The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-01 00:00:00

bile had pretended that he had only made '
the forgeries to serve the company, and with
the firm intention of making reparation to the
injured parties ; it also added that after his arrest
three forged documents were found in his house—
one signed " General de Bresolles, director of '
artillery," informing Sebille that the members of
the Council of State were favourable to the salt-
petre project, and that the Government would sup-
port it ; the second, signed " Vicomte de Beaumont
Vassy," subscribing for 50 shares in the company ;
and the third a guarantee for 450 f. by the
Vicomtesse de Rouge. After the indictment had
been read, the Court interrogated Sebille. He
said that he was a gentleman by birth, had a title,
though he did not bear it ; also that he had inhe-
rited a fortune of 200,000 fr., and had afterwards
received between 500,000 f. and 600,000 f., but had
lost the whole. He declared that, though he had
confessed to having perpetrated all the forgeries,
he really had not perpetrated any of them. " I
assumed all the responsibility," he said, " but
now I retract what I said, and declare that I am
not guilty !" " 'What you say is quite a new sys-
tem," said the president. " But I suppose that
If you did not forge the bills and letters, you caused
them to be forged ?" " No, I did not !" Why did
you not say so in the preliminary examinations ?"
" Because I would not drag other unfortunate people
into my ruin" " Tell us from whom you got them."
" I will not—l cannot." " You say that you nego-
tiated the bills in good faith ?" " Certainly I did, and
as a proof of it, on hearing that they were forged,
I went to complain to a commissary of police !"
The prisoner was pressed to say who had forged
the bills and papers, but he persisted in refusing.
He also denied that it was he who had forged the
letters signed " General Fleury," " Marshal Vail-
lant," and "General de Bressolles," and he inti-
mated that it was Beaumont-Vassy who had forged
the first one, and he said that he had leceived the
second from that person. As to the dressing of
Demaret in a general's uniform, he did not deny
the fact, but expressed regret at having compro-
mised him, and said that he took all the responsi-
bility of the act on himself—Demaret, who was
next interrogated, alleged that he had merely
figured as a general to oblige Sebille, who had
promised him a place in the Saltpetre Company,
and that having a wife and a large family he had
not dared disobey him. He said that, in addition
to the uniform. Sebille had made him put on a
wig, a cocked hat and feathers, and spectacles.
He also said that when M. Corpel addressed him
as " general," he became frightened and hurried
down stairs. He added that Sebille had wanted
him to go in the uniform to other persons, but that
he had refused. The reception of evidence in sup-
port of the indictment was then proceeded to. A
deposition of Mr. Corpel, who was absent from ill-
health, was read. He described the presentation
by Demaret dressed as a general of the letter
signed of the letter signed Marshal Vaillant, and
said that when, the next dale, Sebille had called
on him, he, after expressing surprise that the Em-
peror should have caused a letter to be written for
him, said, " I will tell you something. Yesterday,
I succeeded in obtaining an audience of the Em-
peror to ms him for money. He called in aide-de-
camp, to ask how his cash-box stood, and on re-
ceiving an answer said, You see, Sebille, that I am
the poorest man in my empire ! I can do nothing
for you, for the present, but I will see what I can
do in the month of May !" M. Bochet and M.
Pigniere also deposed to facts related in the indict-
ment. The court afterwards decided that in con-
sequence of Sebille having taken in his de-
fence entirely different ground to that which he
had adopted in the preliminary examinations, it
would be necessary to examine other witnesses than
those who had been summoned. It therefore
ordered that the further hearing of the case should
be postponed to the next session.

SUICIDE OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN
IN WINDSOR HOME PARK.

The evidence adduced at the inquest, held on
Friday evening last, on the body of Alfred
Delaruelle, a young gentleman of an amiable dis-
position and of bright prospects, the only son of
a gentleman of high respectability and indepen-
dence, affords a fearful and affecting lesson to young
men of his age and inexperience, and the necessity
of their guarding against the many temptations
they may be exposed to, and how easily they may
be plundered by a set of scoundrels who are ever on
the alert to allure them into ruin.

