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London, England, 1818-11-05 00:00:00

ATTEMPT TO MURDER.

If paslion could enrage crimes, jealousy world more than
any other excite an interest tur the crinaisia whew 'She law
sinirtemiiii, and swirly often 'pima, But there is n racist
d:lTeirlic- between an It t committed in a paroxy►m of ray-.
in a moment of frant.cicalonsy, and the cold and barbarmis
contrivance of an internal machine, the carlooion of winch
has no determined period. He who constructed saeh an in-
strument, in order to destroy his rivd, muss he held to have
p►entedlated the crime during every niomriet that 'taped,
mail the fatal machine accomplinh-d its dreadful pit pu•e.
But will it he believed, that the Nike!. of a family, the hus-
band of a wife as virtuous av unfortunate, skied cbargtd with
tins bis ::nil inhuman crime ?

lilailanen-Theonloore Uevaiu, aged 48, passed fir a re-
spectable roan in bus owl, circle of 1141Cleiy, though his friend•
had to reproach him with a criminal comaexion with a *au.
man named Justice Dua.lont. Distractedly food of this son.
man, he was thrown into despair am la amino: Ihst she had
revolved to disenntiinte all Intercourre with him, ainl art
marry a retired officer, ',anted Knurl. Ile went to pay lox
last vnait, repratacha al hie for her perBd.s, embriiced tears
the claililren she had had an hint, and fount that moment a*,
solved oapant riot:nig means to break ii, m.111.1.12C hot
sombre fury he meolit•ted the death or •of the parties,
but loos remaining affection sonde him wish to spare the tiro
of his mistress.

11 On Ike day before their marriage, he carried the iiif.rricl
machine he had rood' ucted to the lodgings of Rune. The
town of ()deans had, in the year 177 d, been the scene of a
similar crime. A prison of the name of' Plit Isespeanx,
instigated by bad, by inenua of a cimiha
killed h.: husband of a Woman tit l lw had 'sauced. The
laws were, however, afore severe then; IThelippeatix was
broken alter, and died on the wheel
With the view of exo:aming more pecriselz the circum-
stances uhieli fon". d the ground of the priesecatiou, we 54.11
mllte the following esiract from the itirlictinrsit
On the evening of Therslay. September ft, a man Omni
4t or 45 years of aze, and 5 feet is !right. ilses-ed in au old
great coat and a sluoched hat, presented himself at the shop
of a glover it the flue thlyalf, to hose house the Simi:-
Roux resided. lie asked whether the &rue Roux lived
titre, and being Alliwered in Ow a flit matter, rabid. " Hero
is a box fur him from Alalcalicrtwa ; lake care and defies r it
to bitrl." It was, in fact, addressed to Al. Rona, letired
officer, Rite iloyJle, No. h 5.
The Siour None, who VCR. absent, did not return
Saturday, the 26th of Slstember. it nine in the illiOnlit•f!.
whto the "lever sa:..l to him, w 1 have fors 'Woe fur run ;
the stint, ,%Is, lilt it tarot it ChM.. 110111 Ila 614)(.6,, " 'Tree
Sieur Roux replied," I did Hot expr,ci any Ihir, from Mal. a.
herbes." Ile, 'trisector, rook 11, an NItoSi•IZ, Isom scrim/
glare marked oil the top, that it curtaintd smite boWrit sof
cordials twill to Imo as a nuptial present. Ile !dared it ow
the groom), look a hatchet, and forced lip the lid ; a eioleist
explosi.os immediately look place, and emends st 6:iglu ;7
in the fact ; two balls entered his left hand and knee.
Under the lid there was a small piece of wood, in whirls
was fixed the blade of a cenknife, desdiocd to cut a rued
which held back the cork of a musket, lass! arm, tile box,
and fastened bets reit the vide of the box and soother
The latter hoard woe perforated with four hotels, in who h
were placed four pistol-barrels. The lock of a pist,l sea.
alai fastened to a piece of wood, and its cos k +sac kept has lc
by a wire fastened to the lid Of sipper hoard of the Isuu. The
wire Illokres, and the cord cot by the knife, on the top of the
box being fore( t 1 Num, the st • k ing the flints set lie to Iran,.
of powder in the bottom of she hue, and the pistol 113,1, is
went off they were pointed in sliffrield doe. tom, ni
order to render the fifes t snore certain. The box :sr. airs!
to be recently made, fur the planks of which it *or cutolwscd
were stew ly a med.
It sprat* that the dame of the powder burnt a part of
the Slur pautakions, and that his waistcoat was
pierced by a ball on the left shoulder, near the perk; hut
fortunately it .occasioned nu wound, or it would have V. it
fatal. The Sieur Roux said lie could not anspect any person
of having thus attempted his life, he having nu co/lilies;
but the public voice soon denounced Desalt% as the mtihor of
this deed, in consequence of the intimacy whirl, had llls.
slated between him cud a female, since become the wife ef
Sseur RollX. It appears that after the eirromsde.nce rook
1,130',1,14-411. arcem d quite deranged when tract-actin' the
business of Isis shop, and no longer knew a 'oat hr s!ol.
it. consequence, the next morning, the 27th, of Septrm-
her, a diligent search was directed to he made in his hone,
din...rent parts of gons and pistols were Steed in a wotitsbop
on the third floor. Oii the 26th, some mold& for pistol-
balls were found. The balls which were isi if. box Were
compared with throw moulds ; blot it was evident the) bast
not been cast in them, hec •Itce they were of a !urger s;tr.—.
Deasin, also, on his brat iliterrogatory, deeded being she
constructor of the box; but fresh search was made, and
many things belonging to the ....ass which composed the ma.
chine were found. Desain Olen confessed that it was he
who hod coutsived the box, and carried it to the house. " lI
coldest myself guilty," said he; " I remrniti,d tho critnc"
Before eight o'clock, the Court, although vary large. was
filled with spectators.
A murmur of int-is at and compassion annoneed the en-
trance into the Court of the ,unfortunate Roux. 'li, as,
arc nut yet completely cured—lie was carried in an aimed
chair.

Soon after the officers placed the 'scented on an elevated
platform, aml some gelid:times were seated at the b.!l•,m of
tile step: which as:•rnds•tl to it. The physsiozntony s•t* s.aisi
would be agreeable essousgh if he h.,1 a•i in hi. cootstessance
some trails of lit pout isy, He wept abundantly on appear•
ism before the Jury ; but after some minute:, in rbe cc
of interrogatm les, he spoke with as much ease and isolsthr-
elSCS as if he had had no interest in the proessediusts.
The box was placed oti the table of the Court ; it is still
whole, and has not b.eu broken by the capl,,simi.
After the indselment was read, the Procurrur-General
staled the ease, and M. Rona, as the first witness, nas edict!
',pun I, air", ermlestre II.• expressed himself w.tli great
mriderati •o 1. On September 26," said he, " I left my new
holeme: I had tlo to hero married, and was living with my
wife. I wessi to my olst lodging* to look for my sums
had mot heels these for there Ilars before. . Vsts are a
Istianties, said my landlord to too; • but during your al,.
artier a box has hren Is ft for sus, which was !sought from
Haleslierbes*--. Ah I, It is, perhaps, a .riding
present ; wises eis it?' The box was gives to me, and 1 ....r-
-led •1 to toy wife's apartments I tried to open it with my'
hrod., loot roold 11-1 I /1...1 took an ax•• assil toiletd op
the top; al that moment the explosion took place, anti
lased that I was shut iu seve:al pans of my body. Sums