THE SEZNEC AFFAIR

Is the Key to the Mystery in this Jacket?

Near the place where the Mysterious Auto was staying the police discover a suspicious item of clothing.

The investigation is tightening around Seznec every day, testimonies and facts overwhelm him, but do not disconcert him. Stupid, he responds with a stubbornness that he seems unwilling to depart from: “I am innocent, Quémeneur is not dead, show me his corpse. »

Researches

It is quite certain that the discovery of the corpse of Mr. Quémeneur could shed new light on the whole affair. It is to be feared, however, that these searches will remain in vain, because of the very large radius on which it is necessary to operate.

The investigations of the General Security extend from Vitré to Le Havre, passing through Rambouillet, Gambais and Rouen. When one thinks that the smallest wood, the most secret quarry, the most obscure of ponds, can conceal the remains of the former General Councilor of Finistère, one can imagine the difficulties faced by the services of the General Security,

One of the police officers, who had to take care of the research in the Landru affair, reminded us that in the only region which extends from Houdan to Gambais, apart from the most deserted corners of the forest of Rambouillet, marsh ponds, difficult to search, and sandpits, quite unfathomable.

What is this jacket?

Following information received somewhat belatedly by General Security, a car, which appeared to be a Cadillac, had been seen on May 26, parked in the vicinity of Chérizy from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. A commissary of the General Security, accompanied by a certain number of inspectors, immediately left for the point indicated. We can say that their trip was not entirely unsuccessful.

After painstaking searches, they discovered, in a thicket, about 150 meters from the place indicated, a jacket in fairly good condition. This smock, in dark blue cloth, has two superimposed flap pockets on the front. The turn-down collar closes with hooks. The garment is lined with a blue-grey fabric with white stripes. This smock is going to be closely examined. We will endeavor to specify the nature of the spots that are found there. Then it will be sent to Morlaix, where we will try to find out if, near or far, it could have been used, either at Seznec or at M. Quémeneur.