The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-26 00:00:00

HORRIBLE MURDER.

The Court of Assize, at Rouen, has been occupied with the trim
of a barber of that town named Veillsere, fur the murder of hi
wife, on the 28th of April last. The principal facts, as detailed in
evidence, were as follow s--
On the day above-mentioned. Veilliere, whose wife had been
living separate 'from him, in consequence of the cruelty and ds.
panty of his conduct, called at the house of a Madame Padais,
where his wife happened w he, and insisted upon seeing her. He
afflicted a calm and penitent air, and entreated his wife to be re-
conciled to him. This, however she refused, hut without using
any irritating expressions, she endeavoured to leave the apartment,
but was prevented by her husband, who still continued talkine to
Miulaine Paden. All of a sudden, and without the slightest word
or look that could have intimated his intention, he drew his heads
front his pocket, where he had held thou billl'e his entrance, and
flushing upon his wife, mixed her by the hair of the head, dragged
her into a coiner of the room, and stabbed her twice with a knife
in the neck. At her eves, Madame Padais ran towsinls them,
Nei:lilt N'eilliere, and tore hint front his victim, but rot until be
inflicted another wound upon her. Madame Padais and he then
struggled for a long time, until they Toth fell. when he escaped
front her grasp, leaving the skirt of his coat behind. With re-
doubled fury, he returned to his expiring wife, and taking the
blade of the knife, fur the handle had been broken eft in the strug-
gle, be ;anew il it into her belly, in which he made a circular In-
cumin of font or tive Mani in d &meter. Some women who had
i Teen present at the commencement of this horrid scene, fled away,
I terrified, and erring out for help. Their cries brought the other
lodgers in the house to the scene, and as they were about to seize
‘'eilliere, be gave himself several stake with the knife, exclaiming,
I wish to die with her." None of the wound' being serious, lie
as stein able to undergo an examination. Ile sought to establish
Lthat theerione was unpremeditated, saying that when he nuke-
wined to kiss his wife, she spst in his htee, and that exaspetateti
'at such treatment, he had struck at her with a knife, not knowing
what he did. Rut this account was falsified by the witnesses, and
other facts brought forwent to ;trove his premeditation ; his having
, liven on the watch fin his wife fur some days ; hia having pur.
I chased a knife the day before tile murder. During the trial he ex.
I hibiteul a firmness and assurance that did not desert hint for a single
' moment.
The Jury, after a for minutes deliberation, found him Guilty,
unanimously. Ile heard his sentence without the slightest emotion.
since his condemnation, he obstinately refused to appeal, and
gave, in writing, his determination, which he wrote with a firm
hand. The interval between his sentence and execution lie passed,
`except the time devoted to sleep, in playing earth'. He had an in.
ordinate resins hue gambling, which was the primary cause of his
depravity mid ruin. To get his lillow-prisoner to play with hint,
he eond to threaten, when they refused, to haunt then after his
death. The day betere his execution the cards were never out of ,
' his hands, till he went to bed, when lie slept soundly. Next morn.
1 ing, afroe breakfasting heartily, he resumed his card.playing, and
did not leave off till the fatal moment came fur hint to go to the
• chapel, on his way to the scutfold. He then entreated that his fel-
' km-prisoners, who had been playing with him, might be allowed
'to 'wimpy>. hint to chapel. lie confessed, with great calmness,
and listened with Attention to the discourse of the rlergymati. On
i his way to the seafrold, he showed the same unshakeable firmness.
' Jun before aultittitting to the fatal knife, he addressed the
people, and secitisl a few limn of poetry which he had Welter
since his trial.

ESCAPE or ♦ CtINVICT.—A convict named Wnodcock,
who wow under sentence of transportation for seven years, con-
trived to make his escape from thathannyard, by the following
daring, though, as it proved, successful plan:— Acing employed
with idiom thirty other convict., white-washing the interior of the
rope-house, be contrived to steal away unobserved by 'the keepers,
and seizing some clothes laying near, which belonged to runny rope
makers who were busily employed closing a cable, he dressed him.
self in them, and walked boldly suit of the dick gates, although it
was mid-day, and being takes for a St.:1111/41 belonging to some ot
the vessels lying at the wharfs, he was ',Allied to pass migaestions
s4l. Persons weft sent in pursuit of him in all dim-Oaf's as sof,ti as
he was mimics!, but no (blinks have since been heart of hint.
Kentish Gairtte.

