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NEW ALBA« - -* I ________PROVOSTS SUICIDE.The Vinoennea Murderer Htuge Himaelf to Ee-. eepe LynchingHe ie Warned by Father Oeeter, but Kafueee to Coufeee—What ie Known of Him. tfpsctt to itw lodUnapolii Journal.VtKCsavM^lMD, Get. 27.—Pierre Pro* ▼oel, the accused murderer of the Vacelot family, he* himself relieved us of a greet anxiety the! he* existed sinoe the murder by, taking hi* owq |«fe. On entering the Id! thi* morning to serve breekfeet to the prisoners, hi* dead body wa* found to*Cded from the her* of the upper bunk of cell. The distance from rati to head wa* about eighteen inches, and from the rail to the floor fear feet, making It necessary for him to draw his body up and hold it unfit respiration ceased. The feaiaie* were not distorted in the least. The coroner held an inquest at once, rendering a verdict in accordance with the above facta Toe body will be buried to-morrow in theSofter** field. It in thought that hi* eith occurred about two o'clock this morning. Very Jittle is known of bit history, except that he yeeterdy said he wa* an Alsatian, and bora at Belfort, beiog now 51 years of age. Father Oester visited him yesterday afternoon, but aside from his being considerably effected, nothing of in terest was developed* On leaving him Fsther Oester promised to return in the morning aad administer the holy communion, but on learning later that there wa* a strong probability of hitbeinglvnch-til during the night, returned and told the prisoner of tbs danger and that he had better be prepared to die, exhorting him to confess. The prisoner had nothing to say. The sacrament wa* then administered and he wa* left with prayer-beads. A vigilance committee hed been organised, it ie said and plans were becomiog matured for dbpoeiog of him. Very little if aoy doubt now exist* a* to his guilt.YELLOW FEVER.
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New Albany Daily Ledger Standard
New Albany, Indiana, US
Mon, Oct 28, 1878
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