FAMILY EXECUTION

Hokitika Guardian, 15 October 1921, Page 4

FAMILY EXECUTION

I’ARIS, August 21. A remarkable story of a family execution carried out, it is alleged, by a father and brother in April, IUII lias oeettpied the police at the \ dingo of Chnpolle-Onzerain. near Orleans. 'Pen days ago a tanner named 1 atdttn.x complained to the ])i»lice that bis neighbours, the Barriiiers, had called hint an “assassin." The police received from the Barrilier family the gravest, allegations ttgainst Pardaex.

In ll'l l Pardanx had a younger sou named CTtarles. aged 20. who gave offence to his parents by bis lavish mode of living. He left home on April I L Jt»|.|, taking with him £!10. entrusted to him to pay some bills. He went to Orleans and spent, tho money on hintsell . PRODIGAL SON HANGED The prodigal son then returned, and was found hanging in the stable of his father's house two days later. Ihe Rar-lilii-r family accuse Pardanx and his elder son. Desire, of having hanged him. The v say they were awakened at I a.in. by Pardanx. who told them that be had found his son banging in the Stable. Thev went there and found tlm

Noting man still alive. “Cut him down!” said Barrilcr. but Pardanx. it is alleged replied: "I won t cut a good cord like thill. It may be useful again.” Barrilier, however, cut the cord himself. The ymtng man was lilted on to a bench. When his father saw tlmt lit* was not dead, he exrl timed: "It would lie too bad if the scoundrel cam*' to life again! Supposing wo bang him up once mure.” MOTHER’S COMMENT. The Barriiiers expressed their indignation, but aver that the mother of the dying mail said : "You must remember that if be had lived In* would have wasted all our money!" Charles’ rider brother now entered the stable and exclaimed: 1 “What! you have cut him down! Vo,t are* it lot of cowards!” and but for the. intervention of Barrilier he ; would have fallen upon his dying bro- . tiler with his lists. i The Pnrdnttxs now asked the Barriiiers to leave the undone, but her suspicions being aroused. Mine Barrilier j came back a moent later, and found i Pardanx standing by the bench on | which lay Itis younger son, with bis i knee planted on bis chest, throttling j flint. I “Whatever are you doing!'” exelaintI ed Mine Barrilier. j “J am just, giving hint a little air!” Pardanx replied. Half ai InAir later Charles Pardanx i died, and the do tor. who arrived later [ gave a certificate that, death was due to suicide by hanging. Pardanx and It is eldest soil have been .-incited and have confessed to the murder. They say that Charles had returned drunk from Orleans, and that ilrcail 'il his extravagance bad led m kill him.