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trembling. The cure also said to them, " You must not
lose your souls to save the guilty."
The President—Was not the conduct of M. de Bo-
carm é very blameable as regards the females in his ser-
vice?—lt was rare for a young female to leave the cha-
teau as she entered it. . .

Was not Justine Thibaut pressed by him in en impro-
per way ?—She told me that be had fastened her in his
bedroom, but that the wind made a door creak, and,
fearing an alarm, he abandoner her.
After the judicial authorities had visited the chateau,
did you not meet the Countess on the staircase?--After
the body had been examined I met the Countess, and sho
" All is well—they have discovered nothing."
The President—Accused, de Bocarixe, have you any
observations to make on the evidence of this witness?—
I have nothing to say, Sir, on what the witneis has raid.
As to the colour which she gives to facts, it is easy to
see that she was the lady's maid of my wife.
L
ydie do &calque, have you anything to say?—Nor
Sir.

In answer to one of the advocates, the witness stated
that she had observed to the Countess that she had
been very imprudent to close the doors, to which she
had replied, " True, but in such moments one loses one's
wits."

The male prisoner, in answer to questions from the
President, said he had kept poisons in the cellar, and
amongst them was a bottle of nicotine. He admitted
that the nicotine stood on a shelf by itself; but, never-
theless, maintained that it must have been taken by
mistake by his wifo on the 20th, and that it was
from it she had by error filled Gustave's glass. The
President, however, remarked that such a thing was

improbable.
Madame de Bocarme, in reply to the President, said
that she sometimes went to the cellar, bat that her hus-
band had never told her that there were bottles of poison
in it. _ _

Virginia Chevalier, one of the domestics of the ac-
cused, gave the same evidence as Emerance, and added
that the Count, in questioning her on the evidence
she intended to give, said that she would be
very stupid to say that the doors had been closed; he
also said that justice always made a good deal of trouble
when a man died of apoplexy. Witness further stated
that the Count rose in the night to see to his chemical
operations, but she had never seen the Countess with
him. The Count never made improper propositions
to her.

Both the accused declared that they had nothing to
say on the evidence.

Several of the tradesmen of the accused then deposed
:hat they had great difficulty in getting money from
them.

Other witnesses were called to prove that M. de
Bocarzne had once offered 30f. to a person to givo false
evidence in his favour in a case in which he was con-
cerned.

The Court then adjourned until the following day.
EIGHTH DAY.
The Court assembled at the usual hour.
The attendance of spectators was greater than on the
two or three preceding days. Madame de Bocarm6, it
was notioed, appeared in a straw bonnet, with white
ribbons.

Alexander Destrebecq deposed that the Count had
owed him a considerable sum for meal since 1844, and
that he had not been able to obtain payment of the
whole, notwithstanding his frequent demands. When
his wife was seen approaching the chateau the bridge
over the fosse leading to the entrance used to be raised.
When the death of Gustave became known it was said
at once in the neighbourhood that he must have been
killed.

Anna Thomassia, a cook, had been in the service of
both the accused. She never observed that they had
quarrels, or that the Count ill-treated his wife. The
Count went a good deal after girls. He had a child by
Sydonie who had been in his service, and had tried to
seduce Nathalie Dudrieu, a French girl. Witness had
seen Sydonie leave the Count's bed-room barefooted—
that was in order not to make a noise, as the Countess
was in the chateau. A little boy, of whom the Count
was the father, had been taken to the chateau. The
Count appeared fond of him, though not more then of
the others, and the Countess supported his presence,
though she did not let him sleep with her own children.
The Count wanted witness to sleep with him, but she
told him that he had a pretty wife, and ought to be ea-
tisfieil. He said that he would have nothing more to do
with his wife, called witness a bad girl, and was very
angry at her refusal.
Francoise Duruysker, keeper of a public-house, at
Saint Jesse Vennoode, had been in service at the
chateau; had seen the Count ill-treat his wife; he had
struck her when she was enceinte. M. Gustas e did not
oaten take meals at the chateau. Ho seemed afraid,
and often said to witness that the Count did not like
him, and might poison him. On one occasion witness
heard the Countess crying for help, because the Count
was ill-treating her, and she sent the Count's mother to
her protection. °Lee, when the Count was et li3;ae:sels
with his wife, he absented himself to go with a girl
named Celestine Legrain, by whom he had one child,
and who was then enceinte by him. When witness 1,. ft
hia service the Count refused to pay a sum of 45f.,
which was due to her. He had not made dishonourable
propositions to her, and all that she personally had to
complain of was, his cheating her out of the 45f. The
Countess was mild in character, and was accustomed to
have family prayers in the evening, which she generally
attended.

