THE SHOCKING DISCOVERY IN BRU SELS.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 214, 11 September 1886, Page 4

THE SHOCKING DISCOVERY IN BRU SELS.

Horrlblo Revelations,

Julie* Masqceliee, who wna arrested on suspicion concorned in the doath of the woman whose rotnaina wero lately d!s-. covored in Brussels, has made a complete confeefiion. Ho states that a woman came from Ghent or Brughos, ho does not know which, on the 20th of Juno, to the Kuo do Prague. Sho went away next morning, but°returncd the same evening, and remained there eight day*. Ho did not, know what took placo during that timo, but sho died on tho 2Sth Juno. Hi« ! rr btreis told bim she did not daro to make a declaration of the death on account of her relations with tho authorities, aud asked him to assist hor in getting rid of tho body. He and hia mirttruss cut it up with a knife, all but the head, which ho cut oft with a chopper. Notwithstanding tho woman had been dead eight hours, tho blood spurted all over tho room, on the walls, tho floor, and on Masqueliar. His mistress told bim to put tho arms and legs in a »ack and leave thorn at tho end of the Rue Frosny, which ia usually deserted at night. Everything was dono in great haste. Tho body was wrapped up in seaweed, which had been put aside with somo old papore. It was the discovery of thoso papers which led to the tracing of the criminals. It was ton o'clock at night when the sack was carried out and loft in the street. Mme. Rcdelet wont out shortly after and scattered the clothes about whero they woro found by the pjlico In reply to tho examining na^Vae, Maaquelier sai'J that tho woman l<cdo'et undertook to get rid of the to id, and he believed the hid burned it. The woman Rodelet, when confronted with Masquii:er, emphatically denied his statements Ho, who appeared to bo in a stato of nervous excitement, he3itatod to ropeat tho details which ho had already made in his declaration. Whon the depositions, bad been read over, Rodelot cried, " Julien, how can you, who owe me everything, bo so un grateful as to lie for tho purpose of ruining me ?" Marquelier trembled violently, but adhered to his statement. Tho woman thon became so violent and swore so fearfully that she had to be removed.