The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-11 00:00:00

14:N ING EDITION.

TRIAL OF MADAME LAFFARGE.

FOURTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
Notwithstanding it was Sunday, the Court was as
usual quite full.
Madame Laffarge was paler than on Saturday, having
in the evening been bled in the foot.
The Advocate-General opened the business of the
day by moving that the body of M. Laffarge should be
taken up, andsre-examined. To this M. Paillet made
no objection, and the Court decided that all the sur-
geons and chemists who had previously made experi-
ments, namely, Messrs. Leapinatz, Bardou, Massenet,
and Tournadour, of Brives, and Messrs, Dubois and
Dupuetree, of Limoges, with the addition of Messrs.
Fage and Fil!iol, ehemists of Tulle, should be fermsd
into a commission for analysing such of the viscera as
should be found on the exhumation of the body.
At half-past nine the Court retired, for the purpose
of drawing up and issuing this order, and did. not resume
its public sitting until half-past two when it proceeded
to the further examination of witnesses.
M Chanfaille deposed that he was an intimate
friend of the family of the late M. Laffarge, and spoke
in the highest terms of their honour and integrity, but
more particularly of Madame Laffarge, the mother.
The Advocate-General said he had summoned this
witness merely on account of the odious accusations
which had been spread abroad against the morality if
the lesffarge family, insinuating even that the mother
was the poisoner of her son.
M. Essaytier, chemist at Uzerches, deposed as to his
having on the 12th of December sent a quantity of ar-
senic to the prisoner on receiving a prescription for it,
signed by M. Bardou, and a note from the prisoner—
that on the 12th of January a cup was brought him
from M. Lafarge, containing a matter which the wit-
ness was desired. to analyse. He did so, and was con-
vinced that it bad a large quantity of arsenic mixed
with it, and consequently desired Magnaux, the per-
son who brought the cup, to tell M. Laffarge that he
ought not to take anything which was not prepared by
those upon whom he could rely. Afterwards, on ar-
riving, at Brives, keeping the cup and carrying it with
him, he completed the analysis, and reduced the arsenic
to a metallic state.
Jean Denis Barbier, clerk to M. Laffarge, stated that
on January 8, Madame Laffarge, the prisoner, having
learned that he was going to Lubersac, seat for him into
her chamber, and thence took him out on the terrace,
and desired him to bring her some arsenic, some black
puddings, and sausages. He bought the puddings and
sausages, but did not bring any arsenic. Going the
next day to Brives be sent one of the servants of the
inn with a note to M. Lafosse, the apothecary, to buy
a franc's worth of arsenic, which on his return to
(dandier be put on the chimney-piece of his own
room. On the I lth, while Le was preparing to go
to Tulle, Madame Laffarge's femme de chambre, gave
him a note from her mistress, desiring him to
bring her some puddings, sausages, arsenic, and a
mouse-trap. Upon this he said to hiewife that he must
deliver the arsenic he had got, but he was afraid it
would be given to M. Laffarge. Mme. Marie would be
very argry. He did so with regret, because on his ar-
rival at Giendier Mme. Laffarge had said, in the pre-
sence of M. Magnaux, that if she pleased her husband
would not be in existence twenty-four hours longer.
She had also inquired of her mother-in law the custom
of the country as to the length of time for widows to
wear manning, adding, that if her husband happened
to die, she would not wear it so long. He did not de-
liver tee arsenic he bought at Brives until the evening
of the 10:11, when he gave it to the prisoner, in the
pree nee of Mlle. Brun. She hesitated in taking it, not
knowing where to put it. When Mme. Marie Lifferge
first ordered witness to bring her arsenic, she desired him
not to mention it to her mother-in-law, as she was so
particular and might be uneasy about it. She spoke na-
turally and Aithout any mystery, sayieg we will pre7are
it together. He did not see the prisoner again until
the 12tis, when he entered the chamber of M. Laffarge,
with Dr. le spinatz. He was called up about eleven
at night. by Madame Butane and M. Magnaux, who
sent him for M. Lespinatz, telling him that M. Laffarge
was poisoned. At twelve o'clock he was at Lubersac,
whence he brought to M. Lespinatz some peroxyde of
iron, and some sulphureous waters. He did not posi-
tively refuse to procure the arsenic, because if he had
disobeyed Madame Laffarge he was sure of being dis-
charged. The witness then underwent a long and scru-
tinising cross-examination by M. Paillet, from which it
resulted that he had been useful to M. Laffarge by
lending him his acceptances. On being questioned how
he could have made up his mind to give the arsenic to
Mine Marie Laffarge while he was under the appre-
hension that it might be used to destroy her husband,
be said that he took the precaution of warning Mine.
Laffarge, the mother.
Mime. Laffarge, the mother, on being interrogated as
to this fact, declared that it was herself who first in-
quired of Denis whether he had not brought arsenic
from Brives.