Franc sise Escouilisire had been three weeks in service
at the chateau, but had left because the Count made her
dishonourable propositions. Those propositions he re-
peated several times, and he promised that if the would
accept them she should want for nothing.
Fideline Fournier was femme de chambre at the cha-
teau, in 1848, and had seen the Count ill-treat his wife.
On one occasion witness pulled him from her, as he was
striking her. Had seen the Countess bleeding from the
mouth, after having been knocked down by him. Had
seen the Count's illegitimate child at the chateau.
Marie Josephine Bailly said she was in service at the
chateau, in 1848, and had seen the Count tear the cap
from his wife's head. The Countess appeared very fond
of her brother. Witness had wished the Countess to
send the illegitimate child from the chateau in the night
Madame Cherquefosse, wife of the notary at Tour-
nay, said that the Countess had often invited her to
visit the chateau, and, in 1848, she went. She then
complained of the Count having his illegitimate child at
the chateau. When the Countess saw the Count
coming, she begged witness to retire to her own apart-
ment, which she did. After a while she heard cries of
" Help, Madame Cherquefosse !" and, on hastening to
the spot, saw the Countess in a frightful state, with her
hair in disorder, and her face red and bloody. Witness
then said, " Monsieur le Comte, if you do not change
your conduct, you will end at the galleys or on the
scaffold !" But. in saying that, she had never seriously
expected that she should see the Count in his present
position. The Count had then said that what he bad
done to his wife was only in play. Witness did not
think that Madame de Bocarme was happy, and had
often said that her coronet of a countess was lined with
thorns. One day, when witness was walking with the
Count and Countess, he struck his wife frequently on
the arm, and always in the same place. Tho Count, in
witness's opinion, was full of cunning and hypocrisy; he
was a complete hypocrite. He was cruel to his wife, and
she felt profound terror of him. He at times beat his
children with great severity. His wife was an angel of
goodness, mildness, and patience. (The witness gave
her evidence with a good dual of pomposity, and, on re-
tiring, affectionately saluted the female prisoner.)
Silvie Dutrieu had been in the Count's service. lie,
had made propositions to her, and she bad yielded to
him. He gave her money. After leaving his service
she had met him, and he bad taken her to a public-
house.
Marie Copta and Marie Vanboquestal had seen the
count ill-treat his wife and chre
ildn.
girl by whom the
Cillestine Legrain, aged 25, chdre©
Count had had a child, and with whom he subsequently
maintained a connexion at Brussels, was then called in.
She is not pretty, and is of vulgar appeatrhaencce. She was
d withou ant
violent
he
ent
greatly agitated, and cast a glancseeizaet
attempted to speak, but was
nervous attack, and had to be removed. The Count re-
mained perfectly unconcerned.
Jos6phina Dcblugny, a charwoman, had had a quarrel
with the Count, and he had struck her. He was a bad

man.
Celestine Legrain then deposed that she had had an
intimate connexion with the Count, the result of which
was a child. This child she had brought up at Brussels.
Ile
gave her money. He had taken her child from her
to have it, with the consent of his wife, at the chateau.
Witness had consented to the boy being taken away, in
order to put an end to her relations with the Count.
The boy was at present with her parents. The Count
had undertaken to pay her father 500 f. a year until the
boy should be seven years of age, but bad not done so.
He had given a promissory note, but it was not signed
in his usual way. When witness remarked that, he
asked if she thought he was not an honest man enough
to fnlfil such an engagement. Witness kept up her con-
nexion with the Count at Brussels. She had saved up
1,000 f., which he obtained from her. He had not repaid
her, and had not paid the interest. The Count had en-
gnged her as domestic, and had then passed him-
solt off as secretary-general of the Countess de
Bocatite. [The Count paid no attention what'
ever to tau evidence of the witness, and_
the President reminded him that it was of considerable
importance; he merely bowed and relapsed into
indiffe-
rence.] The Count gave her 200 f. a month for about
twenty mouths. When she loft the chateau to go to
Brussels he gave her 1,500 f.
M. de Bocarra —This young girl was very good, very
excAlent, and very faithful—l had a strong passion for
her, and I avow that my passion carried me rather
too far.
Michael Legrain, father of the last witness, said flat
the Count had proposed to him to take the child to his
house, but he had refused without a promissory note to
cover the expense. The Count promised that he would
send a note wrapped up in the baby linen; but it was
not there. Tbo Count had never paid him. On one cf
his visits, however, he left 40f. On that occasion he
wept on seeing that the child was ill. Witness denied
with much indignation the insinuation of the Count, that
he had forged the promissory note.
Dladaine Legrain, wife of the preceding witness, gave
similar testimony.