The Express. — 1864-11-14 (London, England)

THE MURDER AT BOULOGNE.  The his partial de Boulogne gives additional particulars respecting the above crime in its number of Saturday last. It seems that the seemed Leduoq persisted until Thursday afternoon in the story he at first told, vie., that the twe children did not balms to him ; that they had been entrusted to him by a wanton at Folkestone, to deliver to some one who would to in waiting for them at Boulogne ; and that upon meeting lathe latter place with • pima who claimed them, he had given them up. On the day above referred to, however, he was visited at the House of Detention by M. Ounouf, the commissary of police. A photograph of the two children found drowned had beets taken, and during M. 01123111.11 visit it was sc.. cidentally seen by Leduc+ "At the sight of this photograph," says the Impartial de Boulogne, the turned pale, and became elicited in the most extraordinary manner; tears flowed down his cheeks, and he exclaimed, 'My poor children !' A few minutes afterwards be made a more explicit confession, but which is still incomplete. The following is • summary of his declarations, according to information which we have every reason to believe correct :—Leduoq resided at 4, Biggin-street, Dover. His mistress, who was of English origin, was 0.1040 a Ann Campbell, and was 32 years of age. He had by her the two children drowned; the elder, Henry, was bore in January, 1860, and was therefore nearly five peers old ; his robust constitution alone induced the belief that be was older. The other, Arthur, was born on the Bth Oct., 1861 ; he had only just attained his third year. Leducq had been without a situation for about two or three months ; hie concubine kept a little greengrocer's, but she is said to have led an irregular llfe, and bad abandoned the two children exclusively to his charge. He was plunged in the deepest misery, and did not know where to get bread. There is no doubt that he wasrecently unfortunate at Dover ; pawnbrokers' tickets for men's and women's clothing pledged in the town were found upon him ; the most recent was dated the sth Nov. At that date he received 15s. for • pledge. Unable to procure work, be resolved to quit England with his children, but he bad no intention of destroying them at that period. He left Dover on Sunday. An employe of the South Eastern perfectly recollects seeing him walking on the quay at Folkestone with his two children ; he appeared very much absorbed, Having landed at Bolougne at half-past four, be remained about an hour and • half in the baggage room. and even placed his children near the tire as they complained of cold. When he left he asked himself what he should do. Should be abandon them io the street! Or should be get rid of them and perish with them! He resolved that it would be better to pot them and himself out of misery. With this view be crossed the bridge, walked along the and then entered the road leading to the cement works. There he placed the carpet bag and the box which be earried upon the ground, seized his children by the waist with each hand, and threw himself into the stream with them ; but be bad not the courage to remain there, got out, and went away. Such is said to be the substance of Leducq's confseaioo."  Tile PR Gil