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"
Paul
Dumas
,
physician
,
deposes
that
he
was
called
to
view
the
bodies
about
day-break
.
They
were
both
then
lying
on
the
sacking
of
the
bedstead
in
the
chamber
where
Mademoiselle
L.
was
found
.
The
corpse
of
the
young
lady
was
much
bruised
and
excoriated
.
The
fact
that
it
had
been
thrust
up
the
chimney
would
sufficiently
account
for
these
appearances
.
The
throat
was
greatly
chafed
.
There
were
several
deep
scratches
just
below
the
chin
,
together
with
a
series
of
livid
spots
which
were
evidently
the
impression
of
fingers
.
The
face
was
fearfully
discolored
,
and
the
eye-balls
protruded
.
The
tongue
had
been
partially
bitten
through
.
A
large
bruise
was
discovered
upon
the
pit
of
the
stomach
,
produced
,
apparently
,
by
the
pressure
of
a
knee
.
In
the
opinion
of
M.
Dumas
,
Mademoiselle
L'Espanaye
had
been
throttled
to
death
by
some
person
or
persons
unknown
.
The
corpse
of
the
mother
was
horribly
mutilated
.
All
the
bones
of
the
right
leg
and
arm
were
more
or
less
shattered
.
The
left
tibia
much
splintered
,
as
well
as
all
the
ribs
of
the
left
side
.
Whole
body
dreadfully
bruised
and
discolored
.
It
was
not
possible
to
say
how
the
injuries
had
been
inflicted
.
A
heavy
club
of
wood
,
or
a
broad
bar
of
iron
--
a
chair
--
any
large
,
heavy
,
and
obtuse
weapon
have
produced
such
results
,
if
wielded
by
the
hands
of
a
very
powerful
man
.
No
woman
could
have
inflicted
the
blows
with
any
weapon
.
The
head
of
the
deceased
,
when
seen
by
witness
,
was
entirely
separated
from
the
body
,
and
was
also
greatly
shattered
.
The
throat
had
evidently
been
cut
with
some
very
sharp
instrument
--
probably
with
a
razor
.
"
Alexandre
Etienne
,
surgeon
,
was
called
with
M.
Dumas
to
view
the
bodies
.
Corroborated
the
testimony
,
and
the
opinions
of
M.
Dumas
.
"
Nothing
farther
of
importance
was
elicited
,
although
several
other
persons
were
examined
.
A
murder
so
mysterious
,
and
so
perplexing
in
all
its
particulars
,
was
never
before
committed
in
Paris
--
if
indeed
a
murder
has
been
committed
at
all
.
The
police
are
entirely
at
fault
--
an
unusual
occurrence
in
affairs
of
this
nature
.
There
is
not
,
however
,
the
shadow
of
a
clew
apparent
.
"
The
evening
edition
of
the
paper
stated
that
the
greatest
excitement
continued
in
the
Quartier
St.
Roch
--
that
the
premises
in
question
had
been
carefully
re-searched
,
and
fresh
examinations
of
witnesses
instituted
,
but
all
to
no
purpose
.
A
postscript
,
however
mentioned
that
Adolphe
Le
Bon
had
been
arrested
and
imprisoned
--
although
nothing
appeared
to
criminate
him
,
beyond
the
facts
already
detailed
.
Dupin
seemed
singularly
interested
in
the
progress
of
this
affair
--
at
least
so
I
judged
from
his
manner
,
for
he
made
no
comments
.
It
was
only
after
the
announcement
that
Le
Bon
had
been
imprisoned
,
that
he
asked
me
my
opinion
respecting
the
murders
.
I
could
merely
agree
with
all
Paris
in
considering
them
an
insoluble
mystery
.
I
saw
no
means
by
which
it
would
be
possible
to
trace
the
murderer
.
"
We
must
not
judge
of
the
means
,
"
said
Dupin
,
"
by
this
shell
of
an
examination
.
The
Parisian
police
,
so
much
extolled
for
acumen
,
are
cunning
,
but
no
more
.
There
is
no
method
in
their
proceedings
,
beyond
the
method
of
the
moment
.
They
make
a
vast
parade
of
measures
;
but
,
not
unfrequently
,
these
are
so
ill
adapted
to
the
objects
proposed
,
as
to
put
us
in
mind
of
Monsieur
Jourdain
's
calling
for
his
robe-de-chambre
--
pour
mieux
entendre
la
musique
.
The
results
attained
by
them
are
not
unfrequently
surprising
,
but
,
for
the
most
part
,
are
brought
about
by
simple
diligence
and
activity
.
When
these
qualities
are
unavailing
,
their
schemes
fall
.
Vidocq
,
for
example
,
was
a
good
guesser
,
and
a
persevering
man
.
But
,
without
educated
thought
,
he
erred
continually
by
the
very
intensity
of
his
investigations
.
He
impaired
his
vision
by
holding
the
object
too
close
.
He
might
see
,
perhaps
,
one
or
two
points
with
unusual
clearness
,
but
in
so
doing
he
,
necessarily
,
lost
sight
of
the
matter
as
a
whole
.
Thus
there
is
such
a
thing
as
being
too
profound
.
Truth
is
not
always
in
a
well
.
In
fact
,
as
regards
the
more
important
knowledge
,
I
do
believe
that
she
is
invariably
superficial
.
The
depth
lies
in
the
valleys
where
we
seek
her
,
and
not
upon
the
mountain-tops
where
she
is
found
.
The
modes
and
sources
of
this
kind
of
error
are
well
typified
in
the
contemplation
of
the
heavenly
bodies
.
To
look
at
a
star
by
glances
--
to
view
it
in
a
side-long
way
,
by
turning
toward
it
the
exterior
portions
of
the
retina
(
more
susceptible
of
feeble
impressions
of
light
than
the
interior
)
,
is
to
behold
the
star
distinctly
--
is
to
have
the
best
appreciation
of
its
lustre
--
a
lustre
which
grows
dim
just
in
proportion
as
we
turn
our
vision
fully
upon
it
.
A
greater
number
of
rays
actually
fall
upon
the
eye
in
the
latter
case
,
but
,
in
the
former
,
there
is
the
more
refined
capacity
for
comprehension
.
By
undue
profundity
we
perplex
and
enfeeble
thought
;
and
it
is
possible
to
make
even
Venus
herself
vanish
from
the
firmament
by
a
scrutiny
too
sustained
,
too
concentrated
,
or
too
direct
.
"
As
for
these
murders
,
let
us
enter
into
some
examinations
for
ourselves
,
before
we
make
up
an
opinion
respecting
them
.
An
inquiry
will
afford
us
amusement
,
"
(
I
thought
this
an
odd
term
,
so
applied
,
but
said
nothing
)
"
and
,
besides
,
Le
Bon
once
rendered
me
a
service
for
which
I
am
not
ungrateful
.
We
will
go
and
see
the
premises
with
our
own
eyes
.
I
know
G
--
the
Prefect
of
Police
,
and
shall
have
no
difficulty
in
obtaining
the
necessary
permission
.
"
