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There is something about the French, isn't
there? You know: what I mean — the wine, the
perfume, the croissants; and yes, we must add,to
the list, their habit for committing weird murders. ;

Georges Sarret was a practising lawyer in
Marseilles, France in: 1924, when he met two
gullible and willing sisters, Philomene and

The sisters Schmidt were 20
al 21' years of age, while Georges was 44,
The girls quickly fell under the influence of the

suave but evil Georges. Being frivolous and with
no special attributes other than their extreme good
looks, they made their living as teachers, That was
‘before they met our Georges, He had other plans
for Phil and Kathy,

To get his murderous insurance scheme off. the
ground, Georges-persuaded Kathy to marry a
sickly gentleman named Deltreuil. The plan was
simple. enough. They would: insure: the
consumptive Deltreuil's life, hasten his demise...
and collect the loot. There was one drawback.”

I ies, while not ively
bright, are nevertheless not completely dull. They
would never insure anyone-as sick as Deltreuil.,

Georges had the solution to that one, He knew a
defrocked priest, Pere Chambon, who, for. a price,
was willing to impersonate Deltreuil in order to full-time basis. First, there was mopping up to
purchase the insurance. That's the way the deal goes ‘He informed the sisters that Pere
worked out. The ii was fraud ly the ‘was kmailing
obtained on Deltreuil’s life with his dear wife sae threatening to “expose the insurance
Kathy named as beneficiary. scheme. they had to get rid of Chambon and

Deltreuil, sick as a chien, 1p I his a loose lady named Ballandreaux.
He died a few months'later and the insurance The diabolical lawyer had Kathy rent a
company paid off to the tune of 100,000 francs, villa near the town of Aix, Sister Phil was told

! to purchase a bathtub, which was a strange
request, considering that the villa was not equipped with

It had all been so very easy: Georges
decided to go into the business of crime on a

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running water. Georges personally purchased 100 litres of
sulphuric acid.

That summer of 1924, Georges invited the defrocked priest
and his mistress to spend a few pleasant days at the villa at
Aix. Once the unsuspecting lovers arrived and settled in, they
were shot to death. The following moming, sulphuric acid was
poured into the tub, which had been conveniently placed in the
cellar of the villa. A few days later, there wasn't much left of
the two bodies. What was little more than sludge was poured
over their nearby garden.

The three conspirators left the villa for Marseilles. Pere
Chambon and Mile Ballandreaux were missed by absolutely no
one. By 1931, Georges and his two lady friends decided to take
another step along the treacherous murder trail. Preparation for
this scam would take time. For starters, the sisters became

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charity workers in the slums of Marsei]les. In reality, they were
looking for desperately ill women. They had no trouble coe

... Such unfortunate creatures. ;

Mime Lorenzi fit the mold the‘sistérs were secking=
dying of tuberculosis. Her identification documents and those
of her sickly husband were in time tumed over to the sisters.
The documents were passed on to a wealthy gentleman, a cook
by profession, named Lufeaux. Monsieur Lufeaux, posing as
M. Lorenzi, had no trouble purchasing life insurance in the
amount of one million francs.

Cunning Georges was willing to wait a year or so for the
real M. Lorenzi to die, but the man died a few months after
being insured, The insurance boys decided to investigate,
which didn't sit well with Georges. He knew the scheme would
be uncovered if he didn't act fast. He had the widow Lorenzi
contact the ii all claim to the
large policy. They, in their wisdom, did not delve into the
matter further, being only interested in avoiding the big payoff
The unholy trio decided to try again. Sister Phil located 24-
year-old Magali Herbin, who was dying of consumption in
hospital. They figured she would last over a year. Posing as
Magali's sister, Kathy purchased life insurance of one million
francs without any difficulty. She then had Magali removed
from the hospital to a cottage in the country. Under George's
supervision, Magali would be programmed to die at the proper
time for insurance purposes.

: After an appropriate period of time had elapsed, the sisters

-., put Magali on a diet of booze, candy and cheese, hardly

recommended for anyone in the advanced stages of
consumption. No matter what she ate, the stubbom girl refused
to roll over and die. A liberal portion of zinc solved the
problem. Forty-eight hours after consuming that little treat,

. Magali died.

; Kathy. showed up at the insurance company office, tears
pouring down her cheeks. Her sister Magali had gone to her
great reward. The insurance company paid off with only a
minimum of fuss.

