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Show mm. swift 1DJSIID1I Frenchman CreateH Grew-, Grew-, some Scene as He Was Entering En-tering Railway Train. Special Cablo to Tho Trlbuno. PARIS, Dec. G. Tho Garo du Nord has Just been the scene of a sensational crime. A man aged 74 shot his son-in-law dead as he was entering tho Montmorency Mont-morency train. A few minutes before the train was due to start an old man hurriedly descended tho steps of a compartment In tho rear of tho train and ran along tho platform toward a traveler who was about to en-tor en-tor a carrlago furthor on. Three shots rang out, and the traveler reeled about and fell. The platform was crowded with homo-ward-bound travelers, who surrounded tho man after ho had committed his deed, and roughlv handled him. The "prisoner Is M. Pierre Briez. Some tony years ago no tool: a great iiKing for a young apprentice In his business, which was that of a locksmith. The apprentice's ap-prentice's name was Ducorf, and he finally became Brlez's son-in-law and established a similar business of his own. On the death of Madame Briez the son-in-law claimed, on behalf of his wlfo. the Immediate settlement of her purt of the family estato. M. Briez refused, and said "The money will bo yours after my death, but not before." Madamo Ducerf herself took her father's fa-ther's side. Dlssonslons botweon her and her husband followed. In which the fa-thcr-ln-law Joined. He was not of a violent vio-lent ohuracter, but seemed to become obsessed bv the Idea that his daughter was being Ill-treated by her husband. To tho police commissary ho said: "I wlshod to avenge her and then commit suicide. I had placed my revolver to my forehead when someone struck It down." M. Brlex protests against the suggestion sugges-tion of premeditation. Ho had comu to Paris on busIiiHSs, and at the moment of tho murdor was returning to Montmorency, Montmor-ency, whore guests awaited him for dinner. |