Dr. Samuel Kinns, Shaftesbury-house, Islington,
on being sworn, said the deceased was a Frenchman,
and came from Paris six weeks or two months ago.
He was brought to my college by his father, a re-
tired solicitor. His age is about 22. He was a most
temperate, attentive, and amiable young man, not in
any way excitable. He has never shown any disposi-
tion to sullenness more than excitability. He was an
amiable, kind young man, of a remarkably even
frame of mind. On Wednesday morning about 9
o'clock, he breakfasted at the college. He left us
as though he were going for a walk. Expecting
him back to dinner, and not arriving, I thought he
had met a friend. As he did not come corns to tea,
I thought he had accompanied some friends he had
in Regent-street to the opera. Being a rule in the
establishment that no gentleman, whatever his age,
should remain out all night without a previous un-
derstanding, I became alarmed at his non-arrival at
night ; still I thought it possible he might have re-
mained late at the opera, and that he might have
gone home to sleep with his friends. I had not the
slightest idea of his going to Windsor until I re-
ceived a letter from the superintendent of police. I
may state that deceased's prospects were most
bright. His father is a gentleman of large pro-
perty ; he is the only son. Since his arrival in Eng-
land he had expressed the utmost satisfaction at his
condition. His father allowed him every requ'st
made. He had ample funds at his disposal. I had
recently seen several sovereigns in his purse. On
the Wednesday he had written two letters ; one in
English to his mother, and,the other in French to
his cousin, expressive of his entire happiness at the
college, and his very grateful feelings toward wit-
ness and Miss Kinns for their kindness towards
him.

In answer to the Coroner, the witness stated that
deceased seemed to be in his usual spirits when at
breakfast. Had he appeared dejected, witness
would have observed it, as he sat near him. Unless
the letters threw some light on the üb'eet he (wit-
ness) would not be able to ac " itis self-de-
struction. Witness added that , c question
'ibout the watch to the man who found the body,
because deceased had a watch suspended by a silken
guard when he left the house in the morning. In
answer to a further question, witness stated that he
knew of no love affair in which the deceased was
concerned. He was anxious that the four sealed
letters found in the deceased's pocket should be
opened and read.
The coroner remarked that that should be done,
after they had taken the whole of the oral evi-
dence.

After the depositions of several other witnesses
had been taken, the four sealed letters were then
opened, they were all dated July 27. One was
addressed to Dr. Kinns, another to a married sister,
and the others to his father and mother. The two
latter, although dated on the same day, contained
no reference to his death, and had apparently been
written in the morning before he had con-
templated self-destruction. That to Dr. Kinns was
written in French, and was to the following
effect :

"MY DEAR DOCTOR,—When you receive this I shall
cease to exist. Adieu! Many thanks for kindness shown
to me by you and Miss Kinns.—Yours sincerely,
"ALFRED DELARUULE."

The letter to the sister was translated by the
French gentleman who accompanied Dr. Kinns. It
was to the following effect :

"MY DEAR SISTER,—Do not weep too much when you
receive my letter. At the same time preserve in your re-
membrance a brother who loves you so well. Prepare my
poor parents for the blow in as gradual and gentle a manner
Es you possibly can. I had foretold that the voyage to
London would be fatal to me. I have this day lost all my
money lir a house to which I was led by one unknown (or
who shall be unknown). Having lost my watch and my
jewels, rather than return home empty-handed, I prefer to
put an end to the ennui (so rendered) which will beset me
on all sides. My last hour has arrived, and when you re-
ceive this, two days will have passed after I have ceased to
exist."

It is unnecessary to give the letters to the father
and mother, as nothing contained therein bore upon
the inquiry.
Dr. Kinns remarked upon the strange character
of the event. The deceased must have been influ-
enced by some sudden and extraordinary impulse
to commit suicide, owing to having lost his money
in a gambling-house, to which he had been allured,
as the amount lost could have been of no import-
ance to him.
Verdict, " Temporary insanity."

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