The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1841

regard to that one, he had expressed great doubts
as to the propriety of its removal. The Com-
pany had every wish to defer to the feelings of
the friends and relatives of the parties, but they
were anxious to have the opinion of the Coroner
upon the subject.
The CORONER said lie had no jurisdiction
whatever as to the disposal of the bodies. That
must be a matter of arrangement between the
parties, and he did not like to offer any opinion
upon it,

The Jury, after being in consultation for about
two hours, sent for the Coroner, who, on his
return, said they had agreed to a verdict of
" Accidental Death in all the cases, and a deo-
dand of 1,0001. upon the engine, tender, and
train of carriages."
In answer to Mr. C. Russell, the Coroner said
the Jury had given some reasons for their ver-
dict, but he was not bound to state them, and he
did not think it would be judicious to do so at
present.

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Mr. Russell understood that the verdict was
usually given in writing.
The CORONER said the verdict would be re-
duced to writing.
The proceedings then terminated at a quarter
past five o'clock.

DISCOVERY OF A MURDER COM-
MITTED EIGHT YEARS AGO.
At the Oise assizes two young men, named Quin
and Henrique, were tried on a charge of having naur•
dared a young woman named Landrieu, under remark-
able circumstances,- as long ago as 1833. The facts of
the case are as follow :
On the 14th of July, 1833, a young demoiselle named
Landrieu, residing at Jaux, had gone to the fete of Ve-
nette, a village not far from that in which she herself
lived. A young man named Benoit Quin, who was
paying his addresses to her at the time, and Felix Hen-
rique, who was also one of her admirers, likewise pro-
ceeded to the fete in company with several other young
persons. As the party were on their road, talking toge-
ther of the pleasures which they anticipated at the fete,
Henrique mentioned that there was a young woman to
whom he had paid attentions, who refused to listen to
his suit, but said if he found her at Venette he would
make her. He added some remarks of a coarse cha-
racter, and others of the party then began to rally Quin
on his want of success with the demoiselle Landrieu,
after 18 months' attentions.
On their arrival at Venette, Quin, as he had ex-
pected, met his beloved, and after they had danced to.
gether for some time took her to a cabaret called the
Comet, in company with Henrique, for the purpose of
getting some refreshments. There they all three were
shown into a private apartment, and a scene occurred,
the details of which have only lately become known
through the partial confession of Quin. Henrique, who
appeared soured and irritated by feelings of jealousy, ap-
plied the most grossly abusive epithets to the poor girl ;
and as soon as he had exhausted himself upon her pre-
tended to quarrel with Quin about some difference be-
tween them in their accounts. Henrique claimed 45
centimes of him, in which demand Quin did not appear
disposed to acquiesce. The quarrel continuing, the
young woman sent and borrowed a sum sufficient to pay
him, and the matter appeared to have terminated.
The apprehension of the poor girl did not, however,
cease with the quarrel, and she called the garde chant-
petre, named Peuvrel (whom she had sent for the
money) on one side, and with much earnestness asked
him to accompany her home, telling him she would re-
ward him for his trouble ; his duties prevented bis leav-
ing Venette, but he offered to see her to the outskirts
of the village. He accordingly accompanied her, as did
also Quin, upon whose arm she was leaning, as far as
the last houses on the road to Fiandre. He there left
them, telling the young woman that she had nothing to
fear, as she was in the company of her Goa ami, and
saying to Quin that if anything happened he should
hold him responsible. Henrique, ia the meantime, had
remained at Venette for a short period, but soon after-
wards was seen to take the same rea 1 which Quin and
the young woman had pursued. The poor girl did not
return home that night ; and the next day her absence
was still unaccounted for. She was searched for in
every direction, but in vain. No tidings could be heard
of her. When Quin was questioned he stated that he
had quitted her for a momentary purpose, and that she
having continued her course he did not again overtake
her. This story was not believed, as it was improbable,
and the conduct of Henrique excited suspicion, from his
anxiety to make it appear that there could not have
been any foul play.
Oa the 18th of July, four days afterwards, the body
of the unfortunate young woman was dragged from the
river in a state of partial putrefaction, especially the
face, the neck, and the stomach. In short, the post
mortem examination left no doubt of the gross violence
of which she bad been the victim. Suspicion was
strongly directed against the two young men at the
time, but, no evidence of their guilt having been traced,
the matter passed over, and was nearly forgotten. Eight
years had elapsed and the murder remained undiscovered,
when, in July last, a woman named Bruyant made a
disclosure which put the guilt of Quin and Henrique
beyond the possibility of a doubt. She stated that her
son (since dead) was one of the party to the fete of Ve-
nette in 1833, and on his return home oa the night in
question was an unseen witness of the violence and bru-
tality of these two young men towards the deceased.
He was afraid to interfere at the time, or to make it
known afterwards, and, although he communicated the
secret to his mother, it was with the strictest injunctions
to silence that he did so. He had another motive, be-
sides fear, for this apparently remarkable conduct ; he
was at the time paying his addresses to Quin's sister,
and could not bear the thoughts of denouncing him
whose sister he contemplated marrying.
The prisoners, who, in the face of this revelation,
persisted in an obstinate denial of their guilt, were con-
victed and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment, with
bard labour (travaux forces).—L'Audience (Paris
journal.)