The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-02-08 00:00:00

MOCKING AFFAIR.

A inspected murder and suicide is reported from
Greenfield. The wife at Joseph Garter, a man
employed at the Royal George Addle, left the house
after taking tea with tier husband, carrying with her
her youngest child, about twelve months old. Iler
body wee found in the canal close by the hones, with
her right arm round the child, clasping the hula
creature to her breast.

HORRIBLE MURDER IN PARIS.
The Pans papers contain details of a murder com-
mitted in Paris on Friday. It appears that M. Lombart,
formerly Consul-General for France in India, rended
with his wife at No. 83, Faubourg St. Honore. They
liad • Belgian footman, named Francis Lathsevers. On
the afternoon of Friday, about half-past five o'clock, he
went into the kitchen, and, addressing the cook, said,
" Are you satisfied with me? Do 7011 believe that I
am • drunkard ?" The cook replied that she was it
his mistress, and that she had no right to espri-s any
opinion about him. As he went away he said. "1 stall
now go and ass my mistress if she ia satisfied with my
services." What happened immediately after it is
difficult to ascertain ; but all the available reports state
that Lathaovers rushed into the room where Madame
Lonibart and her husband, who is paralysed, were
sitting, and cut his mistress's throat with • knife so
desperately that he nearly severed the bead from it.
body. M. Lombert was unable, on aooonnt of his
i infirmity, to give hie wife any assistance, but he alarmed
the household by his cries. The lady's maid endeavound
to arrest the murderer, and her be also wounded
dancerously. He then rushed into the room where the
cook walk arid attempted to murder her, but she resisted
him so strongly that she escaped with some severe
wounds about the arms and hand.. 'The cries of the
Women aroused the conk of the Viscounteas di Fits
James, who with another domestic, rushed into ths
place where the footman was attacking the cook. He
then fell on the Viscountess's servant, but, after a fierce
struggle, ho was disarmed. The alarm was then widely
spread, and •Lathauvers was wrested. Be suddenly
becsme quite calm, and followed the sergent de villa
without having made the slightest resistance. Up to
this moment Madame Lambert's arassination was not
known to any one, not even to her husband, who had
become insensible; and it was only when It. Ludet, the
Commuiwionary of Polies proceeded to melts an examine.
Lion, that the (swoon was found in the midst of the mem
lying in a pool of blood. It would •ppear that liad.toe
Lornbart, in spite of her age—fifty-five yews—lamer" violently with her assailant, for it was proved that she
bit both his forefingers. A large mirror was broken to
pieces, several buttons from the murderer', drew
strewed the floor, and his bands had been severele
bitten. Ths throat of his victim had been one throngs,
and the bead remained attached to the body only 4,1"
cervical vertebra.
The prisoner, on being examined, related the most
minute details of the crime. Ho was so calm and col'
I. cted that Oben he arrived at the station in the Ka•
d'Anjott he asked for water to wash his hands. Whoa
he was pressed to explain the motive of the act, bo
said that his mistreat had said he bed stolen • bottle,
that he would not allow her to my such a thing, *nd.
that he therefore ent her throat. Hs bed also, he said,
heard Felicia (the cook) say that he was a thief, and she,
too, deserved to die. He stated that as he wee taking
• lamp into the bed-room he took up the carving-hods
from the table, whirib was laid ready for diens/.
Madatne Lombart was seated by the fire doing rola
wool work. ll* put down the lamp on the manteipiessi
and asked hie mistress whether'shestill thought he diva
her wine. Madams Lombart replied, "Now, Frisocte4
go to bed quietly; you know you are not fit to be
Thereupon he rushed upon her with the knife, and to I
few moments she WM stretched lifeless on ths floor.. He
then ran to the kitchen, where the wens above desenbed
took plea&
The knife with which the murder was sommitted was
made by a Sheffield firm, too aerosol which is engraved
on its blade.