NEWS BY MAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1921, Page 3

NEWS BY MAN.

PRISON DRAMA. PARIS. October 1(1. Two criminals siDperti'd of being tile murderers of dam-ine guR at '‘■o odles hare bc‘ ii i>lentified mi |o i--on al Rum'll by a "onfall who "as ail I’ye-u it ness of the crime (lu S'-ptemh'er 21. 192 H. Yvonne S.dimidl and her I'rieml Simone M.nreliand entertained two .strangers they met at a night restaurant. Roth women were wearing jewellery. In the middle of the night Yvonne Schmidt "a- strangled by Simone Marehami escaped to the next house. The two men Albert I’olge and Alexandre Coulhui. were arresli't! and imprisoned ai Rouen ill connection with (rain thefts, and detect-ve who was examining their identity papers.

'.'.as struck by the similarity of clues between them and the murderers of Yvonne Schmidt. Simone Marehami was sent for. and attircsl in the dress am| jewels she wore on the night ot the murder was taken to Bulge's cell. The women fainted and Bulge collapsed oil his hunk. Later he said Schmidt "as strangled hy Alwamlre Coiilloii. who was also identified hy Marehami. Both men are to he tried

p7.Y.1 nit) l.l'.'t til! HAUL. NEW YORK. Oct 11. The perils attaching to the possession ‘ . .. .. i ii.:

lion regime are illustrated by the experienee of Mr Joseph l.eiter. the Washington limim ier. "ho has been robbed of liis entire stock of precious liquids. valued at £75.010. which was stored in his oiuintry house near tho

As is usually tin* ease "here a citizen possesses a large board of liquors, Mr Loiter had a special vault built beneath bis house, proteclej by concrete am! with doors of steel A indies thick. I’.v means of an nxy-m-etclone torch the burglars cut their wav through. Th,. family not lioing in residence, the burglars wore able lo complete the task of loading hundreds of eases ol whisky and wine in motor-lorries, an i.p.-ral nil wludi look several hours. It. is believed I In* robbery took place a

'l'll,, lie( liquors, which included old wbiskv. vintage wines, and i hoii-e liqueurs. wore estimated to be siiflieient t,, last the owner a. lifetime svnd are irreplaceable.