The Sun.
London, England, 1805-04-17 00:00:00

him to quit his Inn, and that they had pierced him
with wound, on the road to St. Manl!e. He told
a yotittg Wile Presser, his companion, that Cardon
ad given him dvt first blow; and he made the
'ame declaration to the Nurse-tender shottiy before
he died.
Cardon asierted that this declaration of the dead
Bonssseau was false. To this assertion it was ob.
jefied, that he had,been uniform in his relations
to every 1)64, from the Ist Frimaire to the zsth,
that there Could be no mistake in the description
that he, had given of Cordon and Gilbert, who had
falsehood marked on much of what they said, and
which. was evident to every individual vho knew
Gilbert.

The-Counsel for Cardon contended, that the ac-,
cused had previously engaged to replace a conscript
for 2000 francs, and having received a part of the
money, was established in an excellent situation ;
that he could not be supposed
_to covet the property
of .Bonasseau, which was very Moderate, and pol-
lute himself with a crime for which he had no ap-
parent motive. That he could not have actors.
panied Bonasseau to' the Inn, since the Innkeeper,
where the repast was Made, could not recoiled him.
The Innkeeper told the Court that he could not
call to mind me of three individuals whom he had
served the day specified, who pres:ied the two othets
to go away, and they appeared to detain him. He
could not recoiled Cardon, neither could-he affirm
that he was not one of the three individuals who
came to him. , •

The Counsel coritended f)r the innocence of Car-
don, on the grounds of the negled (if all precau.
Lion on the part .of the accused. .6 He went,"
said he, '' to his corps, accordirg to the route ap.
painted ;''he presented himself to the General 01E.
cer, under his own name.; entered regularly. into
the service, and was arrested at the moment he was
mounting guard. This Condina of Cardin) fears no
scrutiny, and is that of an innocent person ; the
condumt of Gilbert,' who has absconded, is that of
a culprit."
The President then observed to the Jury, that
the part which Cordon had taken to go to his
.corps was indispensible, since he had no other
papers but the map of his route ; that he might be.
heve himself sheltered from the suspicion under the
military habit, and'persuatio himself that he could
thus conceal with impunity his villainies in the ranks
of valour.

The Jury retired to deliberate at about three
o'clock yesterday, and remained for 24 hours. To.
day, at three o'clock, they declared they could not
agree to return an unanimous verdid. They again
retired, to give .a ,return of the absoltite majority.
According to this return, they unanimously agree,
that it was certain that a homicide had been corn.
mitted on the body of Bunasseau, and were of opi-
nion,: that P. L. Cardon was .40t convieted of hav-
ing c:)minittad that homicide.: Six voices have
given it againstsix others, that
raid, in
had not co-
operated in this homicide, d, in consequence
of-
,this, the Court acquitted P. L. Cardon, and ordered
him to he set at liberty.
Before Catdon left the .Bar, the President address.
ed him in the folliswing words, 14 Lich made a lively
impression upon the Court
" Pierre Louis Carilon, a•caOtal hcensation
pended over your head, and a single voice would
have ,forced Justice to strike the blow of dead).—
You• have been acquitted of this horrible accusa,
*ion ; but you only owe this advantage to the dis-
position of the law, which wills, that in case of a
division of the Jury, the accused cannot be declared
conviaed.

" This absolution, which restores you to
berty, cannot clear you to society ; perhaps your
conscience is itself asttmished, and whispers to
you, that you are acquitted, but arc not the less

",Justice dares to hope, that this indulgence may
draw you back to probity, or 'at least thret.fear will
prevent you from executing any bad 'design that
you may form. We hope, that if your are culpa.
remorse and repentance. will prevent your corn..
misting new crimes, and you now learn from me,
that if ever your conduct brings,you again into this
Court, you can no more raped to: scope with im.
punity._

1 Above all, we hope that the juxr, who have
doubted of your cfclpability, may not one day have
reason to I itnentover the crimes which you may
hereafter cammit, and subjeit themselves to hear it
said, that an honest Citizen would not have perished
under the assassinating steel of Cardon if he. had
been punished the first instance."