The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1872-04-13 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

FRIGHTFUL MURDER OF A LADY IN  LONDON.  On Monday morning, the dead body of a lady was discovered at a house in Park-lane, in her sitting-room. She had been strangled by a piece of thick cord being fastened round her neck. The deed is supposed to have been committed by a servant, who has absconded. A later telegram says :—The lady whose murder has been reported is Madame Maria Caroline Besson Kiel, 13, Park-lane. She was last seen by Elizabeth Watts, one of the servants, at eleven o'clock on Sunday morning. The cook, Margaret Dixblancs, told the other servants their mistress had gone out, and in the evening the cook herself went out. On Monday morning, on the return of Mdlle. Kiel from Paris, further search was made, and in the pantry Madame Kiel was found lying dead with a thick knotted cord round her neck, her face and neck showing signs of extreme violence. There were indications of her having been in a coal cellar. The cook has absconded, and the key of the escritoire, where deceased had tdarge sum of money, is missing. LONDON, TEN o'CLocic.—The police have been actively engaged all day in searching for the person accused of murdering Madame Kiel, but hitherto without success. A description of her has been telegraphed to the provinces. Her name is Beiblaus. She is 24 or 25 years of age, stout, of florid complexion, and dark eyes. It is believed that the suspected murderess was in the act of concealing French Bonds and Bank of England notes in the coal cellar, when she was surprised by her mistress, who tried to regain her property. A desperate struggle ensued, the mistress was overpowered and strangled, and her body taken to the sitting room. Several persons standing at the bar of a public-house deposed that they saw a woman like the accused pass along Park-lane, accompanied by a man carrying a dark blue bag. They entered a cab in Piccadilly and drove towards Brompton. It is stated that the police have a clue to the whereabouts of Margaret Dixblancs, charged with the murder of her mistress. The inquest on Madame Kiel opened on Wednesday, at the Board Room, Grovesnor-square. Mademoiselle Kiel, daughter of the deceased, deposed to finding the body of her mother in the pantry, and observing that the safe were valuables where kept had been opened. Eliza Watts, servant to deceased, deposed that she last saw her about, about eleven on Sunday, when she was about to go out. Soon afterwards she noticed that the dog had not followed her mistress as usual. The cook, Marguerite Dixblancs, appeared very restless, and several times asked witness .to go for beer. When witness went out, she was kept waiting for 20 minutes. On her return, Dixblancs went out about eight o'clock. Dr. Wadham deposed that deceased must have died from results of considerable violence, and he believed that she did not die in the pantry where the body was found. The injuries could not have been self inflicte I. The jury returned a vedt of rnurdel" against Marguerite Dixblancs  TEMPERANCE SOCII TY'S BAND OF HOPE —The s;xth animal festival of the above society was held last Saturday. A goodly number of persons sat down to a tea provided in the Temperance Rooms, Nelson-street, Dewsbury. In the evening a public meeting was presided over by Mr. T H. Watson, of Soothill Hall. Add' esses were delivered by Messrs. Wm. Bell, of Bradford, and Dransfield, of Leeds. A selection of melodies was sung by a juvenile choir under the conductorship of Mr. J. Wilman. Mr. W. Batley presided at the harmonium. A number of pieces, recitations and dialogues were given by the members of the Band a Hope, and appeared to allord general satisfaction to the audience, which was a most respectable one. Home