The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-02-13 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

MURDER OF A FRENCH OFFICER.  Vincennes has been the scene of • terrible murder. The victim is a young officer, M. Bertrand, a veterinary surgeon in a dragoon reg ment stationed in that suburb of Paris, and his murderer an exsoldier called Aubry, who had acted as blacksmith In the same company. The young officer's service c:lled him early every morning to the cavalry barracks, and he was proceeding thither as usual when Aubry came up rapi My behind and fired at him with a revolver. N. Bertrand staggered forward a few paces, when he received a second wound which brought him to the ground. The murderer then turned ihe weapon on nimself and put a bullet through his mouth. Both victim and assailant were transported to their quarters in an unconscious state, and Aubry died soon after, without recovering his senses. On examination it was found the first wound the young officer had received was but slight; the second, however, had pierced the liver, inflicting • mortal hurt- He lingered on for several hours and died in great pain, after baying given particulars of the attack made on him. The causes which led to the murder are supposed to have arisen from jealousy and hatred. Aubry had been very unpopular in the regiment, and at the conclusion of his engagement his application to renew it had been set aside. Since then he had much difficulty in procuring work, and recently had sunk into great poverty throui.h his ill success. Be Lad been heard to threaten the officers of his old regiment, threats which culminated in the murder of the surgeon.  A servant girl named Helen Abercrombie was apprehended at Cathcart, Glasgow, on Monday, charged with murdering her infant child. She confessed to choking it, and putting it in her box. At Mark-lane on Monday afternoon a firm of large millowners there suspended payment, owing about £lO,OOO around that market. A man who gave the name of Taylor, said to be an ex-convict, wan charged at Bromley on Monday with complicity in a number of burglaries in Kent. It was alleged that the prisoner was seen leaving a house at Bickley, and in his flight he dropped a revolver loaded in six chambers. At prisoner's lodgings at Lambeth was found a quantity of valuable property stolen from other places. He was committed for trial. what,- saw the emancipator, "what has a bicycle done for woman I,'" "It has enabled her," said the cynic on the back seat, "to take ber place In the middle of the road along with horses,"  "I've bought a bulldog," -said Parsniff to his friend Lessup, "and I want a motto to put over his kennel. Can you think of something ?" "Why not use a dentist's sign: 'Teeth inserted here' P  "Does your baby recognise you when you come home P" asked Mrs. Green of Mr. Black. "Know me P I should say so. He always begins to cry the moment I get inside the door," was the a awes. Bates: "Fact is, old boy, nobody can argil re a thorough command of English without • kno, ledge of Ls tin." 0 tee: "I thou,olt so t° oo but I - !mow 1:q•••• L i• "  Applicant for situation: "I always attend to mu own business, sir." Merchant. You won't suit me, then. I want clerks to attend to my business."  Little Johnny: "The teacher said to-day that we belong to the animal kingdom. Do you believe boys and girls are animals P " Little Ethel: "Boys to."  "Th. farmer said one of the littlo pics was mck, so I brought it some sugar." "Sugar ?" "Yes, sugar. Haven't you ever heard of sugar-cured baMs " •