The treacherous gang, drunk with an abundance of francs,
grew careless. Kathy was seen by people who knew her as
‘Magali's sister and,\ at the same. time,.bumped into
acquaintances who knew her under her real name of Katherine
Schmidt. Some busybody smelled a rat and called police. :

“Those gendarmes didn't display an ounce of sympathy
towards Katherine. They questioned her extensively until. she
confessed to posing as Magali's’ sister. True to most
conspirators,: Kathy put all the blame ‘on Georges, who, it

Pointed out, was satisfying both sisters, sexually

B.

»Philomene was picked up and corroborated her sister's yarn.
Both pointed well-manicured fingers at Georges. He, in turn,
attempted to blame everything on the two girls. Eventually
their previous murderous escapades came (o light,

The, trio stood trial for murder in Aix. The Schmidt sisters
swore, they were little more than George's slaves. While they
had | taken part in the insurance swindles, they had not actually
killed anyone. The French court obviously believed them.
They were found not guilty of mutder, but guilty of the

frauds, Both Ki ine and P| idt were
sent away to spend a few years in one of those dank French
prisons so disagreeable to.young ladies who hod once taught
school, -
Georges became so the richly deserved villain of the piece.
About the only good thing. that came out. about.Gcorges was
the fact: at wh while he. was going about killing People and

life

he was.a.martied man
with children who treated his family well.

‘: Georges was found guilty of murder and fost the ensuing H

fight for his life. In fact, he lost his head, too. At the time: the
French positively insisted on using that ‘decidedly | nasty

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Your readers may find letter interesting

Dear Ann Landers: In one of
your recent

alwriter,: t

"Another is distraught because a

lambasted California, schools,
The Merced Sun-Star}(Calif.)
recently printed an article on this
subject by Richard H. Lewis, a
local teacher, I think your readers

yfricnd beat up her mother last
night, }
“Remember to send the boy to
the office to take his medicine that
helps keep him calmed down. The
student next to him must see the

— BB,

| Dear B.B.: Lewis’ piece will
certainly, open‘ lot of cyes and
perhaps close the mouths of some
arents who have no idea how
ard teachers work. Thanks for

“If-you believe education is
our future, the future looks bleak,
3:The very, people on whom educa-
} tion depends are now experienc-
{ing a crisis in morale.

If you think teaching is an easy
job, reflect.on how you would

+ enjoy spending an entire day with
3 32.0f your neighbors’ kids and

: “Suppose of those 32 students,
12 ret only Spanish, Hmong
z'and La

Five. bf the students had no

"+ breakfast that moming. One girl

spent the night with her mother
going from bar to bar looking for
her stepfather. Two students are
exhausted. They were up all night
listening to their alcoholic parents

in 30 minutes to help
work out his molestation prob-

Syndicated
Columnist

lems. Two students in the front
row are too sick to be at school.
They may infect the entire class
with flu. Deep down you have a
terrible feeling that these kids
were sent to school because there
is nobody home,

“What are you going todo
with the student who has lost his
third social studies book this
semester? The librarian says we
are out of books.

“When you donate your time
for open house tonight, try to
convince those who will listen
that there will be no educational
reform without parental interven-
tion. Let them know they must
insist that their children tum off

the ‘TV ‘andispend the. evening

‘ studying,’ Blaming failing grades

on too much TV is a cop-out. It is
the parents’ responsibility to
police the viewing, Parents have
an obligation to take control of
their children’s lives, Children are
Not just small adults.

“Don’t forget to return the tele-
phone call from the parent who

wants to know what you are,

doing wrong that causes ‘his or
her child to misbehave at home.

“Remember to write the $400
check for the mandatory college
class you must take this summer
so you can keep teaching.

“Most people believe you get
paid during your time off, but
don’ t tell | them you get no paid

they p
will not believe you. They don’t
see you spending. one to two |
hours eve~ night correcting and

grading papers.
“Forget the fact that the federal

and state politicians continue to '
criticize your teaching even ,
though they know nothing about ©
your profession. You must realize ;
their primary concern is getting ‘

re-elected.

“Be sure to teach these kids the «

basics and remember they must
score well on the state test. If they
don’t, we Jnoy whose fault it will
be.”

Gem of the Day (Credit ‘The |

Progressive magazine): When ;

Frances H. At
Moore died peacefully. at age
90 in a local shopping mall, rela-
tives suggested, according to the
Journal Times of Racine, Wis.,
that she be buried in her"Shop
‘Til I Drop" sweatshirt.
Dear Ann Landers: My moth-
_ er died last week. I’m writing this
» letter because she asked me to,
Mom was 77. She had emphyse-
ma and said “no” to the re: or
which might have bought her a
little more time. She opted instead
to die with dignity at home, in her

own bed, surrounded by her lov- .

