The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-02 00:00:00

A PARISIAN SENSATION.

A Paris correspondent writes: The new paper
named Le Paris starts with a sensational description
by M. Oudet of how he was treated whilst undergoing
five years' incarceration in the prison of Foritevrault.
The hideous disclosures of this article, 'which is to be
followed by others, have created intense excitement
throughluit this excitable city. M. Outlet was sen-
tenced I n the 1:Ith of March, 1534, and was confitird
for some months at Macao and St. Pelanie ; then he
was removed to the Central House of Correction at
Fontevrault. His name was exchanged for a number,
which he wore for four years. The system adopted in
these prisons i. absolute sdenee and deprivation of
tobacco. Let M. Oudet speak for himself
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Before ' was sent to a workshop. I was included In the
category of erhorpitleurx— the scum int the illnt 4 'our des
miry„.tes . fellows guillotined by scrofulnnus oral, others half
destroyed with more fearful disease, others half paralysed,
Ilion bodies and bettial heads. In my turn I was called up
and asked ill hail any complaint tinmake. I asked fir 4 per-
mission to write to my family. The director brutally replied
that according tin the regulations I muit wait two months, ;
C 4 aulttet myself satisfactorily during the time, before 1
c.inlnl get leave to write home, lint my remarking thatil
was in lialif leaf prisoner, he replied in conteloptumis fiance
that, as I was raw, they hail not made me feel the rules
yet ; " but," he added, "never fear; we have inner eye 011
you fou will Mill stone stronger than flesh." three days
later I was transferred to the black hole. Von are first
m to put nci a pair of trousers like those of very pinning
e.lll.lrno ; your Iwols are tient I nelib.a your back by handciins
t ini,e your "elite; the toml Is bread and water- the
Waft,' fredi at first., corn grows putrid ; to get at the lire .id
you have to era,' show the door an..l gnaw it with your
teeth, not having the use of your hands to hold it with.

In this situation the writer remained seventeen
day'. Tre article appesrs amongst a t,eries wiOcii is
to be emtrilnited by writers who have undergone
political impri.omment ; but there is much reason to
apprehend th tie C Maui:tors of Le Pori, will I's
informed that such a hkory will not be tolerated.
It odd that one of the pr:sotters who hog con-
ti melt ,otee of ihis experiene • wa4 gnartied I.v a
keep, n boa eimrge of N .poleon 111., Emile lit.
I and others.

A W IFg SII. iT BY lien Hso,ain---The it.
J"Replt Iferalor of the 4th tat J ho,ernher says : -On
Saturday night haat a farmer, named Mae-re, aeci-
tlentally shot his wife, inflicting a very severe wound
under the followingeiftalmataitt,s:—
Mr Moore is a very well-to-oo farmer, and at times has
hsd In, soi, of money at hr Mame. This fact war
geuerally known, and on several occasions attempts were
made by burglars to enter the premisei nut thew attempts
were all frustrated. vidi Mr. Moore was generally on his
guard, and prepared to receive un-essonahle visitors. tln'
Yattinlay night, about eleven o'clock, while a heavy storm
was roving, sir. Moore heard sometaaly at the front dm r.
Ile left his bed, armed with a revolver, anal started for the
main hall. Ashy reached it he heard the intriolers leaving
the premises, mid at once started back to his heilrooni. In
the meantime his wife had left the bed anal was standing at
the window looking lalit for the thieves'sr huslidal. sup-
inr,ed that she IV :IS still in bed, and se.,ing a human form ad
the win raw, entidad,l at .area' that it ate a burglar about
to enter the window, an I without challmiging drew hi; re-
volver and Ore.] A scream from his wife .11111 ibrit/Igil, him
the knowledge that lie had shot her. The revolver WM a
lame " navy," and carried a heavy ball. The hall stow':
the woman sn. tilt, right shoulder, anrai lodged in the laxly.
A inegsenger was at once !Writ for a Ma'hor, dressed the
wound. It is thought the lady will recover. Mr. Moore 1
nigh frantic with grief at his seal mistake.