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

SUPPOSED MURDER AT BOULOGNE.—BOULOGNESUR-MER, Nov. 7.—About 7 o'clock this morning, as a workman employed in the erection of a new bridg across the river Lianne, for the use of the Boulogne and Calais Railway, was pursuing his avocation, ho 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 booy out on the hank, 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o'clock at noon the body of another child was discovered in the pool of water in the Arriere Port, and immediately withdrawn thence, and also taken to the deadhouse at the ' hospital.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 eldest appears to be between eight and nine years:of age, 3ft. 3in. high, fair, complexion, red hair, gray eyes, straight nose, small well-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, .vith a narrow lilac and pick 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 bh black patent leathern belt, with a brass buckle, bearing 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. gin. high, light curly hair, blue eyes, straight nose, small well-formed mouth, forehead fair and well developed. He had on a white diaper 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 calico trousers with pearl edging, red socks, and newly repaired shoes, lilac woollen mitten gloves. with black cuff, and a reddish brown ovcrjacket. There are 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 making inquiries into the:probable cause of death. In a very short time it was ascertained that a man named Leduc, who has lately resided in London, and who is well known in 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 wont into the passengers' waiting-room under the Macabre do Commerce with two little boys and his baggage, consist.. ing of a good hatbox, a nearly new brown leathern portmanteau corded with a rope, and a carpet-bag of a grte.n ground and dark brown stripe. The party stayed in the room warming themselves by the fire, and Leduc conversed freely m ith the Customhouse officers who were there. He told them that ho was ping 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 more seen until late in the night, when he went to visit his wife in the Rue do Bras d'Or, and slept there all night, It is supposed that he left for England by the Folkestone boat at 2 30 p.m, to-day (Monday), or he may have gone to Calais, or indeed elsewhere. At all event, M. Brayer, the very active Commissioner of Police in Beulogne, is using every exertion to find him, and the police arc on the alert in every direction. M. Brayer has telegraphed to London, Folkestone, Dover, Calais, and other places in France, with the following description of Leduc :—He is of small stature thin face, brown hair, small reoustache,land wears a dark brown paletot, ditto trousers (ragged at the bottom) a broad"brimmed, low, dark or black Jim Crow bat. The children seemed to have belonged to the better class cf artizAllS.  1