ing children and grandchildren.
Letting her do it her way was the
last gift we could give her.
Coming home from the hospi-
\ tal, Mom asked me to write a Iet-
ter to Ann Landers. Yes, Ann,
YOU. She thought of you in her
final hours. She told me to tell you
that she would miss you and that
she wanted to express her appreci-
ation for what you added to her
life. Mom said you had given her
a real educati gy and

sense of humor, You also helped
her‘ deal with and accept all the

“tough stuff that life handed her,

Mom wanted to thank you for
not being too rigid in your thinking,
She said, “If Ann can change her
thinking on divorce and

There is’ ‘every reason, to belicye |
that stuttering 'is ‘caused ‘primarily

by underlying genetic ‘and nepro-

logical factors, It is a chronic’ Probe

Jem when token into

fol people tht they Bice Be oe
: is'doing

ality, 1 guess 1 can, too.” Mom
showed understanding and com- ’
passion when both those problems °
hit close to home and she credited
you with helping her handle them. .
Mom considered you her friend

‘and she wanted to tell you so.-

‘This letter is long, but please print
it anyway.:You deserve ‘all the \'
compliments she gave you.’ And '.
thanks from the rest of us for
helping s0 many, others. I’m sign-
ing this — Rosemarie’s Family,
Antoinette Troya, Hayward, Calif,

Dear Antoinette: I don’t know ~

when I've received a letter that

touched mie.as much as yours. ,'
‘Bless you for letting me know I

meant so much to Rosemarie, -
She must have been quite a
woman. My heartfelt condolences
to you all.
Dear Ann Landers: Iwas dis-

* philosophy, You | taught her a lot
about different cultures, customs,
. «religions and lifestyles. You
"helped her raise four kids and got
her through the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s
and into the ‘90s with your terrific

inted with your resp to
the : young "Foreign student who
wrote you for fcr-belp about a stut-
tering problem. :
There is é id

“acid. It

thea a grave Sis at
Please refer children and adults

“who stutter to the National Stuf:

tering Project. We have informa-

» tive brochures, 70 support groups
, nationwide, a great monthly
- newsletter, and 3,700 members

waiting to befriend all who have

this ; peusteatings a misunderstood
‘ and often tragic diso:

On two previous ‘occasions you

- have referred your readers to us.

‘We hope you will do so again. —

'< John Ablbach, executive director,

National Stuttering Project
Dear‘John Ahlbach: Sorry I

_ dropped the. ball on the third

bounce.’ ‘Here is your letter. The
Pro-

0, Calif. 94122-1020. Be sure to
senda self-addressed, stamped (75
cents) envelope. And do write,
folks, their material is su;

BS. John, I hope you get a ton
of mail!

Gem of the: Day: Hate is like
the vessel in

that Stuttering is Caused by, “an

which it is stored as well as the
object on which it is poured.

current compilation of
the most
people do, edited by Chuck
Shepherd.

Proof that true stories are
weirder than made-up
stories.

In June, a lawyer, (not named in
a news story) won a $3,000 settle-
ment over an underwear purchase
against the J.C. Penny store in
Newport, Ore..The man claimed
that, after he wore the shorts for
the first time, a tag (“Inspected by
No. 12”) stuck to his penis so
firmly that he could not remove it.
After soapy water and rubbing
alcohol failed, he went to a doctor,
who removed the sticker with an
adhesive dissolver. However, that
caused a rash, and when it disap-
peared, it eft a scar in the shape of
the sticker. The settlement com-
pensated him for lost work time
and for marital strife.

Grown-ups
¢ Last September, Green Bay,
Wis., police took a 16-month-old
child into protective custody after

the: parents left him alone while
they went bar-hopping. (A family
friend reported that the baby has
been left alone.) Even though
police had taken the child before

|. the parents returned home, they

did not report the child missing
until the next follow-

in the parking lot at the Who ©

Cares? So What? Bar in Kansas

City, Mo. (A witness accused her !

of trying to sell the baby for $20
worth of crack.)

the company last year out of grat-
itude but changed his mind in
January (and threatened never to
buy another Chrysler) when he
realized that the company adver-
". tises in Playboy.

. In May, P Police charged 389 .

or after

ing the conclusion of the Packers
game on TV.

+ Los Angeles police searched
in April for an 18-month-old girl
whose parents (a realty agent and
a legal assistant) got so drunk
they could not remember her
whereabouts, offering as the best
guesses her crib (raising the pos-
sibility that she had been abduct-
ed) and a taco stand the couple
had visited earlier in the day.

* Oklahoma state Reps. Gary

“Bastin and’ George Vaughn

brawled in Vaughn's office in
April over who would have the
privilege of naming a House
chaplain for the week of April 15.
Vaughn had been in charge of
naming the chaplain, but Bastin
claims the job was promised to
his man for that week.

