The Emporia Gazette from Emporia, Kansas • Page 5

TEX DAILY Burned Victims Bodies T)H- Ky Killer Prnss Staff Correspondent Marrh The second 'trial Honri criminal earner. Europe indp his name synonymous ho fabled Bluebeard of the Ajres. oponed in 1915 and in the br.rc courtroom In Versailles in November, 3921, with conviction of the murder of ton his fiancees and the 17-yvaT-oid son of the first. The first of the cryptic entries 5n the "death carnet' 1 is the name of the respectable, middle-aged widow Cut-hot and stark inscription "January single, one round trip ticket to Yernouil- lot." Madame Chuchot disappeared from that day. Investigation shoved that Landni met.

her Ihrou.ch r.iairinionial advertisement thai afier a brief courtship sbe went to live with him at Yer- itouillot. under promises of niar- Tinge. Her son, Andre Cuchot, nlsii disappeared. Part of the inrnifure belonging to Madame Cnchet was found in the aparl- of wife. His wife and his son's sweetheart were Onchet's jewelry.

With iilmnM monotonous regularity the faiefi-1 entries in the "carnet" marking the final disappearance of ana of Us victims. The secoml entry is the widow with the date IP nmi Iho usual grim "one single, one round trip ticket to Yrniouillei." She had announced her engagement to a "Monsieur runnel." within a few days after meet ins Landni. who had adopted the name nf previous victim. Madam l-nbonie-Line was never seen after the fatal trip to Ycr- noiiiliet Yilhi. nn list was Madam Ouillin.

l.andru met her August 15 ar.d 1" later she informed friends she was preparing for her Her wig lingerie found in Landru's pi raise. The fourth was Madam Hoon, a past middle-age. Little is known of her except that she wont to Vernouillet and never returned. "Madam single, ono roundtrip Yenuniillett. Four m.

50ST francs." After the usual promises nf marriage Madam C'ol- lomb went with Landru ticccm- be.r "fl. The prosecution charged the "Four a. was the hour of the murder nud the last item the amount of money Ixindru obtained. Articles of Collomh's clothing were found In Landru's villa. The sixth "fiancee" was 1 fl- year-old Madeline liabelay.

lie first met her in a subway. crying, following a with her mother, and hud determined to leave home. In a fatherly way I mini offered to aid her. He enticed her to Villa March L'S. 1017.

The entry a. was tlie last ever heard of her. HT war-time Identity card and Mime underwear was found in ji Vot at Landru rlaimi'd "Pascal's teeth wera gold filled ami would have brought at least 60 francs." Madam 1'ascal hud told iriciidx of (lie strange fascination of her flanocc's eyes and related how he mire tried to hypnotize her. She to Cnmbiiis her-favorite cat. It's body was found buried in the garden strangled with a waxed 'cord.

The tenth and last of. the disappeared fiancees were Thereas Marchandier. proposed to her the second meeting. After borrowing 20 francs from his wife for carfare to they were left money advanced ne.xt entry ember returned next day and paid francs In debts. Mar- chandier's three pet (logs were in the garden strangled with a cord.

At the time of his arrest Ijandru was courting Fcrnand Segrel, an attractive woman of 20. who had broken her troth with llnnc.c at tlie front. She was wearing the death engagement ring that Uimlru had given to nine other fituice.es. Simultaneously he was affianced to Falque, from whom he' hud borrowed 2.000 francs. Throughout the long investigation and trial Landni steadfastly refused to speak of his relations with his "fiancees." Repeatedly he replied: "It's an affair of honor." He claimed he had business relations with the women and they had gone their way.

To climax the crushing array of evidence, Doctor the celebrated criminologisi, produced LTii! fragments of human bones found in thn ashes nf (lie luils cnnkslnve. Of these. 1-)7 fragments wen; from the human skull. Paul declared the fragments came from al least, three different bodies. Another expert testified the snot the chimney contained a high conlcnt of fat.

In an ash were found bits of half-melted corset-stays and buttons from women's clothes. In a closet were found sccirus of small buttles and vials that had undoubtedly contained cotilaining IluldR. lu library was found a well-thumbed boot; entitled "Lives of Great. Poisoners." Thi- testlmoney of tradesmen at showed Ihiil. Landru had bought a dozen small metal saws.

