A GHASTLY CRIME.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2416, 4 October 1886, Page 2

A GHASTLY CRIME.

Ad atrocious crime has just been por- ' E titrated at Belles St, Denis,. in tho lepartment of Loiret-Uher. An old wiaow named Lebon lived with her daughter and eoii-in-kw, named Pirniiu. As her mind had beeonio weak they tried to get her into a lunatic asßylura, and, haviug failed, agreed with her two bodb to kill her. The horrible project was oirriod out, The man Firrnin strangled the poor womau in tho proseuco of her three children. A pile of wood was then collected and kindled, tho corpse wa« placed ou it, and for five hours the wholo party kept up tho fire, an<L watched the flames slowly, consuming thjg mortal remains of their mother. Tjjfl uext day thoy wont to the Mayor, : aW declared that old Madame Looon haw fallen into the fire and was dead. Bun their manner aroused the suspicions <JH that functionary, who replied thfl he would immediately send . tlfi gendarmes to institute- au investigation iuto the wholo matter. Whon tlflj official arrived on the spot a torribH Bpootacle met their view. The body the poor widow was completely carboniajH but tho feet wero still intact. ThH culprits wore at once arrested,' ajH Firmin'B little daughter, a child ofjenH denounced her father as ipndmother. HHHH