¢ Among the mistreatments of
children that came to light in a
series of articles in Japan's The
Daily Yomiuri last year: A teach-
er punished a disruptive 8-year-
old by spitting into his mouth
twice; junior-high teachers buried
two disobedient students up to
their necks at a beach, so that
waves splashed their faces; and a
41-year-old sex education teacher
was fired for instructing a class of
girls to remove their clothing to
check out each other's bodies. In

China, a teacher was recently dis- -

missed for ‘fastening the lips of
two talkative 9-year-olds together
with acupuncture needles.

's Lisa Price, 24, i in

Taids on illegal cockfighting tour-
naments in Vinton and Scioto
counties in Ohio. One organizer,
Larry Cantrell, told reporters he

to watch cockfights: “Man is a
superior being. Everything put on
Earth is for man's use.” Retired
Ohio State poultry science pro-
fessor Glyde Marsh agreed: “If I
had to be born a chicken, I'd
rather be born a gamecock that a

broiler that is going 10 be run °

through Colonel Sanders.
* Charles W. Shi 31,

° Animal rights activists and
health officials in Traverse City,
Mich., protested a program by
local hunters to donate deer meat

~* to the homeless because the meat -
believes it is man’s inherent right *

would not be government-
inspected. A local civic leader
said, “The logic (of the protest)
escapes me because (the home-
y less) are presently eating out of
garbage cans and dumpsters.”

+ Fundamentalist Rev. Roger
Leach of Madera, Calif., com-
plained in March of a state pro-
gram to sian -self-esteem in

got five days in jail in Webster
City, Iowa, in July for sending a
profanity-laced note, smeared
with excrement, along with his
payment for a traffic ticket for not
wearing a seatbelt. Judge G.D.
Warland said it was more the

level of disgust by the profanity ~

than the excrement that com-
manded the jail term.

First things first
¢ The Brockton (Mass.) Enter-
prise announced last summer that
it would continue to publish the
names of prostitution customers

leaves children with the belief fed
they can solve their problems
themselves and thus “dont need
God in their lives.” As many as 15
parents have removed their kids
from the schools for this reason.

* According to Denton, Texas,
~ police reports, a motorist was
«unfazed when an unmarked truck
(transporting medical wastes
from Parkland Hospital in Dallas
to Oklahoma) began leaking
blood. Although it splattered onto
: the motorists windshield, the

who had been arrested despite a :

47-year-old man’s recent suicide
as a result of having been named.
(The paper did not print the
man’s name upon his death
because it has a policy of protect-
ing identities in private suicides.)

3
* Canton, Ohio, preacher Larry

Wilgus, saved by a Chrysler
airbag i in a car accident, appeared
ina popular TV commercial for

365-5304

court last year that she had aban-
doned her 3-month-old son by
leaving him on the hood of a car

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 14, 1991 !

CRAWFORD BAY COMMUNITY PARK
NOON UNTIL 4:00 P.M.

ITEMS TO BE AUCTIONED:
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‘Woven Brooms, :

Homemade Bread, 2 yards Masonry ey 6" Bench Grinder,
Hand-Blown Glass, Ceramics, A Painting, Framed Windows,
Clothing, Men’s Skates, Set of Knives, Golf at Kokanee Springs,
Dishes, Spinning Wool, Golf Shirt, Water Taxi ride and Dinner
for 2 at Tipi Camp, Burl Clock, "Bag of Tricks".

GIFT CERTIFICATES FROM: Wedgewood Manor, Amble Inn
(Bed & Breakfast).
Dinners from Last Chance Resort, Fairy Treats, Kokanee
Springs Clubhouse.
From two local gardeners: 8 hours of their time
Many other household items and tools.

‘The KBS Coca Cola Kootenay Cruiser will be there also!
All proceeds to aid community Park and Hall improvements.

On Sale * Hot Dogs * Veggie Dogs * Donuts and Coffee also

SALUTE

To Castlegar's
‘Volunteers

Shug 5 Wilaae

Boys Scouts, Castlegar ee Lions Club, Royal Canadian Legion
The Castlegar Sun; Tulips Floral & Gifts, Hi Arrow,
Motor Inn‘and Woodland Park Shell would like to honor
the thousands of hours our Castlegany avelunteets donate to
various activities. .

Some volunteers donate as much or more time than a fall-
time job..: :

These volunteers ‘deserve a special "Thank you."

For their selfless service, we, will present to one yolunteer
each week, a handsome wall plaque from Woodland Park

Shell-(engraving by Kats Trophy), a floral arrangement.
Be Tulips, Floral’ & Gifts .and. 4