Kxpe.rlmcr.ls with the Gambnis showed that it was possible burn largo quantities of llesh in small pieces. Neighbors testified to seeing dense rloudK of nauseating smoke coming from the mysterious villa frequently. Despite Landru's attempts at explanation of these facts, the Versailles jury agreed In the hypothesis of the Laudrii had sawn the bodies of ten women to bits and burned them in the conk-stove. lie wiis sentenced to have bis head cut off by thai guillotine. 111 Taris, March was the strange power Henri Landrn.

the "IHiiebeard of Yllln," for wielded over women that enabled I him to gain their confidence and Bills- even tlioir love almost from the as security her. 1. llrst meeting? a. Tendril had been making, The alieiitisls and scientists love to her more than two years who examined Landrn many times and had written dozens of love during the investigwllous and loiters before slip finally succumb- trial confessed they were unable pd to his importunities. lioth she and Landrn spent the day before the fatal date selecting her dress.

The inquiry to fathom the uncanny mystery of the at traction Landni liad for hundreds of women. the exception of his ex- showed Ijamlru came back to traordinary oyen, outwardly there Paris the same day. ulone. to be- was nothing to account for his his courtship of Madamoi- success with women. Ho was .1.7 selle Segret.

I years of age, medium build. "Madam sallow complexion and dressed a- represents ordinarily. At first glance the the eighth fiance in the "death only unusual feature was the. carnet." She was intensely reli- magnificent Assyrian beard, of and hud scruples against which he wns inordinately proud living with Landrn before mar- and kept carefully trimmed, riage. He went with her to thej Hut Ixindrn's eyes compelled Sacred Heart Church and they attention.

They were large and prayed together. Her scruples almost scrpenl-Hke In their fixity "they made the fatal and brilliance. Several of his trip to I victims who escaped death told The ninth was Madam Pascal, the police that his eyes fascinated The police discovered Liindrn sold terrorized her false leeth for francs. At them charmed as a snake charms the trial Ivandru the a bird. teelh were his lather's and that During the Kernand Se- FOR SALE Modem residence.

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city, water and sewer in. lOOxlSo feet $3,250 Mock-rn residence of rooms, guod condition, east front, two lots, paved street suburban Cottage, 5 furnace heat, electric lighted, oak Hoors, well constructed, good location suburban Will Wells INSURANCE Bldg. Phone 698 A SKATER AT TWO The young skating enthusiast pictured here is Don Herschel Cross, of St. Paul, Minn, Although he's a bouncing buster, he does none of his bouncing on the ice. He keeps his feet like a veteran and, while lie cuts no fancy S's, Jio cuts a dashinf; figure in hi3 complete outfit of knitted outerwear comprising knitted mittens and cap.

Don is only .1 year, J.I months old. gret, the fiancee whom Lundru was courting at the time of his jrri-Kt, carefully avoided Landru's gaxe during most of her tesli- mony. Wliuu she finally looked lown at- him, she swooned in the witness-box, and had to be revived. Despite Ihc knowledge that she 'Kid narrowly escaped Ihe fale of he. preceeding fiancees, she refused to testify directly against Uuidrti.

nlie said "he was always passionately affectionate and respectful io me, but quite normal. I loved him and' would lave married him. l-ie was eourt- Iness itself to me and my nioth- pr." Khe told how he had shown lelicale attentions to her mother )y bringing her flowers. Other witnesses described his ender attentlveness and he sent liowers and candy to their relatives, in Hl every Instance the relatives of the wore favorably impressed by Uuulrd, The alienists testified that many tests had shown that Landni was quito sano and pos- ic.sscd nn unusually brilliant mentality. Throughout the gallons sarcastically joked with the magistrates and dis- ilayed more than ordinary ability eVn'dlng clever pitfalls laid or him by the examining magistrates.

