The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-01 00:00:00

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INitris had sow. idea 61:,;11.1:*.i-4).;314 to the police tiro
crteltiei wiiiolk she lia?Ll 410esso4 optcasval;s be!,lo,tr d,

I,ot lildng hein4 onlya.serv:i,::t.
Dr. Gedipot deposed that on thl day in que~lion lip
had been 0114 in to attead the child Mary Aiice, who,

be was told by IVEdlie. Daudet, 'had w monwainia of sui-
cide, but tt atio the pr.,Sent ca,c, sive had fall,n back-
wards after a..violent it ct coughing. Thf3
informed him that the child was a .Iclicied to some niotA
vicious praiiticeP.
Mdlie.Pouclet bete 4,:kkesEctl 'the, court, and deuir.k.l
that she had ever spoken, to,the laAt tnes 3 of the. 311E:4

contemplating suicide.
The witness Leoea4le., the servant to The piiisonEr,
being recalled, deriarecl thlt there were no fixed. boui:e
for meals ; that the children eat brdBi,l and bitkr -anti
drank water,behl.glallo,ws:d meal, twide 4

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She (Isolated also that in t m iddle of the • , for the
slightest, fault:, caUsed the chi:dren to hie
from their beds and t, stand with. slaked Meet and out-
stretched arms fora ;.:eni:si,lerable :Ono. The ,Prisoner
called that giving them lessons in deportment.
Dr. Shrimptun deposed that he was called in onteday
to attend the mother of the prisoner, when he rernarked
on the hack part of the head' of Mary Anne a large
swelling, which, on kis questioning, Madlle. Dotidet du-
eared that the child had. thrownherself .down in a fit of
passion. On his inquiring what could hare caused such
an outburrt, Madlle. I:Aiudet declared that it was in con-
sequence of being reproached with giving way to prac-
tices to which all the childica, she said, were addicted.
Drs. Tardieu, Jobert daLarnbaile, and Logier deposed
to the state ohtlitybody of.M.ary Anne after death: IThe
autopsy of Itbo body shoWed them on thst biek part of
the skull a'b'ack spot, apparently eattecl by 'a fall, •which
must hare -p.roducc,,d an internal effusion of blood.
A. woman tarried Taisin, formerly the portro'ss tic
Jitti Odiot, ciip,,:sed that the children wcrei-rf,ost
<?r! af. Nla,llle. Duudet's. When
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they seemed to devour it with their eye?. The Otildren
were, never gay. rind w.ch;ldren ought t;_be,and
the whole fiTit :Freire :icarcoly tTLI: 'en playing togefiter
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Mize. Poussioigne clopeeci tiar,t 4eplrerine Doudet
often complained of the brutality Of her sister, the pri-
soner, to the little Marsdeni.
The 'ler,. Mr. Brailsholl, a clergyman, brether-in-law
of Dr. Matsden, gave an acoount of his- visit t;o Paris to
see the little Mardens on their-father hearing that they
were ill-treated. Witness came to .Parisin4une, 1853,
and although he called twice on Doedet On the
day of his arrival, he,.could•not-obtain admissioir into her
apartment. The next day-be saw the children, and kvas
horrified at their: a,s te d appearance NV-itr.:.‘,:_,•e had
several conversations with•tVe'tirfsenet; who' gave iiim
a dreadful account of the TiciOrrs propensities Of ti".e chil-
dren. Witness, not-pla.C7._hg itnphcet COpfidencc•in what
she said, endeavoored to...,thta,in;-in`forrnation in other
quarters, but net •Nip. Apsali'lpg French, experienced
a certain difficulty in accomplishing his -purpo4e. le
learned, amongst other thins; that the governess so far
departed from all the.reciiiired 4alee of propriety as to
"thirk---na-ttfirrg-- of flinging at the children whet_
ever object might Ihripdit to be nearest at hand.
It -Was' the -follcie, log flibr • hini on the
trace of her habits in that respect, Marsden had
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given the children. ai handsome, Eihie, wit(i,silver
claspe, and on- it,all spoiled, and the
leaves tern,. he remonetrated!wrtlr- the•girle on their M-
use of it. They, in•order to excw,frate themgelves, in-
formed him, though With evident cm willingness,:that it
had been; spoilf.36 by.-14:1-cllle.'V‘ruriet throwing it at their
head. Witues3expained to tae couri. the result ofserne
• inquiries which he bnA mt.-!e la-thr),,amily of Admiral
whore the Pridoner'ha•th-v•e,', as govereesS ' • she
was there consideiod ei.recpt,fit.i:ip.,as to, lead to the idea of
a commenceeiont of meut,4l alienation.; and there) as in
• the present" ease, scat ier.4leavent ed.'t i set the various
members of,„ the family .againA each other, and necused
any of t 1 that di%,kas6i .her of•Onio-act of instreper
conduct. _

