supposed that he left for Eugland by the Folkestone boat at 2 30 p.m. to-day (Monday), or he may have gone to Calais, or indeed elsewhere. At all events, M. Brayer, the very active Commissioner of Police in Boulogne, is using every exertion to find him, and the police are on the alert in every direction. M. Brayer has telegraphed to London, Folkestone, Dover, Calais, and other places in France, wilh the following description of Leduc :—lle is of small stat ure thin face, blown hair, small reoustache,:and wears a detle brown paletot, ditto trousers (ragged at the bottom) a broad-brimmed, low, dark or black • Jim Crow hat. The children seemed to have belonged to the better Clete of artie ens.