His "bon mots" during the investigation and trial kept laughing for weeks at the iroseeullon. Regarding his powers over women, OIKS nf the alienists testi- ieil us follows: "Liindru has a remarkably keen nentiility. lie is a charming talker and has a prepossessing ninincr which might, have a byp- lotic. influence over women who ire hysterically inclined." The love letters found in dru's villa showed that a large part of his "method" consisted of the broadest (lattery. In writ- 'ng to middle-aged widows bo re- referred to their "beautiful and delicate hands" and wonderful hair" and "seductive Although frequently questioned regarding his "method" of w'in- ninp women quickly, Landni always smiled sourly and replied that his dealings with woni'Mi "were mostly of a business nature" and any other matters were of a "private nature between himself and those concerned" Mrs.

Hazel Cosiett. who has been attending the Emporia Business College, is the new bookkeeper at the Newman Memorial County Hospital. X'sc AVcslliifthoust' Had erics. For battery service, call at 107 East Fifth, or phone UNCLE SAM BEGINS TO mm DEBT Government Is raying liou LM oil 111 io Uuhd HAS LONG ROW TO HOE War Debt lions, Will Ixi Off ua Itnplouy as By The ITnltod Press: Washington, March 3. Sam, recovering from Ills orgy of is his debt to the American people.

More 26 billion dollars borrowed by the old Uian from'his nieces and nephews to fight war and to help hia Allies Is being paid off at a rate which 1 reached ISO, 000,000 a mouth At the present rate of progress the next generation wilf be relieved of the vexatious tax burdens that follow all warfa're. At the end of '1921 the gross public debt of the United States was only 22.488,984,3-51; To iffset this, Uncle Sam had a cash nalance in the Treasury of leaving him in the hole $23,000.000,000 net, 3-unt a year ago the war debt was practically and there Avaa half a billion in the Treasury. At Its peak the war lebt, or more correctly the gross total debt, was All 'of tills money was taken from the American people In return for Liberty bonds, (victory notes and other-' securities. It will go back to the people-over a long period of years. Xearly a billion dollars of the Victory Loan, represented in Victory 'ules, has been paid off in the past two years.

In. all the Government sold 4i billion dollars worth of these notes after hostilities ceased. There were outstanding at the of 1921. yliglilly over billion dollars in these securities. Millions of dol- ars worth were bought in 'by the Treasury at a profit and destroyed through sinking fund operations.

Others were received as patriotic gifts, and millions wore received in estate taxes. Treasury experts agree that gnod financial practice demands retirement of at least CO per cent of tlio enUro issue on or before maturity In April, or of next year. This means that Uncle Sam ivill have to find the means to pay off by that time at least another 'I billion dollars. This, might be done with comfort were it not for the fact that there are outstanding treasury certificates and other securities, including treasury notes and war savings certificates in an aggregate amount of 2J billion with maturities falling due ahead of the Victory loan. This means that the Treasury will have to continue.

tin; Issue from time to time of short term notes, which will fund floating indebtedness represented in the Treasury certificates. Despite this situation and the handicaps faced in congressional unwillingness tn meet Treasury plans. Uncle Ram is doing wall. He has borrowed nn treasury certificates 11 billion against this year's tax receipts, but good management will wipe this out unless a soldier bonus bill is passed or some other heavy expenditure encountered. The Treaury is in fact in the 1 est position it has occupied since the early days of the war.

The necessity for paying off tax certificates maturing, and of retiring. Yictnry notes can be met through the Issue of blocks nf new short time notoR-whlch will spread the maturities, and this is tlio announced treaury plan. If all goes well Uncle will owe a billion dollars less at the beginning of the next New Year, than he does now. THE WAILING PLACE ot to Iti kuDicriwr which not than mo In length and art timed by or accompanied by No lettera are -printed Poetry, rellfiouf and political not Miss Mildred T.rown, of Fredonia. Is spending the week-end with Miss Georgia Until Farnsworth at the Alpha Sigma Alpha House.

Graduated foot, skin and hair specialist. Madam Mallory Pat- lercon, -IIGJ Commercial, phone 4 IS, near Iho court'lionJQ Dinner Dance Newman's Tea Room SATURDAY EVENING 6:30 to 9:00 MUSIC DY FOUR-PIECE Cover Charge, 25c For each person dancing G. W. Newman D. G.