The prisoner declared that he had stated scarcely
anything but falsehoods.
The proceedings of the day were brought to a close
by the evidence of M. de Chauvron, barrister, a friend
or the deg, axed. He spoke merely to Monsieur's love
of Madame, and his own endeavours to reconcile his
lady to her husband.
A letter from Tulle, dated at nine o'clock on Mouthy-
morning, says ;—" To-day the chemists appointed
by the Court are to proceed to the exhumation of the
body of M. Laffarge, in the presence of the Justice of
the peace for the canton of Lubersac, and a physiciac
of Brives, especially authorised by the prisoner to re-
present her during this operation. The liver, the heart,
and all the other intestines which were left, are to be
taken out, and put in separate vessels, and brought to
Tulle, where they will arrive this evening. The ap-
pointed chemists will make their analysis to-morrow
morning, and the result will be made known in the
course of the day. It the presence of arsenic is es-
tallished the trial will last at least a week longer ; if
not, it will be concluded within three days. The exa-
mination of witnesses will be continued to-day."
The following letters have been laid before the
Court ; the first was written by Madame Laffarge to
her husband while at Paris ; and the second was ad-
dra-sed to her by him, during his stay in the capital :
"Oe Saturday evening I returned to Glandier, I
could sleep but little for thinking of you. You see
our hearts arc united, and love not to be at a dis-
tance
from each other. Rely always upon that of thy
Marie. It is filled with intimate, unalterable, devoted
affectitel, which not being able to be expressed in ca-
resses or words, is only the more concentrated and the
more thine. All that is mysterious is beautiful, and
laneuage has its modesty in preservieg the soft mysteries
of Cap soul, and what you say affords me pleasure and hope.
I Pee M.de Fahume, I like the chief clerk, I like all those
wb;ch help to shorten your absence. Only, my friend,
be prudent in deciding upon your return ; your pre-
eencc mey hasten the attainment of what you are seek-
ing, and it' Ceey forget you at Paris while present, judge
if those who are absent ein complain. Your difficulties
abut merry matters alarm me terribly. But have
co•arage. With a determined will man is all-powerful.
You, better than any one, know how to conquer.
Atte- my fetter, you have been to Madame Wells,
but I doubt whether you have succeeded. ou
hove net failed, I dare say, to try M. de Rothschild,
through my uncle M. de Martins. You must gave
made inquiries as to making your patent available
alyoacl, or with the iron-masters of France. In fine,
you ought to endeavour to make arrangements for a
partnership. Yeti must try ev,rything, and have several
stiieg-s to your boo. It seems to me impossible for you
to raeurn !lore without doing sometLing decisive, for
without lueds you cannot derive any sdeantage from
your vtent. Nebedy has any money either at Tulle
or Laneg:e3. M. Elmore knows none to whom he
could apply ; therefore, it will be useless to write to him
on the subj •et. Do not forget that, with regard to my
property at Villers-Felon, you arc the master. All I
have is youc's. BaKrOw, sell, do what you will with it,
yen have my approbation in advance. Adieu, my dear
lord and master; I lay my little triumphs at your feet ;
love me, for I love ybu! regret me, for I regret you I
embrace me, for I embrace you with all my heart.
Good night ! I bow my head that you may give me a
tender kiss on the eyes, and here are two for thine. o#.

" The idea of our mother, in sending me the two
little cakes, has delighted me, and still more your genius
for contriving that we should dine at the same time.
Notv, let me whisper a secret in your ear. While
here I count the minutes, the hours, the days,
and am constantly asking what time it is. lam afraid
o
you did not take part in the dinner t
Vittet
c me. You desired to eat at twelve which you in-
. ik
sety the delicious cake, but I seeo'clock pry-
of to-day that on the J 7th ve by Your letter
t, purposed to
eat of a trufiled turkey. Your' letter bears the
post-mar': of the 17th, and the 17th is precisely the
day fixed by you. It is, therefore, ineon'est.ble that
you
have b:oki o your word, my little wife, unless the weather
was as bad with you as it was at Paris, for then you
could not go out. For myself, I was on that day in-
vited to a gala, but I refused, in order that I might
dine with you. After this excursion I entreat you, my
dear love, to remain at home and follow a strict re-
gimen. If you will rot for your own sake, do for
mine. I beg this of you as a favour. I know that
your constitution is weak, and that you have never
taken care of yourself. This makes me to despair for
the future, and makes my life extreme!y painful, if, as
you tell me, you live for me.—Adieu."
Here a square is inserted, forming sympathetic lines.
The writer puts the lips to it, and the person to whom the
letter is a, cl,esied is to kiss it.

Amon_gst the passenger's who have just left Havre
for New York, is Mrs. Sutton, the American Prima
Donna,
'Tao has returned from Italy. She is accompanied by her
husband. Whilst singing at the opera at Bologna, Mrs.
Sutton had the good fortune ti be heard by Rossini, who
wa! so delighted that, on the following day, he wrote a
lit rto her, in which he says.-.." You are destined to a
po,t brilliant theatrical career. Happy is America in
haying first. produced such talent." Dotrzetti, who heard
bar in privgo party in Paris last week, as rote alct r to
ker. in which he tays—" which ce.tain, that Amer,ca is
v ciurLg for you the crown you so well merit."