The wideiv Repe`it, -on her property,
deposed that ehe krietNe-the prises er 'and' her sister.
The latter 'frequent ly, Coi-iqairite,i of the geeat severity of
the prisoner to the l tt e .11faiseltins, (I,..,i;laring that
she not only beat therA ernelly, but deprived them
of a sufficiency of feed. • Wi',,,eese spoke to the pri-
soner on the subject,. and dee:- her that the
declaratieria ex tleee el,4ter were, gee ex wzoratedl that
she pursued the Englisheeystem .etecaiion, mid that
when mite her sister left the hot e:. no
O would' co onne int4fercd
with her (the prisoner's) plate;
in a superior manner. left the house,
, but the childree, far fThiir'ne; apn arance be
came absolute e'.e',e,tone. ..ne much for the
poor children often to see tieren, jounci them
always dispirited. When they played about they were
so weak that they could scarcely runby the side Of their
hoops. Witness at last, being More and' more affected
by the state of the 'children, weeteto,Mtille. Deudetere-
rnonstrating with her on her conduct, and beseeching
her to change it.
This letter was read id court, and the Witness was
complimented by the president on the very proper feel-
ing which it displayed.,
Several other witnessesyvere, heard, and all conhrined
the evidence already given of the prisoner's cruelty; to
the children.
Mme. Melingue deposed that Zepherit{e Detielet had
complained to her of her sister's conduct to the
Marsdens. 'The children were in excellent health when
they arrived in Paris, and everybody adrahied them ; but
it was soon—reported in. the neighbourhood that they
were shamefully heafien and halfeitarved by their gover-
ness. When Mary Anne beceere seriously ill witness
heard Zepheriee Doudet exclaim-e-" God, grant that
she may live, for if she dies my sister is undone."
The prisoner here declared that this deposition was
a tissue of lies. .' .
Tessin, formerly potter of -the Cite Odiot, deposed to
the wretched appearance of the children' and the reports
in the neighbourhood against Menlo.. Doudet were so
notorious theft more than Once persons have dome to his
lodge to inquire who, w's C',s 'women that behoves with
such ernelty to the phildren placed under ker charge.
When Dr. Marsden was expected in Paris, Mdile. Dau-
det came witness's lodge and said The father of
the children is going to arrive ; I am uneasy about the
bad state of their health caused by their vicious propen-
sities ; I hope you will support me."
The prisoner likewise denied the trnth of this de-
position.
Mme. Hooper deposed to the dreeelfel state of the
children, and stated that. once 'exing several reports
conoernin' the conduct of the prisoner tewards.thern,
witness ei.:b to rernonstiate with her awl was shocked
at seeing the children look so ill, The oldest, Lucy, ne
having appeared, witnces Melds. Douai, so er
nr tolet the child comedown eteire t?eie,
seated, and witness was horrif,ed at semiqeleor loole_qui to
like a spectre. Witeess hog;' t 1,3 children w•
treated wrote to Dr, 'Marsden to ieforfe. hits of
tion in which she ha'. found them.
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Dr. Te3sier, of Pt.t.i.2, ,rllO, vif,tito.,the children by
direction fathd, said .th 4 10; dad fauud them in