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FrançaisGaspard Truyman 1862 - 1903
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| THE ROMANTIC STORY OF A BURGLARING. A remarkable story was revealed at the Paris Assize Court. This was stated by the lawyer of a prisoner accused of belonging to a gang of burglars. The main character is a former gendarmerie commander, an "ordinary gendarme" and a professional criminal who until recently ran the famous Château Rouge on Rue Galande in Paris. One evening, Gaspard seduces Truyman, known for his vocal talents, as the songwriter of the Château Rouge, the villains who, as usual, in this establishment gathered around a song and held a collection. As he passed one of the tables, a man with a black beard and a military appearance asked: Dressed in a workman's smock, give him something to drink. After the collection, Gaspard Truyman sat down at this man's table. He was asked a few questions and finally accompanied his host outside. Once on the street, he was suddenly asked, "Do you want to win 10,000 French francs?" "Win 10,000 French francs." "I'd do anything," Gaspard Truyman replied meaningfully. "Even kill someone?" "Yes." You wouldn't be afraid of losing courage at the last moment, would you? Not if there were 10,000 French francs attached to it. "That was the short conversation, and after making an appointment for the next day at Mère Martin's restaurant, 3 rue St-Séverin, "the Man of Crime"-the name Truyman always refers to him by-left after "giving Songster a five-franc piece." The two men kept the agreement, and during dinner, the Man of Crime explained that the service he was rendering to Truyman "If I wanted to prove that it was the murder of a gendarme, I won't be satisfied," he declared. "until the creature is dead. He must die in a week. If you killed him, it's no more than ten thousand French francs. I grant it to you. You will also receive an annual pension of twelve hundred French francs. And I will marry you to a young woman with a dowry of forty thousand French francs. "I would kill four gendarmes for "That," Gaspard Truyman said courageously. During a second meeting, in a restaurant on Boulevard Sébastopol, "The Man of Crime" appeared in a new guise. He was no longer dressed like a stonemason with a full beard, but was wearing a fashionable coat and wore the ribbon of the Legion of Honor, a short goatee, and a carefully waxed mustache. On this occasion, the name of the gendarme who was to be killed, the place where he lived, and how he could be known, were explained. Truyman received a number of false beards, half a dozen cigars poisoned with strychnine, two bottles of this poison, and a dagger. The latter was to be used only in extreme cases. Truyman was then taken to the Gare de Lyon, where he was given a ticket for his desertion and a sum of money. Despite his initial determination, Truyman weakened at the last moment, and instead of poisoning the gendarme, he told him the whole story. "He's my ex-commander," the gendarme shouted. "He's not happy about kidnapping my wife. Now he wants to get rid of me." Truyman was arrested and repeated his story before the magistrate, and an investigation was opened. Analysis of the cigars and bottles revealed their contents. It turned out that the commander had lost his position because of the scandal caused by his relationship with the gendarme's wife, and Truyman's statements were verified from start to finish. However, the investigating judge's report to the public prosecutor's office concluded with the following words: The implementation of the project has not even begun yet, and since it is only a project that failed due to the will of the perpetrator, no prosecution can be brought against the principal perpetrator or his accomplice. However, I consider it my duty to address this matter. I wish to bring it to your attention, as I believe that former Commander X- is a Knight of the Legion of Honor and holds a command in the police reserve. In this case, his behavior must be reported to the appropriate authorities. "He was reported, and the "Man of Crime" lost his ribbon and his command. Truyman, released, returned to Paris, joined a gang of burglars, and was caught. His lawyer told the jury the story in the hopes that it would benefit him. The judge requested the police file, and it turned out to be accurate down to the smallest detail. Gaspard Truyman was nevertheless sentenced to eight years of hard labor in 1896 and sent to French Guiana, where he died on January 4, 1903.  
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