“The police and neighbours began to search different rooms. The furniture was broken. A bloody razor lay on a chair, and there was a lot of gray, bloody hair on the floor near the fireplace. Many expensive things and two bags of gold also lay on the floor. The desk in the room was open, but there were things still in it. There was a small metal box under the bed. It was open, but there were only letters and unimportant papers inside.
“Madame L’Espanaye was not there. but the dead body of her daughter was found in the chimney. The body was still warm. The face and neck were covered in blood.