Co. An Answer to "Concerned." To the Editor of the Gazette, Sir: 1 was out of town when the communication concerning my Founders' Day address appeared in tlio Gazette. My attention 'has. however, since been culled to it. Personally I- should pay no attention such anonymous criticism; in order that the educational ideals, of the Kansas Stuto Normal School and those connected with it not, suffer from a- mere statement of the desirable.

As all who heard the will attest and all sensihle people would know I did not say or imply thul education is "merely a device for finding a means for leisure and entertainment." Nor was any such a statement to be expected from one under whose administration the industrial courses agriculture, domestic science and art. and normal training were introduced into the high, schools of Kansas. As a matter of fact after emphasizing and paying tributo to the educational the professional the Normal is doing, 1 then pointed out another service which' it is tendering and which is not so well recognized, namely. that of educating those who come under for the proper use ot their leisure time, so that in these leisure hours which all ought to have and most people inevitably win have they will in reading, music, art and refined and proper social intercourse and entertainment find that amuse- meiit which too many young: people find in objectionable dances. (inestionahle "movies" and other demoralizing agencies.

And if "Concerned" is sufficiently concerned to read Arthur Pound's article in the Atlantic Monthly for October it will lie found that he goes so far as to Kay that we have reached a point where education for leisure is more important than education for work. Xor is Mr. Pound an innocuous and inconsequential teacher: on the contrary lie is a business nlan who edits a newspaper and runs a printing establishment in one of the great automobile manufacturing centers of the country. Respectfully. W.

D. Ross. FRIDAY EVENING, JiARCH 3,1922 GEOKCK JfOT A GOUvEK By The Unlteu frees: London; March Lloyd George has another worry iu addition to those that ordinarily become public. He was accused of plnying golf on Sunday, and he is all worked up about it. 'His secretary, writing at his direction to a newspaper, claimed that a requested denial of a report that he on the previous Sunday-was riot "unambiguous." The uewspap.iiir*published the letter -with the original denial: "A news agency report, which we published yesterday, staled that -Mr.

Lloyd George and Lord Ilid- dell played golf at Beaconsfield on i Sundav aftouioou aro Informed by the Prime Minister's secertnry that the game toqk place on Saturday." Rasd Gazette want ads. Potatoes of Seed Potatoes ordered, consisting Early Ohio, Red Itiver apt! IrisU in branded sacks, strictly "seed potatoes See us for prices Hall-McKee LUMBER GRAIN CO. Only 30 days until delivery lime. Have you ordered your fruit Irees or Ihose shrubs yct7 Phone 1710. or write 0.

R. Chandler, Em porta, agent for Ihc 01- tawa Nuserles. SI. Clair. of Ihc men's rurnishings dcpartmcitt at Non-man's store, was called to Homo In McPherson yesterday by Hie serious sickness of his father.

Mr. mid Mrs. Frank Ilishop, of Olstricl 02, 12 miles southwest ot Emporin, wore visitors in IJm- porla Thursday. Mrs. .7.

been sick Kocler. who has In St. Mary's hospital for the past two weeks, is recovering. Miss Cecil Trusler is working al Iho toilol goods department at Newman's store. Mrs.

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St. Phone 80 A GOOD TIME TO BUY The safest place for yoni money is in real $7,000 buys a well improved 160, only 15 miles out. $3,400 buys 20 acres, 5-room. house, good barn, orchard; close to Emporia. $06 per acre buy 200 acres wood River bottom; good 7-room house; 140 acres In wheat, '2 'miles town.

$.15 per buys acres Flint Hill pasture, in Chase County, near $110 per acre buys a creek bot-T torn. SO, out 6 miles; good 7- room house; barn. 52,550 buys U-room house, modafti except heat, garage, well local. cd, $3,000 buys modern S-room house, north of Sixth Avenue on cast Side. $3,600 buys a modern G-room cottage, near the State Normal.

buys new business building on Commercial, paying 22 per cer.t on investment. Some fine lots in north part $400 up. T. B. Godsey Phone 41G 502 Com'l.

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