Masi: STEALING.—en l'uestlay a man who gave hie
name I;eurce Idea, was examined at llatton.garden
elnuged on at spicisso of Riesling a horse. the ',smutty of some liar-
eon unknown, which he offered for Rale to a horse-slangliterer for
two pounds. The horse Swing toe good to he slauglitseerl, it %%It
suspected that the fellow had stolen it, and he was taken into mo-
uldy. When examined he refused to give any account of himself,
and was co: 1111 l tiled for further examinati 111 l but in the mean tuna
31r. White, who Is • respsx-tahle licensed hori.e.slangliteref, was
directed by the Magistrates to take the hone into his keepii% until
OM owner could he found. Mr. White acid the horse to his
and despaisheil iliessumger• to all the turnpike-gates leading into
WWII, with a dssieriptiou of the horse, and where it was to he
found. consequence was, that Mr. Green, of I:llthani, hoeing
hail a horse stolen out of a halts mar tin Mum that 'miming, was
on his return house from town, oiler making inquiry at
and Una-street, and causing bills to be printed sloaeriliing the horse
and offering • reward tin its moray, when he was informed t, the
tolkaillector at the them Mall turnpike, on the Kent-toad, that a
horse and thief were pupped, and be might hear of them at flat.
tun-garden, where be called. said ittentaictl the hone to be his
property.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

EGHAM RACES.

II:CONTI TAY, WEDSMInaT. ARGUST 25.
The company ttmlny was equally respectable, mare min:c-
rows the n yesterday, and the sport better. The courie was again
honoured by the presence his Royal Highness the IM Ste di:la.
rouse, the Countess of Remain. Countess l's"frtr' &c. Her
Royal Ilighnese the Prinersa Augusta accompanied her royal bee.
(her. Al RAS the case yesterday, the excellent manner in which
the mum wail kept prevented accidents . • and the endeavours of
the light.tingered gentry were paralieed by the activity dux
police.
The following is as accurate aecount of the result of each
Mee :

The Ordinary Stakes of 5 sovereigns each, with 10 sovereigns
added front the Fuhd. 3 yrs, 7st. ; 4 yrs, fist. 41b. ; 5 yrs,
ost. 131 h. ; fi yrs. !St. 31b. ; and aged. Oar. 51b. Mares and
Geldings silownl 31b. A wihner in 11124 to carry as for the /Ig-
ham Stakes. The winner to be sold fur 100 sovereigns, A.c.
Heats, I mile.
I Mr. Scaith's b. f. by Whalebone, out of Vignette, 3 yrs . 1 I
Mr. Pearce's Friday, 3 yrs -
Mr. Wethrrell's Fluid, by Wont!, 3 yrs -
Mr. Alfred's Peggy, 5 yrs - . 4 4
Mr. Page's Silkworm, by Castle]. 3 yrs • - dr.
Both heats were admirably contested. Vignette was the fa-
vourite nt starting, and any odds on her after the first heat.
The Magna Charts Stokes of 15 sovereigns each. with 30 sove-
reigns added from the Fund. for 3 and 4-yr-olds. 3 yrs, 7st. 71b.;
4 yrs, Oat. 10Ih. Heats, 2 miles.
Mr. Smith's Blunder, 4 yrs - 0 1 I
Mr. Alfred's b. f. sister to Sir II oldibrand, 3 yrs -241 r.
Mr. Cockburn's gr. f. Aging, 3 yrs - dr.
The first heat every inch of the ground was keenly disputed. and
both horses came in so dom.. the judge pronounced it a dead lire.
The second heat Alward some good sport ; limit Blunder, rode by
Dockery, by very great eNertions, won by two lengths, and walked
over for the third heat.
(treat sport is e‘pected to-morrow, as the following horses are
entered for the Surring.hill Stakes (handicap) of S stirs. each :
Mr. Gould's ch. c. by Soot It.ayer )Ir. Alfred's Peggy
Mr. Hantsbottom's Cephalus 31r. Page's Silkworm
Mr. Pearce's Shepherd 11r. Whitcsi•le's Pirton
Mr. Sesith's Blunder Mr. Cockburn's Skew• Ball.
Mr. ‘Vetbaell's Philip

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